Can we really Trust Teresa May with a blank cheque?

You said 'I wonder how people will react to the fact that she is talking about fox hunting again'
Well, I gave you my answer.

Well,
actually,

I didn't.

I think so.....but

I wonder how people will react to the fact that she is also talking of allowing fox hunting again.
That's a bit disingenuous because she can't allow fox hunting again, it is banned by Act of Parliament (2004) as we all know. She may be in favour of it and she may want to allow another vote. But of course she can't allow it.

Another vote would retain the ban I would think.

I would think
if I am allowed to say that

What you really wanted to hear was ' Hell! The whole country will be up in arms'
But it wouldn't be true at all.A lot of people want to restore fox hunting and were extremely upset that it was banned ( with hounds).

Maizie you are getting very worked up .....can't be good for the health.
You said 'I wonder how people will react to the fact that she is talking about fox hunting again'
Well, I gave you my answer.

Neither Maizie just giving my own opinion as to liking /disliking political ideas.
Of course political parties will holler about the ideas that their rivals come out with,
Then sometimes do similar things later on.Rather than naive, I am more cynical if anything.However, a good idea is always a good idea.

Re fox hunting......a lot of people will be happy if it was restored and a lot of people would be unhappy.The usual story.

Nothing like stating the bl**ding obvious. Such a valuable contribution to the debate...

Who cares about ideas ( if they are good ones) where they come from, are they pinched/copied and whatnot

It's the reaction to them which people care about. If an idea is 'good' why would it get howls of outrage from the right wing press two years ago but smiles of approval now?

You are either being incredibly naive, roses or failing completely to see the point.

Re fox hunting......a lot of people will be happy if it was restored and a lot of people would be unhappy.The usual story.

Who cares about ideas ( if they are good ones) where they come from, are they pinched/copied and whatnot.
The energy one is a good idea, the no hospital charges are a good idea ( in principle) and so on and so forth.All Parties come up with at least a few good ideas!

I have just read a report in 'the Business insider which says that TM will not be allowed to negotiate with the 27 remaining EU countries - she will be excluded from their meetings - but only able to negotiate with Barnier.
In the rules published prior to the vote it was said that the other countries would decide the terms of UK leaving the EU and the U.K would have no input to this process. I imagine that TM was hoping that this was not true or the rules could be changed.
Tomorrow the CPS are going to announce whether or not they are going to prosecute anyone for the Election expenses problem.
I wonder how people will react to the fact that she is also talking of allowing fox hunting again.

@whitewave

Like two peas in a pod

Nuances like one is proposed by Red Ed and the other by True Blue Theresa, whitewave?

sunseeker [Grin] well that is OK then - such nuances clearly make all the differences.

you are wrong, sunseeker and roses.

Just like May, Millibands' stated intention was to freeze energy prices so that they could go down, but not up.

Labour will freeze energy bills until 2017, ensuring that bills can fall but not rise, and we will give the regulator the power to cut bills this winter.

Page 25 of the 2015 Labour Manifesto

www.labour.org.uk/page/-/BritainCanBeBetter-TheLabourPartyManifesto2015.pdf

You are right sunseeker it isn't the same exactly as the Miliband idea.

As I understand it Ed Milliband was going to FREEZE energy bills. Theresa May is talking about putting a CAP on energy bills.

I heard it explained today that the former meant if energy costs dropped then energy bills would not be able to be reduced. The latter means that there will be a limit on how much energy bills can rise, but could still be reduced

To be fair, most of the time it was the Labour government trying and failing to deport Abu Hamza, then the ECHR blocked it and Theresa May finally managed to extradite him to the USA.
If I remember correctly, I am sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

She can't personally be responsible.

When you are a government Minister you are personally responsible for the actions of your department. And you are responsible for Departmental Policy; that's your job.

Honourable Ministers have resigned before now over departmental mistakes, and failures to produced promised results.

jalima I am looking at May's term of office and her effectiveness - not what I would have preferred to have happened.

She did eventually manage to get rid of what's his name. Although all his relatives are still here, living on benefits.

Jalima, I didn't make the same mistake. The second time I corrected the fact that I has mispelt Theresa. I don't normally do that. Back page of the wraparound - backing ME, voting for MY conservative candidate. That's the page the locals are going to have to pay for.

I see James has disappeared!

Light blue touch paper and retire

I thought all Remainers (well, nearly all) were pro immigration and everyone's Human Rights?