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Maybot’s lack of self belief, alarms Tory members

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whitewave Wed 24-Jan-18 12:17:31

Continuity of previous thread.

It is interesting to know that the Tories have chosen the environment as one of the focuses in order to try and tackle the young vote.

This morning I read that this failing government (shades of Trumpgrin is refusing to sign up to the EUs plan to tackle plastic waste.

A prime example f this government shooting itself in the foot on a number of levels.

durhamjen Tue 27-Feb-18 18:50:04

The only good thing about reducing the number of MPs is that Boris will lose his constituency.

www.theweek.co.uk/74487/who-has-boris-johnson-offended-around-the-world

whitewave Tue 27-Feb-18 19:03:35

There is so much out there it is difficult to keep up with all the bad news coming from this government.

Next

Sahid Javid has sent back over £817million unspent on housing budget, and £78 million on affordable houses.
Does this mean the Tories can’t be bothered about the housing crises?

Huff post

durhamjen Tue 27-Feb-18 19:12:34

Looks like a problem with planning.

www.24housing.co.uk/news/new-money-to-build-homes-stalled-by-planning/

I don't like this, either. Housing associations should not be making profit. Any excess money should be ploughed back into building more houses.

www.24housing.co.uk/news/record-profits-for-housing-associations/

whitewave Tue 27-Feb-18 19:16:52

There is breaking news on Sky about a leak concerning our infamous Johnson again.

A letter sent by him to May suggested in effect that it is no business of the U.K. government to worry about the Irish border. And should not affect the Brexit negotiations.

He has to go.

varian Tue 27-Feb-18 19:21:11

I wonder if the tweeters employed by the Tories will be hired in Russia or the Ukraine?

That's where they have the expertise in this sort of cybervillany and they don't need to be paid the minimum wage.

whitewave Tue 27-Feb-18 19:25:34

Hadn’t thought of that varian

Actually someone was just wondering, what happened to the meetings with the press with the PM where questions could be asked. The only chance of asking May anything now is when she goes abroad and is expected to give a press thing.

whitewave Tue 27-Feb-18 20:07:44

Hestletine on Johnson “the most remarkable revelation of duplicity”

whitewave Tue 27-Feb-18 20:11:03

Johnson a few months ago

mobile.twitter.com/marcuschown/status/968391248540241920/photo/1

whitewave Tue 27-Feb-18 20:12:14

grin

Try this
pbs.twimg.com/media/DXEQI8BXkAAxtGl?format=jpg

POGS Tue 27-Feb-18 21:33:31

whitewave

On various threads you have put links up to pbs.twimg.com for posters to view.

Who or what are they?

durhamjen Tue 27-Feb-18 21:34:11

Read them and find out.

POGS Tue 27-Feb-18 21:43:43

durhamjen.

I Can't.

Put it into Google and it comes up 'This page is not working'.

Is there an issue asking for information as to who or what they are?

durhamjen Tue 27-Feb-18 23:48:01

Why can't you click on the link?

durhamjen Wed 28-Feb-18 00:38:56

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/21/ive-been-here-for-50-years-the-scandal-of-the-former-commonwealth-citizens-threatened-with-deportation

This is shameful.

durhamjen Wed 28-Feb-18 00:43:19

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/25/shameful-home-office-efforts-to-deport-commonwealth-citizens

Others think so, too.
In fact someone thinks the UK should be expelled from the Commonwealth because of it.

whitewave Wed 28-Feb-18 11:02:10

Another unconstitutional action by this undemocratic government.

They have stopped a bill committe giving consideration to introducing Magnitsky clauses, in relationship to money laundering.

If ever you wanted to know what their opinion of human rights are, look no further than this.

durhamjen Wed 28-Feb-18 11:52:57

About housing, whitewave.

www.24housing.co.uk/news/javid-sends-back-817m-mhclg-budget/

durhamjen Wed 28-Feb-18 20:18:18

newsthump.com/2018/02/28/camden-builds-border-checkpoints-following-boris-johnson-statement/

varian Wed 28-Feb-18 20:34:31

TM comes across as a frightened rabbit in the headlights. She has been taken prisoner by the brextreemists in her party and her scrptwriters at the Daily Mail.

She probably does not actually believe any of it. They have pushed her into making unecessary statements about these ridiculous red lines. She is living a lie which must be troubling her Christian conscience, and is now suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.

durhamjen Wed 28-Feb-18 23:41:15

t.co/yL3fPdfK9B

Rees Mogg lied about Corbyn and the Good Friday Agreement.
I hope Corbyn gets his lawyers onto it, and asks Rees Mogg to apologise and pay a five figure sum to his local food bank.

durhamjen Thu 01-Mar-18 01:24:44

twitter.com/PeterStefanovi2/status/968954024031637505/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvoxpoliticalonline.com%2F2018%2F03%2F01%2Fone-trick-tories-if-at-first-you-dont-smear-jeremy-corbyn%2F

The comments are good.

whitewave Thu 01-Mar-18 06:49:13

Rees-Mogg lies about a number of things - like the poor will be better off after Brexit shock - not quite sure how he is reconciling it with his professed Christianity. Perhaps he was born without a conscience.

whitewave Thu 01-Mar-18 07:48:55

So Nadine Norris feels able to call a previous Tory prime minister a traitor.

Brexit is destroying the Tory party

whitewave Thu 01-Mar-18 07:51:48

The fact that Brexiters are attacking Major and not his arguments shows that the Brexit argument is lost.

His speech was something the Tories have forgotten how to do. A proper analytical, political statesman and devastating speech.

whitewave Thu 01-Mar-18 08:20:22

Joint agreement been put into legal language. What on earth is the matter with this government ?