Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted March 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2019 21 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: Clearly never been to Liverpool. We had this in the chippy thread but most of their Chip shops are actually Chinese takeaways which happen to also sell fish and chips. And they wonder why we mock Scousers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 The Independent Group, that's really a company funded by a tory donor, are registering as a political party. The name? Change UK. The CUK party. It's the most fitting name possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted March 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2019 42 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: Clearly never been to Liverpool. We had this in the chippy thread but most of their Chip shops are actually Chinese takeaways which happen to also sell fish and chips. And they wonder why we mock Scousers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted March 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: The Independent Group, that's really a company funded by a tory donor, are registering as a political party. The name? Change UK. The CUK party. It's the most fitting name possible. Bowler's going to sue the fuck out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PJ Power Posted March 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2019 (edited) Aside from any underlying racism, anyone who says that a quarter of a million pounds is "chicken feed" is a pretty big cunt in my book. There are a few reasons why Johnson (I refuse to simply call him "Boris" for the reason mentioned below) will thankfully never be Prime Minister. 1. It is not exactly a secret in the corridors of Westminster that Boris Johnson is loathed by many in the Conservative party with a number of Tory MPs vowing that if Johnson ever became party leader, let alone PM, they would resign their party membership. When you think that the Tories will nearly always settle differences for the sake of party unity and power, Johnson must be really polarising for the threat of such an exodus to be there. 2. Contrary to popular belief, opinion polls tend to show that the public think he is quite the shitarse. This report from YouGov at the end of last year ranked potential candidates to succeed Theresa May as Tory party leader, and shows that while Johnson had the best response from those who think he'd make a good PM, he also had the highest response of those thinking he'd make a bad PM giving him an overall personal rating of - 37! The only other contenders to achieve anywhere near such wrath are (not surprisingly) Gove and Hunt though far fewer think either of them would make a good PM compared to Johnson. If he was to lead the Tories into a general election, Johnson would probably do a good job rallying a large proportion of troops in the party but he'd be toxic in trying to get floating voters to cast their ballots for Conservative candidates. 3. Outside of the UK, other than those who worship at the feet of Steve Bannon, Johnson is largely regarded as a joke. From foreign comedy & satire shows I've seen in the last couple of years, Johnson is the second biggest foreign punching bag after Donald Trump. If a lot of countries think that the UK is already a nuthouse, what would they think with Boris Johnson in charge? 4. The main reason Johnson is largely still in the public eye is thanks to his journalist background, where he has a lot of networking among fellow journalists and editors of the newspapers that are right of centre, not to mention Darth Vader Rupert Murdoch himself. Johnson along with Gove is probably the biggest conduit for Murdoch to try and influence the government. They have helped him build up the "Boris" brand by usually calling him in headlines and articles simply by his slightly eccentric first name that most people have unwittingly taken up when speaking about him, even those who hate his guts. This astroturfing by his friends in the national press (same applies to Gove in a slightly lesser extent) means that he keeps a higher public profile than one he deserves. Edited March 29, 2019 by PJ Power Added YouGov link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PJ Power Posted March 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2019 56 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: The Independent Group, that's really a company funded by a tory donor, are registering as a political party. The name? Change UK. The CUK party. It's the most fitting name possible. Just wait until the next general election if they keep that name, as there's a good chance on election night of "CUK HOLD" flashing up on TV screens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 So how exactly are they going to change the UK? All I have seen from them is the same bollocks I've been seeing for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 1 hour ago, PJ Power said: They have helped him build up the "Boris" brand by usually calling him in headlines and articles simply by his slightly eccentric first name that most people have unwittingly taken up when speaking about him, even those who hate his guts. It isn't even his first name. I'm sure that he is known as Al or Alex by his family. But you're right, precisely the reason I call him by his surname as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted March 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 The CUKs want to change British Politics to what it was 4 years ago. NEW POLITCZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted March 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2019 (edited) Saw this on Facebook. Thought it was amusing. It's a screenshot because when I download images from Facebook to my phone it disappears off somewhere. I couldn't be arsed cropping it. Edited March 29, 2019 by jazzygeofferz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Going by his performances on Question Time, including being excellent on last nights, I can't see top right being a contender, Big Yanis is way too left wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam O'Rourke Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Only thing that would have been better is a shot of wide-eyed crazy Vince McMahon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted March 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2019 There's a picture of Dr Evil, Skeletor and Rose West, and the first thing I said to myself was "I hope Jim Davidson doesnt get it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted March 29, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Keith Houchen said: The Independent Group, that's really a company funded by a tory donor, are registering as a political party. The name? Change UK. The CUK party. It's the most fitting name possible. Because they'll be completely impotent, and have to powerlessly watch another party fuck the country? I'd have said Davros would be in with a good shout, but even he'd be horrified by how much this lot want to exterminate the poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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