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Thread 47 Sunak : The Ship of Fools sails on

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DuncinToffee · 30/05/2024 19:47

The countdown to the General Election continues

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dontcallmelen · 04/06/2024 20:19

The big guns are visiting my constituency, Lisa Nandy a couple of days ago David Lammy tonight & Stella Creasey (sp?) on Thursday the candidate said they had some really good responses this evening from the very affluent part of Beckenham quite a few saying they are switching from Tory to Labour the area has had a conservative MP for the last 80 years.

CassieMaddox · 04/06/2024 20:30

Saucery · 04/06/2024 18:59

I’m kind of glad about that. I don’t like throwing liquid stunts. Not because I care a jot about Farage being made to look like a milkshaked bellend but because if someone can get that close with liquid, it might be acid. And I can’t wish that on anyone, so I’d rather think that security can do their job (or not, in this case).
Same with sending parcels full of dog shit, which has also happened this week. It’s hugely unfair to constituency office staff who are the ones who open /handle it. So I don’t come across as a massive Fun Sponge, I’ll say I did laugh at social media comments along the lines of “ Not to worry, turns out it was just the Tory Manifesto” and “Just a present from United Utilities for all the Tory support spreading shit around”.

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Of course it was. I'm bored of this kind of right wing populist click bait now.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/15/technology/alt-right-youtube-algorithm.html

(Go onto airplane to get past the paywall)

CassieMaddox · 04/06/2024 20:33

Evenstar · 04/06/2024 19:52

@dontcallmelen indeed 🤢

Fucks sake

cardibach · 04/06/2024 21:02

Here we go…

TokyoSushi · 04/06/2024 21:02

Checking in, again!

itsgettingweird · 04/06/2024 21:05

Where's the debate on tv? Just got home!

the80sweregreat · 04/06/2024 21:05

It's on ITV.

cardibach · 04/06/2024 21:06

Itv! Just started

cardibach · 04/06/2024 21:06

Sunak already talking about Labour raising tax3s. How can he say it with a straight face?

cakeorwine · 04/06/2024 21:07

Has he mentioned taxes?

cardibach · 04/06/2024 21:08

Yup. Twice.

TokyoSushi · 04/06/2024 21:08

cakeorwine · 04/06/2024 21:07

Has he mentioned taxes?

And furlough!

TokyoSushi · 04/06/2024 21:09

Starmer needs to say what he's going to do though, rather than what Sunak isn't doing.

cardibach · 04/06/2024 21:10

He does, but it’s a good point about why he’s called the election now

cardibach · 04/06/2024 21:12

It’s like furlough bingo

TokyoSushi · 04/06/2024 21:12

Furlough & taxes, furlough & taxes, furlough & taxes...

My Dad was a toolmaker, drink!

cardibach · 04/06/2024 21:13

I am already shouting at the tv. If I drank as well it would be a nightmare.

GehenBier · 04/06/2024 21:14

I'm not sure I can take much more of this. Can I pay my £2000 tax to make it stop?

cardibach · 04/06/2024 21:14

Good option
Sunak sounds really petulant.

cakeorwine · 04/06/2024 21:14

I can see the presenter didn't give Starmer much chance to respond to Sunaks tax comments.

Cheguevarahamster · 04/06/2024 21:14

God Sunak is dreadful

Lifechangeahead · 04/06/2024 21:14

I don’t know who Sunak thinks he’s impressing with this aggressive style, talk about protesting too much

itsgettingweird · 04/06/2024 21:14

Found it!

Glad it's itv as I can put it on my iPad.

I get up at 4am so really need to sleep but will lay and listen (to Rishi saying about taxes) with my eyes closed.

He'll probably send me to sleep 😂

Oh dear - he really can't stop when told can he? He's so angry 😳

Zonder · 04/06/2024 21:15

I can feel my blood pressure rising.

Evenstar · 04/06/2024 21:15

Sunak coming across very badly in my opinion, very short tempered and not answering the question