General Election July 2024

[Carl_VivaEspana]

Rufus Stone said:

Six weeks to prepare for Labour government armageddon.

As I can't run off to sunnier climes, what to do?

Buy loo rolls.
Buy loo rolls.
Access all tax free cash from pension scheme.
Convert all cash savings to bitcoin.
Limit salary/pension to basic rate tax threshold.
Don't privately educate children.
Buy bottled water.

Anything else?

Oh, and buy loo rolls.

keep posting on here for the next five years until you can tell me the coast is clear for the flight back.

[carlo996]

bhstewie said:

To be entirely fair to Deej he does have a point that it's clearly only the posters who have had enough of this lot who are the problem.

The Starmer and Rayner and (mostly deleted due to the filth in them) Abbott threads clearly set the gold standard in respectful and dignified posts, attitude & tone.

Yet you continue to defend someone like Abbott, despite her BS. Great hill to die on that one.

[Rufus Stone]

Carl_VivaEspana said:

keep posting on here for the next five years until you can tell me the coast is clear for the flight back.

I think you are going to have to wait 10 at least.

[bitchstewie]

carlo996 said:

Yet you continue to defend someone like Abbott, despite her BS. Great hill to die on that one.

Where have I defended Abbott other than highlighting the stream of racist and misogynist filth that gets thrown at her?

Threads on her don't get closed down and deleted because people are calling her political ability into question.

[RichB]

Rufus Stone said:

Carl_VivaEspana said:

keep posting on here for the next five years until you can tell me the coast is clear for the flight back.

I think you are going to have to wait 10 at least.

That was said 5 years ago.

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bhstewie said:

carlo996 said:

Yet you continue to defend someone like Abbott, despite her BS. Great hill to die on that one.

Where have I defended Abbott other than highlighting the stream of racist and misogynist filth that gets thrown at her?

Threads on her don't get closed down and deleted because people are calling her political ability into question.

They also get closed down because the mods cant be doing with all the whining.

[tangerine_sedge]

I'm loving the predicted meltdown from the blue side of PH as election realisation dawns on them.

@mods : can we have popcorn and schadenfreude smilies please

[MC Bodge]

tangerine_sedge said:

I'm loving the predicted meltdown from the blue side of PH as election realisation dawns on them.

@mods : can we have popcorn and schadenfreude smilies please

Encouragingly, they appear to be far fewer in number these days.

Only the hardcore/deluded are left standing.

[p1stonhead]

Carl_VivaEspana said:

Rufus Stone said:

Six weeks to prepare for Labour government armageddon.

As I can't run off to sunnier climes, what to do?

Buy loo rolls.
Buy loo rolls.
Access all tax free cash from pension scheme.
Convert all cash savings to bitcoin.
Limit salary/pension to basic rate tax threshold.
Don't privately educate children.
Buy bottled water.

Anything else?

Oh, and buy loo rolls.

keep posting on here for the next five years until you can tell me the coast is clear for the flight back.

Coast should be clear in around 6 weeks time;

[Bonefish Blues]

MC Bodge said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Kwarteng says as much on his TRiP Leading interview

Kwarteng sounded far too reasonable in that interview, but also not as capable as he pretended to be when promoting Brexit or being Truss' chancellor. The question is why did he go along with Mad Liz Truss?

Swept up in the collective lunacy? He used the word 'febrile' a few times, I noted.

[Mr Penguin]

Bonefish Blues said:

Swept up in the collective lunacy? He used the word 'febrile' a few times, I noted.

Journalists and politicians should be banned from using the words febrile, psychodrama, and omnishambles. Expand the vocabulary beyond words picked up from the Thick of It.

[valiant]

119 said:

They also get closed down because the mods cant be doing with all the whining.

Then most of NP&E threads wouldn't last long...

[119]

valiant said:

119 said:

They also get closed down because the mods cant be doing with all the whining.

Then most of NP&E threads wouldn't last long...

True.

[isaldiri]

Bonefish Blues said:

MC Bodge said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Kwarteng says as much on his TRiP Leading interview

Kwarteng sounded far too reasonable in that interview, but also not as capable as he pretended to be when promoting Brexit or being Truss' chancellor. The question is why did he go along with Mad Liz Truss?

Swept up in the collective lunacy? He used the word 'febrile' a few times, I noted.

Or Kwarteng has simply reckoned that pretending contrition and disavowing what he did is a better strategy for whatever he is attempting to be doing now. Different strategy to Truss obviously but politicians don't exactly change their spots even if they change what they say...

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p1stonhead said:

Coast should be clear in around 6 weeks time;

I can think of one Labour scandal that trumps all of those.


See if you can guess which one it is.

[poo at Paul's]

I think the timing of the GE to be a little bizarre, tbh, UK has had a tough few years, but is genuinely turning the corner now, fuel prices down, growth up, inflation down, food prices actually dropping here and there, its making a big difference to millions of people, and will continue to do so. Holding off 6 months toward Xmas, there may be an interest rate drop by then too, where the effect has been felt by more people would surely help the incumbent Govt convince more people that their policies have started to work, and garner them millions more votes.

Just makes little sense to me, timing wise.

[alscar]

cliffords said:

The tax free cash part I have done . I concluded it about a month ago in anticipation of the next government. It can take a few weeks so get on with it if you are going to do so . The recent inflation figures do not help investment rates when you go to invest it , but unless they make changes retrospectively , I think getting it out may be a smart move .

From the advice I have received , retrospective amendment is very unlikely.
I have been told my also requested TFC will arrive in the next 30 days.
I had previous fixed protection so will be passing the proceeds to my children now to assist their house purchases.

[bigothunter]

poo at Paul's said:

I think the timing of the GE to be a little bizarre, tbh, UK has had a tough few years, but is genuinely turning the corner now, fuel prices down, growth up, inflation down, food prices actually dropping here and there, its making a big difference to millions of people, and will continue to do so. Holding off 6 months toward Xmas, there may be an interest rate drop by then too, where the effect has been felt by more people would surely help the incumbent Govt convince more people that their policies have started to work, and garner them millions more votes.

Just makes little sense to me, timing wise.

Sunak seems to be panicking

[Rufus Stone]

poo at Paul's said:

I think the timing of the GE to be a little bizarre, tbh, UK has had a tough few years, but is genuinely turning the corner now, fuel prices down, growth up, inflation down, food prices actually dropping here and there, its making a big difference to millions of people, and will continue to do so. Holding off 6 months toward Xmas, there may be an interest rate drop by then too, where the effect has been felt by more people would surely help the incumbent Govt convince more people that their policies have started to work, and garner them millions more votes.

Just makes little sense to me, timing wise.

The Tory's will make out all those things will only continue if they are in charge. Like they forget all the st we have had to endure with them in charge.

[Bonefish Blues]

isaldiri said:

Bonefish Blues said:

MC Bodge said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Kwarteng says as much on his TRiP Leading interview

Kwarteng sounded far too reasonable in that interview, but also not as capable as he pretended to be when promoting Brexit or being Truss' chancellor. The question is why did he go along with Mad Liz Truss?

Swept up in the collective lunacy? He used the word 'febrile' a few times, I noted.

Or Kwarteng has simply reckoned that pretending contrition and disavowing what he did is a better strategy for whatever he is attempting to be doing now. Different strategy to Truss obviously but politicians don't exactly change their spots even if they change what they say...

I thought he came across as rather ashamed tbh.