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Can we really Trust Teresa May with a blank cheque?

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James2451 Sun 07-May-17 13:38:59

‘We need to seriously remind ourselves that we are being asked to cast a vote that will affect not just our lives today, but the future of generations to come’.
I desire a fairer and decent society, one that does not impose severe austerity packages on low and middle earners and so many young families. In fact, for most of us the quality of life for our own grandchildren and their prospects and safe future."

I am deeply worried about giving Teresa May and many of her RW extremists a blank cheque to do what ever they want over the next five years. I am not assured at present that we can trust her and the extreme dogma of many of her MP's. We have no guarantee she will be in office for the full term, look what happened to Maggie.

Her unwillingness to inform the Country what Brexit will mean if she gets her on way with the EU and she is not even prepared to debate her election policies on TV for us all to hear and give our approval,or dissent is worrying. Forget about Corbyn that is a red herring excuse given to protect her from facing the camera's and the Nations scrutiny.
Her term in office at the Home Office has not been the brightest for any leading conservative minister, nor as her ability been questioned to the full to be able to lead our nation through the trouble waters likely to be ahead after Brexit, her ability is still an important unknown factor.

No, I cannot fully put my trust in her at present, I need to have far greater assurances far better than the rude way she behaved at the dispatch box and at the rostrum outside number 10 last week.

We need to be quite clear the election is NOT on Brexit it is on policies for healing and improving the quality of life of the nation over the next five years. I want a bright future for my grandchildren, I am not sure that Teresa May knows how to achieve that with her political dogma, or that I can presently 100% trust her without her being willing to debate her policies in front of the Nation. She is possibly more worried about Nicola Sturgeon than Jeremy Corbyn.. A landslide victory is likely to send the wrong messages to her backbenchers for more draconian policies and I do not believe that is what the nation needs for our grandchildrens future. I am therefore coming round to voting Lib Dem.

Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 16:16:50

Tegan grin

TriciaF Wed 07-Jun-17 16:14:38

The main UK negotiators will be David Davis, Sir Tim Barrow, and Oliver Robbins:
www.itv.com/news/2017-03-29/brexit-who-will-be-britain-and-european-unions-top-negotiators/

Tegan2 Wed 07-Jun-17 16:14:10

I thought we didn't actually have any laws of our own but that they were all decreed by the EU, hence Boris beseeching us to 'take back control.....'[perhaps he was lying confused]....

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 15:27:57

That's right ww the OECD recognise what is almost certain to happen. There is no plan, and I'm beginning to wonder if that is the plan, because none of them are up to it. They intend to hold their noses and jump taking this God forsaken island with them, all for the sake of vanity and retaining a United party.

rosesarered Wed 07-Jun-17 15:26:36

True, which is why they can see through Corbyn I expect.His followers wear them though.

Welshwife Wed 07-Jun-17 15:23:10

Most of the world does not wear rose tinted specs!!

Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 15:23:01

There is already a UK Human Rights Act based on the ECHR. TM has talked in the past about getting rid of it and replacing it by a UK Bill of Rights. Whatever she does, it's nothing to do with the EU or Brexit

Serkeen Wed 07-Jun-17 15:22:17

Theresa May never speak from her heart I have noticed, more from a pre prepared checked script.

UK needs a real person with real concerns, not saying the opposition will do any better though

rosesarered Wed 07-Jun-17 15:14:34

No WW it has not become obvious to the world that the Brexit team are useless
With very poor negotiation skills.
The negotiations only start eleven days after Friday.

rosesarered Wed 07-Jun-17 15:11:31

I expect that most things will simply be adopted into UK HR but if there are things that the government wishes to change or modify then they can do so.

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 15:10:57

I'm wondering how the cliff edge disaster will be spun. No doubt all the fault of those dastardly Europeans, when in fact it has become obvious to the world that the Brexit team are useless with very poor negotiation skills.

Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 15:06:19

HR are NOTHING to do with the EU but everything to do with the ECHR which we have codified into UK Law

rosesarered Wed 07-Jun-17 14:58:44

Well ww I do hope you will be laughing just as much on Friday.wink

rosesarered Wed 07-Jun-17 14:57:44

Really Rigby why I never knew that! Duh!

We had HR here before we joined the EU.

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 14:57:27

rigby grin a laugh a minute!!

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 14:56:47

Report in the Independent which says that the OECD expects that the talks will fail in 2019, and that Britain is heading for a cliff edge disaster.

Wonder if people understand what that exactly means?

Probably not and will dismiss it as "scaremongering"anyway. Just how close minded can you be?

Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 14:55:23

Well you see rar that's why we have the rule of law and not the lynch mob. I would also absolutely love to know the difference between human rights, European human rights and British human rights. Care to elaborate because I'm afraid I'm stuck?

rosesarered Wed 07-Jun-17 14:48:15

If HR is scrapped ( EU laws) we would still have British HR laws.No need for hysterics on anyones behalf just yet.

rosesarered Wed 07-Jun-17 14:45:34

I doubt Rigby or WW that if your DGC had just died in Manchester, you would be saying what you are.

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 14:45:08

Just like May grandstanding about cryptography. Can't be done, but the voter "trusts"May - what a joke.

rosesarered Wed 07-Jun-17 14:43:40

If things need 'beefing up' as regards these potential killers then so be it.I can't see many people complaining about it.We need HR but if they are too much on the side of the terrorist/ potential terrorist ( saying that they have a family life etc)
Then our hands are tied.EU human rights have been used for years, but we can make our own ones in the future, and safeguarding psychos/and radicalised hate filled nutcases won't be on the menu.Everything will have to be passed as law by Parliament, so nothing will get nodded through without a lot of debate.

Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 14:40:22

What's really sad is that people can post such a comment in all seriousness . Only the HR of potential terrorists <sobs hysterically>

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 14:36:47

grin well it would be funny if it wasn't so bloody sad

Rigby46 Wed 07-Jun-17 14:35:09

Hahahahaha - only the HR regarding potential terrorists .

rosesarered Wed 07-Jun-17 14:21:08

Only the HR regarding potential terrorists, and nothing is decided yet.It would need to be passed by Parliament anyway.