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To finally be looking forward to a GE?

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Cadela · 04/05/2024 21:32

The past election/PM changes have been horrendous. The visceral disappointment was awful each time.

I can’t wait to actually celebrate this year. I know, I know, Labour are going to set fire to the economy and tax everyone £3mil each and it’ll cost you 4 trillion a month to send you kid to private school, and all women will perish immediately because only Tories know what a woman is Hmm

But finally! It’s been a long fucking time coming.

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Anuggetofpurestgreen · 06/05/2024 09:48

Ilovemycatalot · 06/05/2024 09:46

I would love to see labour get in but am not keen on kier stammer. Angela rayner taking the lead would be so much better.

Ginger, though. Can we have one of those as PM?? (I say that as someone with many ginger friends)

Zonder · 06/05/2024 09:50

Anuggetofpurestgreen · 06/05/2024 09:43

No I didn't. It sounds like a fun tradition. Although you slightly missed the essential point, it's good information and thank you for telling us.

I didn't miss the essential point when I replied to you about this at 8.05. Perhaps you missed that?

BIossomtoes · 06/05/2024 09:50

EasternStandard · 06/05/2024 09:31

‘Pint size loser’ was that Rayner too?

I don’t get the cheerleading for that and the scum comment. It’s pretty juvenile.

https://twitter.com/Eyeswideopen69/status/1783111488007180427

https://twitter.com/Eyeswideopen69/status/1783111488007180427

Anuggetofpurestgreen · 06/05/2024 09:51

Zonder · 06/05/2024 09:50

I didn't miss the essential point when I replied to you about this at 8.05. Perhaps you missed that?

8.05...hmm...it rings no bells at all....let me have a look and get back to you.

Dri55le555 · 06/05/2024 09:53

EasternStandard · 06/05/2024 09:48

The title is one thing, I’m not suggesting the extra parents will do that but if you read the thread you’ll see posts on legal ways motivated parents secure top state. The people moving will have funding to displace others.

That’ll ramp up. The daily impacts are what will happen, that’s what we’ll see as the extra funding is so tiny, if at all, it’ll be this this daily stuff instead.

But the majority can’t afford housing in those areas anyway. It’s just the same set of parents going for expensive housing or private fees.

stripycats · 06/05/2024 09:56

Anuggetofpurestgreen · 06/05/2024 07:46

Looking overall at the bigger picture over the last couple of generations, that's the general trend.
I did think of post WW2 actually before I wrote my original post as that Labour government is a fave of many Labour voters and I assumed someone would mention it but WW2 was quite some time ago and it's slightly more complicated than that eg it was a cross-party idea and in very unusual circumstances. Anyway probably not massively relevant to my original point due to it's historic nature and I suggest a bit of an outlier bucking the general trend.

Ahem, it was bloody not a cross-party idea! May I suggest you go and see the excellent play Nye, currently in the National but also at some cinemas (I think). Or just read up on it, of course.

DuncinToffee · 06/05/2024 09:58

stripycats · 06/05/2024 09:56

Ahem, it was bloody not a cross-party idea! May I suggest you go and see the excellent play Nye, currently in the National but also at some cinemas (I think). Or just read up on it, of course.

Will it be suitable for people who are insulted by the 'pint size loser' comment?

Anuggetofpurestgreen · 06/05/2024 09:59

stripycats · 06/05/2024 09:56

Ahem, it was bloody not a cross-party idea! May I suggest you go and see the excellent play Nye, currently in the National but also at some cinemas (I think). Or just read up on it, of course.

Yes it was. In 1942. When I believe there was a Conservative PM actually! Whoda thunk it

BIossomtoes · 06/05/2024 10:00

stripycats · 06/05/2024 09:56

Ahem, it was bloody not a cross-party idea! May I suggest you go and see the excellent play Nye, currently in the National but also at some cinemas (I think). Or just read up on it, of course.

It’s a brilliant play. This reminds me of James Cleverly attempting to claim Tory credit for the NHS on Question Time, the audience roared with laughter. Incidentally Nye had a good line in insults - he called the Tories vermin. I suppose he wasn’t a grown up though.

EasternStandard · 06/05/2024 10:01

It’s nice to see people put the time in to attach those juvenile remarks to someone else but Google isn’t playing along with the attempts

Wall to wall Angela on that one

To finally be looking forward to a GE?
BronteH · 06/05/2024 10:01

HauntedBungalow · 06/05/2024 00:41

Here's what it means:

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9157/#:~:text=British%20citizens%27%20EU%20citizenship%20and,State%20without%20needing%20a%20visa.

British citizens’ EU citizenship and free movement rights ended when the Brexit transition period expired on 31 December 2020. Those rights had enabled them to visit, live, work or study in an EU Member State without needing a visa.

Oh you meant EU citizenship. Not European citizenship.

Anuggetofpurestgreen · 06/05/2024 10:02

BIossomtoes · 06/05/2024 10:00

It’s a brilliant play. This reminds me of James Cleverly attempting to claim Tory credit for the NHS on Question Time, the audience roared with laughter. Incidentally Nye had a good line in insults - he called the Tories vermin. I suppose he wasn’t a grown up though.

So much complex thought to untangle with that reply. I'm afraid due to hangover induced weakness I can't muster up the energy so must instead say "good point well made" instead. (While secretly not agreeing with you of course)

Anuggetofpurestgreen · 06/05/2024 10:03

Looking at the source of that I'm not 100% sure it's 100% true.

BIossomtoes · 06/05/2024 10:03

EasternStandard · 06/05/2024 10:01

It’s nice to see people put the time in to attach those juvenile remarks to someone else but Google isn’t playing along with the attempts

Wall to wall Angela on that one

Not quite wall to wall. Again.

https://twitter.com/Eyeswideopen69/status/1783111488007180427

https://twitter.com/Eyeswideopen69/status/1783111488007180427

BronteH · 06/05/2024 10:08

Anuggetofpurestgreen · 06/05/2024 07:54

Gordon Brown and the "there's no money left" note.

Which tbf because of the pandemic will be a note that Rishi will also have to leave. But at least he had the pandemic as an excuse and didn't sell all our gold reserves off for 3p. Gold being quite handy to have at the moment for a country....

Edited

Yes.

Anuggetofpurestgreen · 06/05/2024 10:09

Well if you like I can pretend it's true. I know (despite being nearly 100 years ago) Labour do claim it as their main achievement. And I know it would be so annoying if those wretched tories were involved in any way. So go for it...just to be kind I will pretend it's true. Although well done Winston Churchill for coming up with the idea that's all I can (secretly to myself alone) say.

EasternStandard · 06/05/2024 10:09

Anyone unsure Google ‘pint sized loser’ and scroll down. The headlines are quite amusing and go on and on.. no mention of whoever else

Internet is for life, bad luck for Angela the odd tweet won’t scrub that

BIossomtoes · 06/05/2024 10:14

EasternStandard · 06/05/2024 10:09

Anyone unsure Google ‘pint sized loser’ and scroll down. The headlines are quite amusing and go on and on.. no mention of whoever else

Internet is for life, bad luck for Angela the odd tweet won’t scrub that

You’ve got a link that says otherwise. No amount of right wing media scrubbing will change the truth. Very odd for someone who’s so very keen on truth when it suits.

EasternStandard · 06/05/2024 10:15

BIossomtoes · 06/05/2024 10:14

You’ve got a link that says otherwise. No amount of right wing media scrubbing will change the truth. Very odd for someone who’s so very keen on truth when it suits.

😬😬😬 oh yes Google is not working in your favour. Better get to work on that 😂

Hilarious 😬

BIossomtoes · 06/05/2024 10:15

Although well done Winston Churchill for coming up with the idea that's all I can (secretly to myself alone) say.

Coming up with an idea and implementing it are two different things. The Tories fought the implementation every step of the way.

EasternStandard · 06/05/2024 10:16

I reckon if you post that Twitter link hmm how many times you’ll bump it up to 1000th mention

Actually probably not, but keep going don’t give up

EasternStandard · 06/05/2024 10:27

Appreciating the effort 😬

Poor Ang so misconstrued, all that internet to be replaced - going to take some time bump bump bump

It made me laugh so all good. Don't give up.

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