Paul_Shepherd

I'd agree with that, which is why it surprised me that May lost the majority in the last election.....with Corbyn as the alternative!

Like you I really don't know what would happen if an election were called now/October with Corbyn and Johnson as the two leaders; maybe people just won't vote; which will lead to some strange underdog party being elected!

Novocastrian

You think that supporters of the Strange Underdog Party will vote while no-one else does?

I think you may be Strange.

Paul_Shepherd

I don't see how that's strange, there are always people that vote for the underdog parties......

If main party voters don't turn out for the vote, then that only leaves the result of a strange underdog party doesn't it? A little far fetched but certainly not impossible. Stranger things.....and all that, we are living in strange times! Hmmm Straaaaange......

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macadian

Hail Boris...his three priorities are great, if he can succeed....

leave the EU, deliver Brexit by October 31st

kimilseung

it is frightening to think Boris is Trumps love child. But you just provided all the proof we need.

dave_j

One dilemma posed by Brexit is that it's not strictly a political issue and for some, in particular the Labour Party, this has presented a problem as yet unresolved.
Supporters of the SUP experience no such difficulty, it's a binary choice Leave or No Leave and their enthusiasm for the cause is evidenced by the rapid rise of the SUP and I suspect they hunger to voice their opinion.
Others see a spectrum of choices such as Remain, Leave with a deal, Leave with no deal, Cant' be bothered with it, What do others think etc etc.
Whilst the question asking whether the SUP would vote while no-one else does is one that trivialises the point, I'd suggest that supporters of the SUP would most likely be among those eager to get off their backsides to promote their views whereas others might not experience the same passion.

cheeky_monkey

if you had an option for none of the above on the ballot paper at a general election ..none of the above would win hands down every time..i would actually bother to go out and vote if it were an option.

Jingsamichty

Jez has had a chance. Chance after chance, for 3 years, and done nothing credible or meaningful to challenge the Tories. Brexit was a Tory policy that was enabled by a feeble Corbyn and his vaccillation. I'm sick fed up of him, he is an utterly hopeless leader. Amid all this Tory chaos that he ought to be capitalising on he's continuing to be pushed around by the media about bloody anti-Semitism when he should have nipped it in the bud 3 years ago. He is reactive, trying to be Magic Grampa when we really need a leader. Get him back to the back benches where he never ought to have come out from... his nomination was an actual joke that backfired!

Do you really still believe that Corbyn is the right man to lead the Labour movement into the middle part of the 21st Century, when we all know that it's the likes of Steve Bannon, Arron Banks, Dominic Cummings and Cambridge Analytica who are manipulating the political agenda? Do you really think he even understands the modern political landscape? I don't. And if he does, then he's doing a truly terrible job of letting the rest of us know what he's thinking.

And it bloody well breaks my heart to write that, it really does.

dbd33

What do you make of Emily Thornberry? She doesn't mince words and likely has a renewed appreciation for the NHS.

Jingsamichty

I like her a lot. Buckets of common sense and isn't scared of a good scrap.

Almost Canadian

I thought this summed it up quite well. Unfortunately, the electorate always get what it deserves (accepting, of course, that the switching of the PM was not authorised by the electorate) but they did elect those that have been unable to agree upon what the first part of the Brexit withdrawal should look like:

BEVS

Karma

macadian

As mentioned previously, we have little to crow about here in Canada. Trudeau and Scheer?
Heads we loose, tales we loose....situation normal in Canadian political affairs.....🥺🥺🥺

caretaker

When in doubt vote for the one you can spell.

macadian

My, you were quick. Had just noticed and was editing accordingly. Award your self with a toffee apple. Mind you don't get your clothes all sticky, mummy will not be best pleased....