Thread 30 Starmer - Magic Roundabouts

[DuncinToffee]

Pull up a chair for some friendly chit chat about politics and beyond

Taxes optional but greatly appreciated.

Previous thread
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5395939-thread-29-starmer-paint-your-bandwagon?page=1

Thanks for the new thread @DuncinToffee
Sybil would like to be the first cat on the thread.

Thanks for the new thread Duncan.
Usual flower tax from me.

Here for the cats as usual.

Cheers. Spotted by DH, yesterday, while he was browsing for electronics components for work. Probably the most batshit product description I've ever seen.

Tax from Canadian holiday. Poppy totally pooped!

From a friend. Yes that's Adam Henson! Cute baby calf just born.

@PickAChew 😂

Collared Acari tax from me this time

Thanks Duncin. The little dog laughed.

Tried to fill the last thread but at 1000 it told me I’d posted too much. Let’s see if it allows this.

Tax in the form of rescue dog Gemma as long as MN isn’t still judging me for posting

My image hasn't shown 😔

Postbox topper without the wasps. It's been a lovely summer 🌞

I have both the calf and the picnic, @placemats 😊

Thanks for new thread.

Thanks for the new thread, and here's Fettucine disapproving of things.

Thank you. Tolkien disapproved when he was presented with the cat carrier before I set off for Malta.

Sorry, here he is. Disapproving.

Boo, Hiss to Fag-Ash Fartage.
He won't get past these murder-mittens.

Thanks for the new thread.

Thanks for new thread Duncin fabulous tax photos as ever thanks to contributors flower tax from me & my new charity shop vase.

Don’t normally post tax - but chipmunk from our Canada holiday.

we are here visiting DS who is working here for 2 years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr74kg1vg4jo
So Scotland now has a Reform MSP.

I can't help feeling that the rules should change to mandate a by-election when an MP (or MSP) defects by choice from their elected party ticket.

I agree @Grumpyoldpersonwithcats . I know technically we vote for the person, but we vote for the person as a representative of the party. We assume they will support the manifesto. If someone swaps then they are changing the very basis of their representation and it feels undemocratic to me.

Dishonest would be the word I use.

I think I've said it before but if a defector really believes the idea that their constituents voted for them because of who they were, rather than the party they stood for, then they would have nothing to fear from a by-election.

Double cat tax

Gypsy tarts. 1.50 from Mr Crustie bakery, Broadstairs, Kent.

You can barely get anything for 1.50 that is good, but these are