Thread 49 Starmer - Cóż to jest 5 milionów funtów między przyjaciółmi

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They'd find another one or make one up.

We've a nearby MP with a military background, including tours in Afghanistan, the incumbent Tory soon made up stuff against him at the last GE.

Was just about to post this. Great timing.

Angela Rayner says she has been cleared of tax misconduct by HMRC, paving the way for leadership bid
www.lbc.co.uk/article/angela-rayner-tax-misconduct-cleared-5HjdZ9h_2/

And the Angela bashing threads have stressed. Quelle surprise.

Started even. Bloody autocorrect.

Growth up in Q1, 0.6%, would have been higher still but for Iran.

0.6% is what it was in Q2 of 2024, which the Tories say was "Stunning" and a superb economic inheritance left by Sunak.

...but with Reeves, its weak.... & wont get much media attention, if any.

It is getting attention at the moment.

Rachel Reeves was doing the rounds of new outlets this morning warning of chaos of any leadership election. Implied on the borrowing costs etc

I bet that the usual suspects are tearing her to shreds. Especially our old name changing friend who really hates her.

Saying anything negative about Badenoch is misogynistic, but Labour women are fair game.

Eta: I see yet another I ❤️ Kemi thread has popped up this morning! If she is so popular with the public, why did the Tories do badly last Thursday? Very odd.

Lurkers strike again.

Interesting snippet in the Guardian:

His (Starmer's) closest friends say that if the polls still show Labour is floundering on 15% in the polls in May 2028 and Burnham’s term in Greater Manchester is at an end, then an accommodation may be reached that Starmer will stand down.

Och aye

Oh, it seems that my deliberate misspelling is against talk guidelines. Or was it the emoji I used?

I am looking forward to MNHQ deleting every deliberate misspelling of "Keir" and "Rayner". And all the misogynistic, classist shite and out right lies spewed on here about the latter.

I didn't see your post but there's view on MN that the mis-spelling involving the surname of a well known racist politician is racist in itself - big reach IMO especially when you consider the racist material on MN that is left to stand

Yes, maybe I should report every one of them. I'd give some leeway to posters whose spelling and syntax isn't otherwise coherent because I don't like to pick on people who have genuine problems.

Pickachew's post didn't even do that.

If we accept that it is possibly racist to do that thing with Badenoch's surname, and I can just about see the argument for that, it is a shame the lurkers and MNHQ don't jump on the absolutely overt, shameless racism on the site in the same way.

I wonder if I can use nickname Kemi Badenough?

That reminds me:

"With the preliminaries out the way, it was over to Kemi Badenoch. As so often, she sank to the occasion. This was a time for a light touch. To expose with humour the absurdities of a government laying out a legislative programme when it’s in the middle of trying to replace the prime minister. Instead she went in studs first, charmless to the last. No stiletto to leave Labour MPs unaware they had been fatally wounded. Kemi can’t do subtlety.

So even though she had some good lines, Kemi’s barbs were easily ignored. People just don’t like being lectured. Ironically, she unites the Labour party in a way that Keir can’t. Whenever she opens her mouth, the government benches close ranks. She even had some weird theory that people who had voted Reform last week had actually been voting for her. Even her own side seemed confused by that one."

King’s speech might be the last word on Starmer as reluctant monarch does his duty | John Crace | The Guardian https://share.google/WnsY9E14j5kz01v9G

That neatly proves the point that female Labour politicians are fair play

Thanks lurker 👏

I love the nickname ‘Badenough’. It’s certainly apt. 😀

Some of the things being said about Rayner are truly vile.

To be expected. Tough, intelligent, robust, straight talking. She’s the opposition’s worst nightmare.

I took one for the team and watched Badenoch’s speech. It began very well but descended into her usual insulting diatribe very quickly, it seems she can’t help herself. Very nice frock though.

Was a nice frock. The Fold I think.
I’m trying to understand what people are trying to achieve by misspelling Keir and Rayner. It’s obviously deliberate and meant to be insulting but I don't understand why. What am I missing ?
I automatically ignore threads where the OP uses those spellings.

Another one bites the dust...

‘kier’ isn’t as annoying as ‘Keith’ but yes, I tend to just ignore either sort of poster. I’m not a big fan of making ‘jokes’ with politicians names whoever they are and try to avoid it, tempting as it is with some.