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

Jesus fucking Christ at Maitlis.

Bet she knows how to spell

On state aid, Johnson says the ramifications are felt everywhere. He says councils that try to run bus services for pupils, and then try to charge, fall foul of state aid rules because they are deemed to be in competition with other providers.

...is he saying the EU is preventing the government from allowing councils to charge parents to transport pupils to school?

He says Brexit will allow the UK to cut VAT on tampons.

He knows this just happened in Germany. He knows.

Oh and lol

EU referendum voting intention:

Remain: 52% (+1)
Leave: 48% (-1)

via @PanelbaseMD, 27 - 28 Nov
Chgs. w/ 22 Nov

— Britain Elects (@britainelects) November 29, 2019

that's not going to help labour win over any leavers tbh. why chance it with a second ref?

The principled answer is that if you voted for it once, and wish to do so again with knowledge of the actual deal, why wouldn’t you, an adult, be happy to vote leave again?

That was always the problem with Lab's Brexit policy. If your primary concern is leaving the EU then vote Tory. If you want a potentially better life it's Labour and they have to campaign on the whole manifesto (which they have) xp

Is #greggssausageroll trending yet?

that's not going to help labour win over any leavers tbh. why chance it with a second ref?

Like windmill Jolyon is campaigning with a Green in Stroud, an unwinnable seat, where they’re polling 7% and where claiming they’re in a position to win the seat hands it to the Tories.

Lol

This is what holding Boris Johnson to account looks like. pic.twitter.com/uyb526d36A

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) November 29, 2019

MRP is showing Tories winning in Stroud because of Green Party 's antics (But OTOH it also showed LDs on 0%?? Have they formed a pact there?)

yeah the situation in that seat is really dumb xp

more than a few greens pissed off by it

I have been a General Election #GreenParty candidate in 1987, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2017 but this time stopping Boris Johnson is the priority. Please Greens get strategic, don't split the vote in key marginals like #Stroud! pic.twitter.com/sDKuaDH2px

— AnotherGreen (@Anothergreen) November 20, 2019

Glenville Gogerly

loved him in Open All Hours

... he's always causing a ruckus at Dr Max Gammon's annual barbecue

Lol this cunt

We’ll plant 2 billion trees over the next ten years. That’s it. That’s the tweet.

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 27, 2019

thought it in 2017 and think it may be there again in 2019: wonder whether the polls are masking a “shy labour” constituency - eg given all of the attacks + shaming of the party and its supporters since 2015/17. this was reason I particularly liked rob delaney’s video: a popular/well-liked celebrity saying he is a proud and enthusiastic labour supporter. that enthusiasm and support can draw people into the party. this is why purdah was so effective last time: people like JC when they saw him unmediated

there has also been a notable turn in some of the most recalcitrant liberal melts recently. think they realise that a labour victory is the only life raft out of dodge

Idk if it’s shy labour as much as potential youth turnout?
But young people I would say are as interested this time if not more so, and climate change is one of the topics where Labour supporters and conservative supporters are usually on polar opposites. Funnily enough, there’s some Telegraph article where Bojo mentions calling Piers “climate change isn’t real lol” Corbyn over some stats that scared him. It’s not over yet, imo. If you remember the traction ivory and hunting (two relatively minor Con proposals) got in 2017, and that was among young people then too.

labour have done a good job in framing it as a “once in a generation”/last chance election (aided by impending hard brexit + climate breakdown)

suspect the shy labour thing may be more of a constituency in scottish central belt where brand of local party is abysmal (and brand of SNP still strong) but desire for the change outlined in the UK prospectus does exist

The last line of this...!

In today’s Daily Mirror: an example of how voting Labour brings real change #VoteLabour #RealChange pic.twitter.com/2ufDVpd3Vj

— Stephen Cowan 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@StephenCowan) November 29, 2019

Haaaaaaa

TIkTok is undefeated pic.twitter.com/KVfE6dL84f

— Bonita (@BonitaRochelle) November 28, 2019

Five injured in a stabbing incident near London bridge. Treated as if it is terror-related.

Oh sorry I didn’t see that you posted it to the rolling London thread, LBI.

I will be praying that our police + emergency services can deal with all the ott bravery plaudits they will be receiving from all the politicians and party leaders on social media rn

lol i saw that Rob Delaney video last week and had no idea he was meant to be somebody of "note" [/TomD]

think the line is that a member of the public who tackled Mystery Terror Man is the heroic one this time, and I can get with that narrative

albeit not as humorously as the glasgow airport one

boris will give him an oven ready mbe

think there are already awards for civilians who show bravery

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Gallantry_Medal

has Prince Andrew got one?

used to get one of those with 5 gallons of petrol iirc

Baden Powell used to tell little boys the ultimate form of gallantry is keeping a secret.

i'm sure the Queen's told her lads the same thing

Good work everyone involved. MBE’s all round 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

— Jim Roney (@jimroney1994) November 29, 2019

^warning that gets graphic

a lot of gammons orgasming over public execution there

if you ever wondered how roman stadium games came about, read some of those comments. a decadent and overindulged proportion of our populace, jaded and sick on hatred, would willingly line up to watch criminals murder each other

yes yes trenchant etc etc

Had my first gammon steak the other day. It was a pleasant experience and I plan on reiterating it very soon.

re: that fuckwit's tweet, i don't love to see it tbh

did you engage the boar as a retiarius first xp

Patience. I’ve merely reached the circenses’ first tier.

you'll have to get a shift on, wooden sword's in March...

When those of us who work for free market think tanks are rounded up on December 13th, this is the work we'll be given. https://t.co/epdankkuo9

— Christopher Snowdon (@cjsnowdon) November 29, 2019

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Think *tanks*, eh?