January 2021 UK Politics Thread - sunlit uplands are here

marckee · 2021-01-12T14:35:05.491Z

It took me a while to realise that all the hashtags and symbols after his name were genuine and not a spoof account.

harru · 2021-01-12T14:45:23.780Z

Wait is that guy not one of the ‘satire’ accounts??

the_ravens · 2021-01-12T14:53:04.918Z

I think he’s real. But I would not put money on it

anon76851889 · 2021-01-12T15:25:06.421Z

Any ideas what the hell is 3.5% all about?

hip_young_gunslinger · 2021-01-12T15:27:01.030Z

bbc.com

The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world

Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

anon76851889 · 2021-01-12T15:29:30.210Z

Blimey.

Thanks

harru · 2021-01-12T15:32:05.819Z

Lib Dem vote share?

guntrip · 2021-01-12T15:40:09.392Z

Just wants to create opportunities for young people to see the world (and blow bits of it up)

marckee · 2021-01-12T15:52:57.500Z

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guntrip · 2021-01-12T16:00:16.292Z

marckee · 2021-01-12T16:21:32.994Z

twitter.com

Britain Elects (BritainElects)

Westminster voting intention: CON: 40% (-1) LAB: 37% (-2) LDEM: 8% (-) GRN: 4% (-) OTH: 11% (+2) via @SavantaComRes, 08 - 10 Jan Chgs. w/ 21 Dec [Oth incl. SNP, PC, RUK, etc]

4:14 PM - 12 Jan 2021 76 21

the_ravens · 2021-01-12T16:25:22.724Z

+2 for the Fish Joey Fork party?

shrewbie · 2021-01-12T17:59:22.735Z

he replied saying he agrees with me and he’ll take it up with the minister, didn’t really see that coming
still feel all dirty

anon24576931 · 2021-01-12T18:16:36.826Z

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marckee · 2021-01-12T18:22:54.190Z

I wonder what happened between 2016 and 2020?

twitter.com

Chris Curtis (chriscurtis94)

For example, there were sizeable shifts in the polling on all of the following in 2016-2020, but then little shift over the course of the pandemic: > View on welfare cuts > View on government tax and spend > Views on whether the government should do more to tackle climate change

10:09 PM - 11 Jan 2021 82 10

profk · 2021-01-12T19:30:00.530Z

i’m sure we can sort this all out at the negotiating table.

the_ravens · 2021-01-12T20:40:19.871Z

Does the table look like this?

January 2021 UK Politics Thread - sunlit uplands are here Social

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marckee · 2021-01-13T10:56:51.583Z

twitter.com

Peter Apps (PeteApps)

Shaun Bailey, the Tory candidate for London mayor, is planning to spend a large chunk of his affordable housing budget on shared ownership. Asked how this would help the city's 62,000 homeless households, he said they could save for a mortgage deposit insidehousing.co.uk/news/homeless-…

9:48 AM - 13 Jan 2021 56 50

harru · 2021-01-13T11:01:24.697Z

Piers Morgan is an awful person, why do we have to rely on him to do stuff like this?

twitter.com

Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (Haggis_UK)

Matt Hancock - I'm really glad that we can send out free school meals when schools are out. Piers Morgan - If you're that glad... why did you vote against giving free school meals? #GMB https://t.co/pGJxWYi0EX

9:01 AM - 13 Jan 2021 20K 6.6K

BodyInTheThames · 2021-01-13T11:08:28.345Z

I got thrown in twitter jail for agreeing with someone that Matt Hancock is a cunt because of this clip (and all his other cuntery)

Also, him saying ‘I’m glad we’ve got it sorted out now’ is bollocks as they’re in the midst of a scandal

the cunt