| If the new PM is going against the last manifesto, should there be an election? 11:46 - Jul 18 with 1736 views | pointofblue |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/art
Yes, we theoretically vote for the party/individual MP and not the leader, but when something is so clearly against what the public supposedly voted for at the last election, should Burnham really seek a fresh mandate before making these calls? |  |
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| If the new PM is going against the last manifesto, should there be an election? on 21:56 - Jul 18 with 151 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| If the new PM is going against the last manifesto, should there be an election? on 14:51 - Jul 18 by Swansea_Blue |
I was only thinking in terms of legitimacy and remit being ok, but yes good point - in terms of political image and campaigning it’s a strange one. As are their immigration reforms under Mahmood too. It is a technicality in a way but that’s how they all work. “No new licences” always left the door open to maximising production on existing licences. At the time of the manifesto, I think both of the fields in question had been granted licences. There’s a good argument that since these licences were ruled illegal in 2025 that any new approvals count as ‘new licences’. No doubt they’d argue they’re old licences as they were in place during the election.
Political semantics maybe? More importantly imo, it’s not what we should be doing morally, I don’t think it’s even particularly viable economically, as these sources are mostly depleted. And yes I agree that it sends the wrong signal to lost voters and former party members. |
It’s definitely viable with current (and projected) prices, developed infrastructure onshore and use of FPSO’s. It’s not like Venezuela where the infrastructure is effectively decades old and decrepit. Equinor expects production to last for 25 years, so although NS production has peaked there are still vast reserves over some big fields. This production will fall under the windfall tax, so I expect Burnham with his big spending plans will approve the licensing for fiscal reasons. | | | |
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