Rishi Sunak Calls Early UK General Election for 4 July

[Chomper Higgot]

Yet another meme has shown up:

 

’Vote Out to Help Out’.

 

 

 

[rudi49jr]

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

 

Shame about Blair's illegal war/war crimes and destabilizing the middle east based on WMD lies. 

 

As for the economy, Labour had pretty much crashed it by 2009 before leaving the Tories to fix it in 2010. Same as they always do. 

 

Same as they will again. They take over in a decent position, crash it and then get voted out. 

 

https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/GBR/united-kingdom/gdp-gross-domestic-product#:~:text=U.K. gdp for 2022 was,a 0.69% decline from 2018.

 

 

Maybe you should inform yourself a little better next time. Because it wasn’t Labour that ‘crashed it’ by 2009. The end of 2008 marked the beginning of a worldwide economic recession, caused by Bush and his neocon idiots, who had scrapped most if not all checks and balances on the financial sector. This lead to American banks and financial institutions taking insane risks, and by the end of 2008 it all came crashing down and governments all over the world had to spend hundreds (thousands?) of billions of dollars to save the banking/financial sector. Which is kind of ironic, isn’t it? These hardcore capitalist institutions having to be saved with public money.

Again, the UK economy did pretty well under 10 years of Blair, and then financial/economic disaster struck, which had very little to do with Labour or its policies. Maybe you can show me a 10-year period of economic prosperity under Tory rule? 

[Purdey]

The Labour Party under Blair was more centrist than it once was, and Starmer is more like "Conservative Mild" rather than left of the left wing of Corbyn. No one in Britain seems to expect much from Labour - they just look more attractive that the Tories.

[kickstart]

He is holding the election in July, as they say best to move house in the summer than in the late autumn/winter, like Sunak will have too.

 

Who will win, must be Labour, can they sort things out, their way is to spend money top of the list (again) will be the black hole known as the NHS.

What will they do with the economy, it has got better over the past year still a long way to go exports to the European mainland still not good, and now all the red tape, that needs to be sorted out.

My guess as I said Labour will just spend, in 5 years times country has run out of money they will have to put taxes up, after bringing down as in they to be pre-election pledge, and the Tories will get in again .

Of cause the black horse will be the Reform party, they have had 10%n of the by-election vote some say that will rise in July....at who's cost.

Election, 4th July American Independency Day...............

[PETERTHEEATER]

3 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

If only she were that classy.

I say old chap. Go steady there.....

[RayWright]

Bit of conspiracy theory. Is Sunak banking on Vlad kicking off into Europe, so in light of this weeks Government recommendation of everyone become Preppers there won't be an election, so nothing to loose.

[JonnyF]

4 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

Maybe you should inform yourself a little better next time. Because it wasn’t Labour that ‘crashed it’ by 2009. The end of 2008 marked the beginning of a worldwide economic recession, caused by Bush and his neocon idiots

 

Is that the same idiot Bush (and his neocon idiots) that Labour leader Tony Blair teamed up with for his illegal war in the middle east based on lies about WMD?

 

You know, the illegal war that led to thousands of innocent lives being lost and the destabiiisation of the region?

 

Or are you talking about a different Bush?

[Baht Simpson]

6 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Shame about Blair's illegal war/war crimes and destabilizing the middle east based on WMD lies. 

 

As for the economy, Labour had pretty much crashed it by 2009 before leaving the Tories to fix it in 2010. Same as they always do. 

 

Same as they will again. They take over in a decent position, crash it and then get voted out. 

 

https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/GBR/united-kingdom/gdp-gross-domestic-product#:~:text=U.K. gdp for 2022 was,a 0.69% decline from 2018.

 

 

They didn't crash the economy. There was steady positive GDP under Labour from 1997 to 2077. Your graph shows that. The negative GDP for 2008 and 2009 was from the 2007-2008 sub prime Financial Crisis which affected most financial centres around the world. 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007–2008_financial_crisis

 

https://wits.worldbank.org/countryprofile/en/country/DEU/startyear/2006/endyear/2010/indicator/NY-GDP-PCAP-CD

 

 

 

[Caldera]

He's got more balls than brains. That will be fun to watch. 

[Denim]

Good timing. 

 

Out of office in time to escape for the summer holidays with his family secure in the knowledge he has a nice life time former PM pension.

[JonnyF]

15 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

No I don’t ever drink in the daytime,

 

You talk this nonsense sober? 😄

 

15 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

 

 

 

nor do I reserve venomous comments almost entirely for women.

 

Great point, you'll never see me criticizing Biden, Blair, Harry, Sadiq Khan etc. 

[thaibeachlovers]

17 hours ago, RayWright said:

Bit of conspiracy theory. Is Sunak banking on Vlad kicking off into Europe, so in light of this weeks Government recommendation of everyone become Preppers there won't be an election, so nothing to loose.

Even during WW1 they had a general election in the UK.

[thaibeachlovers]

17 hours ago, RayWright said:

Bit of conspiracy theory. Is Sunak banking on Vlad kicking off into Europe, so in light of this weeks Government recommendation of everyone become Preppers there won't be an election, so nothing to loose.

If Vlad Putin kicks off into Europe there will likely never be another election in Britain, ever ( same in most of the northern hemisphere ).

[johng]

The Ukrainian elections have been called off as it is apparently  "illegal" to hold them during wartime

Zelenski's  five year term has expired  and 

Blinken is there singing "rocking in the free world"  !!!!!

Edited May 24 by johng
spelling again

[Baht Simpson]

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Even during WW1 they had a general election in the UK.

There was a general election in 1910 and a coalition war government was formed in 1914. The next general election was after the armistice in 1918. 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election

[Chomper Higgot]

PM Sunsk is reportedly taking a ‘duvet day’ as the rats flee the Tory sinking ship.

 

Who’s dumb idea was it I wonder to book Sunak an appearance at Belfast’s ‘Titanic Quarter’?

 

He’s already a walking meme generator, he needs no such suggestions to make matters worse.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/24/sunak-to-take-a-day-at-home-after-hapless-election-campaign-start

[transam]

16 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

PM Sunsk is reportedly taking a ‘duvet day’ as the rats flee the Tory sinking ship.

 

Who’s dumb idea was it I wonder to book Sunak an appearance at Belfast’s ‘Titanic Quarter’?

 

He’s already a walking meme generator, he needs no such suggestions to make matters worse.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/24/sunak-to-take-a-day-at-home-after-hapless-election-campaign-start

The Guardian.............😂

[Chomper Higgot]

To be fair to little Rishi, maybe he caught a chill from standing out in rain.

 

Which of course doesn’t bode well for when he tossed out into the cold.

[transam]

3 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

To be fair to little Rishi, maybe he caught a chill from standing out in rain.

 

Which of course doesn’t bode well for when he tossed out into the cold.

Why "little" Rishi, bit of a silly bash from someone who thinks he knows it all.....?  🤔

[RuamRudy]

Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory national service

 

Having come to the realisation that nobody under the age of 40 is going to vote for them, the Tories are desperately trying to woo the boomers. What's next - the return of capital punishment?

[transam]

2 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory national service

 

Having come to the realisation that nobody under the age of 40 is going to vote for them, the Tories are desperately trying to woo the boomers. What's next - the return of capital punishment?

Nobody is going to vote for your SNP, it seems..........🤫

[RuamRudy]

7 minutes ago, transam said:

Nobody is going to vote for your SNP, it seems..........🤫

I would be happy to offer you a bet that the SNP outperform the nasty party in Scotland once again - just don't pull a Sunak and welch on it...

[OJAS]

A bit surprising that there has been no specific mention in this thread thusfar of the musical "accompaniment" to ol' Rishi's rain-sodden announcement, as explained in the following Sky News item:

 

https://news.sky.com/story/general-election-why-was-things-can-only-get-better-playing-during-rishi-sunaks-statement-13141643

 

and is this track:

 

 

Edited May 26 by OJAS

[Chomper Higgot]

It now transpires that Sunak called this election while the Tories have an almost 200 candidate deficit.

 

As for a manifesto, he’s dream it up as he goes.

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-party-election-candidate-mp-b2551163.html

[Chomper Higgot]

It looks like somebody has been a naughty boy:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/12/rishi-sunaks-closest-aide-placed-bet-on-election-date-days-before-announcement

[transam]

23 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

It looks like somebody has been a naughty boy:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/12/rishi-sunaks-closest-aide-placed-bet-on-election-date-days-before-announcement

"The Guardian" yet again, are you on a retainer..............🤣

[Chomper Higgot]

23 minutes ago, transam said:

"The Guardian" yet again, are you on a retainer..............🤣

Perhaps The Daily Express is more to your liking:

 

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1910522/rishi-sunak-Craig-Williams-bet-general-election-date

[transam]

7 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Perhaps The Daily Express is more to your liking:

 

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1910522/rishi-sunak-Craig-Williams-bet-general-election-date

I sift through what columnists writes in many sources, your "The Guardian" is manned by anti lefty blokes, which is right up your street, and laughable.......🤣

[Chomper Higgot]

1 minute ago, transam said:

I sift through what columnists writes in many sources, your "The Guardian" is manned by anti lefty blokes, which is right up your street, and laughable.......🤣

I’m sure there’s an explanation for such a very odd response when responding to a linked Daily Express article.

 

 

 

 

[transam]

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I’m sure there’s an explanation for such a very odd response when responding to a linked Daily Express article.

 

 

 

 

Not your Daily Express, The Guardian, they cannot be anti on everything, as you conveniently scrambled to pointed out........🤣