Snap General Election?

[jmorgan]

Hope this lot get kicked into touch.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-396835...

Not exactly a national issue but whine whine whine whine whine..........

[footnote]

pingu393 said:

Sylvaforever said:

Crafty_ said:

Seems Farron has just self imploded by refusing to say that gay sex isn't a sin on Robert Peston's program https://twitter.com/DMcCaffreySKY/status/856079066...

Excellent! there's a number of his vociferous supporters who, at this very moment, are eating their hats chewing on their pillows.....

FTFY

I haven't seen the interview but he's already said he doesn't have any issues with people being gay - it's not a sin.

If journalists want to demonstrate impartiality they just put the same questions to other Christians including Theresa May - where does Farage stand on this?

Regardless, one has to draw a line on how far you go in answering this stuff or else it just goes all Borat...
EG: So, if you didn't believe in sex, does you believe in French kissing? What about handjobs or oral?

It would make for an interesting live TV debate with all leaders asked the same questions

[hidetheelephants]

poo at Paul's said:

Crafty_ said:

Seems Farron has just self imploded by refusing to say that gay sex isn't a sin on Robert Peston's program https://twitter.com/DMcCaffreySKY/status/856079066...

He doth protest too much? Maybe he loves the cock?

There's history in the LDs; Mark Oaten was in the running to be leader in 2006 when he was revealed to be sharing a bed with male prostitutes who were not his wife.

[Crafty_]

To be fair, it could have been worse for Oaten if his wife turned out to be a rent boy

Spectator has the knives out for Corbyn and some old friends: https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/05/jeremy-corby...

I guess that the tories don't really need to be dragging all that up as they have a decent lead already but I wonder if some in the Labour party will try and use it to get rid of him ?

[andy_s]

hidetheelephants said:

poo at Paul's said:

Crafty_ said:

Seems Farron has just self imploded by refusing to say that gay sex isn't a sin on Robert Peston's program https://twitter.com/DMcCaffreySKY/status/856079066...

He doth protest too much? Maybe he loves the cock?

There's history in the LDs; Mark Oaten was in the running to be leader in 2006 when he was revealed to be sharing a bed with male prostitutes who were not his wife.

Rank amateurs compared to Thorpe.

[PurpleAki]

Crafty_ said:

To be fair, it could have been worse for Oaten if his wife turned out to be a rent boy

Spectator has the knives out for Corbyn and some old friends: https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/05/jeremy-corby...

I guess that the tories don't really need to be dragging all that up as they have a decent lead already but I wonder if some in the Labour party will try and use it to get rid of him ?

Utterly disgusting.

[pingu393]

PurpleAki said:

Crafty_ said:

To be fair, it could have been worse for Oaten if his wife turned out to be a rent boy

Spectator has the knives out for Corbyn and some old friends: https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/05/jeremy-corby...

I guess that the tories don't really need to be dragging all that up as they have a decent lead already but I wonder if some in the Labour party will try and use it to get rid of him ?

Utterly disgusting.

Utterly disgusting. Care to elaborate?

There are so many things in the quoted statement (and link) that you could be disgusted by, which one are you referring to?

[anonymous-user]

Crafty_ said:

To be fair, it could have been worse for Oaten if his wife turned out to be a rent boy

Spectator has the knives out for Corbyn and some old friends: https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/05/jeremy-corby...

I guess that the tories don't really need to be dragging all that up as they have a decent lead already but I wonder if some in the Labour party will try and use it to get rid of him ?

The article was published last year. Before he was was reelected.

But it's true that some within the Labour party have tried to use such things against him, just not enough of them. If they can't get the rules changed for the amount of MP nominations an incumbent leader is required to have they are stuck with a left winger rather than a blairite.

[Crafty_]

I didn't notice the date, I actually found the link reposted elsewhere, I guess someone just found it.

[rover 623gsi]

Sylvaforever said:

Excellent! there's a number of his vociferous supporters who, at this very moment, are eating their hats.....

Farron has never hid his Christian beliefs so does it really matter what is personal views on gay sex is? Afterall, there is no suggestion from anyone that there are any Lib Dem policies that are 'anti-gay' and Farron himself voted in favour of allowing gay marriage.

[PH XKR]

rover 623gsi said:

Sylvaforever said:

Excellent! there's a number of his vociferous supporters who, at this very moment, are eating their hats.....

Farron has never hid his Christian beliefs so does it really matter what is personal views on gay sex is? Afterall, there is no suggestion from anyone that there are any Lib Dem policies that are 'anti-gay' and Farron himself voted in favour of allowing gay marriage.

So he doesn't have the minerals to back up his conviction?

[rover 623gsi]

I would imagine that most, if not all, politicians have some personal views which are not 100% aligned with their party's policies.

[NRS]

PH XKR said:

rover 623gsi said:

Sylvaforever said:

Excellent! there's a number of his vociferous supporters who, at this very moment, are eating their hats.....

Farron has never hid his Christian beliefs so does it really matter what is personal views on gay sex is? Afterall, there is no suggestion from anyone that there are any Lib Dem policies that are 'anti-gay' and Farron himself voted in favour of allowing gay marriage.

So he doesn't have the minerals to back up his conviction?

To me it seems he thinks it is wrong as a Christian, but he thinks religion and government should be kept separate. So he votes for what the people he is representing want, despite disagreeing with it personally. In theory May is doing the same on Brexit.

///ajd said:

It is interesting that some brexiteers (well most here it seems) - can't bear to talk about or even admit to any bad news on brexit. This is becoming part of the story.

That is true. In the same way you cannot admit to a good news story about it. Despite the (so far?) lack of major problems, particularly compared to the collapse of the country predicted before the vote.

[PurpleAki]

The man has no shame.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4437320/Bl...

[anonymous-user]

PH XKR said:

rover 623gsi said:

Sylvaforever said:

Excellent! there's a number of his vociferous supporters who, at this very moment, are eating their hats.....

Farron has never hid his Christian beliefs so does it really matter what is personal views on gay sex is? Afterall, there is no suggestion from anyone that there are any Lib Dem policies that are 'anti-gay' and Farron himself voted in favour of allowing gay marriage.

So he doesn't have the minerals to back up his conviction?

May didn't want Brexit. Should she not go through with it?

Plenty of politicians are supporting policies because the public or their party want them rather than the policy being the views or beliefs of the politicians themselves.

[anonymous-user]

PurpleAki said:

The man has no shame.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4437320/Bl...

If there was any doubt.

[pingu393]

PurpleAki said:

The man has no shame.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4437320/Bl...

I thought it was amusing that during his World At One interview he criticised people for being ideological and not listening to the arguments, especially since, when asked how he'd vote, he said Labour, I'll always vote Labour.

[andy_s]

PurpleAki said:

The man has no shame.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4437320/Bl...

That should help the conservatives...

[Likes Fast Cars]

PurpleAki said:

The man has no shame.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4437320/Bl...

Prize fking jackass. Why doesn't he just go and fall down a hole, never to be seen again?

[ellroy]

Likes Fast Cars said:

Prize fking jackass. Why doesn't he just go and fall down a hole, never to be seen again?

Because no one's offered to pay him enough money to do so.