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They can't anyway can they, Corporal Clegg saw to that I think?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The Labour party will split IMO, the PLP will go off and form a new centre left party, leaving Corbyn and his Animal Farm comrades to form a hard socialist party.
the whole thing is pretty appalling isn't it?
I think that's an interesting pointer to his thoughts.
The only ways there will be an election before 2020 are:
If there is a vote of No Confidence in the government - which needs a simple majority to pass, but no-one is going to call one, since May won't call for a vote of No Confidence in her own government - if she lost (he only way to trigger the election), she would have to resign - and even if they did, the other parties would abstain rather than vote for it since they don't want an election.
Or if there is a vote for an early election, which needs a two-thirds majority - again, not going to happen.
Neither the Lib Dems, Labour or UKIP are in a fit state to fight an election, and although the SNP are, realistically they can only lose seats from their current position - and if they did it would be to Ruth Davidson's Tories, which they specifically don't want.
The good news, if there is any, is that this does give the opposition parties time to get their act together *knowing* they aren't going to have to fight an election for nearly four years, so they don't need a short-term solution, they need a long-term one.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Currently we don't really have any effective opposition parties do we?
Although I did have the radical slightly bonkers idea that the SNP should put up candidates in every English seat - they're moderate-left/centrists anyway, and if enough English people voted for them and they won, it would guarantee Scottish independence getting rid of the whinging buggers once and for all…
Ironically, that would probably make Alex Salmond PM .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Which almost brings us full circle to a Corbyn-like situation again:
If I don't think about it too much, I could almost imagine voting SNP if they stood in England, not because I particularly support their policies but because they're a fairly sensible, stable party which isn't the Tories.
.... but I couldn't stand that fat, smug toad-faced git Salmond as PM.
Obviously you're just joking, but the SNP would never go for it - their particular brand of grievance politics would struggle in England - it's hard to justify "give your country a loud voice at Westminster" when you're campaigning in the country with the loudest voice, and even worse for them if they did do well in Scotland it would weaken their Scottish position - that English and Scottish voters are different and that the Scottish electorate are essentially powerless at Westminster. Lots of English people voting the same way as the Scottish do would hurt them hard!
I know - it's just a thought-experiment really . But if they did, and campaigned on a platform of three points - Scottish independence as soon as practical; good centrist governance of the UK in the mean time; and withdrawing entirely from English politics again at the next election - do you think a lot of English voters would grab the chance to (as they see it) be rid of the whinging Scots *and* get a fresh government with no awkward Scots of any party around to upset things?
It also fits neatly with my other bonkers suggestion of England and Wales declaring independence from the UK to get out of the EU - the SNP would also be in a strong position to demand the retention of the UK's EU membership for Scotland (and Northern Ireland and Gibraltar if they wanted to be part of it), since the government of the UK would be Scottish at that point...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
;-)
untraitor?
failed quitter?