[Oliver_W]

Getting anything less than a majority against Jeremy bloody Corbyn deserves a fair bit of criticism.

[Withano]

Her historic landslide majority wasnt even a win technically, tories have the right to be naffed. I think Labour voters kinda like her, she pretty much gave us ten or so seats with her terrible campaign.

[Vanessa]

She's someone I really can't stand. Reminds me of Carol, who was always moaning The only one I dislike more is that bigheaded twat Tom. Quite like Imran, but he's dull.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

She's someone I really can't stand. Reminds me of Carol, who was always moaning The only one I dislike more is that bigheaded twat Tom. Quite like Imran, but he's dull.

post of the thread

[user104658]

The thing is... she's incompetent and under-qualified and would never have had the job if Cameron hadn't bailed. It's that simple, really. She's a bad public speaker, she can't think on her feet, and she isn't in any way likable or relatable on a personal level.

I mean... even Cameron you could see yourself having dinner or a drink with, it would be annoying and he'd say a load of annoying Tory ****, but I lived with a hardcore Tory boy at Uni for two years who did that and you could still have a game of pool and a pint with him. Well, he drank gin, but you get the gist. He was OK-ish so long as you avoided politics, y'know? You could make fun of him for his plummy private-school-glasgow accent and stuff.

MAY though... May and her fields of wheat... she's just awkward and unlikable. There's no two ways about that. You wouldn't be able to have a conversation with her, she doesn't have personal opinions, she just goes with whatever she thinks (sometimes misguidedly, it turns out) people want to hear.

[Vicky.]

I do feel quite sorry for May. Cameron should have stuck around to sort out his own mess.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I do feel quite sorry for May. Cameron should have stuck around to sort out his own mess.

That much is true, Cameron's legacy is one of a man high-tailing it to the hills in horror. Understandable, though, he didn't want nor support Brexit, heading it up wasn't feasible. Then again neither did May until it suited her career . But Cameron at least didn't try to pretend. It just SHOWS in May... she isn't convincing because SHE doesn't believe a word of what she's saying.

[Brother Leon]

She spent her whole campaign attacking Corbyn as a person. She deserves everything she has coming.

[Tarryn]

Originally Posted by Brother Leon

She spent her whole campaign attacking Corbyn as a person. She deserves everything she has coming.

She slagged off Corbyn for "getting into bed with terrorists" yet has just booked the Honeymoon suite with them herself.
The DUP are a nasty party full of hate.....a perfect match for the Tories.

[Northern Monkey]

She was tactically terrible.
The Labour party were a shambles.She intended to and should have wiped them out.But she changed tack part way and got over confident and tried to push a load crap through to help out her pals.
And in the process seems to be uniting Labour,A few anti Corbiners have been getting behind him in interviews and making them stronger.
She played this all wrong.
The 44% is just a result of the smaller parties fading away.
It was on a plate for her and she fecked it.

[Wizard.]

Yes I told her to eat sh*t perhaps that was a bit harsh

[the truth]

love to see you lot try and run the country, dela with brexit, article 50, a general election, 3 massive terrorist attacks etc in less than a year?
youre spectacularly overly judgemental

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by the truth

love to see you lot try and run the country, dela with brexit, article 50, a general election, 3 massive terrorist attacks etc in less than a year?
youre spectacularly overly judgemental

I would hate the job,must be so hard and stressfull,but strangely people do seem to think it's easy but it's easy to sit back and criticize ,what a thankless job it is,I admire anyone who can do it.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I would hate the job,must be so hard and stressfull,but strangely people do seem to think it's easy but it's easy to sit back and criticize ,what a thankless job it is,I admire anyone who can do it.

I used to think like you as to the job but then over time events have proven to me anyway different.
It shouldn't be an easy job in any way and those who seek to be able to do it, once they have it hang on like crazy to stay in it.

No way wanting to give it up.
As for admiring anyone who does get it,it's their choice,however here I part company a little with you Kazanne a little.
Since they voluntarily seek the job,then if they get it, I then only either admire them or not,as to what they actually do 'in the job'.
What they do with the power the job gives them.

I more admire Doctors, who also choose their jobs but times come when they cannot save a life ir have to persuade others to let someone die.
Dealing with intense grief on a near daily scale.

PMs always have the chance to change how they do something in their dealings and also like a Doctor,can if the job is too stressful to them,freely give it up.
Usually however,it's humiliation or being pushed out that brings being a Prime Minister to the end.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by the truth

love to see you lot try and run the country, dela with brexit, article 50, a general election, 3 massive terrorist attacks etc in less than a year?
youre spectacularly overly judgemental

Meh i'd do it on mi tea break

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by the truth

love to see you lot try and run the country, dela with brexit, article 50, a general election, 3 massive terrorist attacks etc in less than a year?
youre spectacularly overly judgemental

Not being funny but she has a Brexit minister David Davis and many minions doing all the leg work she isn't poring over the finer details by candlelight at midnight. She chaired a cobra meeting and gave a five minute speech after each attack, and she called the election so close to starting negotiations she has handed Brussels the upper hand

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Not being funny but she has a Brexit minister David Davis and many minions doing all the leg work she isn't poring over the finer details by candlelight at midnight. She chaired a cobra meeting and gave a five minute speech after each attack, and she called the election so close to starting negotiations she has handed Brussels the upper hand

yea Im sure its a walk in the park

[Alf]

[Scarlett.]

She's left her party significantly weaker, and in an impossible situation, its all her doing, she never too on board anyone one else's opinions.

[joeysteele]

Not being hard enough on her I'd say.
Her judgement is totally hopeless, on just about everything.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by the truth

She has 44% of the public vote which is the highest since 1983
she has a 57 seat majority over labour and only 8 seats short of an overall majority. The DUP just add the essential 8 , they are right wing so its not the coalition of chaos the likes of bitter ex chancellor george osbourne claims in his poisonous paper.

All this in the middle of the absolute chaos of brexit after everyone else quit from gove to cameron to boris etc ONLY may took on the phenomenal task of facing brexit...she pushed through article 50. another mighty challenge. our media is so hyper criticial yet the task shes had has needed someone almost super human to deal with...imagine dealing with brexit? going through 10000s of laws over 50 odd years entangling 30 nations and over 500 million people? and a party that is killing itself with a civil war over



Is it any wonder the electorate is volatile?

At the end of the day she asked for an election as she needed to be voted in legitimately, she hasnt got a clear majority but she has won and she is rightly the prime minister. The economy is doing well since she has taken over too, the markets are booming, growth has exceeded expectations, unemployed has fallen...I suggest give her a bit of respect now and allow her time to try and go into battle with those EU bigwigs. Its time we unite and do battle for britain

Agreed. Trouble is party loyalties get in the way and all many can focus on is what they believe a party represents. The Tories are seen by many as a party for the rich and the oldies, whilst Labour are seen as a Robin Hood who will take from the rich to give to the poor and for the young. It is far from being that simple.

As you say at the end of the day she won and people should focus on getting it right, especially Brexit. Political parties and politicians can be changed in four years but There will be no second chances with Brexit - we absolutely have to get it right and we need to focus on that now.

[bots]

Forgetting all the politics that surround the election for the moment and peoples personal likes and dislikes with regard to political parties.

There is no-one that would say that May had a good campaign. She had a confused message and she failed to articulate it clearly. This wasn't a Conservative party campaign, it was a Theresa May campaign and therefore she has to take responsibility for it.

We can argue about when the right time is for her to step down as the leader of the party, but she will step down as a result of this, that is not in any doubt

All that being said, with the worst campaign ever witnessed by a major political party on UK soil, the opposition still managed to lose the election and that fact doesn't change no matter how people care to dress it up.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Forgetting all the politics that surround the election for the moment and peoples personal likes and dislikes with regard to political parties.

There is no-one that would say that May had a good campaign. She had a confused message and she failed to articulate it clearly. This wasn't a Conservative party campaign, it was a Theresa May campaign and therefore she has to take responsibility for it.

We can argue about when the right time is for her to step down as the leader of the party, but she will step down as a result of this, that is not in any doubt

All that being said, with the worst campaign ever witnessed by a major political party on UK soil, the opposition still managed to lose the election and that fact doesn't change no matter how people care to dress it up.

Totally agree bots,I firmly believe had she had a good manifesto and attended the question times she would have wiped the floor with Corbyn,his supporters should be thanking her as she has boosted his standing.The first gaff she made was the fox hunting issue.silly woman.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Totally agree bots,I firmly believe had she had a good manifesto and attended the question times she would have wiped the floor with Corbyn,his supporters should be thanking her as she has boosted his standing.The first gaff she made was the fox hunting issue.silly woman.

I will never respect or thank Theresa May for anything she has done in politics full stop never mind since becoming PM.
Not a single thing.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

attended the question times she would have wiped the floor with Corbyn

The reason her team wanted her to avoid the debates is precisely because she had everything to lose, since Corbyn would've wiped the floor with her. Suggesting otherwise is pure fantasy I'm afraid.

She is an embarrassment to her party, she is an embarrassment to this country, she is an embarrassment to herself, and she needs to **** off back to whatever field of wheat she came from.