Mic drop by the old fella there
General Election 2024
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran are here to talk about a frustrating 2 points dropped at Crystal Palace. They then discuss the regeneration of Old Trafford. Finally, Nik is joined by special guest Michael Statham from the Football Oranje podcast - who gives us a more in depth look at our EL opposition FC Twente, and then runs through the (many) Dutch connections currently at United.
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Why are they so pathetic?
This debate shows exactly why he was promoted so quickly in the Tory ranks. So good at staying on message in a believable manner, and so effective at landing that punch.
Starmer hasn’t come out of this well
I much prefer Starmer but he does somewhat make you wonder why there is such a divide in the polls during these debates. Putting aside 14 years of Conservative crap of course.
Sunak sweaty and unhinged
This is such a crock of shit. If the Bangladeshi community in London want to be taken seriously, they need to drop their support for Luftur Rahman.
I think there are no good choices in this election.
Because a man who gets jealous of success of those around him, while in charge, should never be given the power he is about to get.
It is absolutely unbeleiveable this is the choice we have. A grifter and a narcissist.
Because a man who gets jealous of success of those around him, while in charge, should never be given the power he is about to get.
It is absolutely unbeleiveable this is the choice we have. A grifter and a narcissist.
Starmer is an absolute small time man.
More popular than Starmer and having the audacity to do so whilst being black? There was only one outcome I'm afraid
if you let one get away with it, they’ll all be doing it. people should only ever be allowed to vote for the establishment, otherwise the country will crumble.
Repeating '£2000' incessantly doesn't make it any more believable or punchy I'm afraid
Don't SURRENDER!!!
It’s amazing* how much racism good honest sensible centrists will apparently stomach quite happily when the victims are black or brown.
*it isn’t
*it isn’t
But it's the only way to win, don't you know?
I imagine no other candidates have been told to divert their attention to constituencies other than their own in the final 10 days of the campaign.
But at least their economic policies aren't right wi...oh.
Presumably he'll tell them to swivel on it? I wouldn't give up a chance of a fat MP expense account because some minge told me I was doing too good a job.
He may do! However, being asked to canvas in other seats rather than your own, is something pretty normal for candidates to experience as parties decide where there battlegrounds are really going to be.
The Conservatives have experienced it in bigger numbers due to their position but they are shifting resources now as well.
Is the candidate in Clacton key to winning a random seat in the West Midlands? Does anyone know who he is?
I couldn't say? I can only tell you it is typical for campaigns to do this in the final weeks of a campaign. Maybe you have evidence to suggest otherwise.
Volunteers and stuff of course I can understand, an actual candidate who is doing ok but who nobody in the wider country knows, that's just silly.
I genuinely don't believe this is real. Whilst labour is going to have a crushing victory, im starting to worry that polling firms are going to prioritise sensationalism over accuracy. They want to keep getting headlines.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...-not-campaigning-enough-in-battleground-seats
"Dozens of Labour candidates have been blocked from accessing the party’s canvassing systems, which help them drum up support from voters, because they were deemed not to be campaigning enough in target seats.
In some cases, candidates who have been campaigning every day in battleground seats they are twinned with – as instructed to by Labour HQ – in parts of the home counties and Essex, have still lost their access to key software as their seats are considered either very safe or simply not winnable.
“People in non-battleground seats who are working really hard to gain attention and secure non-Labour voters and could even potentially win have suddenly lost access to this,” a source said. “Some candidates have even been told to stop doing too much because their campaigns are gaining traction.”"
It may be bad strategy but it's seems to be more widespread than singling a candidate out. It's a shame as he seems to have campaigned very well in an extremely difficult seat.
"Dozens of Labour candidates have been blocked from accessing the party’s canvassing systems, which help them drum up support from voters, because they were deemed not to be campaigning enough in target seats.
In some cases, candidates who have been campaigning every day in battleground seats they are twinned with – as instructed to by Labour HQ – in parts of the home counties and Essex, have still lost their access to key software as their seats are considered either very safe or simply not winnable.
“People in non-battleground seats who are working really hard to gain attention and secure non-Labour voters and could even potentially win have suddenly lost access to this,” a source said. “Some candidates have even been told to stop doing too much because their campaigns are gaining traction.”"
It may be bad strategy but it's seems to be more widespread than singling a candidate out. It's a shame as he seems to have campaigned very well in an extremely difficult seat.
A distinct lack of common sense in that family...
What a reference
And nobody has ever borrowed money to buy a house or add an extension.
I was wondering why Starmer kept referring to Sunak as 'chico'. Makes sense now.
Labour had no chance in Clacton, strikes me as a tactical ploy. I doubt anyone is that bothered by the retweets, especially considering alot of them are probably reformski bots.
Maybe stops farage winning in Clacton and if the candidate is so popular and engaging he might help push them over the line in marginal seats somewhere, seems a better use of resources rather than losing heavily in Clacton and possibly given Farage the win by the splitting the votes.
Christ just heard the Tory bastard on 5Live this morning, she gave a quick summary of the debate last night and you’d think it was a parody. To paraphrase- “Rishi came out fighting, he was spiky, he was punchy, he had energy and he really got his message across. In contrast Starmer was cagey, he stumbled his words often and he didn’t have answers for a lot of Rishi’s questions”.
I’m absolutely certain that she’s leaving the BBC after the election, she’s always been bad but recently she’s given up all pretence of impartiality and might as well be wearing a Tory rosette.
I’m absolutely certain that she’s leaving the BBC after the election, she’s always been bad but recently she’s given up all pretence of impartiality and might as well be wearing a Tory rosette.
I know it's shite for the candidate, but could they be trying to allow the Lib Dems a free reign, in seat they are more likely to win?
Reform candidate knocked on my door yesterday, I'm sure I traumatised him by the time he left wanker
wankerLib Dems as the official opposition would be a great result. Hopefully more shift from Labour to Lib Dems in key seats to make it happen.
Is Labour really so far ahead? I feel they’ve lost a lot of Labour voters. Will they really win so many Tory voters?
I’m making the shift. First time I’m not voting Labour. Their Palestine policy has been shocking. Plus my kids go to private school and the 20% VAT is shocking.
I guess it would be a factor. He seems to have been a popular candidate but you only need to look at Clacton (and it's older constituency of Harwich) to see the odds he would have faced. A Lib Dem (or a Tory) has a much better chance of stopping Farage if the vote isn't split.
The Lib Dems are predicted to pick up just 5% of the vote and lose votes there. No chance they swing that seat this point, I doubt they're even targeting the seat.
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