He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he 22:17 - May 25 with 3359 views | MJallday | |  |
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He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 22:18 - May 25 with 3307 views | davblue | Not sure he particularly cares. That government is a rabble who are self serving and a national disgrace! |  | |  |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 22:24 - May 25 with 3256 views | redrickstuhaart | Good grief. National service, in 2024? What a disgusting idea (save in war circumstances). Designed to pander to the worst elements of the right wing who might be leakinf across to Reform. |  | |  |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 22:27 - May 25 with 3217 views | Guthrum |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 22:24 - May 25 by redrickstuhaart | Good grief. National service, in 2024? What a disgusting idea (save in war circumstances). Designed to pander to the worst elements of the right wing who might be leakinf across to Reform. |
That's all it is. I half expect them to propose sinking small boats crossing the Channel some time between now and the election. Or declaring war on someone. |  |
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He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 22:27 - May 25 with 3219 views | Plums | Haha. That's the outcome of his day of planning! Vote for us and we'll send your kids to war. He's desperate not to be PM in July. |  |
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He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 22:47 - May 25 with 3089 views | eireblue |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 22:27 - May 25 by Plums | Haha. That's the outcome of his day of planning! Vote for us and we'll send your kids to war. He's desperate not to be PM in July. |
His plan seems to be, pay someone to come up with a plan. |  | |  |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 23:04 - May 25 with 3002 views | Clapham_Junction |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 22:27 - May 25 by Guthrum | That's all it is. I half expect them to propose sinking small boats crossing the Channel some time between now and the election. Or declaring war on someone. |
Bringing back hanging will be next. |  | |  |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 23:17 - May 25 with 2933 views | Trequartista | So would universities stop taking in 18 year olds or would a university student be exempt? |  |
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He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 23:24 - May 25 with 2898 views | Guthrum |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 23:17 - May 25 by Trequartista | So would universities stop taking in 18 year olds or would a university student be exempt? |
Historically, it was a split between those who did their NS first and those whe deferred until after. Tho, of course, very much fewer went to university at that time. |  |
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He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 23:25 - May 25 with 2895 views | GlasgowBlue | It's insane. But......... He has already lost the election He has already lost the under 30 vote This will appeal to Reform/Ukip voters This will appeal to whatever base they still have so may get their bums off their seats on polling day Put it to the general public in this form and they may see it as quite reasonable. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GOdAKY9XcAE09X2?format=jpg&name=small [Post edited 25 May 2024 23:26]
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He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 23:35 - May 25 with 2780 views | ElderGrizzly | Of course he ruled it out 5 months ago too. And Yes Minister already has him covered |  | |  |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 23:39 - May 25 with 2722 views | Oldsmoker | I'm old so I will only change my vote to the Tories if they offer Horlicks on prescription. Over 60's don't pay for prescriptions. Free Horlicks - Hmmmmmmm. |  |
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He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 23:53 - May 25 with 2626 views | Swansea_Blue |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 22:24 - May 25 by redrickstuhaart | Good grief. National service, in 2024? What a disgusting idea (save in war circumstances). Designed to pander to the worst elements of the right wing who might be leakinf across to Reform. |
Yeah probably. I wouldn’t be surprised if Tom Hunt defects to Reform. He seems a perfect match for them. |  |
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He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 23:57 - May 25 with 2605 views | Guthrum |
It's not about populism particularly, rather appealing to relatively small groups of hard-liners who are abandoning the Conservatives for Reform. This neglects the fact that in three of the four by-elections in 2024, the combined Con-Reform vote still fell short of the winner. In the case of the exception, Kingswood, it only exceeded it by 77. But, again, this is all about the aftermath - setting out stalls for who gets to lead the party next. |  |
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He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 00:53 - May 26 with 2492 views | BlueBadger | It's laughable on several fronts. Not least because reintroducing national service would involve actually having to finance public services. Which he's spent his entire political career not doing. [Post edited 26 May 2024 0:54]
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He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 00:55 - May 26 with 2479 views | crouchendyachtclub | If it wasn’t such a dated reference Kier would have have been asking whether he was being punked when he heard that. I find myself agreeing with op, Rishi doesn’t want to win. Whether he has finally twigged how deeply unpopular he is or has just longed the pound on margin it’s hard to say but he seems determined to destroy his party one way or another. |  | |  |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 09:52 - May 26 with 2046 views | ronnyd |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 23:39 - May 25 by Oldsmoker | I'm old so I will only change my vote to the Tories if they offer Horlicks on prescription. Over 60's don't pay for prescriptions. Free Horlicks - Hmmmmmmm. |
Doesn't taste as good as it used to. |  | |  |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 10:46 - May 26 with 1978 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 23:17 - May 25 by Trequartista | So would universities stop taking in 18 year olds or would a university student be exempt? |
This government don’t want all kids to go to university anyway, it gives the working classes ideas above their station. |  |
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He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 10:58 - May 26 with 1931 views | Oldsmoker |
He really is trying his hardest not to win the election isn’t he on 09:52 - May 26 by ronnyd | Doesn't taste as good as it used to. |
If it tasted foul then it would serve me right for selling out and knowing I'd sentenced the country to more years of hate and neglect. |  |
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