General Election 2019 thread (5 Viewers)
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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That's why they do it - by the time it gets called out it's too late as in this day and age with the speed of communication it's already gone round the internet twice and those that want to believe it will.
You still here the odd person going on about bendy bananas and that was debunked over a decade ago.
skybluetony176
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Is this over the phantom punch?
stupot07
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Liquid Gold
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It's actually pretty serious this time too. She should be fired.
No, she's said reports are coming in the postal votes are not looking good for Labour. Nobody should have access to those results and she should not be reporting on them. She either has a source that has completely broken the law or she's just pumping out propaganda. No other option.
chiefdave
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You forgot the Channel 4 interview with Guru-Murphy, Rochester speech (cancelled because of 5 protesters) and he even no showed his own constituency meeting which had been rearranged to suit his schedule.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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I think that's under an assumption due to the different time of year. Bit of bad/cold whether and they feel younger voters are more likely to stay in. Uni students may be in the process of moving around at the end of term.
Older voters are of course prone to bad weather this but are far more likely to have taken the precaution of a postal vote etc.
Maybe it's more accurate, maybe not - we'll find out tomorrow.
chiefdave
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Electoral Commission seem to be aware, they’ve just tweeted this:
sure it will be claimed it’s just another BBC error but isn’t it odd how they have made multiple errors favouring the Conservatives and not one favouring Labour?
ccfc92
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What's that?
chiefdave
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Kienssberg and Peston both reported, based on information from ‘senior Conservative sources’ that Hancock had been punched by a Labour activist.
However there was video footage showing it to be untrue.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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It is indeed a shitty thing to do but not necessarily something I'd put past campaigners for any party frankly, esp under pressure to do so from the spin doctors etc.
Like the thing about the leaked NHS deal documents - it REALLY annoys when things like this come to light and the outrage is at the person leaking them and how there must be an investigation to find and punish them, not at the party/individuals that its proves have lied or given out misinformation and how they should be investigated.
ccfc92
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Just watched it, lol.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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It is the point that if it works it becomes "if you can't beat them join them". Although I reckon if the likes of Campbell were still involved it'd be pretty rife in Labour circles.
I'm trying to think if there's any other profession someone could come out with so much disinformation and not be barred from taking part. If this were athletics all Tories would be forced to prove they were clean and made to attend parliament as independents!
Liquid Gold
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She will get away with it somehow but the police should be on at her to reveal her source. She's literally either complicit in breaking the law or making stuff up. Neither should be acceptable for a BBC politics editor.
SkyblueBazza
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Which is indirectly happily interfering by undermining.
Just as bad as t'others who've commented
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SkyblueBazza
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She should know better. Ego-trip which could arguably influence some probably small number of voters (but in what way is anyone's guess)
Seems she has passed her sell by date as she doesnt feel she needs to follow the rulebook. A bit like one or two seeking election!
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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SkyblueBazza
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In fairness, who knows her intent by reporting this?
Several people I have heard previously on the radio openly said they voted leave in the referendum because they felt a bit sorry for the leave camp as some the polls they looked at suggested a comfortable remain win.
Fact is IF she was just trying to be first to report for her own ego she needs to be put through the mill. IF she is found to be deliberately breaching the rules she deserves to have the rulebook (coz it's no doubt humongous) thrown in her smug face & be dismissed
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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Indeed. It could make some Labour people come out and vote and/or make some Tories complacent. It could end up being a boost for Labour on polling day for all anyone knows.
ccfc92
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Ahh, the old Remain arrogance.
Skybluefaz
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clint van damme
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Apparently the maximum sentence for what she's done is 6 months.
I would need a girdle to keep me together if that happened.
skybluetony176
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I’m going to make some predictions on this.
The source is Dominic Cummings
The truth is that the postal votes are good for labour
Cummings is desperately trying to influence the election because Boris is up shit creek without a Brexit paddle.
Grendel
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Still stands she is impartial and excellent at her job
Otis
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Yeah, but Get Brexit Done.
skybluetony176
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Either that or just obvious. The yard sticks are there. They’re called every trade deal negotiated in the history of the world.
NorthernWisdom
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Labour's policy still gives the opportunity for Brexit anyway, so you're not throwing it out.
Bravo for not seeing it as a one-issue election, anyway!
Otis
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Yes, second that.
Labour have promised a new deal that will then be put to the electorate, so they can be held to account for that if they don't
Grendel
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As one union official said in politics you walk on one side of the road or the other - those that walk in the middle tend to get run over
Otis
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The roads by me don't have cars.
SkyblueBazza
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skybluetony176
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Never heard of a central reservation?
Otis
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I thought they'd moved all the Indians off of those.
