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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.

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 23:56:34

If you know anyone who hasn't decided, show them this.

skwawkbox.org/2017/06/07/this-exocet-hits-the-nhs-unless-we-remove-the-tories-tomorrow-ge17/

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 23:19:40

A comparison of Corbyn and May.
I know who I trust most.

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 22:19:06

skwawkbox.org/2017/06/07/guest-post-entrepreneur-says-vote-labour-pt-2-our-kids-education-ge17/

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 22:17:36

This is what will happen to the NHS if May gets back with a big majority.

skwawkbox.org/2017/06/07/guest-post-pt-3-entrepreneur-says-votelabour-for-our-nhs-ge17/

Obviously Tory voters couldn't care less.

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 22:11:41

There's a webcam on the woodland trust website, whitewave.

Apparently the reason May never costed the manifesto is because Corbyn stole all the calculators.

Jalima1108 Wed 07-Jun-17 22:07:42

I don't like board games

Sometimes I have to suffer them but not tonight thanks!

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 21:40:53

Oh dj saw some on the Scottish thing this evening. They are incredibly powerful birds.

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 21:33:28

Anyone for a game of Monopoly?

That's Amber Rudd's favourite game, isn't it?

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 21:27:24

skwawkbox.org/2017/06/07/video-hardcore-tory-pundit-mays-got-nothing-its-on-a-knife-edge-ge17/

This will cheer you up as well.

I am watching ospreys on a webcam.

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 21:25:27

Whitewalkers grin

Tegan2 Wed 07-Jun-17 20:56:19

Oh heck whitewave; I've now conjured up an image of Maybot and her cronies as whitewalkers; this is not going to go away [anyone got any spare dragon glass??]

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 20:50:13

grin god knows I'm going to do tomorrow!!

GracesGranMK2 Wed 07-Jun-17 20:44:17

Nothing so high-brow for me whitewave - I am watching WPC 56.

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 20:33:45

Even her fellow Tories have coined the word. She is definately damaged goods.

PS I'm watching Game of Thrones to take my mind off the election, but just come to a gory bit so can't watch!!!!!

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 20:27:44

By the way, did anyone else hear that May has never heard herself described as a Maybot?
Her team must be doing extremely well to shield her from that.

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 20:26:32

This is an interesting article. It shows that Mayhem is conning us, as there is a magic money tree; she just says there isn't to frighten us into voting for her.

think-left.org/2017/06/04/why-the-magic-money-tree-matters/

GracesGranMK2 Wed 07-Jun-17 19:57:53

But it is exactly how I perceive one or two people a acting on here RAR - you in particular. You/they rarely, if ever, contribute to the actual discussion but are very willing to "attack" the person not the views they hold when they are contrary to theirs. These people will also do this, not singly but in pairs and threes. Now in my younger days that would have been seen as bullying or attacking. Most of those who did it as children grow out of it.

If you have an argument to put forward then you will find many prepared to discuss it with you but if it is always an attack on the person - it seems right to use that word.

The comment about people wearing rose-colour glasses was turned by you on to those whose opinions you disagree with - those who think Corbyn might have something to say. Firstly you describe them as "followers" which is derogatory toward people who are just as intelligent as you making a thought out decision on politics and then you suggest they cannot see the truth as in they are looking through rose coloured glasses.

You are, as you so often do, attacking the person and not to point of the discussion. I don't even know if you know you are doing it. It is not funny it is low level bullying which grows when there are two or three attacking one person but you and a few others continue with it so I will continue to call it out when I see it.

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 19:24:40

Someone doesn't trust Theresa May.

Just happens to be a former head of counter-terrorism.

rosesarered Wed 07-Jun-17 18:51:55

Careful GGM2 you are going to wear out that word 'attack' .......

GracesGranMK2 Wed 07-Jun-17 18:47:39

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

Back to nasty attack on other voters rather than talking about the parties and the manifestos, I see RAR.

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 17:41:05

www.facebook.com/Change.orgUK/videos/1319853668132869/

This is a facebook video with change.org and fullfact, where Brexit gets a mention, too.
You don't have to watch it, just listen in the background while you are online.

durhamjen Wed 07-Jun-17 17:39:05

It's a bit unfair that he can blame Labour as well, as they have not been allowed in on any of the negotiation skirmishes yet.
He can blame them after tomorrow, maybe.

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 17:35:14

It is serious isn't it?

MaizieD Wed 07-Jun-17 17:27:07

Just to cheer some people up more...

Ian Dunt's blog for today;

I can't cut out snippets to share, it's all too interrelated. Afraid people will just have to follow the link to read it

www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2017/06/07/uncosted-the-brexit-black-hole-in-corbyn-and-may-s-manifesto

whitewave Wed 07-Jun-17 16:20:16

Reuters report re - investing in the U.K.

It is noticeable that investors have been rapidly de- coupling since the Brexit vote in 2016. They have become extremely risk adverse and a class "Europe-ex-UK " has been set up.

Investors are embracing the chance to invest in EU with enthusiasm as a result of greater growth and stability.
In contrast Britain is expected to go through a long period of high instability with negative growth.
Investors are actively seeking to avoid British stock. It was noticeable that American investors left the UK within 2 weeks of the vote.