Politics

[Renton 25142]

26 minutes ago, Alex said:

Well he spent ages trying to become an MP. Only to not actually do the job once it happened. Much like when he was an MEP. So the point about whether he wants to govern / actually put the time in is a good one 

 

He's a narcissist though, just like Johnson, he'd love to be PM. He'd get someone else to do the actual governing although there is almost noone in the party up to the task of organising a village fete. 

[Rayvin 6743]

I think the only way they become viable for governance is via merge with the Tories. Which will happen one way or another, coalition at least. Cabinet will be populated by the usual suspects plus a few Reform orcs.

[Renton 25142]

29 minutes ago, Rayvin said:

I think the only way they become viable for governance is via merge with the Tories. Which will happen one way or another, coalition at least. Cabinet will be populated by the usual suspects plus a few Reform orcs.

 

Possible. God help us.

[Howmanheyman 39080]

First time in ages I put the six o'clock news on the BBC. First item, a few french police deflating a dinghy in France on a beach in France with asylum seekers in it. Must've been a slow news day globally, I'm guessing absolutely nothing happened anywhere? 

[Rayvin 6743]

8 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

First time in ages I put the six o'clock news on the BBC. First item, a few french police deflating a dinghy in France on a beach in France with asylum seekers in it. Must've been a slow news day globally, I'm guessing absolutely nothing happened anywhere? 

 

That has been all over the news today. I think that the government is probably pushing it to show that their efforts to engage with the French on this issue are being successful. I cannot think of any other reason why the BBC would be spamming it everywhere.

[Renton 25142]

Is this the new change in France where they can now stop dinghies that have actually launched? Previously if the dinghy got in the water the gendarmes were legally obliged to fold their arms, pull out a Gauloise and theatrically shrug and tut.

[ewerk 35081]

It’s still the same unless there’s an immediate threat to life.

 

Just a happy coincidence that a BBC camera crew were there to witness this incident.

Edited 13 minutes ago by ewerk

[Rayvin 6743]

A report came out yesterday in GB News that was saying that we're getting more small boats this year than any previous years - specifically noting that it was Starmer's unwelcome record. So I assume it's to fight back against that for the all important 7% of ex Labour reform voters.