Can we just get a fucking general election already? How many of these Tory cunts do we have to endure before they let the people choose?
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The whole country with exception of the Tory grifters want an election.
There's probably a very good comedy sketch to be written about nuclear submarines having to update their doomsday letters over and over and over again.
"Why is 'submarine' spelled with a 'g'?"
"Oh, that's Truss's, you can just toss it in the bin"
Nuclear submeringue.
Submarines and Truss have both been troubled by icebergs in the past.
We desperately need electoral reform.
In a more diverse political landscape like the ones enabled by proportional representation, it's very hard for a single party to be able to reach a majority without coalition partners.
If the Tories had to rely on coalition partners, there's no way they'd have been able to hold a coalition together this long - they can hardly hold their own party together at this point.
I desperately want to see voting reform. I am even considering to join the Labour party to help push for it in there. I hate the two party system. I have become more and more in favour of PR voting while watching the gerrymandering stunts the conservatives are doing in the US. I think we have gotten off lightly. Take some time to watch some:
https://www.youtube.com/@MeidasTouch/videos
and
https://www.youtube.com/@briantylercohen/videos
Both are very much democratic bias. The egregious stunts they have mentioned regarding republican political blocking is obscene. The republicans fund an international organisation called National Conservatism. We could so easily have gone the way the US is now.
Agreed. FPTP is the reason for all of this. With a proportionate voting system, a Tory majority on 40% of the vote would not have been possible this wretched government would have fallen long ago and there would never have been a revolving door of Prime Ministers, let alone Brexit. FPTP is creating extreme polarization which is creating channels for weakened institutions and brazen corruption.
Ideally at the GE Labour falls short of a majority and has to form a coalition with the Lib Dems.
Then maybe we will see proportional representation.
They must know there wouldn't be a new PM it would be a general election and most of then stand to lose seats in the current climate.
There's no win position for a tory MP here.
Unfortunately no. As long as the tories have a majority. Only tories can force an early election.
Is it some weird "buy one get four scheme" with prime ministers?
It's the ultimate form of democracy, everyone gets to be prime minister for a while.
Qualifications, or indeed basic skills, are not required.
The Andy Warhol school of politics.
It seems like they are not required but actively encouraged not to have
I have no idea what their endgame is here? Get BoJo back?
trust and believe the tories have no idea either, they just know there's a closing window in which they've got to exert any power whatsoever, so they're simply thrashing around hoping anything at all changes their trajectory
There is far too much in fighting to the Tories to have a consistent theme. Consequently they keep bouncing from one strategy to another in an effort to appease the factions within.
Pessimistic maybe.
But as for what it might achive.
A PM/party leader. Willing to outright bribe the public into voting tory.
I can see some TORY leaders wanting a PM to get in and spend a bloody fortune on some extram cost of living promise.
If I was leader. And did not give a shit about anything but another 4 years of power
I'd use the current majority to raise the final cost of living payment early next year. And to increase the people who get it to low paid workers.
The start se huge worker giveaway policy that will not be passed until after the election.
To win the tories only need to gain about 10% 20 to win with a sizable majority based on polling.
It is usually the Tory stunt to hand out cookies right before the GE. It is a tad late in the day to do this, and more so the latest school buildings crisis would see that as a total mockery regarding finances. Sunak really is tied down atm.
I am stunned that they have produced nothing to deflect the ever growing public dissatisfaction with them. Sunak either has very poor advisors, or he is simply not listening to them. It could also be he has created yet another echo chamber similar to Johnson's, which means he is getting no real advice at all. Everything could just be nodding heads with whatever he says. De Botton's reactionary resignation seems to indicate this could be true.
The Tories have so many avenues open to them for public appeasement and yet take none of them. Labour's popularity rating will be the highest ever after the 100 days period because there is so many options for quick wins. You can see many Labour pundits giggling with glee when they talk about this. Some of the more sensible see this as a danger to democracy. Labour look set to have more power than the Tories have had and look at how that turned out.
It seems yet again, we have to wait with baited breath.
As they are not forced to hold an election until 25th jan 2025. They have well over a year in power.
As they know they are likely to loose. I can see them calling soon after Xmas. Mid jan. And offering Xmas cookies.
Promise huge payouts to the NHS due to winter costs hitting. While the labour party are hesitant to promise tospend money. The tories offering short term payments may attract many traditional tory voters. Even though those same voters would question Labour for spending money. They tend to be very inconsistent whe the tories do it.
They're just making sure they all have a go at the top job and the pension that goes with it, they have zero concern for the country or the people, it has always been about self interest.
Just another example of socialism for the rich.
The King should get on the wireless and be all like "I think not you Wankers"
Let‘s go!
Standard reminder that letters of no confidence may as well not exist if the submitter is remaining anonymous. If they aren’t actively campaigning for Sunak to go then it’s highly unlikely that the threshold would be approached.
According to David Maddox, several members within his party have submitted no-confidence votes in the PM, as appeals for fresh leadership ring out.
David Maddox being the political editor of the Express. This is a Tory paper, it is unlikely to post comments without substance that could damage the Tory party.
I personally find it unlikely that a VONC will take place, because it would be a death knell to any candidate with Conservative affiliation. But with this parliament, you can never say never. The level of incompetence in the Tories atm exceeds any normal limits.