Change UK: Chuka Umunna resigns from Labour party and launches Independent Group

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

More than any other party?

I can well believe they've spent the most on Facebook ads specifically. Combine their self-conscious 'modern' nature with their lack of understanding of how anything actually works, and the result is chucking a load of money at Facebook.

 

[Badgers]

Change UK could form pro-remain pact with Liberal Democrats | Change UK – The Independent Group | The Guardian

A Liberal alliance

 

[redsquirrel]

Why would the LDs want these pricks?

 

[mx wcfc]

Why would the LDs want these pricks?

They've just gone into coalition with the tories and UKIP to get into power in one council. I can't imagine a deal with CHuK would be problematic for them.

 

[redsquirrel]

They've just gone into coalition with the tories and UKIP to get into power in one council. I can't imagine a deal with CHuK would be problematic for them.

Oh no disagreement there, but why would the LDs bother with these pricks?

Prior to the LEs when they were both polling around the same level of support I could imagine the two striking a deal, now the LDs hold all the cards and the ChUKs will be soundly embarrassed when the results are announced. The LDs will drop any principles at the merest hint of power but what do ChUK bring to the party but a load of baggage in the form of mockery, contempt and dislike. ChUK don't have any activists, they don't have any councillors, they have 11 MPs most of which are fucking pathetic specimens even by the standards of the LDs. There's not enough space for two centrist parties and the LDs have all the cards, if they want they can simply swallow ChUK up, if they don't they can blow them away.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

The LDs will drop any principles at the merest hint of power

they had any in the first place?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Change UK could form pro-remain pact with Liberal Democrats | Change UK – The Independent Group | The Guardian

A Liberal alliance

Why would the LibDems want a 'pact' with such hopeless misfits?

The LibDems should tell them they can join them & wind-up Chuckle UK, or fuck off.

 

[Pickman's model]

Why would the LibDems want a 'pact' with such hopeless misfits?

The LibDems should tell them they can join them & wind-up Chuckle UK, or fuck off.

Yeh, they're hopeless misfits themselves, they don't need any more oddballs

 

[ruffneck23]

well I certainly didnt see this coming

Change UK leader Heidi Allen hints at death of troubled party with call for merger with Liberal Democrats

 

[cupid_stunt]

well I certainly didnt see this coming

Change UK leader Heidi Allen hints at death of troubled party with call for merger with Liberal Democrats

You didn't?

It was posted on this thread last Monday - Change UK: Chuka Umunna resigns from Labour party and launches Independent Group

 

[ruffneck23]

You didn't?

It was posted on this thread last Monday - Change UK: Chuka Umunna resigns from Labour party and launches Independent Group

I was being sarcastic, I did wonder whether to add a not at the end but thought it may be obvs

 

[Rob Ray]

The LDs are weak in parliamentary terms atm so might entertain the idea of grabbing a dozen refugees from other parties to get their profile back up, but only carrying the water.

 

[Dogsauce]

LDs are electing a new leader (which you might have missed while another party does the same). What’s betting the chuks use that as some justification for merging, something like ‘this is a new modern leader and someone we felt we could work with... shared ideas and values...’ etc. Would appear less like a defeat that way.

 

[cupid_stunt]

LDs are electing a new leader (which you might have missed while another party does the same). What’s betting the chuks use that as some justification for merging, something like ‘this is a new modern leader and someone we felt we could work with... shared ideas and values...’ etc. Would appear less like a defeat that way.

True, and it produces the possibly that if failing Grayling stands in the Tory leadership contest, he could end-up as LibDem leader by accident.

 

[billy_bob]

Change UK could form pro-remain pact with Liberal Democrats | Change UK – The Independent Group | The Guardian

A Liberal alliance

Breaking news: Zen Buddhists to replace 'What is the sound of one hand clapping?' with 'What is the point of Change UK?' as best way to clear the mind of all conscious thought.

 

[elbows]

 

[Celyn]

The LDs are weak in parliamentary terms atm so might entertain the idea of grabbing a dozen refugees from other parties to get their profile back up, but only carrying the water.

At present, the LibDems are in 4th place in the House of Commons, so they might quite like to make the numbers look better.

 

[elbows]

 

[brogdale]

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[Kaka Tim]

I think the chuks have definitely overperformed. At their inception i didn't think they would last long as a viable party and their lack of any political ideas other then rehashed centrist beige and rank opportunism would find them out.

however - i would never have predicted that they would go from - "brave new dawn of politics" and "could this produce - whisper it - the british Macron?" - to a never ending stream of farcical pratfalls, a sub 5% vote share and collapsing into acrimonious backbiting in just over 3 months. Take a bow guys.

 

[kebabking]

I think the chuks have definitely overperformed. At their inception i didn't think they would last long as a viable party and their lack of any political ideas other then rehashed centrist beige and rank opportunism would find them out.

however - i would never have predicted that they would go from - "brave new dawn of politics" and "could this produce - whisper it - the british Macron?" - to a never ending stream of farcical pratfalls, a sub 5% vote share and collapsing into acrimonious backbiting in just over 3 months. Take a bow guys.

I, for one, salute their plaudit-winning entry into this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe...

 

[likesfish]

Well we needed a comedy option.

The self styled Obama of UK politics has managed to shoot himself in the foot and kneecap himself all at once .

Impressive

 

[a_chap]

I, for one, salute their plaudit-winning entry into this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe...

No, not quite.

I hear they have instead volunteered to perform the UK entry at next year's Eurovision.

 

[elbows]

No, not quite.

I hear they have instead volunteered to perform the UK entry at next year's Eurovision.

I'm sure they will find a way to mess that up too, and enter the Eurovision wrong contest.

They couldnt even agree on whether their entry should be the original ditty 'we must change.... our logo', or a reworked version of 'if I could turn back time (I wouldnt break away)'. They did manage to agree that covering 'a whiter shade of pale' was unwise considering their early tinger stumblings.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Well I hope they do merge with the LibDems. Is the only way Labour will get back to power is with a coalition with the LibDems? Ony the LibDems can pinch seats in many Tory areas.

 

[likesfish]

I'm sure they will find a way to mess that up too, and enter the Eurovision wrong contest.

They couldnt even agree on whether their entry should be the original ditty 'we must change.... our logo', or a reworked version of 'if I could turn back time (I wouldnt break away)'. They did manage to agree that covering 'a whiter shade of pale' was unwise considering their early tinger stumblings.

I'm pretty sure in cuk UK can't do any worse than the normal UK Eurovision

 

[kebabking]

I'm pretty sure in cuk UK can't do any worse than the normal UK Eurovision

Oh ye of little faith.

No ambition likesfish - that's your problem...

 

[billy_bob]

They'd only try to merge their song with Malta's or something.

 

[kebabking]

They'd only try to merge their song with Malta's or something.

I was going to suggest setting Mein Kampf to music...

 

[Funky_monks]

Are they dead yet?