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

Nothing. xp

there's only one drink

it's buckfast

https://youtu.be/DTuXBoA688Y

I learned my tea-making from a mad English scientist brought up in Edwardian splendour, and he would be apoplectic to find milk and bag in a cup/mug at the same time.

otm

xp

tea bores are the worst. who gives a shit

Pom, this place in Covent Garden will ship to you, can vouch for the quality of the tea

https://www.theteahouseltd.com/

(I don’t drink black tea, but every so often will make one of these blends)

Thanks, much appreciated!

I'll try the pest-ridden version as well for comparison's sake.

In all seriousness, though, I think I'll try their pu-erh. It's been too long.

Tea prep: pour boiling water into clean mug, wait 30 seconds, discard water.

― santa clause four (suzy), Thursday, November 14, 2019 12:48 PM (twenty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

fp

this is even worse than when sport shows up itt tbh

*kombucha grenade*

If anyone wants tea you can likely get at Guangzhou airport, you have about 24 hours to place your orders.

RIP john curtice

Hope that's true asap

This blog isn’t saying anything that you wouldn’t read in this thread, but it says it in one place.

https://howupsetting.com/2019/11/13/vote-labour-2/

What a terrifying crowd. We all know our Prime Minister is a man of boundless courage but it's perfectly clear why he couldn't possibly have gone ahead with his visit under these harrowing circumstances. He must be utterly distraught. https://t.co/wTo4yuBGDe

— William French (@wtfrench76) November 14, 2019

The Labour Party is committed to maintaining & extending Freedom of Movement rights. But the Tories will remove those rights from the EU 3 Million. We will maintain them. 1/2

— Diane Abbott (@HackneyAbbott) November 14, 2019

The Tories break up families by barring spouses of British citizens, via an income requirement. Labour will scrap it, and extend Freedom of Movement rights to all those legally entitled to be here, including our own citizens among others. 2/2

— Diane Abbott (@HackneyAbbott) November 14, 2019

I can’t believe David Cameron is out canvassing in marginals! Who thought that was a good idea?!

it's a great idea, he should be out there 24/7 reminding the country what he brought to politics and contributed to the social fabric of the uk

― actor Robert de Niro disguised as an Uzbek homeopath (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 14 November 2019 12:45 (one hour ago) link

lol Cameron bringin the passive aggression for his old mate

big endorsement

.@AngelaRayner is super cool ✊🏻🌹#nothinglastsforever pic.twitter.com/EELxYcQ60r

— Echo & the Bunnymen (@Bunnymen) November 14, 2019

that howupsetting piece gyac posted is really good - thx for sharing

guessing the ocean rayn pun is all over the comments but there you go

"The Labour Party is committed to maintaining & extending Freedom of Movement rights. But the Tories will remove those rights from the EU 3 Million. We will maintain them."

there you are, pom :)

I'm pomenitul and I approve this message.

a rousing pre-election message from a politically-engaged citizen of these sceptred isles

The Brexit party leader Nigel Farage says he does not expect to vote in the general election. According to the Press Association, there will be no Brexit party candidate in the Tory-held Kent seat where he votes (presumably Sevenoaks, where he had his family home), and he does not want to vote Conservative. He told reporters: “I doubt I’ll vote. I very much doubt I’ll vote.”

Get him Jon

So @MichaelGove, can you explain why you retweeted in support of a man who made a joke about Jewish people wearing Star of David armbands, who alluded to Jewish blood libel about Israelis stealing Arab babies, who says homosexuality is a sin, and says Islam’s a problem in the UK? https://t.co/mIlM4qtgSr

— Jon Lansman (@jonlansman) November 14, 2019

Only just saw this, and just...

EXC: Jo Swinson tells the FT she would sooner push the UK into another general election than put Jeremy Corbyn or Boris Johnson into Downing Street in the event of a hung parliament. https://t.co/gbQEsPtCeD

— Laura Hughes (@Laura_K_Hughes) November 13, 2019

Asked whether she would back Mr Corbyn in a confidence vote aimed at forming a minority Labour government, Ms Swinson suggested her party would either reject him or abstain.

“Look, Liberal Democrat votes are not going to put Jeremy Corbyn into Downing Street,” she said in an interview with the Financial Times. “He is not fit to do that job.”

Asked if she would therefore prefer to move straight to another election, Ms Swinson replied: “I would, yes. I would rather go into another election than see Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn in that position [of prime minister] as a result of Lib Dem votes.”

She's saying that now...

guys, i've gotta be honest, i don't think i like jo swindon

Farage also posing with boxing gloves on today. Get a ring guys.

it's good not bad when Jo Swindon clarifies her position, might help a few people decide which way to vote

Teabag into mug
Pour in boiling water
Add just the right amount of milk
Squidge the bag against the side (using a strong spoon) until the tea is just the right shade of brown
Remove bag
Am I doing it wrong then?
― Cornelius Fondue (Matt #2), Thursday, 14 November 2019 12:58

No, that is exactly right.

if you then pour it down the sink

Boris Johnson labelled climate change protesters “crusties” after security concerns forced him to change his election campaign visit to a bakery, the Press Association reports. Extinction Rebellion activists were positioned outside Burns The Bread in Glastonbury, Somerset, prompting a decision to divert the prime minister to one of the company’s shops in Wells. At the shop in Wells Johnson commented on the change in plan, saying: “There were lots of crusties there - more crusty than your loaves.”

lol we're all gonna die

i shared that howupsetting piece knowing in my heart of hearts that nobody who needs to read it will read it or agree with it because sigh

me too!

if only we hadn't alienated all the centrists by being mean about their desire to maintain gross levels of inequality at all costs

A lot of LD voters seem to be people who can't be bothered to have a point of view afaict, wonder how many are actually attracted by Swineherd's nonsense

The Sun: 1,223,771 ⬇ 13%
Daily Mail: 1,136,247 ⬇ 7%
Daily Mirror: 463,256 ⬇ 13%
Times: 367,074 ⬇ 13%
Daily Telegraph: 308,015 ⬇ 14%
Daily Express: 302,690 ⬇ 7%
The i: 221,083 ⬇ 8%
FT: 168,958 ⬇ 7%
The Guardian: 128,492 ⬇ 5%

- ABCs October '19, Circulation %YoY

— Mark Di Stefano 🤙🏻 (@MarkDiStef) November 14, 2019

goodbye xunt

Not much more that can be done other than those for whom remain is *the* issue, that the Lib Dem party is not interested in stopping brexit, has accepted it as inevitable, and is solely focussed on splitting the remain vote and pinning blame on the labour party.

reminding those people, that is

b-b-but they're going to win a majority and revoke article 50

o yeah my bad

those people know that Corbyn is a Brexiteer who governs the Labour party with an iron fist and nothing will convince them otherwise which is probably convenient

in fairness to remain ultras who will vote LD labour's idea - negotiate a deal and then put it to a confirmatory vote - would probably lead to brexit.

which is to say nothing short of unilaterally rescinding A50 leads to Remain? i know they keep changing but that's not officially LD policy this week iirc

jim otm

The Tories are entering whole new levels of rattled here pic.twitter.com/FFET2emPgN

— 🚩 The Election Leftorium 🗳️ (@LeftoriumThe) November 14, 2019

I am worried about the big man’s eyes tho. looking worse recently.

also dng why JC chose to harden the party position on indyref 2 while in scotland (well, I do *pssst* SLAB). the position they had was 1 coherent 2 consistent w JC’s principles as a democrat and 3 would not alienate “I didn’t leave labour, labour left me” switchers in SNP marginals. this new “WM will dictate terms” position does not play well in scotland