The 2017 General Election campaign
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Sparking up a rollie in the Reichstag
Can you point me to the content of the update? The Mirror's site algorithms have simply added a May video clip to any article tagged "Conservative".
mikey mikey
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No, not really. I just posted that to explain why I thought it was news. Turns out I should have checked the date. So thanks for helping me out. I mean, it could have been some prick with sidey remarks instead of your helpful reminder.
Meanwhile, back to incompetency v. intentional throwing of election
Meanwhile, back to incompetency v. intentional throwing of election
newbie
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Leaving Corbyn out of local campaigning is fine, especially given the stark contrast with the personality based approach of the May Party. Similarly burning local issues need to be highlighted, but campaigning without reference to the manifesto exposes division which is ripe for exploitation. How will Abbott or Thornberry deal with persistent questioning about large numbers of prominent LP candidates ignoring the headline policies?
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I was sure I'd heard that story years ago, and was rather surprised to see it being dated May '17, so thanks for researching that and confirming my suspicions
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
No, not really. I just posted that to explain why I thought it was news. Turns out I should have checked the date. So thanks for helping me out. I mean, it could have been some prick with sidey remarks instead of your helpful reminder.
Meanwhile, back to incompetency v. intentional throwing of election
Of course, a very clever political reporter would make sure that the question list Boris snuck a look at next time was a completely fake one
newbie
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No, what they're trying to do is use their huge projected majority to ditch policies they don't want but have had to accept in the past. Obviously they've not felt confident enough to do that with the immigration target, which everyone knows they have no intention of implementing, but the triple lock, winter fuel and social care are all remnants of socialised provision they're ideologically opposed to. They could not have ditched those policies in 2010 or 2015, the polling was too ambiguous, but this time she/they thought they could rebrand and make their contempt for the lower middle class and working class homeowners quite explicit without significant electoral penalty.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Yes - but they could easily have said they were going to "review" social care provision - or other wording that would have given them wriggle room to do what they wanted post-election. Im astonished they stuck in the manifesto and clearly didn't forsee the shit storm it would unleash.
mikey mikey
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Well, well. tbh, I've never been one to place set much store by celeb endorsments, unless it's Patrick Stewart, but well, wow.
chilango
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stop saying "s**** and s*****" and start saying "dementia tax"
Pickman's model
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but what do *you* think?
chilango
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
...because...
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I agree - or at least it's not as helpful as using the far more damaging slogan they've dumped right in your lap, one that's already now in public consciousness. Dt should be hammered.
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Starry Wisdom
peace in our time
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Dementia Tax.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
It's still hammering in the words they want to be hammered in.
Use these two words instead.
Dementia. Tax.
Make them the ones everyone associates with May and the Conservatives.
agricola
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