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Confirmed: Jezza expelled from the Labour Party. Once he stood as an independent against a Labour candidate he knew this would happen.

In the past 14 years, he has been one of, if not the, most effective ministers at getting legislation through Parliament. All that snorting had an effect afterall.

I make this about right.

Morgan Spurlock, who made that documentary about only eating McDonald's for a month, has died aged 53 from cancer.

Thanks. I put extra effort into that bit.

Er, given the toxicity of the whole Brexit debate and the mess Labour got itself into on that issue in 2019 (for which Starmer is also to blame - LOL), convincing any of those Tory Leave voters for them is a success.

Those same Leave voters are now less likely to vote Tory, and to vote Labour (and Reform UK) instead. T Nah mate. You can't add (and Reform) in brackets when the Tory Leave voters are piling into there rather than Labour by 2:1. I'm not trying anything here. Tory Leave voters are clearly going to b...

What was that business at the Phoenix cinema in East Finchley last night? I've read that protestors were trying to pressure the cinema into not showing a film about the massacre at the Nova music festival on 7 October. Is that right? I know that they don't like anything about Israeli victims being d...

Labour relying on the unemployed and students shock! The thing with this though, is that the unemployed and students just do not tend to vote, regardless of how they respond to polls. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GOV5bGUWQAApqPV?format=jpg&name=large I'm assuming the 10,928 is not spread equally...

The Tories just managing to hold on to half of homeowners who do not have a mortgage. Which, to be fair, is substantial proportion and will be well represented at the polls on the day. But all others are turning their backs on them. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GOV5e2-WwAAS-AT?format=jpg&name=la...

Labour relying on the unemployed and students shock! The thing with this though, is that the unemployed and students just do not tend to vote, regardless of how they respond to polls. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GOV5bGUWQAApqPV?format=jpg&name=large Are “Not working” as opposed to “unemployed” ...

Whatever else anyone may think about Starmer and Labour, their careful navigation of the Brexit issue looks to be working. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GOV5XFxWIAACk1v?format=jpg&name=large I don't understand the conclusion you've drawn from this? Labour position on Brexit in 2019 clearly spooke...

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 2:19 pm Students don't vote? Weren't they responsible for turfing Clegg out?

That was a targeted campaign though, wasn't it? I mean that generally, younger people (who will make up the bulk of that student demographic) are relatively absent at elections.

The Tories just managing to hold on to half of homeowners who do not have a mortgage. Which, to be fair, is substantial proportion and will be well represented at the polls on the day. But all others are turning their backs on them. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GOV5e2-WwAAS-AT?format=jpg&name=lar...

Labour relying on the unemployed and students shock! The thing with this though, is that the unemployed and students just do not tend to vote, regardless of how they respond to polls.

Whatever else anyone may think about Starmer and Labour, their careful navigation of the Brexit issue looks to be working.

Reform UK could draw a lot of voters away form the Tories.

First YouGov poll is in.

It will be fascinating to see if the Corbyn effect extends beyond social media and into the conscious decision making mind of your average thicko voter. He is popular so could do it, but many voters may just look for Labour on the ballot sheet and not even notice the name of the candidate. What wil...

It will be fascinating to see if the Corbyn effect extends beyond social media and into the conscious decision making mind of your average thicko voter. He is popular so could do it, but many voters may just look for Labour on the ballot sheet and not even notice the name of the candidate.

There would have been software developers that wrote this crap that would have known it was sh*t and just sat on their hands. They are equally as culpable as anyone else. I think that they did voice their concerns to some extent, and one of them became a whistle-blower and went to the trade press.

I already know what I'm going to hate most about this election campaign. I'm sat here now watching breakfast news, and it's clear that news broadcasters are going to lean heavily on vox pops with members of the public giving their thicko opinions on all and sundry. FFS. They should just get the pres...

Grenfell is a joke. I've been following this one closely and the list of companies and individuals that are possibly up for a range of criminal charges is long. And the offences are serious, such as corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, perverting the course of justice, misconduct ...

It looks like the following Bills are going to be shelved and not make the wash-up before the elections: The Smoking Ban Bill - this was a good idea. The Renters Reform Bill - this almost had the potential to actually make a minor improvement to the UK housing market, but they would probably have sc...

Grenfell is a joke. I've been following this one closely and the list of companies and individuals that are possibly up for a range of criminal charges is long. And the offences are serious, such as corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, perverting the course of justice, misconduct i...