Jo Swinson.

[scawsby steve]

Just watching her. Mad as a march hare; but a pair of humungous, pendulous t*ts.

[albie]

Her track record:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EH90o6hWsAEohpL.jpg

It's a cracker, eh!

[scawsby steve]

Her track record:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EH90o6hWsAEohpL.jpg

It's a cracker, eh!

Nice one Albie. Hypocrisy doesn't even begin to describe the Lib Dems.

[Glyn_Wigley]

Some people really need to try and understand the concept of what a coalition is.

[wilts rover]

Some people really need to try and understand the concept of what a coalition is.

If only someone had told Nick Clegg and Jo Swinson that before they initiated the Tory austerity programme that enriched the wealthy, impoverished the country and led directly to Brexit.

[albie]

Some people really need to try and understand the concept of what a coalition is.

I think that is precisely what Swinson is doing now, preparing the ground for a future coalition in the event of no overall control after the GE.

[Glyn_Wigley]

Some people really need to try and understand the concept of what a coalition is.

I think that is precisely what Swinson is doing now, preparing the ground for a future coalition in the event of no overall control after the GE.

She certainly sounded like she'd be prepared to work with Labour, but only if they ditch Corbyn - which won't happen if Labour were the majority party of the two.

[GazLaz]

Teeth like a witch doctors necklace.

[Nudga]

Teeth like a burnt out village.

[selby]

  And here I was thinking that she was one of the remainer's staunchest allies, a hero, a heroin to the cause, and there you go as it get's near the end, you lot dis her and throw her aside like a used Johnny.
  Best be asking her about the £3.5 million she forgot the EU gave her husbands firm.

[DonnyOsmond]

  And here I was thinking that she was one of the remainer's staunchest allies, a hero, a heroin to the cause, and there you go as it get's near the end, you lot dis her and throw her aside like a used Johnny.
  Best be asking her about the £3.5 million she forgot the EU gave her husbands firm.

Labour put forward a motion that the NHS wouldn't be up for negotiation in any trade deals after Brexit and she got her party to abstain, Tories voted against it and it ended up failing. It would have gone through if the Lib Dems voted for it.
She has a very right wing voting record and has turned the Lib Dems into Conservatives Lite.

[hoolahoop]

Her track record:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EH90o6hWsAEohpL.jpg

It's a cracker, eh!

Nice one Albie. Hypocrisy doesn't even begin to describe the Lib Dems.

Hypocrisy is everywhere in politics Steve - in EVERY political Party and in most politicians.

[hoolahoop]

  And here I was thinking that she was one of the remainer's staunchest allies, a hero, a heroin to the cause, and there you go as it get's near the end, you lot dis her and throw her aside like a used Johnny.
  Best be asking her about the £3.5 million she forgot the EU gave her husbands firm.

Labour put forward a motion that the NHS wouldn't be up for negotiation in any trade deals after Brexit and she got her party to abstain, Tories voted against it and it ended up failing. It would have gone through if the Lib Dems voted for it.
She has a very right wing voting record and has turned the Lib Dems into Conservatives Lite.

That vote was meaningless , the Lib/ Dems are right behind the NHS . There's been many a vote recently where Parties for varying reasons did not take part . That vote was part of a Queen's Speech that they were not going to get engaged with .
Conservatives " Lite " what a load of old nonsense - you are falling into the trap of divide and conquer . Perhaps you are a fan of Dominic Cummings ? There is no mileage to be gained in encouraging red on yellow rancour . Both Parties will have to avoid attacking each other.
The real enemy for me is and ALWAYS will be the Tory Party and destructive Brexit that comes with the package .

[Glyn_Wigley]

  And here I was thinking that she was one of the remainer's staunchest allies, a hero, a heroin to the cause, and there you go as it get's near the end, you lot dis her and throw her aside like a used Johnny.
  Best be asking her about the £3.5 million she forgot the EU gave her husbands firm.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-50160148

Ever get the feeling you've been had?

[SydneyRover]

I suppose it's like saying teenagers don't do anything else but Snort drugs, then rinse and repeat often enough till someone starts to believe it.

It's a very careless comment and I'm sure the author wouldn't want it said about his/her family.

[IDM]

  And here I was thinking that she was one of the remainer's staunchest allies, a hero, a heroin to the cause, and there you go as it get's near the end, you lot dis her and throw her aside like a used Johnny.
  Best be asking her about the £3.5 million she forgot the EU gave her husbands firm.

That’s a twisted story.. a classic example o social media picking up on an indirect association and making it out that Swinson is supporting the EU for personal financial gain.

And it is dangerous that folks will believe this sort of thing, as clearly this is probably not the only story to be twisted into something it is not.

Especially if people decide how to vote based on headlines or social media trends without really knowing the actual facts behind the stories.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Objective truth again ...

It keeps coming up time and again. Lies being accepted as facts because they suit what you want to be the case.

[albie]

I see Ms Swinson is being called out for being economical with the truth:
https://www.businessinsider.com/lib-dems-accused-of-intentionally-misinforming-voters-with-leaflets-2019-11?r=US&IR=T

By way of comparison, here is the ACTUAL 2017 Putney result;
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIr-shxWkAIskpc.jpg

More snake oil, anyone?

[roversdude]

I think Cleggs hypocrisy over university fees has to take some beating

[BillyStubbsTears]

Dude.

There was a FAR bigger betrayal than that by Clegg. I reckon it's THE most monumental political betrayal in Britain since Ramsay MacDonald, the Labour PM, joined the Tories in 1931.

Before the 2010 Election, Clegg campaigned passionately against the Tory Austerity plans. He said (absolutely correctly) that it would be economically disastrous to cut Govt spending while the economy was still on its knees after the Global Financial Crisis.

Then he went into coalition and signed up to every last cut of Austerity.

And do you know how he justified it? Kitson that he is.

He said (and I shit you not) that he "changed his mind" a couple of days before the Election.

He changed his f**king mind. Didn't bother to tell anyone. Like the f**king electorate for example.

HE is the one responsible for Austerity and all the shite that it's unleashed.

The homeless.
The food banks.
The unprecedented decade of economic stagnation and depressed wages.
The anger that has generated.
The social strife.
The rise of the Far Right in response to that anger, and the direct line that draws to Brexit.

But he's ok. He's off getting round the world getting paid a f**king fortune to lie on behalf of Mark Zuckerberg about Facebook enabling the hijacking of elections.

Unprincipled, amoral, deceving, lying Kitson. He deserves to rot in hell.

[BobG]

And he is the sole reason why the LibDems are beyond the pale. They ought to be the natural home of all the Labour and Tory supporters who feel their party has drifted too far to the right or to the left. They ought to be the natural home of everyone who thinks Brexit is an unmitigated disaster. But they're not are they? No. Instead they are the party of liars. Unprincipled, power hungry liars seduced by the prospect of 5 minutes of fame. Well now they've got a lifetime of irrelevancy to look forward to.

I hope they rot.

BobG

[BillyStubbsTears]

Bob.

Except that they are not irrelevant.

They SHOULD be. The experience of 2010-15 should have been the death knell for the LDs. It proved categorically that you should never, EVER vote for them in a GE, because they stand for nothing. They reserve the right to decide whether your vote supports a Left or Right Govt AFTER the Election.

Once that was established, that should have made the LDs irrelevant for a lifetime.

And up to last Xmas, that was how it was panning out.

Until Corbyn raised them from the dead, like Jesus with Lazarus, by his spectacularly awful management of Brexit. Under the direction of the 4Ms, he refused consistently to do the politically obvious thing - position Labour as the party of Remain.

Instead, he let the LDs pick up that mantle. And Labour lost 5-6 million supporters over the first 4 months of the year as a result.

A political error of mind-numbing proportions, made through devotion to a decades out-of-date view of the EU from the Far Left.

It's truly enough to make you weep.

[albie]

Interesting graphic showing the impacts of austerity cuts on spending power across the country;
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIwWRoyXYAA3Gy_.jpg

Swinson was a keen advocate of austerity in the coalition years.
Perhaps she might explain why it should result in this pattern of impacts?

[albie]

Just heard a RUMOUR that the Tories will not stand a candidate in Swinson's seat, so Tory votes might help to keep out the SNP.

If this is true, it looks like an informal "scratch my back" pact.
So what is the payback, do you reckon?

[drfchound]

Nothing wrong with that albie when there is an election battle to be fought.

[BillyStubbsTears]

No Hound. There isn't.

But it'd be a clear message for anyone with left-leaning intentions who was contemplating voting for the LDs.