The 2019 General Election

[Mr.Bishie]

lol best news all day

 

[Grace Johnson]

Seems somewhat unusual; I was under the impression that such status was always considered potentially higher at times of significant electoral events?

Tends to be only if there is a precieved domestic threat. The last raise of the threat level was due to isis having massive resources at the time. That has now diminished after various defeats in Syria. That's why it was downgraded.

Also they evaluate the threat level over 6 months before they downgrade it. It can go up quickly after a change in world events or a terror attack but downgrading it is a long process. The election wouldn't have even been able to be taken in to account during the time frame the decision was made in.

 

[belboid]

Williamson is standing as an independent.

 

[belboid]

Just thought. Galloway was going to stand in West Brom to oppose Watson. I hope he's put his papers in already

 

[moochedit]

Theresa May is stepping down too.

ETA I thinks this is bollocks cos I can't find any confirmation.

I’ve been looking around and there’s nothing. If it was even just likely it’d be bigger news than Watson.

No idea if it's true but not many ex-pm's stay on for long as backbenchers do they? I'd be more surprised if she does stand again.

 

[Wilf]

Maybe the call of the wheatfield is strong. Like Frodo and the Shire.

 

[Proper Tidy]

Williamson is standing as an independent.

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Won't even keep his deposit

 

[belboid]

No idea if it's true but not many ex-pm's stay on for long as backbenchers do they? I'd be more surprised if she does stand again.

Heath was the last one to stay on for an election after he'd lost. Hung on for years just to annoy Thatcher.

 

[butchersapron]

Williamson is standing as an independent.

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There's commitment - I will only stay in the party I pretend to believe in if I can be an mp.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Williamson is standing as an independent.

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He's just been on Sky News saying he is standing down, Corbyn isn't fit to be PM, and people should vote for Johnson.

 

[Plumdaff]

Plaid, Greens, and Lib Dem electoral pact. I think that's remarkably stupid of Plaid. The areas they want to be competitive in aren't jam packed with 'Sensible Centrists', and it'll put off left voters fed up with Welsh Labour.

 

[eoin_k]

He's just been on Sky News saying he is standing down, Corbyn isn't fit to be PM, and people should vote for Johnson.

interesting take on "social justice, internationalism and socialism"

 

[Badgers]

He's just been on Sky News saying he is standing down, Corbyn isn't fit to be PM, and people should vote for Johnson.

Shocking

 

[redsquirrel]

He's just been on Sky News saying he is standing down, Corbyn isn't fit to be PM, and people should vote for Johnson.

You sure you are not getting Williamson confused with Austin? There is nothing on the Sky News front page on Williamson.

 

[cupid_stunt]

You sure you are not getting Williamson confused with Austin? There is nothing on the Sky News front page on Williamson.

Fuck, yes, I am.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Neither corbyn nor Johnson- and Swinson can fuck off as well

 

[Artaxerxes]

He's just been on Sky News saying he is standing down, Corbyn isn't fit to be PM, and people should vote for Johnson.

Has anyone told him how many bankers support the conservatives?

 

[teqniq]

Heh.

 

[redsquirrel]

Plaid, Greens, and Lib Dem electoral pact. I think that's remarkably stupid of Plaid. The areas they want to be competitive in aren't jam packed with 'Sensible Centrists', and it'll put off left voters fed up with Welsh Labour.

Both PC and Greens are total mugs

The majority of candidates given a free run will be Lib Dems given that the party had 20 MPs when parliament was dissolved this week, against four for Plaid Cymru and one for the Greens.

 

[gentlegreen]

Heh.

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Someone should do a "million pixel" version ...

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Plaid, Greens, and Lib Dem electoral pact. I think that's remarkably stupid of Plaid. The areas they want to be competitive in aren't jam packed with 'Sensible Centrists', and it'll put off left voters fed up with Welsh Labour.

Very generous of Swinson to let someone else have a little chance in the middle of her glorious sweep to government isn't it.

 

[Proper Tidy]

Plaid, Greens, and Lib Dem electoral pact. I think that's remarkably stupid of Plaid. The areas they want to be competitive in aren't jam packed with 'Sensible Centrists', and it'll put off left voters fed up with Welsh Labour.

The 'party of wales' not standing in every welsh constituency is lunacy. Even the remain alliance bit doesn't wash - I know price wanted a revoke position but official plaid stance is second ref, which is contrary to libdem position of revoke

 

[Proper Tidy]

Also just had the amusing realisation that dexter is now formally in an alliance with the libdems, lol

 

[andysays]

Subsequent to Williamson announcing he's standing as an independent, he has now asked Labour not to stand a candidate, claiming it would be their fault if the vote is split and the Tories win the seat...

 

[danny la rouge]

Williamson has now announced he's standing as an independent, and has asked Labour not to stand a candidate, claiming it would be their fault if the vote is split and the Tories win the seat...

By Their, does he mean “the Jews”?

 

[DexterTCN]

Many Welsh indy supporters are against this, libdems are a unionist party. FPTP makes for strange bedfellows at times.

In the longer run it should be positive because they'll stab PC in the back down the line, that's guaranteed.

libdems are now, allegedly, pro-Welsh indy but anti-Scots indy.

 

[andysays]

By Their, does he mean “the Jews”?

Probably (he actually puts the blame on the Labour NEC, it was me who abbreviated to 'their'. Maybe I'm blaming the Jews )

 

[killer b]

by 'allegedly' do you mean 'not'?

 

[danny la rouge]

Probably (he actually puts the blame on the Labour NEC, it was me who abbreviate to 'their'. )

I know. I was making a joke.

 

[DexterTCN]

by 'allegedly' do you mean 'not'?

I don't believe that they are pro-Welsh indy, no.