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Originally Posted by well named
yes please
At WN's half arsed endorsement, and infiltrating your pub, here's
cliff notes of the (first) UK General Election of 2017, part one:
The story so far: ice-hearted Home Minister Theresa May has been declared PM as the ‘only adult in the room’ after the Tory leadership contest turned into an all-bullets game of Russian Roulette, and has begun to rule, drawing a series of policy-heavy statements such as ‘Brexit means Brexit’ and, ‘let me be absolutely clear, Brexit means Brexit’, or ‘As I have stated previously, Brexit means Brexit’.
Dramatis Personae: - David Cameron – old Etonian, foxy wife; retired to the country to count his millions after a successful career putting the Union, peace in Northern Ireland, and the British economy all on the skids.
- George Osbourne – DC’s numbers guy, sacked by Theresa May. MP for Chester, somewhere in the deep north that George rarely visits, but might be able to find on a map. Quit politics to be the Editor of the Evening Standard, a London newspaper which now comprises 73% articles sniping at Theresa May.
- Boris Johnson – aka Fat Posh Trump. After his leadership bid went up in flames, the foppish haired wannabe PM was made Foreign Secretary, mostly keeping him too busy on the road insulting foreigners to make a run for Prime Minister.
- Michael Gove – gnome faced Tory, responsible for knifing Fat Posh Trump and blowing up his own chances as well. Fired by Theresa May, lurking in the long grass of the back benches, licking his wounds.
- Jeremy Corbyn – leader of the Labour Party, the official opposition. Trotskyite, still wears a fetching hat he bought in the 70s. Grows marrows. Widely loved by young people, but reviled by his own MPs.
- Nigel Farage – 5 time leader of party of far right swivel-eyes UKIP, quit politics to become a radio host and serve part time as Trump’s limey lickspittle.
After a brief period engaging in such transparent attempts to win over the public as invoking article 50 to leave the EU and holding hands with Donald Trump, Theresa May sought to reinforce her reputation for reliability and steadfastness by announcing an election that she had previously suggested was not needed and she had no intention of launching.
6 weeks to the vote, the Tory lead over Labour is ~20ppts.