'Wings Over TalkHearts' Politics Thread

[CritchSmile]

No awareness that you are the Bateman of unionists, mags?

[Zizou]

No awareness that you are the Bateman of unionists, mags?

Zero.

[Mr A]

No awareness that you are the Bateman of unionists, mags?

Zero.

Fake news and alternative facts.

Plz explain yourselves.

[PHOODLE-OUt]

Acey is more vile than Patrick. Way more.

[Johnny]

How bad is May at speaking

[CritchSmile]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38777056

Is it just me that thinks kuennsberg is constantly situated up Theresa May's farter?

[Zizou]

She's clearly a tory rhat but she challenged Trump today which was nice.

[Shteve]

Didn't realise Zlatan is an SNP supporter.

[Rogers Mako]

Benoît Hamon beats Manuel Valls in the French left wing primary

[CritchSmile]

Did he tap out?

[PHOODLE-OUt]

Did he tap out?

Wouldn't be uncharacteristic for a Frenchman to surrender

[CritchSmile]

Wouldn't be uncharacteristic for a Frenchman to surrender

Touché

[Fire Doinks]

What about this Macron guy Mak? Hearing that less radical left and right votes are shifting to him and he's drawing the crowds.

What's his platform?

[Rogers Mako]

Macron is liberal economically and socially. I've seen him described as the French Tony Blair, which is maybe a wee bit simplistic but has some truth in it. What's interesting is that he uses anti-system rhetoric when he's part of the system to the point of almost being a caricature: he was educated at the ENA (which is where basically all of France's major politicians are educated - think PPE from Oxford but more so), left to become a banker, and was named Hollande's Minister of the Economy despite never having won an election at any level. People seem to be buying it too - probably the most bourgeois protest vote in history.

[shaun.lawson]

Macron is liberal economically and socially. I've seen him described as the French Tony Blair, which is maybe a wee bit simplistic but has some truth in it. What's interesting is that he uses anti-system rhetoric when he's part of the system to the point of almost being a caricature: he was educated at the ENA (which is where basically all of France's major politicians are educated - think PPE from Oxford but more so), left to become a banker, and was named Hollande's Minister of the Economy despite never having won an election at any level. People seem to be buying it too - probably the most bourgeois protest vote in history.

Sounds a bit like the 2010 Clegg bounce. Hope Macron wins, but I'm worried.

[Rogers Mako]

Fillon's up to his neck in financial scandals too. Saw a poll the other day (yes, I know) that had Fillon and Macron around level in second/third place with any given Socialist candidate (this being before the primary) in fourth. Le Pen first.

[Drederick Shanktum]

What will Mak do if the French vote for Le Pen.

[Drederick Shanktum]

Looks like grexit is getting a lot closer.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/j...is-tsipras

[Johnny]

What will Mak do if the French vote for Le Pen.

How will shaun react

[Rogers Mako]

What will Mak do if the French vote for Le Pen.

Will be helpful professionally