General Election '24
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I bet Brian Cox will be happy with that.
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On brand for him to be drowned out by Things Can Only Get BetterEl Pollo Diablo wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 3:10 pmObligatory Thick of It clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyAnAVKeq1g
https://x.com/scottygb/status/1793315621662290087
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I'm thinking about what music I would have played, 'cos if there's one thing I've learnt over recent years is that things can always get worse.jimbob wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 4:52 pmOn brand for him to be drowned out by Things Can Only Get BetterEl Pollo Diablo wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 3:10 pmObligatory Thick of It clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyAnAVKeq1g
https://x.com/scottygb/status/1793315621662290087
ETA: I'm currently thinking Babylon's Burning by the Ruts would capture my current mood.
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What a shower!
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Lucky for Paula Vennels.
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I presume these reasons are why.lpm wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:47 pmThey should have called the election in May.
- would have avoided the negative impact their local elections wipe out is going to have
- election campaigns always lead to suspension of infighting
- could have campaigned on "dangerous world, don't jump ship to the unknown, stick with experienced statesmen of Sunak, Cameron and Hunt"*
- dirty tricks, e.g. against Rayner, have to be deployed fast and hard, not languish across many months
- inflation will hit a low in May when the energy prices a year ago vanish from the stats - but then will rise again before the autumn. Can't campaign on beaten inflation when inflation is on the up again
- "Get Rwanda done" is better politics than "We got Rwanda done and it's made bugger all difference"
- pay packets at end of April will be higher than end of March, due to the budget's tax bribe. Something to shout about in the final week of the campaign. Will be forgotten by the autumn
*Yeah, I know, but it's all relative, and those three are a bit more professional than their colleagues.
Except since May the SNP has imploded further. Those Scottish seats basically guarantee a Labour majority and a hung parliament is highly unlikely.
Inflation will hit a minimum in a month's time, just right for some good headlines. It is forecast to head up again before autumn. The Rwanda fiasco won't have fiascoed by election day, but would have been at peak fiascoicity in the autumn.
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Alternatively, the 1922 committee might have been getting letters in and Sunak preempted them.lpm wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 7:27 pmI presume these reasons are why.lpm wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:47 pmThey should have called the election in May.
- would have avoided the negative impact their local elections wipe out is going to have
- election campaigns always lead to suspension of infighting
- could have campaigned on "dangerous world, don't jump ship to the unknown, stick with experienced statesmen of Sunak, Cameron and Hunt"*
- dirty tricks, e.g. against Rayner, have to be deployed fast and hard, not languish across many months
- inflation will hit a low in May when the energy prices a year ago vanish from the stats - but then will rise again before the autumn. Can't campaign on beaten inflation when inflation is on the up again
- "Get Rwanda done" is better politics than "We got Rwanda done and it's made bugger all difference"
- pay packets at end of April will be higher than end of March, due to the budget's tax bribe. Something to shout about in the final week of the campaign. Will be forgotten by the autumn
*Yeah, I know, but it's all relative, and those three are a bit more professional than their colleagues.
Except since May the SNP has imploded further. Those Scottish seats basically guarantee a Labour majority and a hung parliament is highly unlikely.
Inflation will hit a minimum in a month's time, just right for some good headlines. It is forecast to head up again before autumn. The Rwanda fiasco won't have fiascoed by election day, but would have been at peak fiascoicity in the autumn.
I assumed he wanted to milk the country as much as possible and DGAF about the post election Tory party.
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Good point, shamelessly stolen.
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It's getting more on brand
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Ooh, this is fun: GB News suggesting rebel Tories could revoke the election by replacing Sunak: https://twitter.com/christopherhope/sta ... 5203456276
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Could they even undissolve Parliament?Brightonian wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:05 pmOoh, this is fun: GB News suggesting rebel Tories could revoke the election by replacing Sunak: https://twitter.com/christopherhope/sta ... 5203456276
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One of the privileges of the king is that he has to agree to dissolve parliament. If he was asked to revoke that dissolution surely he could refuse to do so? And he might, in fact.jimbob wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:37 pmCould they even undissolve Parliament?Brightonian wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:05 pmOoh, this is fun: GB News suggesting rebel Tories could revoke the election by replacing Sunak: https://twitter.com/christopherhope/sta ... 5203456276
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They could try boiling it. Did that at school once with salty water to get salt.jimbob wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:37 pmCould they even undissolve Parliament?Brightonian wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:05 pmOoh, this is fun: GB News suggesting rebel Tories could revoke the election by replacing Sunak: https://twitter.com/christopherhope/sta ... 5203456276
But they seem to think they have up till the dissolving happens, so the 30th.
ETA: If they did this and got away with it they'd probably end up being hated as much as the woman who put a cat in a bin.
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Of course not. That twitterer must be drunk.jimbob wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:37 pmCould they even undissolve Parliament?Brightonian wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:05 pmOoh, this is fun: GB News suggesting rebel Tories could revoke the election by replacing Sunak: https://twitter.com/christopherhope/sta ... 5203456276
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And precedent would be on his side.Grumble wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:49 pmOne of the privileges of the king is that he has to agree to dissolve parliament. If he was asked to revoke that dissolution surely he could refuse to do so? And he might, in fact.jimbob wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:37 pmCould they even undissolve Parliament?Brightonian wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:05 pmOoh, this is fun: GB News suggesting rebel Tories could revoke the election by replacing Sunak: https://twitter.com/christopherhope/sta ... 5203456276
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I think the idea is that they would remove Sunak before the dissolution of Parliament actually happens 25 days before the election.jimbob wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:37 pmCould they even undissolve Parliament?Brightonian wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:05 pmOoh, this is fun: GB News suggesting rebel Tories could revoke the election by replacing Sunak: https://twitter.com/christopherhope/sta ... 5203456276
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Interestingly, the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 prevents the courts from ruling in respect of the dissolution of parliament.
This followed the attempted (and subsequently blocked) prorogation of parliament that Johnson wanted in September 2021, so as to prevent parliamentary scrutiny of his Brexit plans.
The same act repealed the Fixed Term Parliaments Act of 2011.
This followed the attempted (and subsequently blocked) prorogation of parliament that Johnson wanted in September 2021, so as to prevent parliamentary scrutiny of his Brexit plans.
The same act repealed the Fixed Term Parliaments Act of 2011.
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Tory MPs have zero ability to remove someone from position as Prime Minister.dyqik wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 11:30 pmI think the idea is that they would remove Sunak before the dissolution of Parliament actually happens 25 days before the election.jimbob wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:37 pmCould they even undissolve Parliament?Brightonian wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 9:05 pmOoh, this is fun: GB News suggesting rebel Tories could revoke the election by replacing Sunak: https://twitter.com/christopherhope/sta ... 5203456276
Doesn't matter what internal party rules they have, with silly letters or votes of confidence in leadership. They might fire him as leader of their political party. But it does not follow that he would stop being PM.
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True.lpm wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 1:44 amTory MPs have zero ability to remove someone from position as Prime Minister.
Doesn't matter what internal party rules they have, with silly letters or votes of confidence in leadership. They might fire him as leader of their political party. But it does not follow that he would stop being PM.
But the fall out of an attempt would be hilarious.
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Good point. Prime ministers are appointed based on their ability to command confidence in the House of Commons - doesn't matter if that confidence (majority) comes from a single party - or depends on 200 Labour MPs who are very happy that an election is coming.lpm wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 1:44 amTory MPs have zero ability to remove someone from position as Prime Minister.
Doesn't matter what internal party rules they have, with silly letters or votes of confidence in leadership. They might fire him as leader of their political party. But it does not follow that he would stop being PM.
By attempting to mess with the calling of this election - Tory headbangers could turn a likely dismal defeat on polling day - into utter annihilation.
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Indeed, but do they have much to lose? What is Sunak going to do to them? Many are stepping down, or feel their seats are doomed anyway, so just want more time to be An Important Personbob sterman wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 5:16 amGood point. Prime ministers are appointed based on their ability to command confidence in the House of Commons - doesn't matter if that confidence (majority) comes from a single party - or depends on 200 Labour MPs who are very happy that an election is coming.lpm wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 1:44 amTory MPs have zero ability to remove someone from position as Prime Minister.
Doesn't matter what internal party rules they have, with silly letters or votes of confidence in leadership. They might fire him as leader of their political party. But it does not follow that he would stop being PM.
By attempting to mess with the calling of this election - Tory headbangers could turn a likely dismal defeat on polling day - into utter annihilation.
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Oh it would be - seeing the reality of "star-one clusterf.ck from the Tories" would likely push most people* to decide they'd prefer "Chaos with Labour".
*Not my Daily Hate reading father-in-law though. He readily complains the country has gone to sh.t but hasn't quite been able to put two and two together yet about who is responsible for that.
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ON the timing, is one effect to make it harder for (undergraduate) students to vote? If they are registered in their university town but away for the summer, less likely to make a special trip back. Or, probably, get registered at out-of-term address.,