Tilly
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God help those of us that get ill, grow old or are ordinary.
God doesn't exist
Nor does kindness beyond your arms length
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God help those of us that get ill, grow old or are ordinary.
Maybe I’ll take up AXA on that £22/m/employee healthcare offer...
Bigots?Farewell Bigots
Less people voted in this election compared to 2017 but the Conservatives managed to get more votes and Labour lose over 5000..Result
- Conservative - Theo Clarke 29,992
- Labour - Joyce Still 15,615
- Liberal Democrat - Alex Wagner 3,175
- Green - Emma Carter 2,367
People of a certain vintage, any theories why Stafford went from Conservative to a Labour seat, to a marginal to a Conservative seat? Is it the parties, or is it because the town changed?
And nothing whatsoever to do with Corbyn and his Momentum cult being an absolute shower of shit. No doubt when Corbyn eventually goes they'll manage to move even further to the left because clearly that's what people wantLabour were then a version of the Tories
Purple was the brand colour
A blend of red and blue
They were called New Labour
The first term was quite positive, some health issues were properly addressed
The branding worked
People felt secure and positive
Today , people want certainty, even if that certainty is a massive pile of dung in the middle of the yard, stinking out their homes, an ever present stench of greed, abusive power, and rhetoric
Generally speaking your average voter is a crumbling wreck of nerves and worry
Johnson , to the masses, appears a strong character. So that's why he's won
They've all ignored the fact that he's a dangerous lying psychopath .
But they also couldn't see hope anywhere else
So here we are
Or
Rather, here you are
And nothing whatsoever to do with Corbyn and his Momentum cult being an absolute shower of shit. No doubt when Corbyn eventually goes they'll manage to move even further to the left because clearly that's what people want
Five years of Boris. hoobloodyray and all thanks to Corbyn.
I didn't but thought I'd lay the blame squarely at Corbyn for being such an adjective disaster on every political level rather than on the voter for having nothing to vote for..".But they also couldn't see hope anywhere else.."
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Theodora Rosavelt Clarke, who lives virtually at the other end of the country and is pushing to be known as Britain’s poshest MP. The only thing she’ll be doing in Stafford is Lord Harrowby’s stepson!
Not that I care, I’ve got Bill Cash.
Yay!!!!!! Not.
People of a certain vintage, any theories why Stafford went from Conservative to a Labour seat, to a marginal to a Conservative seat? Is it the parties, or is it because the town changed?