Watch the press get their knives out!

After the disaster of Johnson and Truss at least Sunak stabilized the economy, he took on the poisoned chalice that nobody else wanted.

Why did he do it, personal ambition I guess, obviously he can earn far more as a banker with far less hassle, obviously a wealthy politician is going to be accused of not understanding everyday issues, we will see if Starmer makes a real difference to low income groups.

We need someone in charge who knows how the other half live. Sunak has no idea and neither have all the other cronies in parliament

I'm never quite sure who the other half refers to 🤔

Who are "they", exactly?
Of all the millions of us in this country, we are not split into two halves, nor were all MPs, Tory or others, born with a silver spoon in their mouths.

It's a divisive statement but in fact quite meaningless.

Please dont depress me more. I am just clinging on with Starmer, the thought of the lib dems joining labour would be the end of my patience.

Veery interesting article.

Wyllow3

ronib

I thought the LDs much prefer to work with Labour?

I've tried googling but nothing as yet. I cant see LD being willing to go into a coalition with the Conservatives. I'm sure there will be some tactical voting however to keep Conservatives out.

Surely the greatest danger for the conservatives is a split vote due to Reform?

Davey seems quite enthusiastic about Starmer, so that coalition would be the only likely one. They won’t touch the Tories with a barge pole, after the last one.

www.newstatesman.com/encounter/2024/03/ed-davey-liberal-democrats-labour-starmer-fighting-conservatives

Lib Dems and conservative? 2010 Nick Clegg leader of LD became deputy PM to David Cameron PM

ronib

I thought the LDs much prefer to work with Labour?

I've tried googling but nothing as yet. I cant see LD being willing to go into a coalition with the Conservatives. I'm sure there will be some tactical voting however to keep Conservatives out.

Surely the greatest danger for the conservatives is a split vote due to Reform?

Thank heavens for the mute button. I’m sick of it already.

I thought the LDs much prefer to work with Labour?

Not much point in giving lots of air time to the LDs, Greens, Reform as they are not likely to be in government unless the LDs throw in their lot with the Tories again.

I honestly do not know why Sunak puts himself through all this stress. He has enough money to retire for the rest of his life. We need someone in charge who knows how the other half live. Sunak has no idea and neither have all the other cronies in parliament and don't talk to me about the old codgers in the House of Lords who were never elected but still have input, get them out. I think we would be better off voting for the Wombles of Wimbledon if they were still around, they couldn' do any worse than this lot. Some people say, oh goody, goody, we got the triple lock pension rise but what good is it when the personal pension tax has been frozen until 2028. I pay tax because I have small private pension on top of my state pension because we were told many years ago to save for a rainy day and now that rainy day has arrived I am worse off than people on benefits as I pay for everything, glasses, dental treatment, they have even stopped some of my prescriptions because many of them are now over the counter so I have to pay for them when they used to be free. I have not seen a doctor since I had Double Pneumonia four years ago and even then it was the hospital doctors I saw as my doctor could not see me as there were no appointments so was told to go to A & E. I was in hospital for two weeks.

God, I detest politicians and their underhanded ways.

The influence of the press is overstated these days.

Be great if there was just a press and political broadcast blackout until July 3rd! For me this is worst part of the election process and every time it seems to get more and more “Americanlised”

I would like the press to give equal opportunities for parties other than Tories and Labour to talk about their aims and manifestos. Not give so much time to Reform and more to the Greens.