Ne'er get thee stitched til Booris be ditched: UK General Election 2019

Feel like the most significant event of the campaign so far has nothing to do with Russian money or dodgy bar charts and everything to do with the PM shrugging off fact that several marginal constituencies are currently underwater.

Yeah, saw that at least one Northern paper had run the quote as their headline.

The times main story today confuses me - are they implying they have the Russia report or not? (See thread)

Breaking - 9 Russian businessmen who gave money to the Conservative party are named in a secret intelligence report on the threats posed to UK democracy which was suppressed last week by Downing Street. See tomorrow’s Sunday Times story with @cazjwheeler

— Tom Harper (@TomJHarper) November 9, 2019

the PM says this is “not an emergency”

^stick it on labour posters in the north

boris johnson doesn’t care about north people

Cox is himself showing the kind of 'lack of "message discipline"' that, according to him, endangers electoral prospects.

As President, Lula has done more than anyone to lower poverty in Brazil and to stand up for workers. I am delighted that he has been released from jail, something that never should have happened in the first place. https://t.co/UNZZqjjMVF

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) November 8, 2019

Jess Phillips has surprised everyone by endorsing her own party for this general election!

Ugh, another 5 weeks of Tory ministers bulldozing their way through interviews by TALKING OVER interviewers, I'm not sure I can't stand it.

Jess Phillips has surprised everyone by endorsing her own party for this general election!

― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 10 November 2019 10:08 (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

I'm sure you're probably right, but you can't really post something like this without a supporting link.

Although she has been critical of Jeremy Corbyn and admits she is “maddened” by some senior party figures, the rallying call by someone seen by many as a possible future leader will be welcomed by the leadership.

some gr8 reportage on it by toby helm

inch by inch the conservatives are figuring out how to communicate on social media

A nought is the difference between £1 billion and £10 billion. It may be a joke to Jeremy Corbyn but numbers matter - especially if it’s the cost of Labour’s risky economic policies on everybody.

You'll want to watch this one until the end. pic.twitter.com/3YtfpCvTcC

— Conservatives (@Conservatives) November 9, 2019

A plea to Tory HQ to keep sending out pompous oaf Kwasi Kwarteng for media interviews, he's not as stupid as Cleverly, few are, but nonetheless he is always guaranteed to come out with a succession of howlers.

Why did the Sun make such a cool gif, I’ve completely lost it pic.twitter.com/YTJnDwtqMT

— Dawn Foster (@DawnHFoster) November 10, 2019

fuck yeah, lemme at that ballot box

I want some ballot box stuffing this Christmas.

gapesy’s poopy is massive

I understand this reference bc too online, but you will deserve any and all fps you get friend

Gapes' poppy considerably larger than Streeting's. Update your #respect spreadsheets (Ilford region) accordingly https://t.co/b5AeZK0K76

— wariotifo (@wariotifo) November 10, 2019

It's really hard to fathom how hard it is for Tories to deprogram their natural response to a crisis of "that's fine, let them die", even when it is obviously politically advantageous to pretend to be human

"I got bobby by the pound, Whitney by the key, DJ Screw by the gallon, bitch the game belong to me"

the UGK chorus I can't out of my head after seeing that Sun Mcd/Corbz gif

just over a month apart pic.twitter.com/ab1n5crIKr

— Shaun (@shaun_vids) November 10, 2019

don’t flag my posts u cowards

one flag post = one disrespect for arrr troops

you love etc

went canvassing with brian eno today. and managed to turn a libdem back to labour

— joe (@cillanoir) November 9, 2019

owen is good when he goes off. this is a neat distillation of lots wrong w BJ. 2.5m views already

This is the truth about Boris Johnson. pic.twitter.com/rBvN2QH9tu

— Owen REGISTER TO VOTE Jones🌹 (@OwenJones84) November 10, 2019

went canvassing with brian eno today. and managed to turn a libdem back to labour

Yes, but Brian Eno doesn't count.

Owen Jones is virtually always good.

winning labour marginals (by strategy)

Here Come the Lib Dems

MY LIFE IN THE [STEPHEN] BUSH OF GHOSTS

I think Brian switched to Labour after looking at Swinson's voting record and figuring it would only be a matter of time before shed'd vote through a bill to abolish his bus pass.

bleak strategies

this is a neat distillation of lots wrong w BJ. 2.5m views already

This is the truth about Boris Johnson. pic.twitter.com/rBvN2QH9tu
— Owen REGISTER TO VOTE Jones🌹 (@OwenJones84) November 10, 2019
― ntcham is antifa (||||||||), Sunday, 10 November 2019 19:05 (one hour ago) link

I dunno, great if it influences people but I'm not overly convinced this is what does it. It's a little too close to 'Trump did a mean tweet he a bad man'.

Since you mention Trump, a lot of people know about Johnson's indiscretions but they just don't care about them - likewise they don't care that he's a liar, a la Trump. I saw a gruesome interview with some giggling fool in Stoke or Dudley or somewhere about how Boris was 'one of the lads' yuk yuk.

Keith Vaz standing down.

politics’ loss is the washing machine repair trade’s gain

something something we are the 801 / we are the centrist dads

(or not, idk, thank you brian eno anyway)

Since you mention Trump, a lot of people know about Johnson's indiscretions but they just don't care about them - likewise they don't care that he's a liar, a la Trump

This is why I'm not convinced Owen's video works. I don't know this audience of people that are going to be swayed because Boris said a bad thing or lied or had a journalist beat up really exist. and if they do...swayed to what? voting Lib Dem I guess. Owen isn't exactly universally liked himself, can easily see this also being used as a negative endorsement, "look at this moaning bedwetter". Are people really that bothered he had a journalist beat up? 2006s voters might have been, dunno about 2019s. This is the anti-establishment cred Boris is looking for.

The stuff on the flooding Matt DC pointed at upthread on the other hand, I think much more likely to hit

Should come down to "if you like your current hospital, schools, public services, job security, crack on and vote for more of the same. Otherwise lets get these lot out"

That's not a new clip of Jones is it? Surely it's before Johnson became PM?

But seeing as Corbyn will be picked up on every little thing in the hope it sways people it's pretty much the least people can do to highlight Johnson's defects including but limited to his 'jokey' comments as listed. It's not so much of a question of 'will it work' or 'does it help' but 'if this isn't being done then why try to be better?' and it doesn't have to be either/or re focus on Johnson and Tory defects

wait... how do they know this?

EXPRESS: Boris boost as economy bounces back #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/wEPFeRzl9J

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) November 10, 2019

i knocked on doors today!

Since you mention Trump, a lot of people know about Johnson's indiscretions but they just don't care about them - likewise they don't care that he's a liar, a la Trump. I saw a gruesome interview with some giggling fool in Stoke or Dudley or somewhere about how Boris was 'one of the lads' yuk yuk.

"You like him because he's a liar"
"Yeah because it means he's human"
For F*CKS sake, people! pic.twitter.com/Mfr2wSbGRz

— Phantom flan flinger #GTTO.🇬🇧🇩🇪🇪🇺 (@leepatrick0) November 7, 2019

wait... how do they know this?
🐦[EXPRESS: Boris boost as economy bounces back #TomorrowsPapersToday🕸 pic.twitter.com/wEPFeRzl9J🕸
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) November 10, 2019🕸]🐦

To see @evoespueblo who, along with a powerful movement, has brought so much social progress forced from office by the military is appalling.

I condemn this coup against the Bolivian people and stand with them for democracy, social justice and independence. #ElMundoConEvo

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) November 10, 2019

i knocked on doors today!

It's the thing on the front of the house with the knocker.

Which constituency?

boom tsssssshhhh (xp)

cann hall in leytonstone. safe seat a short bus ride away. it was my first time in this country so thought i’d start relatively easy :) plp chair john cryer’s seat! i was nervous at first, particularly with my non-uk accent, but quickly realised pretty much everyone else has a non-native accent too lol. it’s a rollercoaster. you see a lot of different kind of people. a few bozos, a few crazies, most people friendly. a couple of people brought up tony blair as the reason they don’t vote labour. one woman said she works in a private school so she’d never vote labour because they want to shut her down. lol okay whatever. one woman smoking on her front step said she won’t vote labour because they got in the way of a no-deal brexit (!) she was livid! her friend said don’t look at me, i don’t do politics. most people very labour though. i gave away many posters.