THE GENERAL ELECTION IS ON !!

[Cannydc]

Aditya Chakrabortty, Richard Adams and Sally Weale have just published an exclusive detailing a raft of dramatic and controversial education policy proposals set out in a confidential briefing paper.

The measures include billions of pounds in new funding, a crackdown on student behaviour and a further wave of free schools, which are set to be announced by the government within days.

The briefing document, dated 22 August and marked “Official-Sensitive”, details a blizzard of policy proposals designed to be rolled out over the coming weeks in a bid to seize the initiative on education ahead of a possible autumn election.

Meanwhile....

The first major speech by the chancellor Sajid Javid has been mysteriously cancelled by the Treasury less than 24 hours before it was due to take place.

A Treasury spokesman said that the one-year spending review, called a spending round, which had been due to take place later this year, was now being fast-tracked to take place in early September, adding fuel to speculation the government could be planning an early general election.

In an email to attendees, the Treasury press office said the speech was being rescheduled but gave no other reasoning.

“The forthcoming Spending Round will instead be brought forward in early September and will cover the themes and priorities he was due to outline,” the email said.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/bl ... ve-updates

Add in the panic over HS2 and other assorted handouts from the Magic Money Tree and it has become obvious that, as usual, the Tories expect a GE, and to buy victory.

[Stooo]

*drags out Focus bag and polo shirt*

They'd vote for a cow wearing a blue rosette around here but LD are the only viable option to Bluekip so that's a bonus I guess.

Vote for the remain party that's most likely to win a seat in a GE

[McAz]

*drags out Focus bag and polo shirt*

They'd vote for a cow wearing a blue rosette around here but LD are the only viable option to Bluekip so that's a bonus I guess.

Vote for the remain party that's most likely to win a seat in a GE

Or better still - though self-interest gets in the way - reach an arrangement whereby Remain parties don't field a candidate who has no chance of beating the Tory.

Oh how I dream of country before party.

[Stooo]

*drags out Focus bag and polo shirt*

They'd vote for a cow wearing a blue rosette around here but LD are the only viable option to Bluekip so that's a bonus I guess.

Vote for the remain party that's most likely to win a seat in a GE

Or better still - though self-interest gets in the way - reach an arrangement whereby Remain parties don't field a candidate who has no chance of beating the Tory.

Oh how I dream of country before party.

We've managed to get Corbyn this far, that will do presently.

[McAz]

*drags out Focus bag and polo shirt*

They'd vote for a cow wearing a blue rosette around here but LD are the only viable option to Bluekip so that's a bonus I guess.

Vote for the remain party that's most likely to win a seat in a GE

Or better still - though self-interest gets in the way - reach an arrangement whereby Remain parties don't field a candidate who has no chance of beating the Tory.

Oh how I dream of country before party.

We've managed to get Corbyn this far, that will do presently.

Not if the GE result projections are correct.

[Cannydc]

*drags out Focus bag and polo shirt*

They'd vote for a cow wearing a blue rosette around here but LD are the only viable option to Bluekip so that's a bonus I guess.

Vote for the remain party that's most likely to win a seat in a GE

Snap! East Anglia is a Labour / Libdem desert, with only a couple of oases. And Truss got 62% of the vote here so even a pact won't get rid.

[Stooo]

*drags out Focus bag and polo shirt*

They'd vote for a cow wearing a blue rosette around here but LD are the only viable option to Bluekip so that's a bonus I guess.

Vote for the remain party that's most likely to win a seat in a GE

Snap! East Anglia is a Labour / Libdem desert, with only a couple of oases. And Truss got 62% of the vote here so even a pact won't get rid.

Talk to people, you're pretty polarised with a Tory/Lab cross so get the local remain parties on board and keep working for remain. The politics can wait.

[MungoBrush]

Conservatives surge to 12-point poll lead over Labour ahead of Brexit deadline

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/conservativ ... -deadline/

[Stooo]

Conservatives surge to 12-point poll lead over Labour ahead of Brexit deadline

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/conservativ ... -deadline/

Also, the BxP Ltd lost by twelve points...

Same people.

[Guest]

Conservatives surge to 12-point poll lead over Labour ahead of Brexit deadline

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/conservativ ... -deadline/

It's YouGov

[Cannydc]

Conservatives surge to 12-point poll lead over Labour ahead of Brexit deadline

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/conservativ ... -deadline/

From memory, Call me Dave had a 20 point lead at the start of the election campaign of 2010. And ended it with a hung parliament.

Similarly, Treeza completely blew her lead, and ended up in bed with a gang of Northern Irish terrorist supporters.

Moral of the story ? 12% lead ain't worth shit.

[Stooo]

You need to ask why Nige wants to split the leave vote.

[Red Okktober]

From memory, Call me Dave had a 20 point lead at the start of the election campaign of 2010. And ended it with a hung parliament.

Similarly, Treeza completely blew her lead, and ended up in bed with a gang of Northern Irish terrorist supporters.

Moral of the story ? 12% lead ain't worth shit.

Says the fella who practically cums in his pants when Labour gain a point or two in the polls.

[Ray of Sunshine]

Many remainer MPs are in no hurry for an election as there's a good chance they'll lose their seats and they want to keep their place on the Westminster gravy train for as long as possible. Anna Soubry wants an election? I don't think so.

[MungoBrush]

In August so far we’ve had five voting intention polls:
BMG/Independent (Dates TBC) – CON 31%, LAB 25%, LDEM 19%, BREX 12%, GRN ?
ComRes/Telegraph (11th Aug) – CON 31%, LAB 27%, LDEM 16%, BREX 16%, GRN 4% (tabs)
Survation (11th Aug) – CON 28%, LAB 24%, LDEM 21%, BREX 15%, GRN 3% (tabs)
Opinium/Observer (9th Aug) – CON 31%, LAB 28%, LDEM 13%, BREX 16%, GRN 5% (tabs)
YouGov/Times (6th Aug) – CON 31%, LAB 22%, LDEM 21%, BREX 14%, GRN 7% (tabs)

https://ukpollingreport.co.uk/