UK UK general election, July 4

[dewcefault]

Here this from a few younger uk people, they really cant stand Starmer and feel like the current Labor party is far too right wing for them to vote for them so wont at all.

That's the problem with no preferential voting.

 

[Gough]

National Service, what a rolled gold f***ing idiot Sunak is.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Service

Every 18-year-old would choose between joining the military or volunteering one weekend a month in the community.

www.bbc.com

I actually wouldn’t have minded doing the cyber defence program at 18 though.

 

[Gough]

Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Service

Every 18-year-old would choose between joining the military or volunteering one weekend a month in the community.

www.bbc.com

I actually wouldn’t have minded doing the cyber defence program at 18 though.

A reboot of Dad's Army needs to happen if this brain fart actually occours, they could call it Chav's Army.

 

[Rob R]

National Service, what a rolled gold f***ing idiot Sunak is.

Sunak and Dutton obviously have the same advisors given they are both pursuing idiotic policies that will make difficult elections impossible. Even the military doesn't support national service.

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[Cmarsh]

The two choices are stark for the mandatory service.

There is a huge difference between 12 months of full time in the military and giving a weekend a month of community service.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

National Service, what a rolled gold f***ing idiot Sunak is.

Surprised he's hasn't organised a six counties campaign swing to follow up what'll no doubt be an incredibly popular call in NI.

"It's ok! It's voluntary! You'll be volunteers! No I won't be checking whether that phrase has other context here, why do you ask?"

 

[Ballarat Bob]

National Service ? Wow this one again. They are really scaping the barrel now. None of it costed , no input from military leaders (probably against it)
Like one of Rishis critics said if you want to increase the military then fund it better and raise salaries to make it more appealing.
Just waiting for the Tough on Law and Order announcement next.

 

[fs88]

So the next gen lose a year and a year's worth of income to national service to further fall behind in life whilst Sunak and his mates have another year to become even more wealthier. I'd tell them to GAGF and I'd join once the baby boomers do a year and get sent to wars on false premises hunting fantasy WMD's

 

[Gough]

National Service ? Wow this one again. They are really scaping the barrel now. None of it costed , no input from military leaders (probably against it)
Like one of Rishis critics said if you want to increase the military then fund it better and raise salaries to make it more appealing.
Just waiting for the Tough on Law and Order announcement next.

Let's see the A level leavers from Eton and Winchester do a year in the armed forces first.

 

[Gough]

Surprised he's hasn't organised a six counties campaign swing to follow up what'll no doubt be an incredibly popular call in NI.

"It's ok! It's voluntary! You'll be volunteers! No I won't be checking whether that phrase has other context here, why do you ask?"

 

[QuietB]

How good is the National Service plan. Conservatives really hate young people don't they.

First they completely screw the education system against them, then they screw the job market, then they make it impossible to buy a house, then they make it impossible to rent a house, and now they want to steal a year (maybe the best year) of their life.

I would not be surprised if his next big announcement is you have to show ID to buy an avocado.

 

[peetoo]

The two choices are stark for the mandatory service.

There is a huge difference between 12 months of full time in the military and giving a weekend a month of community service.

Either of which people could do now and willingly

 

[Rotayjay]

Perhaps some boffin has done the numbers and concluded that they will gain more votes from older people thinking 'kids these days don't know what hard work is' than they will lose from young people.

More likely, however, is that this is another stupid thought bubble from the party that brought you the Truss tax cuts and the PM who lasted less time than a lettuce.

 

[Hank Scorpion]

Sunak's pretty much running this thing solo. The rest of the campaign has the energy of a dead sloth.

A leaked memo, which was accidentally sent to some MPs as an attachment to a general campaign email, named and shamed those who were refusing to knock on doors or had taken time off to attend family events.

The memo reportedly named Johnny Mercer, the veterans minister, saying that there was an issue with “MP co-operation with CCHQ”.

Sarah Atherton, the MP for Wrexham, was called out for “refusing to engage” and for trying to stop her campaign manager from running weekend sessions.

It came as it emerged that Steve Baker, the Northern Ireland minister, has jetted off to Greece for a holiday at the start of the campaign.

And he's officially lost/suspended another (retiring) MP who endorsed Reform to succeed her in Telford.


Also this tidbit - seems likely that the flood is going to overtop the sandbags anyway and inundate much safer ground if this is their strategy?

Under the plan, Tory HQ will pile the most resources into the 80 most marginal seats it holds and the 20 constituencies it is most likely to gain.

 

[DaTBird187]

Someone should tell the Tories.....

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Even the Romanian prison b*tch looks down on Sunak.

 

[spinynorman]

Diane Abbott ‘to be banned from standing for Labour’ as it emerges race investigation finished five months ago

Sir Keir Starmer had said a decision on whether Diane Abbott could stand as a Labour MP at the general election would be made ‘in due course’

au.news.yahoo.com

After a decision pending for over a year and an investigation that finished months ago, Starmer is finally banning Diane Abbott from standing as a Labour candidate just before the final deadline.

No space for actual socialists in Labour when they're too busy embracing Tories trying to jump off the sinking ship.

 

[peetoo]

Even the Romanian prison b*tch looks down on Sunak.

Eating each other now.

 

[mellowyellow]

The party knows it wont gain power in July so plans for national conscription are only raised as future policy so they wont hemorrhage any more traditional conservative votes or those considering voting for the reform party .

It just reeks of desperation and party out of ideas or meaningful policy .

 

[spinynorman]

 

[mellowyellow]

My prediction of a narrowing in the polls has fallen flat given the latest polling, which sees labour extending its lead after a week of campaigning.
I mean who can forget the campaign launch, or his brewery visit, or holding a presser where the titanic was built, amongst other gaffs It has not been smooth sailing for poor old Rishi, but crack on old son...

 

[MC Bad Genius]

My prediction of a narrowing in the polls has fallen flat given the latest polling, which sees labour extending its lead after a week of campaigning.
I mean who can forget the campaign launch, or his brewery visit, or holding a presser where the titanic was built, amongst other gaffs It has not been smooth sailing for poor old Rishi, but crack on old son...

Ooof.

This is going to be a bloodbath, isn't it?

 

[DaTBird187]

Ha, remember when the Lib-Dem’s were a thing? It looks like Sunak is pulling a Clegg.

 

[peetoo]

My prediction of a narrowing in the polls has fallen flat given the latest polling, which sees labour extending its lead after a week of campaigning.
I mean who can forget the campaign launch, or his brewery visit, or holding a presser where the titanic was built, amongst other gaffs It has not been smooth sailing for poor old Rishi, but crack on old son...

Not even half of the non labor vote