The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[George2Loose]

Yeh agree. I think this new approach will favour Cameron

[horseplayer]

Much better approach can actually hear the questions

Good to hear corbyn focusing on mental health

[horseplayer]

Cameron is not bad at this and facing jc has already made him up his level imo

[horseplayer]

My analysis

Excellent first questions from jc

Good answers from dc

Surprised jc did not follow up any of the first questions but sure he will in time.


First question not from the public is about a tiger ffs

[DaveShoelace]

First question not from the public is about a tiger ffs

lol, I was really getting into it and then that doddering old sod derailed it.

[TightEnd]

thought the dup question and answer on the ira and mentioning mcdonnell was a killer

[MintTrav]

some in the labour party now will say good riddance of course

but this would be quite a thing

"Will Blairites cross floor to Osborne?"

from Peston, not a right wing hack

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34267886

I would expect the number who would do that would be tiny. I wouldn't be surprised, though, to see some linking up with the Lib Dems in some format, although that is a bit more difficult to do after Clegg's destruction of their parliamentary party.

[mulhuzz]

Any mileage in the idea that he didn't want to win anyway, knows he has to play the game but deliberately avoids it so he can shuffle off back to the back benches with the 'my principles' excuse?

[Tal]

Any mileage in the idea that he didn't want to win anyway, knows he has to play the game but deliberately avoids it so he can shuffle off back to the back benches with the 'my principles' excuse?

No.

[mulhuzz]

Any mileage in the idea that he didn't want to win anyway, knows he has to play the game but deliberately avoids it so he can shuffle off back to the back benches with the 'my principles' excuse?

No.

Why? He's not so stupid as to not know he'll have to play the game if he wants to win...ever,

Plus he seems to be delegating a lot of 'power' eg PMQs?

I don't think it's likely fwiw but I don't think it's impossible...

[TightEnd]

i think this is brilliant, and well worth reading

http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/matthew-dancona-when-labour-stops-grieving-it-can-get-back-to-serious-opposition-a2948926.html

"cuddly khmer rouge" had me chuckling away like a good un

[gouty]

Corbyn may have made a clanger asking about the "working man on 25k a year, struggling to feed his 5 children"?

Of course he is struggling. He has 5 children.

Tiger question was just awful timing for Cameron. Hilarious though. Who needs satire?

[TightEnd]

focus on the NHS then, Mr C

[horseplayer]

i think this is brilliant, and well worth reading

http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/matthew-dancona-when-labour-stops-grieving-it-can-get-back-to-serious-opposition-a2948926.html

"cuddly khmer rouge" had me chuckling away like a good un

Struggle to find a worse written piece.

The standard really has delved the depths these days.

[TightEnd]

i think this is brilliant, and well worth reading

http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/matthew-dancona-when-labour-stops-grieving-it-can-get-back-to-serious-opposition-a2948926.html

"cuddly khmer rouge" had me chuckling away like a good un

Struggle to find a worse written piece.

The standard really has delved the depths these days.

lol

one thing it is not is badly written

one of the best journalists around