[Livia]

Gordon Brown was criticised for not calling an election... Theresa May is criticised for calling an election.

Damned if they do... damned if they don't.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Livia

Gordon Brown was criticised for not calling an election... Theresa May is criticised for calling an election.

Damned if they do... damned if they don't.

I agree actually.

I think Brown should have had an election to get his own mandate.
He didn't and also to be fair to him,he never really said he would.

Theresa May has endlessly since becoming Pm completely ruled out any election before 2020.
The difference now being in a very short time she now has decided she is.

The Fixed term parliament act was designed to ensure continuance of govt. for 5 years and to actually stop Prime Ministers calling the shots as to elections that suit them.

Which is why I'd have preferred her to repeal that fixed term act and then call the election.
She is right to want an election when she can win it seems,as would be any PM.

However after so long of saying herself a general election would be wrong, then to suddenly go for one, that is my gripe with her decision and judgement.
For me and again just my view as all posts usually are just people's views on here,that turnaround makes me for one, doubt her word on anything even more than I did before.

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Livia

Gordon Brown was criticised for not calling an election... Theresa May is criticised for calling an election.

Damned if they do... damned if they don't.

Yeah most of the anti-May sentiment I'd been reading in her handlings of Brexit and whatever else has been in the news (so not much) was that she'd been unelected, so it doesn't make a lot of sense to vehemently oppose this election. It's just because no one else has a chance of winning it (sadly).

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Well they got away with fixing a referendum and a presidency don't see why a general election would be so hard :/

Well that is way out there. Who knew the Tories reach extended to the US presidency.

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I agree actually.

I think Brown should have had an election to get his own mandate.
He didn't and also to be fair to him,he never really said he would.

Theresa May has endlessly since becoming Pm completely ruled out any election before 2020.
The difference now being in a very short time she now has decided she is.

The Fixed term parliament act was designed to ensure continuance of govt. for 5 years and to actually stop Prime Ministers calling the shots as to elections that suit them.

Which is why I'd have preferred her to repeal that fixed term act and then call the election.
She is right to want an election when she can win it seems,as would be any PM.

However after so long of saying herself a general election would be wrong, then to suddenly go for one, that is my gripe with her decision and judgement.
For me and again just my view as all posts usually are just people's views on here,that turnaround makes me for one, doubt her word on anything even more than I did before.

He was never popular but calling that lady a bigot live on air kind of sank the nails in his political coffin.

[Kizzy]

I'm very happy Jez get's more support and stronger daily whereas may looks snide and weak, she has nothing to say but tired old rhetoric...

[Tom4784]

I'd say the criticism towards May is more to do with her constant u-turns.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by jaxie

He was never popular but calling that lady a bigot live on air kind of sank the nails in his political coffin.

Mrs Duffy still voted Labour surprisingly in that election.

It was a shocking moment I agree.