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I take it we're not going to have any more debates between Sunak and Starmer then? Sunak seems to be deploying the Boris Johnson "Where's the nearest fridge?" strategy already

At least we've received our first apology for leaving Europe.

Rishi Sunak received a largely warm welcome from punters at a village fete in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, on Saturday afternoon reports the Press Association (PA).

This is in his own constituency. Do Prime Ministers usually show up in their own constituencies in election campaigns? Or is that a reflection that he could lose his seat?

This on the other hand is a rather optimistic place to campaign.

The prime minister visited a walled garden at Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, on Saturday’s campaign trail.

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 6:37 pm This on the other hand is a rather optimistic place to campaign.

The prime minister visited a walled garden at Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, on Saturday’s campaign trail.

This is really a bit too obscure to land.

Walled Garden is an IT industry term for a system that locks in the customer to use only one supplier's services.
It could apply to the Government's PPE procurement behaviour.

I like that observation. I don't know if Labour has a campaign targetting IT workers. They should do something with that.

On the other hand, might be easier just to stick a picture of Badenoch on a poster and say "You've had bosses like this. Do you want a Chancellor like this?"

Badenoch is as keen to look at the underbelly of Křetínský as the British media are to at least try to correctly pronounce his name. The hate-marching anti-semitism of his beloved Sparta Prague is beyond the pale.

A mealy-mouthed soothing of their shithouse captain.

https://romea.cz/en/czech-republic/czec ... rom-racism

More legs for the D-Day story? Not surprised the King is pissed off.

This is really a bit too obscure to land.

Walled Garden is an IT industry term for a system that locks in the customer to use only one supplier's services.

Been a few years since I was in IT business journalism but that’s a new one on me. If I never a corporate buzz word ever again that’s fine by me.

There are quite a few posts on Twitter suggesting that cabinet ministers are urging Sunak to step back from the campaign to let more senior Tories take the spotlight in the campaign. I'm not really sure who these senior Tories are because many senior cabinet ministers have gone AWOL over the last couple of weeks. Jeremy Hunt has done very little other than lie about Labour's spending plans. Cleverly has just been rolled out to defend Sunak after various gaffes but I can't see him being used much because every time he is interviewed he will be quizzed about immigration and the small boats. I don't think unleashing Lord Cameron would be a good look in a democratic election which only leaves Johnson who is probably not interested in joining a doomed campaign.

That's music to my ears.

Namely, in the form of The Beatles pleasing with the fifth one to stand in in a crisis, only to find out that he is doing backing vox for Kajagoogoo in Dunstable.

Labour’s team is short on stardust but solid and dependable even if few have heard of them. The cabinet is a fucking freak show and a cacophony of cunts.

Youngian wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 10:39 pm Labour’s team is short on stardust but solid and dependable even if few have heard of them. The cabinet is a fucking freak show and a cacophony of cunts.

Cunts indeed, who've been proudly shouting about their cuntery for several years.

It's a bit late to play the "If only you knew the real me" card.

Youngian wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 9:31 pm

This is really a bit too obscure to land.

Walled Garden is an IT industry term for a system that locks in the customer to use only one supplier's services.

Been a few years since I was in IT business journalism but that’s a new one on me. If I never a corporate buzz word ever again that’s fine by me.

Maybe there's a better diss-line based on "Gardening Leave".

Rumours suggest a dynamic Sunak campaign launch on Monday.

He's off to dance on Captain Tom Moore's grave.

They are launching the manifesto on Tuesday.

Labour’s goes on Thursday, assume this is an attempt to avoid the Euros.

The aim: two days of "What's Labour's plan then?".

The likely reality: two days of scrutiny, attacks from everyone, and Labour has 48 hours to do fine tuning and last minute edits.

‘Seriously, I don’t care anymore. Just let me go.’

Be worth witnessing just to see ex-ERG members and other assorted gammons go ballistic.