Current affairs thread 7

[ex nihilo]

Originally Posted by Slutty Rimmer

Well, you say that but it was Wes Streeting spinning the rumours.

“We’ve always feared this race would be close, so we were warning Londoners – don’t take the risk of waking up with a Conservative mayor. There’s no doubt, looking at some of the results across the country, that Gaza has been an issue”

Khan himself was saying on Thursday he was in a “close two-horse race”.

Kind Regards,
Rimmer.

Those were words used in the run-in. No-one is ever going to say to the world, that it's a slam dunk. They want to make sure that voters turn out. Starmer will be saying the same thing on the eve of the GE, even though we know it will not be close.

I'm talking post Thursday when suddenly the media changed their narrative from favourite to win to too close to call. That did not come from Streeting but rather Tory dark arts...

[Slutty Rimmer]

Originally Posted by ex nihilo

Those were words used in the run-in. No-one is ever going to say to the world, that it's a slam dunk. They want to make sure that voters turn out. Starmer will be saying the same thing on the eve of the GE, even though we know it will not be close.

I'm talking post Thursday when suddenly the media changed their narrative from favourite to win to too close to call. That did not come from Streeting but rather Tory dark arts...

No, those words were said afterwards. Which disproves your assertion.

Kind Regards,
Rimmer.

[Lisal]

There was a lot of online analysis based on the changes in turnout between Inner London and Outer London. One guy (whose name escapes me) did what he saw as a detailed analysis which he claimed showed a very close result with Hall possibly winning

That got picked up by others. Theo Usherwood said he'd heard from a Tory source that they were feeling chipper about the outcome

And Stephen K Bush (who I like) did a similar number crunching exercise which he reckoned gave Hall a chance

And it spiralled in social media as these things do

As I said a better candidate than Hall might have at least got closer to Khan

[Slutty Rimmer]

Originally Posted by Lisal

There was a lot of online analysis based on the changes in turnout between Inner London and Outer London. One guy (whose name escapes me) did what he saw as a detailed analysis which he claimed showed a very close result with Hall possibly winning.

Think I know which guy you are referring to.

I noted his analysis and on closer inspection his conclusions overreached his numbers. The numbers were far from convincing which is why I commented on the weakness of the predictions.

Kind Regards,
Rimmer.

[reefknot]

The truth of the recement elections is the voters placed a big vote of no confidence in the tories, if the argument is that it was a low turnout that means tory voters by staying at home also made a vote of no confidence in the party.

The lunacy being spouted by one tory on the news this morning that hey should have change of leadership, ............... great way to seal a total defeat at the next GE the person on the Clapham omnibus were not impressed 2 years ago when the tories did a bit of self importance navel gazing.

The electorate want a General Election and will not take kindly to self importance navel gazing by any party

[Slutty Rimmer]

Originally Posted by reefknot

The truth of the recement elections is the voters placed a big vote of no confidence in the tories, if the argument is that it was a low turnout that means tory voters by staying at home also made a vote of no confidence in the party.

Largely true, and also a lukewarm enthusiasm for Labour from your friend who rides the Omnibus in Clapham.

It appears folk generally are just tired of useless politicians and see no solutions to the real problems coming from any of the parties.

At least though it is now generally agreed by our elected members that women don’t have…errr…members. That is at least an improvement on the recent past.

Kind Regards,
Rimmer.