General Election December 12th?

[DRiddle]

Speaking as someone who's posted on here for the thick end of ten years, the lack of traffic to the forum is correlated with the lack of scoops on the home page. Steve, myself and many others used to get the inside knowledge on what was REALLY going on within HBC.

That information was then hinted at via the forum or often written up in the form of an article on the main page.

Steve wrote most of those, I wrote a few, sometimes Steve, myself and others collaborated. One way or another the stuff HBC seemed to NOT want to become public knowledge DID become public knowledge. That stimulated a lot of debate.

Myself and others including MK1 still do get a lot of inside knowledge but I'd say ( a ) it's not as shocking as some of the stuff that used to go on under previous regimes and ( b ) people's focus currently isn't on the comings and goings within HBC, it's largely on brexit.

Personally speaking my life has moved on and I'm not directly impacted by anything which does or does not happen in HBC anymore.

That's not to say I don't care, it's just less important as it doesn't currently directly impact me.

[mk1]

Rumblings tonight that the Tories might 'sit' on a Intelligence Report about Russian interference in the last GE. Strangely this is not expected to be Russian help for the Labour Party.  We also have the orange sex-beast trying to interfere in the Election.

[diSme]

I'm really not sure why trump is even being given a platform on which to have an opinion on the GE. It absolutely stinks

[mk1]

I'm really not sure why trump is even being given a platform on which to have an opinion on the GE. It absolutely stinks

Look who gave him the platform. It was Farage (sole owner of The Brexit Party Ltd) and it was a deliberate set-up.

[mk1]

The Russia interference was in the Referendum.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/31/boris-johnson-accused-report-russia-dominic-grieve

[Inspector Knacker]

I'm really not sure why trump is even being given a platform on which to have an opinion on the GE. It absolutely stinks

What 'platform' is that....?

[Inspector Knacker]

The Russia interference was in the Referendum.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/31/boris-johnson-accused-report-russia-dominic-grieve

There are Bogeymen everywhere, best check under the bed for the next one.

[DRiddle]

The platform he was given was on LBC radio by Nigel Farage. The conversation between trump and farage was then reported widely in the main media.

Personally I see Trumps endorsement of Farage and Johnson as a win for Labour. Anyone with an ounce of intelligence will do the opposite to what Trump says. Anyone  who thinks that acting on trumps advice is a good idea is already a lost cause.

[Inspector Knacker]

Surely,  getting a platform is irrelevant? Do we have a proscribed list of non people whose opinion is outrageous to some more less robust political sensitivitys and therefore should not be allowed to speak or comment?
Some people do labour under the delusion that their view is the only, the correct view and are astonished the world doesn't sometimes agree.
As for Trump, I judge him by my test I apply to all politicians. Would I want him as a next door neighbour sat in the garden on a sunny afternoon. Well, no. But he wouldn't be alone in that situation. But I don't class him as the Anti Christ either.

[Lucy Lass-Tick]

Reading some of this thread, I'm wondering if the script for the new James Bond film's been leaked.

[Inspector Knacker]

Reading some of this thread, I'm wondering if the script for the new James Bond film's been leaked.

You're right.

The film titles are being considered, there's.....

1. Doctor Know........(that I'm right and you're wrong)

2. From Russia with Electoral interference......(surely not?)

3. Never say Brexit again.........(and avoid a meltdown in some quarters)

4. You only vote twice....... (till you get the result right!)

[Topcat]

Is there any truth in the rumour that the Socialist Labour Party are putting Kevin Cranney forward as their candidate in the general election? If so wouldn't this work against them both by splitting the Labour vote and giving advantage to the other candidates?

[Inspector Knacker]

Of course it would split the vote, that's their version of kamikaze tactical voting.
Mind you, if he by some miracle he won, I'd want a front for seat in the House for his maiden speech.

[mk1]

Do we have a proscribed list of non people whose opinion is outrageous to some more less robust political sensitivitys and therefore should not be allowed to speak or comment?

and you didn't even blush.....................

[mk1]

The film titles are being considered, there's.....

'Billy Liar'  Boris Johnson's biopic ?

'Goundhog Day' about the current Hartlepool Council?

'Psycho', a film about those who are completely and utterly consumed by a Hard Brexit ?