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[Marked Ox]

interesting survey of (879) tory party members views regarding their priorities re Brexit , the future of the UK, and the potential of Tory party being destroyed, Scotland and NI remaining in the Union etc ..... these are the views of the few people who get to vote on their party leader , who will be imposed as PM on the UK ...oh dear!



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That just further demonstrates how screwed this country is.

 

[m]

The UK will be around long after the EU experiment has been buried.

What makes you so sure of that?

A lot of Scots (and Norn Irish) would disagree.

 

[mooro]

Did anyone ask a question about HS2?
If so, did anyone actually utter anything that constituted a reply?

 

[Oufcrealist]

Did anyone ask a question about HS2?
If so, did anyone actually utter anything that constituted a reply?

No. Never got mentioned.

 

[Gary Baldi]

Oh dear................. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48687744

Abdullah`s social media has been "dug over"......

Stupid, but sadly, that's how the game works nowadays. As soon as one started it, the other caught up

It's why I advise teenagers to not bother with social media unless you post really bland stuff. All it can do is harm most normal people and stop your ability to get a job, etc. Not worth it.

 

[bashamwonderland]

Not a Tory so my opinion is meaningless here, but after watching that poorly-managed debate yesterday (well done BBC), I think I'd be inclined to support Boris.

Jeremy Hunt did well and would normally be my preference but he's a remainer.

 

[bashamwonderland]

Oh dear................. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48687744

Abdullah`s social media has been "dug over"......

He's anti-Semitic, who would have guessed!?

 

[Sarge]

3rd round of voting at 3pm today ...results at 6pm (ish) ... last placed candidate eliminated

Stewart has been in talks with Gove apparently regarding joining forces ... albeit with Stewart as the top gun

 

[warksox]

Oh dear................. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48687744

Abdullah`s social media has been "dug over"......

Imam who attacked Boris saying 'words have consequences'

Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said there was 'clear bias' against the Conservatives and regulator Ofcom should be called in. He added the BBC 'must apologise.'

www.dailymail.co.uk

Pretty shameful of the BBC to claim the questions were from people who vote, or had recently voted, Conservative.
2 were exposed as Labour party workers including Abdullah from Bristol, a racist anti-semite

 

[Peterdev]

Unfortunately it adds to the perception of many that the BBC is biased. I’d like to think it isn’t.
The programme for me was a farce. It reminded me of what it was like to go to a job interview back in the eighties.
Michael Gove asked what he thought his weakness was answered impatience to get the job done. It sounded like he’d been reading books on how to improve management skills.
Disappointed with Javid rattling on how his father came here from abroad with nothing and he succeeded with hard work. Makes me reflect on how Norman Tebbitt suggested getting on a bike to find work.
None of these politicians appeal to me and have self interest at their heart.
Corbyn will increasingly come under the spotlight for his failures in the Euro elections, and again there seems to be no credible successor.
Politics these days has lost so many characters of years gone by.

 

[mooro]

Unfortunately it adds to the perception of many that the BBC is biased. I’d like to think it isn’t.
The programme for me was a farce. It reminded me of what it was like to go to a job interview back in the eighties.
Michael Gove asked what he thought his weakness was answered impatience to get the job done. It sounded like he’d been reading books on how to improve management skills.
Disappointed with Javid rattling on how his father came here from abroad with nothing and he succeeded with hard work. Makes me reflect on how Norman Tebbitt suggested getting on a bike to find work.
None of these politicians appeal to me and have self interest at their heart.
Corbyn will increasingly come under the spotlight for his failures in the Euro elections, and again there seems to be no credible successor.
Politics these days has lost so many characters of years gone by.

Agree with that last line.
It always amazes me that when one of the 'old guard' (from either side) is involved in a programme like Question Time, they always wipe the floor with all the young robots they are put up against, and consistently talk the most sense....

 

[mooro]

So the yawn fest loses the one person that might have woken it up

 

[Sarge]

todays tory MPs leadership votes cast were ....

Results in full
Boris Johnson – 143
Jeremy Hunt – 54
Michael Gove – 51
Sajid Javid – 38
Rory Stewart – 27 - KNOCKED OUT

 

[ZeroTheHero]

What a surprise - the most reasonable and realistic candidate eliminated.

 

[bashamwonderland]

What a surprise, remain voters thought the remain candidate was the best option!

 

[ZeroTheHero]

I don't think he was a 'remain' candidate. I think they are all committed to leaving.

 

[bashamwonderland]

No need to continue to pretend that he was committed to leaving. He was a remainer. He's gone.

 

[Gary Baldi]

I'm not surprised Stewart lost out - he looked a bit out of his depth last night and the format as it was, made it hard for him to grab the attention outside of the social media/media bubble.

It's been interesting on Question Time since they changed the editor and host, the political balance has shown through a bit more. Seeing some of the left wing politicians struggle with boos has been an interesting watch on a programme where historically, it's not really been common place. It shows the BBC can do it, when they really want to.

 

[Marked Ox]

I'm not surprised Stewart lost out - he looked a bit out of his depth last night and the format as it was, made it hard for him to grab the attention outside of the social media/media bubble.

It's been interesting on Question Time since they changed the editor and host, the political balance has shown through a bit more. Seeing some of the left wing politicians struggle with boos has been an interesting watch on a programme where historically, it's not really been common place. It shows the BBC can do it, when they really want to.

None were great last night but at least Stewart was honest with his plans (ie. Not promising big tax cuts and increased public sector spending).

 

[tonyw]

Anyone else feeling a bit sick at the moment that Britain's leadership at the most important point in the nation's history for the past seven decades is being decided by a bunch of overprivileged Tories playing backroom games in the halls of Westminster?

Don't think Rory Stewart would have won, and certainly don't think he has the CV to lead the country through Brexit.....but it's hard to imagine that Stewart actually lost 10 principled votes between rounds; more likely a bout of "Well if you vote for my chap now, I'll vote for your chap in the next round and then we'll have both of our chaps in the final, what what!".

It's as if we've decided to take a six month hiatus from discussing Brexit, and the Conservatives decided to fill the gap with a season of Tory Big Brother.......