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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.

Ana Mon 05-Jun-17 13:56:28

I don't honestly care what you think of me, whitewave.

rosesarered Mon 05-Jun-17 13:59:26

Yes, I agree Ana it is a waste of time saying anything to some posters......but hopefully others will take notice of it.

whitewave Mon 05-Jun-17 14:02:54

Good so can I have your assurance that you won't speak to me in future it will save me a lot of irritation.

rosesarered Mon 05-Jun-17 14:07:38

No, can't be guaranteed!
There is a lot of intransigence being shown on GN and we can't not post comments because it irritates somebody ( even several somebodies.)

whitewave Mon 05-Jun-17 14:10:04

Well make up your mind!! Either it is a waste of time talking or not you can't have it both ways

angelab Mon 05-Jun-17 14:10:23

roses, ana: it may be the case that JC has changed his stance on various issues but if that makes him unsuitable to be PM, that must also make TM unsuitable, since she has changed her mind over social care in this very short pre-election period.

rosesarered Mon 05-Jun-17 14:11:59

Hardly the same thing Angelb

angelab Mon 05-Jun-17 14:14:33

I didn't say it was the same thing, rar. My point was simply that she also changes her stance on issues.

whitewave Mon 05-Jun-17 15:40:20

Still waiting for questions about Brexit about which this election is supposed to centre.

We are no further forward than we were at the start.

We still don't know
How much May is prepared to pay to secure a deal - no information
What will be the new regime on immigration under the Tories - no information
What if she walks away from the table with no deal. How will she secure Britain from an economic crash - no information

The great British voter is as clueless as to what they are voting for now as they were at the beginning of this campaign.

If we vote on this we are indeed giving her a blank cheque and she will feel empowered to do almost anything in our name. Well NOT in mine.

whitewave Mon 05-Jun-17 15:57:25

Reading an article in "The Register" an IT publication - and there is a lot of merriment at Maybots expense over her plans to tackle terrorism by banning stuff on the internet.

Reading what is being said, she clearly is clueless.

nigglynellie Mon 05-Jun-17 16:23:15

I wouldn't have thought any discussions regarding the tackling of terrorism would provoke merriment! but each to his own!! I have noted your comments roses! Let's face it Mrs May can't do right for doing wrong, so not much point discussing any of it. Imo, better to leave the usual crowd to denigrate TM amongst themselves. TBH, I couldn't give a toss what they think of her or me come to that!
Clueless British voter? What an arrogant comment ww!

whitewave Mon 05-Jun-17 16:28:29

niggly you misunderstand. It was what Maybot planned to do to tackle it that caused the merriment as it seems to show her utter ignorance as to the way the web works.

Who said clueless British voter? You have the wrong person.

I note that once again - it happens at least once a day - you are leaving the "usual crowd" to talk amongst themselves. See you tomorrowsmile

Ana Mon 05-Jun-17 16:32:11

The great British voter is as clueless as to what they are voting for now as they were at the beginning of this campaign.

Your post 15.40 whitewave.

rosesarered Mon 05-Jun-17 17:26:38

....and there it is, in black and white.

nigglynellie Mon 05-Jun-17 17:36:42

No I didn't misunderstand you ww, far from it, but I don't think any suggestions made seriously on how to combat terrorism merit being treated with merriment. I'm sure JC and DA have instant answers to this very complex situation, which I would treat perhaps with scepticism but never merriment.

nigglynellie Mon 05-Jun-17 17:38:06

As you say roses, ' In black and white'!!

whitewave Mon 05-Jun-17 17:41:56

nig merriment at the impossiblity of what May said she would do on the internet. Look at the article in the publication to understand what i mean. I thinktht the worrying thing is not the fact that the computer programmers etc found her suggestions ridiculous , but that the advise she is being given is so wrong

Ana Mon 05-Jun-17 17:46:09

I think, niggly, that the reason people forget what they've said in a very recent post is because the words or thoughts weren't really theirs in the first place.

whitewave Mon 05-Jun-17 17:47:00

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nigglynellie Mon 05-Jun-17 17:56:04

Not to worry ana, the left are the master of the double think!! No doubt it was someone else's quote?!!! 20.000 more police overnight is actually impossible, but I'm sure for JC it's a serious suggestion or to be sneered at.

nigglynellie Mon 05-Jun-17 17:56:59

'not' not or!!!

durhamjen Mon 05-Jun-17 18:01:22

Corbyn did not say he disagreed with the shoot-to-kill policy.
The BBC has had to apologise over what Laura Kuennsberg said.
This is fact.

Welshwife Mon 05-Jun-17 18:23:54

Looking at the manifesto of TM it is difficult to really understand what she - and her govt - will actually do. I think the team she has at the moment is not the best she could have - the same as JC could maybe improve his team - I certainly would if I was him.
All the criticising she does of JC demeans her really. As MaggieTh said - once people start to be rude about their opponent you know it is because they lack ideas.

daphnedill Mon 05-Jun-17 18:27:28

This is May's and Corbyn's voting record on terrorism legislation. Spot any difference?
(Click on the picture to make it bigger.)

whitewave Mon 05-Jun-17 18:59:12

Why isn't May sticking up for our London mayor and Trumps attack?