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

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

Fresnel Prism Blues

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

― The Man Who Was Thirsty (Noodle Vague), Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:15 AM (twenty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

i thought repealing article 50 was LD policy, but i don't pay them that much attention

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

― ||||||||, Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:29 AM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

xp. being reasonable and democratic regarding scottish independence might play well in scotland - and it's a big might, it may not sway nats and might repel yoons - but doesn't play well in engerland

i may have been confused by the LDs moaning about Labour not being behind the People's Referendum but the manifesto isn't out yet and it seems to be just Swindon and her PR crew pulling the strings now so god knows

you're right that hardcore Remainers might well believe this is what a LD majority government would do. i guess my point is there's no reaching anybody that stupid.

has become the story tho. could have just recapitulated the position they’d been using and then gone on to foreground all the other stuff in the retail offer.

maybe Corbs would prefer being in government with the SNP than with most of the SLAB nobheads

don’t think there’s any prospect of them going into gov w SNP. suspect the position will be (if it comes to pass) LAB minority gov supported by SNP & others on vote by vote basis. put up a QS and dare them to vote it down. coalition gov would likely require s.30 order

i mean a formal rather than informal coalition, not bothered about going back to the stupidity of 2010-15 but a Labour minority government ought to be ideologically aligned to the SNP in more areas than not (perhaps obviously not the main issue but deals are for making after the fact)

sorry, informal not formal, brain all over the place

labour minority with confidence and supply from nats - new eu and indy refs next year - leave and no win again

banter years!

Lord Buckethead and the Elmo guy are both standing in Uxbridge & South Ruislip. No pact between them and Johnson, nor LB's cynical copycat Count Binface.

Prediction: Binface and Buckethead actually help Johnson retain his seat by about 15 votes due to the 100-odd student types voting for them over Labour 'for the lolz'

xp

yeah think the LAB stated position is “if the SNP want to vote down our QS, on their heads be it.” obv big part of the SNP’s brand is not just independence - a lot of it hinges on them being a progressive party. not sure the reaction would be favourable from a lot of ex-labour “I didn’t leave the labour party, it left me” types if they were to put the tories back in by voting down a LAB QS. could irreparably damage their brand - SNP very canny strategists tho w very disciplined information messaging so they could manage this somehow.

look what happened in 1979 - we can argue the toss over who was right and who was wrong in 1979 (ie it was labour’s dumb fault) but the fact is the SNP were not in good position at the next election.

not next, that*

people monitoring BAME teenagers’ social media accounts to compile dossiers of offensive content, only for those to be held for release immediately after nominations close for an election where they are a PPC........... are scum

momentum videos have big “look and read” energy but good to see this

When politicians resort to blaming immigrants, you know they've run out of ideas. pic.twitter.com/LqYdjOzOJa

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) November 14, 2019