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Peter Sturdgess

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Sort of given up on Twitter and Threads, Mastodon was like treacle so I am here. #FBPE. Cyclist, Sailor, with a penchant for long walks. Salvitur Ambulando. A like means that I appreciate your commenting, not that I agree with your comment.

Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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They have managed a huge majority on a very slender and largely borrowed mandate. A recipe for disaster.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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I am sure that did not help but the key factor was Farage putting his Reform foot in and standing against them because they did Brexit "wrong".

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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It was Brexit that brought the Conservatives down and it will be Brexit that brings Labour down.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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So do you think Labour should protect the party by ditching Starmer before the population gets wise to the con trick he has played on them?

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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Or is he just letting the drawbridge down on their ambitions?

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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So many of the Labour voters in this election will feel played.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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Especially to the 70% plus of Labour voters who think leaving the EU was a mistake.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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It's a vicious kick in the teeth for millions of Lib Dem, Green, SNP, and Plaid Cymru voters who have lent their vote to Labour in order to get the Tories out. If they ignore you now they will ignore you in the future.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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It is very difficult to see me voting for Labour in the future after this kind of rhetoric...www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/03/britain-will-not-rejoin-eu-in-my-lifetime-says-starmer

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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Sad that the immunity from prosecution enjoyed by the monarch which was the driving reason behind the early settlers of the American Continent is now the prerogative of the American President. Can we expect asylum seekers from the USA?

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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Wonderful, Redwood writes an article with woeful lack of reality telling us about the success of Brexit and the Telegraph illustrates it with a photo of a Brexit Queue of lorries. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07...

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Pete Miles's avatar Pete Miles @petermiles.bsky.social
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But on a positive note I understand Labour has not ruled out taxes on top hats and double-breasted suits

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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My guess would be SNP as the need for tactical voting in Scotland fades.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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There is something seriously wrong with the postal voting system. In the last week I met three people whose vote did not arrive before they went on holiday, one person whose vote had not arrived. In addition I spoke to one person whose neighbours voting packs did not arrive.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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With the SNP and Labour roughly equal and Labour sitting plum on the rest of the UK there is no longer any need for SNP voters to vote tactically for Labour to get the Tories out.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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Farage must be eyeing up those absolute powers granted to Trump.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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Is yesterday's shocking proclamation from the USA Supreme Court a trigger point that will warn the United States population of the fire they are playing with whilst courting Trump?

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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To be frank, the sight of two octogenarians arguing about who is best at golf might be the lowest point of democracy in the USA

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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Ah! He is an actor. That'll explain the deplorable bike that comes from Laurence Fox.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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It used to be The economy, the economy, the economy and now it is racism, racism, racism.

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The Conservative party has the marvellous advantage of knowing they do not have to deliver. Should they have been excluded from the debate?

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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Today's example was tiresome and bereft of value. At least when they involve the smaller parties they are interesting but the two big lardiepants were shouty, rehearsed beyond interest and the ref was hopeless.

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Michael, I suspect my pocket made that post all on its own. I suspect it is developing intelligence.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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It's a bit rich Reform campaigning in the General Election when they have spent the best part of a decade telling us that a vote in 2016 was a once in a lifetime vote.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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The only Brexit Benefit will be the boost to trade and the economy when we rejoin.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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I might be a sceptic but is the Daily Mail getting involved in the Farage/Putin/Zelensky mess to draw attention from the Conservative Betting Scandal?

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Jack Blackburn's avatar Jack Blackburn @hackblackburn.bsky.social
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Eight years to the day since David Cameron used a referendum on Europe to finally end the threat posed to the Tory party by Nigel Farage

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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Me too. I hope they can form a decent opposition to Labour. You cannot have good government without good opposition.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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I hope you are right, I fear you are wrong. I vote for people based upon what they say they will do not what I hope they will do

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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I watched Question Time yesterday evening. I found Sunak compelling viewing, could not drag my eyes away. After a night's sleep I have realised why. The audience hated him and he hated the audience.

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He will have a mandate post election, unfortunately that mandate will be not to join the Single Market, not to re-establish Freedom of Movement and not to make ant overtures towards rejoining. His hands will be tied and he will be a hostage to fortune.

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Ursula's avatar Ursula @ursula3.bsky.social
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No, I'm saying he doesn't have a mandate right now.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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What is it with Sunak who thinks that "denying them finance" is a vote winner for young people?

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This is getting very sketchy for the Conservatives, they are in danger of playing second fiddle to Reform and giving Labour an easy ride. The thinking Conservative will vote Lib Dems to give Britain an effective opposition.

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Jenni Adams's avatar Jenni Adams @jenniad.bsky.social
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Proud at everyone for yelling “shame” at Rishi Sunak on Question Time just now (re Rwanda policy)

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Ali Messer 's avatar Ali Messer @freereed59.net
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BBCQT Sunak on EHCR ' foreign court'. Audience response: 'shame on you' ... '30 secs left' says Bruce. He has not finished strongly here, has he?

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You could audibly hear the audience shouting "shame" to the Prime Minister of this country as the music plays over the Question Time credits. That was a pure car crash for Rishi Sunak. #BBCQT

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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Rishi Sunak getting tetchy and talking down to the audience is not a good look and they let him know calling out shame on Question Time.

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The good news is that at the current rate of attrition the Conservatives will only be the official opposition for three months.

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Peter Sturdgess 's avatar Peter Sturdgess @petersturdgess.bsky.social
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It's a strategy that will lose the next election and further degrade the standing of politicians. In effect you are saying he is lying in order to win an election.

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