lanky_ffc Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, ICTChris said: Good idea to start a new thread. Peter Hitchens has written that British politics needs re-aligned to a three party system, with a right-wing, 'national conservative' party, a centrist Cameron/Blair party and a left-wing, socialist party and that this would be a better reflection of voters and give people more choice. Is this a step to this happening? I don't think it is - the British electoral system is brutal for third parties and for new parties. Nobody particularly popular or high profile has joined this new group. As I said in the other thread, the real gap in British poltics is for a "Fund Our NHS, Hang the Paedos" Party. What about a 'Fund Our NHS, Free the Paedos' Party? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar 2nd Tier Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 The magnificent Tony Blair waiting in the wings to become President of the new group. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 21 minutes ago, lanky_ffc said: What about a 'Fund Our NHS, Free the Paedos' Party? Reveal hidden contents You can't trust people - people like Coldplay and vote for the independent group. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 The best thing so far has to be the northern branch types giving them grief on twitter.....for sitting with the 3 tory splitters [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 There should be a recall mechanism for MPs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, Granny Danger said: There should be a recall mechanism for MPs. There is -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recall_of_MPs_Act_2015 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betting competition Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) How many more conservative party MPs have to resign before the Conservative/DUP won't have a majority? Edited February 20, 2019 by betting competition 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, LincolnHearts said: Soubry has jumped before she is pushed. Vile woman. In the current climate, 'vile but otherwise sane and rational' is probably enough to win my support tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 52 minutes ago, Highlandmagyar 2nd Tier said: The magnificent Tony Blair waiting in the wings to become President of the new group. No there is only one person who can lead the Independant party Quote Gary Lineker ✔@GaryLineker No idea where this will lead, but for many that are politically homeless this could conceivably be a place of shelter from the increasingly extremist political duopoly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, betting competition said: How many more conservative party MPs have to resign before the Conservative/DUP won't have a majority? May has a working majority of 9 now I believe Edited February 20, 2019 by Colkitto 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, betting competition said: How many more conservative party MPs have to resign before the Conservative/DUP won't have a majority? I think at the moment technically it is 324 each. If Labour win the by election for the Welsh MP who died recently the opposition would technically have a majority but Sinn Fean have 7 absent MP's so they would need 4 more I think? Edited February 20, 2019 by Rodhull 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betting competition Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, Colkitto said: May now has a working majority of 9 now I believe Be interesting to see if any more Tory MPs are going to quit if so then it could force a general election. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, Colkitto said: May has a working majority of 9 now I believe Working majority was 13, so down to 10 now I guess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 minute ago, betting competition said: Be interesting to see if any more Tory MPs are going to quit if so then it could force a general election. Latest YouGov poll that includes IG has Labour down to 26% 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, renton said: Working majority was 13, so down to 10 now I guess. I thought it was 10 too. But read on Twitter it was 9 for some reason? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, Colkitto said: I thought it was 10 too. But read on Twitter it was 9 for some reason? Nae idea. In any event I can't see there being another 9 or 10 Tory MPs breaking cover. Nor could you count on the whole Independent group voting in favour of No Confidence anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betting competition Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, Colkitto said: I thought it was 10 too. But read on Twitter it was 9 for some reason? I was trying to look after my question on here and BBC did say 9 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47306022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Soubry has stated that the coalition did a great job. It won't be long before Chuka is saying that austerity was necessary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Granny Danger said: So these Labour MPs feel that they have the right to continue to ‘represent’ the folk who voted Labour whilst at the same time being happy to align themselves with Tories? I hope their constituency offices get picketed by the people who put them there. And that right there is the cancer of tribalism that repeatedly fucks this country up. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Colkitto said: I thought it was 10 too. But read on Twitter it was 9 for some reason? might be including Bercow? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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