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to be impressed with Theresa May?

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SunnyInMay · 05/10/2016 13:02

I'm a traditional Labour voter who feels alienated by the party and Corbyn.

Theresa May really seems like a breath of fresh air in listening to peoples concerns and understanding what matters to ordinary voters.

I know words are easy to say and the proof will be in the action she takes in the years to come but I have a good feeling about her.

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joshlymanlover · 05/10/2016 13:57

Im a Tory and liked bits of it.

Prefer Ruth Davidson who is my straight girl crush.

t4nut · 05/10/2016 13:58

*Right you sound about 7.8

yes because that's what 7 year olds talk about in the playground

/eyeroll

ooonatoffolo · 05/10/2016 13:58

I live in Scotland and like Ruth Davidson enormously.
I'd have her for British PM if I could.

joshlymanlover · 05/10/2016 13:58

Davros.

I like Khan too. Potential labour leader when the party comes to its senses

Sandsnake · 05/10/2016 14:00

I'm not keen at all, though I think that she's a very good politician. Reading between the lines of her speech today it appears she intends to lead a 'Daily Mail' Tory party as opposed to Cameron's more 'Times' Tory party, if that makes any sense. Appealing to 'ordinary' voters is clever, as that's what's a lot of people will identify themselves as and think that May is sticking up for them, whoever they may be.

She has had a fantastic day. Made a speech that has the Sun / Mail / Express purring and the Tory faithful on their feet. Made a thinly veiled pitch to UKIP voters on the same day that their newly elected leader quits after only 18 days in the job. It is all coming up Theresa at the moment.

Thatsmeinthecorner2016 · 05/10/2016 14:01

Theresa May really seems like a breath of fresh air in listening to peoples concerns and understanding what matters to ordinary voters.

Yep. I can imagine similar statements written in German newspapers and spoken in German households around 1930ish. We all know the result.

Theresa May has never made any secrets from her desire to trample all over basic human rights in exchange for very tight Government reigns.
She will change Britain into a society where you will never be able to even breath without the Government knowing about it. She's also working hard on establishing a very elitist society where the masses will have fuck all rights and fuck all chances to actually get a proper education and career chances.

But because it matters fuck all to a society which seems to be more obsessed with the Kardashian's fake robbery and Jordan's antics with her lovers, I believe it will work just fine for Britain.

NobleKnickerNibbler · 05/10/2016 14:02

It's still very much the honeymoon period for her though isn't it? I have a feeling she'll be spending far less time basking in the adoring glow in 2017. 2017 is when the shit will really hit the fan.

seminakedinsomebodyelsesroom · 05/10/2016 14:04

If the OP isn't a Tory central office plant, I'll eat my hat.

I wonder how they think this thread is going?

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 05/10/2016 14:05

Tory and therefore evil.

How about you stop peddling stereotypes that aren't true.

Whilst all these policies are coming out where is Corbyn? AWOL on holiday apparently! He wanted to lead the Labour party. Don't see much evidence of him doing it.

NobleKnickerNibbler · 05/10/2016 14:09

I wonder what the outcome of this Conservative conference event was?

A resounding 'NO!' from the Tory attendees I'd warrant.

NobleKnickerNibbler · 05/10/2016 14:11

He wanted to lead the Labour party. Don't see much evidence of him doing it.

He's a joke.

Realhousewivesofshit · 05/10/2016 14:11

7 year olds generally are unable to argue sensibly and listen to other views. Bit like Corbyn and his cronies.

To say Tory and therefore evil is very immature. seriously it's attitudes like this that are turning off voters in their droves from labour.

Well that and the racist bullying antics of his hench men while Corbyn does er nothing really.

FrenchJunebug · 05/10/2016 14:12

seriously?! She's fab when she is bring to Britain a sustained hatred of anybody 'foreign'?!

derxa · 05/10/2016 14:12

tory and therefore evil

Right you sound about 7

This is a keynote speech. Cameron's one at the last conference was remarkably similar.

FrenchJunebug · 05/10/2016 14:13

bringing. I am beyond angry at what her government is doing. Shall I explain to my 5 year old who is born here that he might not be 'British' enough to remain here?!

Realhousewivesofshit · 05/10/2016 14:14

Thatsmine wow yes so she's a nazi?

Think you need to remember which party is anti semetic and it ain't the Tories is it?

Thatsmeinthecorner2016 · 05/10/2016 14:15

"'I'm a traditional Labour voter who feels alienated by the party and Corbyn."

Wouldn't even cross my mind to admire a person who would make Oswald Mosley look like a liberal instead.

t4nut · 05/10/2016 14:15

To say Tory and therefore evil is very immature. seriously it's attitudes like this that are turning off voters in their droves from labour.

I'm old enough to remember Thatchter and what the evil cowbag did to this country, particularly the northern mining communities which still haven't recovered. I've met a number of local tory MPs over the years, and evil pretty much covers it.

So you may not like my opinion, but its born of years of dealing with these selfish destructive pricks. So yes I think the tories are evil.

If people actually listen to Corbyn - as he was I think on Andrew Marr the other week - he has sensible things to say. But that's another conversation.

NobleKnickerNibbler · 05/10/2016 14:16

I'm infuriated with the state the Labour party is in. Incandescent even.
But I still wouldn't vote for May's mob in a million years.

merrygoround51 · 05/10/2016 14:16

Anyone who didnt think the referendum was about foreign workers was at best ill informed and at worst feigning ignorance.

This is what you voted for.

Realhousewivesofshit · 05/10/2016 14:17

why would you say that to your son?

ooonatoffolo · 05/10/2016 14:17

I guess what I mean is: I don't dislike HER but I do dislike what she is saying.

gillybeanz · 05/10/2016 14:18

definitely not impressed with her for reasons stated above.
How can you be a traditional labour voter and like the Conservative PM?
so you're a turned coat then
I know what conservatives "traditionally " do.

EllyMayClampett · 05/10/2016 14:19

I'm an immigrant myself. The facile, thoughtless Tory bashing always bemuses me. The Tories have produced Britain's second female PM. (I love Ruth Davidson too, btw.) Meanwhile Labour is making women MPs feel bullied as well as Jewish members. But the Tories are supposed to be the "nasty" ones. Labour and their union backers seem to be all about "jobs for the boys."

I like Theresa May, too.

BarbarianMum · 05/10/2016 14:19

I'm definitely impressed by Teresa. I've been on at dh to seriously consider emigrating for over a year now and the more she talks, the more he takes me seriously when I talk about what the future is likely to hold here (he's English, I'm the offspring of foreigners).

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