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The British Parliamentary election of June 8. Will she stay or go?

Re: The British Parliamentary election of June 8. Will she stay or go?

This may strengthen May, but when the SNP wins like every vote for parliament in Scotland another independence referendum happens that much quicker. maybe she feels that's inevitable, but she's about to become a stronger leader in a smaller country. Really, what reason is there for the Scots to stay at this point?
 
Re: The British Parliamentary election of June 8. Will she stay or go?

I don't think it will strengthen her at all. I think it was a riverboat gamble she had to make.
 
Re: The British Parliamentary election of June 8. Will she stay or go?

Isn't Jeremy Corbyn basically the UK's version of Bernie Sanders? Will be interesting to see if that form of progressivism does well in the UK which seems to be a bit more socially liberal than the US (national health care for example).
 
Re: The British Parliamentary election of June 8. Will she stay or go?

Rover said:
Isn't Jeremy Corbyn basically the UK's version of Bernie Sanders? Will be interesting to see if that form of progressivism does well in the UK which seems to be a bit more socially liberal than the US (national health care for example).
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Corbyn is more like the UK's equivalent of Dennis Kucinich, without, you know...

Labour under Corbyn probably has its heart in the right place but is underwhelming. They need a modern this guy.
 
Kepler said:
Really? What happened to you?! :eek: ;)
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Yep. Not DLG, who on this date in 1940, sealed the fate of Dear Neville, but WSC.

He was the last imperialist PM of the UK. And who's motto translated as "Faithful but Unfortunate"

A short note on Lloyd George's entrepreneurial skill:

"When the Order of the British Empire was founded by George V in 1917, Lloyd George is said to have asked Gregory what he could ask for an OBE, Gregory's reply was "about £100 a time".

Between 1917 and 1922 when Lloyd George resigned, 25,000 people had received the OBE. A nice little earner. Lloyd George is estimated to have amassed in his private bank account over £1.5 million pounds from the sales of honours. (Value £150 million plus today)."
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joecct said:
Yep. Not DLG, who on this date in 1940, sealed the fate of Dear Neville, but WSC.
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Ah, that makes sense. Churchill is the sort of political leader who would catch the imagination of a second grader. :p

Are you a big fan of Henry V and TR too? ;)
 
Kepler said:
Ah, that makes sense. Churchill is the sort of political leader who would catch the imagination of a second grader. :p

Are you a big fan of Henry V and TR too? ;)
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We few, we happy few. We Band of Brothers.
Yes.

Oh, and for you history buffs, here is the Parliament debate of May 8, 1940 that forced the change in government to Mr. Churchill as PM.

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1940/may/08/conduct-of-the-war
Chamberlain puts his foot in his mouth at 4:53.
Lloyd George delivers a rapier thrust at a bit before 6:10 But read the whole thing starting at 5:37.
Churchill delivers his defense of the government's actions at 10:11 pm.

In one of those historical coincidences, 5 years later the European War ended.
 
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Re: The British Parliamentary election of June 8. Will she stay or go?

Looks like a standard leftist platform to me. Lets see how it plays out.
 
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Rover said:
Looks like a standard leftist platform to me. Lets see how it plays out.
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IINM everybody is predicting May will still have a plurality. The question is how big (twss).
 
Re: The British Parliamentary election of June 8. Will she stay or go?

Latest poll has May up by merely one point over Labour.
 
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