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« on: September 09, 2015, 03:37:02 PM »

Wouldn't it be immensely funny if it turned out the only party she's not a member of is the Tories?
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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2015, 11:10:32 AM »

I'm assuming that Ashcroft is trolling, the sources seem dubious at best. Though as Downing street doesn't seem to have denied it yet, the jury is still out.
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« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2015, 11:29:29 AM »

There is an old story about a Danish cabaret star in the 20s whose rival spread a rumor she had had sex with a Saint Bernard. Completely unfounded, of course. Nevertheless the audience started balking at her whenever she went on stage and she eventually had to quit. Later emigrated to Argentina (which would be an ironic place for Cameron to end). Not saying Cameron will meet the same faith, but there is something about accusations of animal sex (and the like) that just tends to stick. It really appeals to human imagination and the coarsest instincts of the public.

Catherine the Great of Russia and the story of her making love to a horse would be another example. Though all historians seems agree  it was a completely made up rumor, it's still the most known "fact" about her to this day. 
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« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2016, 02:48:03 AM »

Hard to believe that a Brexit result, at least in the immediate, would cause more chaos among Labour than the Tories... Oh well, hopefully Labour sorts out their issues quickly and leaves time for Tories to jump at each other's throats in the next few months.

You shouldn't be too hopeful. If there is one thing political history shows us, it's that the left is far much more prone to fight among themselves than the center-right is. 
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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2016, 03:44:41 AM »

Hard to believe that a Brexit result, at least in the immediate, would cause more chaos among Labour than the Tories... Oh well, hopefully Labour sorts out their issues quickly and leaves time for Tories to jump at each other's throats in the next few months.

You shouldn't be too hopeful. If there is one thing political history shows us, it's that the left is far much more prone to fight among themselves than the center-right is. 

Not in this country - the Tories have couped (or attempted to) far more leaders than Labour. With Labour it rarely goes beyond the handful of whiney backbenchers.

Oh right, I must have dreamed that whole thing about the Gaitskell-wing fighting the Bevan-wing for more than a decade, or the gang of four breaking away and starting their whole new party, and so on... Yeah Labour has basically never fought internally for long periods of time causing them to loose out on power for several successiv terms. Roll Eyes

With the exception of the 90's and the Conservative divide over Europe, Labour has been far more divided and fixated on fighting among themselves than the Tories. Sure the Tories might have had more coups, but after they're done with them they quite quickly unite again. In Labour on the other hand they seen to hold their grudges for decades.

Similarly I expect the Tories to fight for a bit up until Boris is elected, after which he gives Theresa May and a few other remainers senior positions in the cabinet and the party quickly unite and move on with politics as usual, whereas Labour might be headed for a long civil war between their Corbynite left-wing grassroots and their Blairite MP:s.     
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2016, 03:18:21 PM »

God damn it Britain, I know you have some sort of weird unconscious prejudice and bigotry towards red-headed people, but just leave the hot ginger and his new girlfriend alone!

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