[bots]

there is no upper age limit for working. There used to be, but then they stopped providing enough cash for many pensioners to live in reasonable comfort

Ultimately, it is up to the selection process and the voting public to decide if the person is up to the job

[Livia]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

there is no upper age limit for working. There used to be, but then they stopped providing enough cash for many pensioners to live in reasonable comfort

Ultimately, it is up to the selection process and the voting public to decide if the person is up to the job

Yes, I realise, I was a political agent for a while. And I realise also there is no upper age.limit to working. However, on top of her age, she has a serious health condition. Apart from the fact I think she's an idiot, she doesn't seem like she's the candidate who can give 100%. Just my take, of course...

[bots]

Originally Posted by Livia

Yes, I realise, I was a political agent for a while. And I realise also there is no upper age.limit to working. However, on top of her age, she has a serious health condition. Apart from the fact I think she's an idiot, she doesn't seem like she's the candidate who can give 100%. Just my take, of course...

yeah, i do agree. Did you watch Biden and Trump yesterday?

Trump looked like a broken man, he talked some absolute batcrap and was rambling like a fool for 45 mins. Biden did 45 seconds of prepared uninspiring monologue and was then asked a question and he looked like a rabbit in the headlights

Why are people voting for people not up to the job

[Livia]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

yeah, i do agree. Did you watch Biden and Trump yesterday?

Trump looked like a broken man, he talked some absolute batcrap and was rambling like a fool for 45 mins. Biden did 45 seconds of prepared uninspiring monologue and was then asked a question and he looked like a rabbit in the headlights

Why are people voting for people not up to the job

I did watch it, yes... but I watched it through my fingers. It was like watching a horrible car crash.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

yeah, i do agree. Did you watch Biden and Trump yesterday?

Trump looked like a broken man, he talked some absolute batcrap and was rambling like a fool for 45 mins. Biden did 45 seconds of prepared uninspiring monologue and was then asked a question and he looked like a rabbit in the headlights

Why are people voting for people not up to the job

Well in America, a lot of their voters didn't like the Democrats best candidate and voted for Trump instead.

[MTVN]

What is her health condition?

I noticed she was tremoring a lot when speaking the other day

[arista]

Originally Posted by MTVN

What is her health condition?

I noticed she was tremoring a lot when speaking the other day

Kept Secret

[bots]

Originally Posted by MTVN

What is her health condition?

I noticed she was tremoring a lot when speaking the other day

there are only 2 or 3 things that it could reasonably be, so i don't think it's any big secret

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by MTVN

What is her health condition?

I noticed she was tremoring a lot when speaking the other day

…so far as I know, she was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes in 2015…which is something that can be very controllable so long as she’s balancing her work life to factor in the self care to do that…/…it’s very do-able, anyway…

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…so far as I know, she was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes in 2015…which is something that can be very controllable so long as she’s balancing her work life to factor in the self care to do that…/…it’s very do-able, anyway…

Yes Ammi she has diabetes, also though there possibly is other health issues.
Then she had the trauma with her son a while back.
Then of course the vile comments about her by that Con donor.

However, I'm left puzzled, after her activities this week it astounds me she wants to stand in this election again FOR Labour.

She knows the procedures of the Labour Party and the NEC likely better than anyone.
She was under suspension.
Once the investigation was ended and then the recommendations finalised later.

She was restored to the Labour whip with her MP status.
She knows full well that in a coming election she needs then to be reselected by her constituency.
Which also was done and in place.

So she knew, then as with ALL the other potential MPs and candidates the next stage is the NEC rubber stamps the candidates for the election.

However she's chosen to create an almighty fuss over the last few days.
Trashing the Labour Party for it's treatment of her and particularly Starmer too.

So in light of that, why she would then want to seek election as an MP to have Starmer as PM and Labour in government.
Is puzzling.
After her public outburst.

I actually do agree with Livia here, she unfortunately doesn't seem like she would give 100% for both personal and health reasons now.

[The Slim Reaper]

Loyalty to the party and it's leader is demanded, and Diane has shown that. Maybe she just feels she deserves to be treated like someone who has served for 37 years, and not as a political pawn for Starmers Stalinist purge of any dissenting voice.

Even Blair had dissenting voices to contend with, and he didn't cry about it constantly, because even Blair understood that labour should at least pretend to represent different voices.

[The Slim Reaper]

Why is this dude fit to be a lab candidate to the party faithful, but Diane isn't? Seems like a weird hear no evil, see no evil approach to what is actually happening, as opposed to what folks want to believe is happening.

Starmer was Mr. Reverse brexit in 2019, now look at who he wants to have on his side...

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Loyalty to the party and it's leader is demanded, and Diane has shown that. Maybe she just feels she deserves to be treated like someone who has served for 37 years, and not as a political pawn for Starmers Stalinist purge of any dissenting voice.

Even Blair had dissenting voices to contend with, and he didn't cry about it constantly, because even Blair understood that labour should at least pretend to represent different voices.

…yeah, I do think that’s exactly it tbh…I really feel quite conflicted with Diane because I do feel that she should stand if that’s what she feels she’d like to do…but I also don’t want her to subjected to what social media and the public can be with her…in how they’ve been in the past at times…so yeah, very conflicted with our Diane…

[bots]

that's politics for you

[Ammi]

…it’s still a game for the boys and the ladies that the boys have approved to be on their team……

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

that's politics for you

…oh…I’m in the wrong thread, I’m off…I thought this was and A-Z thread…

[arista]

Abbot is waiting until Tuesday
to hear from the NEC, before she announces
she is standing...........

Not taking Starmer's word?

Ref: ITV1HD Fridays London Local News

[arista]

She has just Stated she will be the Labour MP


No longer waiting for NEC to officially tell her on Tuesday


SkyNewsHD Live

[joeysteele]

The NEC DO have to rubber stamp ALL Labour candidates included in the list.

However it's a formality usually so of course she will be.

Quite frankly I'm sick of hearing about her.

[MTVN]

Diane in a forgiving mood

[The Slim Reaper]

I believe that's fake. Saw it discussed on x yesterday.

[MTVN]

If so they've fooled Politics Live as it was discussed on there this lunchtime, they said it was posted then deleted

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by MTVN

If so they've fooled Politics Live as it was discussed on there this lunchtime, they said it was posted then deleted

and the Independent

[The Slim Reaper]

BBC aren't supposed to accept tweets without the time stamp/tweet information. Maybe they got it all sorted out in the end and it did turn out to be genuine as a guy from the BBC was part of the discussion I saw yesterday. I'll have a look to see if I can find it.

[The Slim Reaper]

Yup, turned out it was properly screen grabbed by someone else. Apologies.