
Originally Posted by
Cadmus
That, really, is the only fly in the PM's ointment; the thought that many traditional Tory voters who are also firm remainers will decide to vote for the Lib. Dems in the hope that an eventual coalition of like minded MPs post election will be in a position to scupper brexit. But you would have to be singularly stupid to take that risk, especially with Corvbyn and his cronies waiting in the wings.
Some might, but too few to matter, IMO.
The problem for me is
Newport east has a labour sheep flock who normally assure their sitting MP a majority of 20,000+
Only once has this ever been reduced, and then it was a LibDemmer, and a singularly inept, dim one, who I had the misfortune to know as our hapless councillor, who came close to replacing her. It was the 2010 election, and disgust at Blair's warmongering had reduced the majority to some 10,000, and revulsion and despair at Miliband reduced it even further
The Blair babe who was parachuted in here after the chap handed the seat as a reward for stabbing john major in the back took ermine as an additional reward has up to now declared she will respect the brexit decision, but seeks to make it as soft as possible. The Lib demmers of course seek to overturn the whole process. UKIP have shown themselves to be self serving assholes in the welsh assembly, well, thjose who still stand under that banner, and a tory round here is as rare as rocking horse poo and is unlikely to remain living for long, as the reason that flock of sheep always vote labour is they, and their fathers, used to work in the steelworks Maggie shut
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"The Inland Revenue is not slow, and quite rightly, to take every advantage which is open to it under the Taxing Statutes for the purposes of depleting the taxpayer's pocket. And the taxpayer is in like manner entitled to be astute to prevent, so far as he honestly can, the depletion of his means by the Inland Revenue"
Lord Clyde: "Ayrshire Pullman Motor Services V Inland Revenue, 1929"