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Post by anothermanicmondas on Jul 10, 2016 12:37:02 GMT
Not even in the UK and your politicians are really upsetting me. I have the US election to worry about don't need to get upset about your politicians too. Trust me, the US election worries us in the UK - especially given the amount of power in the world America has please sort it out so we can focus on being upset about our own politicians...
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Post by icecreamdf on Jul 10, 2016 17:37:17 GMT
Not even in the UK and your politicians are really upsetting me. I have the US election to worry about don't need to get upset about your politicians too. Trust me, the US election worries us in the UK - especially given the amount of power in the world America has please sort it out so we can focus on being upset about our own politicians... Sadly, we have to worry about Trump for at least another four months. I really hope he loses and goes back to being a bad joke.
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Jul 10, 2016 17:52:55 GMT
Post by jasonward on Jul 10, 2016 17:52:55 GMT
According to the bookies Theresa May has a 81.5% chance of being the UK's next prime minister, and Andrea Leadsom has a 24.48% chance (the ~5% over 100% of the two numbers represents in part the bookies premium). Today Theresa May 81.67% Andrea Leadsom 24.12%
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Jul 10, 2016 18:11:12 GMT
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Post by acousticwolf on Jul 10, 2016 18:11:12 GMT
Trust me, the US election worries us in the UK - especially given the amount of power in the world America has please sort it out so we can focus on being upset about our own politicians... Sadly, we have to worry about Trump for at least another four months. I really hope he loses and goes back to being a bad joke. He can stand in line next to Boris Johnson ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/6343532/images/mW7FMmAyG_vqxkNOJyyh.gif) . Cheers Tony
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Jul 11, 2016 5:25:31 GMT
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Jul 11, 2016 5:25:31 GMT
Boris will be back.
He just didn't want the poison challah of brexit.
I wants to swoop in and save us...
From something he caused
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Jul 11, 2016 11:20:47 GMT
Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jul 11, 2016 11:20:47 GMT
According to the bookies Theresa May has a 81.5% chance of being the UK's next prime minister, and Andrea Leadsom has a 24.48% chance (the ~5% over 100% of the two numbers represents in part the bookies premium). Today Theresa May 81.67% Andrea Leadsom 24.12% Andrea Leadsom has dropped out. We need a General Election.
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Jul 11, 2016 11:31:42 GMT
Post by whiskeybrewer on Jul 11, 2016 11:31:42 GMT
I knew it would be May
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Jul 11, 2016 12:28:21 GMT
Post by eldersensorite on Jul 11, 2016 12:28:21 GMT
Today Theresa May 81.67% Andrea Leadsom 24.12% Andrea Leadsom has dropped out. We need a General Election. I don't think there can be. Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act a snap election would only be possible if there was a vote of no confidence from MPs, the majority of which are Conservative and would be against an election.
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Jul 11, 2016 12:51:51 GMT
Post by jasonward on Jul 11, 2016 12:51:51 GMT
This is the most bizarre parliament I've ever known, Leadsom pulled out... why? Boris pulls out... why?
In truth, even though I've never voted Conservative, and probably never will, of all the candidates I think Theresa May was the best for Conservative party.
I also can't see there being a general election, not so much because a no confidence vote wouldn't be supported by the Tories, but it wouldn't be supported by Labour MP's either at the moment.
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Jul 11, 2016 13:24:50 GMT
Post by eldersensorite on Jul 11, 2016 13:24:50 GMT
In truth, even though I've never voted Conservative, and probably never will, of all the candidates I think Theresa May was the best for Conservative party. Yeah, I can agree with that. Although I don't think she'll be a good PM, she was probably the best out of the options there were. As for leading the Conservatives, I don't really care how good she is. That's true, I didn't really consider that.
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Jul 11, 2016 14:14:04 GMT
Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jul 11, 2016 14:14:04 GMT
Andrea Leadsom has dropped out. We need a General Election. I don't think there can be. Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act a snap election would only be possible if there was a vote of no confidence from MPs, the majority of which are Conservative and would be against an election. Stuff the law. I want another General Election.
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Post by acousticwolf on Jul 11, 2016 14:51:12 GMT
I don't think there can be. Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act a snap election would only be possible if there was a vote of no confidence from MPs, the majority of which are Conservative and would be against an election. Stuff the law. I want another General Election. You can't just change the rules when it suits you. Apart from the fact, who would the public vote for ... Labour are imploding and are far too busy to fighting themselves instead of the conservatives. UKIP are ... not electable. Lib Dems are ... do they still exist? Greens ... not enough voters care. SNP ... I doubt they could muster enough support South of the Border. Basically if a General Election was called ... the Tories would still win ... by default! I can't believe this last political month ... who'd have thought this would happen, just one month ago. We should take bets on whether Car Salesman Dave will stick around until September now, or whether he'll do a runner as soon as he can ... Cheers Tony EDIT: All bets are off .. Cameron is scarpering off as quick as his flash car will take him! New PM by Wednesday evening - Cameron bbc.in/29I9FK3 via @bbcnews
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2016 16:52:34 GMT
So I just watched May's victory speech, and I really expected her to start by showing her ID card and introducing herself. Am I the only person who's thinking Harriet Jones?
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Jul 11, 2016 17:44:43 GMT
Post by eldersensorite on Jul 11, 2016 17:44:43 GMT
I don't think there can be. Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act a snap election would only be possible if there was a vote of no confidence from MPs, the majority of which are Conservative and would be against an election. Stuff the law. I want another General Election. To echo what has been said, whether we like it or not we are a right wing country and I doubt anything would really change in another election.
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Jul 11, 2016 17:49:59 GMT
Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jul 11, 2016 17:49:59 GMT
Stuff the law. I want another General Election. To echo what has been said, whether we like it or not we are a right wing country and I doubt anything would really change in another election. I agree but a General Election would make me feel assured in the knowledge that the PM has been elected.
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Post by eldersensorite on Jul 11, 2016 17:55:54 GMT
To echo what has been said, whether we like it or not we are a right wing country and I doubt anything would really change in another election. I agree but a General Election would make me feel assured in the knowledge that the PM has been elected. Eh, we have a terrible voting system that doesn't really represent what the people want anyway.
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Post by acousticwolf on Jul 11, 2016 18:37:42 GMT
I agree but a General Election would make me feel assured in the knowledge that the PM has been elected. Eh, we have a terrible voting system that doesn't really represent what the people want anyway. That's true. Our last PM was voted in with only 30% (approx.) of the public vote. Hardly a ringing endorsement for a fair and democratic political system. Not to mention John Major, Gordon Brown and others were never elected PMs by the people. Cheers Tony
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Jul 11, 2016 19:07:18 GMT
I seem to remember major being voted in once...
But
The memory cheats.
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Jul 11, 2016 19:19:26 GMT
Post by charlesuirdhein on Jul 11, 2016 19:19:26 GMT
Major did win an election while leading the Conservative & Unionist Party, however...NO PM is elected by the people, they're just elected as an MP, the PM bit is done by MPs only.
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Post by acousticwolf on Jul 11, 2016 19:26:06 GMT
I seem to remember major being voted in once... But The memory cheats. Major became PM when they kicked Thatcher out. A year later (I think) he called a General Election and got in again (as leader of the winning party). But initially he became PM without. As charlesuirdhein said, we (the people) never actually have a say in who is the PM, just which party the Government is from Cheers Tony
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