Thread 51 Sunak: A William Hill to die on

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10 days to go

Confused as to why they are worried about the ‘invasion’ on the south coast. Can’t we just make a peace deal and give up Kent or something?

I bought a bingo game with 10 different cards on Etsy as I had run out of time to make my own. I have also ordered a copy of this week’s New European paper as they have a huge centrefold Tory Wipeout Bingo poster https://shop.theneweuropean.co.uk/products/print-edition-394-free-deliver

Thanks for the heads up @Evenstar just ordered mine.

@Evenstar / yes I got one too! Thanks for posting. The front cover is ghastly!

And that makes three @Evenstar

Thanks for the tip

I clicked on about 15 of those who responded. The saner posts didn't have a location, but none of the "vote reform" posts had Portsmouth in the profile. They were Barnsley, London and Southend-on-Sea.

I'm not convinced she's that popular locally.

Recent graph showing what is impacting on people's votes:
Yes, even the don't knows score than the FWR trans monomaniacs.

Is anyone awake?

Can't sleep now coz of the US presidential debate. Feeling very cast down

You OK @tobee? Not seen it but had a glance at twitter. A bit of a car crash?

Thanks for replying @Cheguevarahamster . Still awake here. Ahh! Usually my US politics following ds is very good at being calm and rational on these occasions but he thinks the debate was awful.

Could really put a crimp into getting rid of Tories celebrating for me if the next few days are still talking about getting Biden to stand down etc.

How can a democracy allow a convicted felon with such appalling views who just lies (but confidently ) , who's an out and out narcissist be elected president again??

I didn't watch the debate @tobee but just been reading about it. Doesn't sound good at all.

But don't despair, there is still a lot of time for Biden to recover from one bad debate. Or even stand down as the Democrat candidate and be replaced by someone younger? I suppose that is unlikely, but it does seem as though it is all really is too much for him.

I'm avoiding it.

Not my circus

I'm very tired of the out of touch and touchy one but heartened by the thought that every time he's on the news doing his condescending smirk he's losing the Conservatives voters.

I've got to ring my great aunt this morning and advise her of her tactical vote to get the Tories out.

She's never voted any other way but Conservative to my knowledge. Feels seismic.

It'll all be over this time next week folks!

Currently the plan is to try and stay up as late as we can, pack DD off to school in the morning and catch some sleep before picking her up. It's all fell quite well work wise so we should be able to watch a good chunk of it.

Getting nervous now. It's the bloody hope that kills you.

I am really nervous too. Not sleeping well at the moment!

Me either.

It's the hope that kills ya.

I am having some bizarrre dreams, last night Rishi had won and Dave Vanian had been cast as the Doctor and me as his companion (I bloody wish) and he was comforting me in the tardis that was now like the set of top of the pops in the 80's. It's all getting a bit much.

I was wondering where Aaron Banks was yesterday given the reported (and questionable) increase in Reforms support.

😅

Yesterday really unsettled me too, the thought of having a Reform MP is just - words fail me. This last week is going to feel very long.

Improving education only 5% is frustrating.

Although if framed as education funding might score higher?

It perhaps illustrates most people actually think teachers and schools are doing a good job. Another thing you wouldn't know if you looked at MN!

I just posted this on another thread but I thought I'd share it here. I often think of it when there's any kind of debate / PMQ / BBCQT.

Two men who are erudite, calm, good at debate and keep it polite. Those halcyon days of Tony Benn and Roy Jenkins, eh?

oh god Zonder that is painful. I mean look at the quality of who is speaking. It’s like night and day with now.

Jenkins and Benn were in the same cabinet at the time; remarkable by today’s standards.

i cannot wait for the spivocracy being kicked out

surely not, i'm told reliably on MN that this is the most important issue for everyone?!