Yet more Conservative manifesto rubbish

I didn't think that was what she said RAR; I thought she said there would be a cap and a floor but who knows? Obviously as some point - not May. Why is she still talking about taking people's houses instead of putting proper progressive tax in place.

Not only did she lie but she said

Since my manifesto was published, the proposals have been subject to fake claims made by Jeremy Corbyn. The only things he has left to offer in this campaign are fake claims, fear and scaremongering,

Too much listening to Donald Trump and to little care for the truth.

The thing that has changed is there will likely be a cap rather than a floor, when there is a consultation on it.So she could say, at this junction that nothing has changed,but when the policy is fine tuned after the consultation of course it will be.
That's politics.

I will leave mature and adult conversations to you GG, if you decide to use them it will save you countless very boring posts to me, some would say you are so repetitive you are stronger than a Mogadon

It was the main plank of the T May manifesto RAR and she denied she had changed her mind even though it was obvious - she lied. Apparently (Sunday Times) they are going to have to relaunch and rebrand their campaign because of this.

Come on, roses, she did it because she is losing votes, for no other reason.
Nothing to do with facts.
In fact, in her interview after everyone had realised what it meant to the care finances, she said, "Nothing has changed," twice to emphasise the point.
She still hasn't said anything has changed, has she?

I suppose AB what you are saying is you find it difficult, if not impossible, to have a mature and adult conversation where we talk about policy etc., with perfectly nice people who happen not to share your view, but are participating in democratic discussion, without traducing them and calling them names and you expect everyone else to just accept that.

Anyone who can't change their minds when presented with new facts is intransigent, unsure if T May should have done so with the social care policy, but she did so because it was confusing to voters and unpopular.If a PM did this every time, it would look weak, but on certain occasions would be the right thing to do.
M Thatcher came a cropper precisely because she wouldn't ever change her mind.

www.thecanary.co/2017/05/27/not-just-pensioners-another-crucial-pillar-conservative-support-crumbles-theresa-mays-eyes/

I expect gillybob to argue with this.

www.thecanary.co/2017/05/27/attempt-express-smear-jeremy-corbyn-backfired-spectacularly-images/

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But I am not and I know others are not so you are just name calling - something I am sure you would complain about if anyone else did it. Many of the people on here who challenge you are just trying to get a balance against your extremism and are often rather more against May than for Corbyn. If you were not so extreme in your comments you would not see so many people putting the other side of the argument.

GG, with respect I will stick with Corbynites, really don't have the amount of time to post as you have, posting -' being unable to think of Corbyn as less than perfect ' , every time I wished to refer to Corbyn supporters would be so tiring ,

Luckylegs I am not sure if that is addressed to me or to Annie. If me I have no idea what you are trying to say I'm afraid.

May did not only change her mind Annie, I think we would all have felt more for her if she had admitted to having done so. It is not just GN members who felt it a) it insulted their intelligence as it was obviously a change and b) she seemed very disconcerted that people would not just accept what she said.

In Bagehot's article in the Economist he puts it that she "performed an embarrassing U-turn on her party's policy on social care for the elderly and then tried to pretend it was a straight line. This is perhaps the first time that a party leader has dumped a central manifesto promise before a general election".

He goes on to talk about the disastrous interview with Andrew Neil and, after conceding that anyone can have a bad week, declares there is a limit to the number of excuses that can be made for someone who is "not only seeking the highest office of the country but presenting herself as uniquely qualified to negotiate a divorce settlement with Europe that could shape the country for a generation."

He also talks about the pattern of consulting too narrowly and also riding roughshod over opposition. Reading this article I would wonder if she is able to deal with failure - a reality in such a position - at all well.

Talk about getting your facts wrong. Do you put a spin on everything so it fits in with how you perceive things. If there us anyone less likely to have a dictator ship it is Tories, the other lot have the Marxist leanings.

Oh Annie that really is too simplistic. We all change our minds - even more when we are educated in a particular area and are then supplied with additional, contradictory information and so we should. Who would want a leader who felt they had nothing to learn and could never change their mind or - worse still - could not admit to having done so as May did this week.

Could you stop talking about people you have decided are 'Corbynites' and describing people who disagree with you as being unable to think Jeremy Corbyn is 'less than perfect'. It really is very offensive. Just because you are completely stuck with one simplistic opinion about him there is no need to attack others who are trying to think these things through without the, shall we say, predisposed opinion you seem to expect others to accept.

Old woman, Corbyn just changes his mind, any other leader does a u turn

But trisher, he said this week he has never spoken to anyone in the IRA. How on earth did he work that miracle ? It certaintly wasn't by keeping all channels open .

Goodness, brace yourself Oldwoman - talk about a baptism of fire...

She's a Conservative O.w, that's why she is mocked and ridiculed, no other reason!

Henry 11 arrived in Ireland in 1171! British involvement has persisted ever since, obviously long before Cromwell!!

"It would be an amazing person who never changed their minds" yet I have heard nothing but ridicule for Theresa May changing her mind about Brexit.

I never said he was INVOLVED in the peace process Annie I said he facilitated things and kept the channels of communication open.
He hasn't denied the past, he has always said acts of aggression are wrong, no matter who makes them. But he believes that not talking to these people just aggravates the problem- perfectly logical.

If it was just a change of mind what in the future will he change his mind over? He certaintly cannot be classed as consistent can he.

Anyway, no point in continuing with this, Corbynites refuse to accept he is less than perfect

How is admitting he was wrong backing out of anything. It would be an amazing person who never changed their minds.