General Election Now!

[malvolio]

oh boy oh boy are you in the wrong place!

I often think so myself...

[SueEllen]

the problem is all those assholes who now will go and vote libdem just because they don't want to vote labour. the brits think they're better than they actually are. They think they're middle class and therefore vote tories when in reality most brits are just a bunch of paesants that should vote for labours

Ever heard of tactical voting?

No?

Thought not.

[WTFH]

Tactically it needs to be done on a seat by seat basis.
My current MP is a LibDem, it went to him after being Tory since the seat was created, and would have stayed Tory, but it turns out that Tractor Porn isn't as popular here as you'd think.

Which party would I like to lead the country? One with integrity, values, a sense of accountability and responsibility.
I'm not convinced that any of them have that, but the current lot have had over a decade to do something, and most of the time it has been just blaming Labour, blaming remain voters, blaming immigrants, blaming contractors, while giving money to their mates. The country has lurched further to the right, to the point that Thatcher would be called a socialist these days.

[_V_]

Where was the poll option for AndyW's mum? !!!!

Who? Is that the new Minister with no portfolio, or the Brexit benefits minister?

[SueEllen]

Who? Is that the new Minister with no portfolio, or the Brexit benefits minister?

Don't be silly it's the Leader of the House.

[vetran]

Who? Is that the new Minister with no portfolio, or the Brexit benefits minister?

well you know AndyW's mum will be sacked fnarr fnarr

[Snooky]

My memory's not as good as it was, but I was sure we had our last general election less than 3 years ago? How often would you like them to happen?

[WTFH]

My memory's not as good as it was, but I was sure we had our last general election less than 3 years ago? How often would you like them to happen?

It should be fixed term, or every time a PM resigns, whichever comes first.

[Lance]

My memory's not as good as it was, but I was sure we had our last general election less than 3 years ago? How often would you like them to happen?

I don't have a problem with a 5 year timeline.
However the current govt have no mandate. Without a mandate they have no legitimacy.
The honorable thing to do is either call a GE. Or deliver the manifesto (which I think amounts to get Brexit done, and levelling up). They have a mandate for the manifesto from 2019 only.

If they didn't have an 80 seat majority they'd be gone already.

[_V_]

My memory's not as good as it was, but I was sure we had our last general election less than 3 years ago? How often would you like them to happen?

When nearly 700K people in the UK take time to petition for a GE would be a good time.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619781