The disgraced corrupt racist liar thread:British PM edition

[San Bernardhinault]

Rich people and rural people have driving licenses. Only the urban poor have to jump through an extra hoop to vote.

[Antepli Ejderha]

We're weeks away from an election so let's roll out something new just before. That will work well.

[Snake Plissken]

It isn't going to pass, just more election tactics.

[Guy Profumo]

It isn't going to pass, just more election tactics.

Wouldn't put it past them.

[Guy Profumo]

Rich people and rural people have driving licenses. Only the urban poor have to jump through an extra hoop to vote.

And those urbanites who (for reasons) don't have a driving licence

(Or have lived so long in the same place without a car it's one of the old paper ones)

[Satchmo Distel]

Wouldn't put it past them.

They won't pass anything of this nature while they don't have a majority, and there might not be enough time to bring it forward, even if they intended to do so rather than just posturing.

Legal challenge would be interesting. Even "free to apply" means buying a stamp and maybe a bus fare to the post office, and getting a passport sized photo done, plus the assumption that people have enough spare time.

[Nocturnal Submission]

This will something for the future and not for the next GE.

[Snake Plissken]

Or to simply put off people from voting this time around.

[Guy Profumo]

And a quick search on Twitter for voter ID throws up some of the following in favour.

A Brexit Party MEP

A Conservative MP

Roger Helmet

Various randos saying how do they buy stuff at the supermarket then, if they can afford a credit card, why not photo ID, ID cards should be compulsory etc.

Alex clearly appealing to both his core demographic, and those he wishes to "reach out" to

[Flynnie]

Definitely not Yellow Tories.

https://twitter.com/LaylaMoran/status/1183455349182992385

Why are these people such fucking nerds?

And then the classic follow up, "Oh, I don't actually support this but.." Shut up. It's voter disenfranchisement. You know that. Stop being a fucking nerd.

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

Or to simply put off people from voting this time around.

This shouldn't be underestimated. Lots of people see and hear things in the news and assume they've happened. There will be people who think you're not allowed to eat on trains any more.

[Satchmo Distel]

Why are these people such fucking nerds?

And then the classic follow up, "Oh, I don't actually support this but.." Shut up. It's voter disenfranchisement. You know that. Stop being a fucking nerd.

Also, the question "Does data show it helps the Tories?" is idiotic on its face. It should be fucking obvious on 'cui bono' grounds that the Tories would not be floating this unless they had calculated a clear pro-Tory advantage.

[Nefertiti2]

These cunts are Full-fat Fash

[URL]https://twitter.com/patel4witham/status/1184098524629221376?s=21[/URL]

[Etienne]

I'm no fan of Patel, but basically every Tory home secretary ever would have said more or less the same thing.

[Nefertiti2]

But don’t say so or Seb Payne feels sad..,

[URL]https://twitter.com/ciara87c/status/1184118683586707456?s=21[/URL]

[Satchmo Distel]

Payne:

Tony Blair was left of centre

ffs

[Guy Profumo]

Anyone else pine for the days when it was Labour who wanted compulsory citizen ID and the Tories opposed it?

[Nefertiti2]

[URL]https://twitter.com/davidrarmitage/status/1185208274674683905?s=21[/URL]

[Nefertiti2]

[URL]https://twitter.com/adambienkov/status/1187103159480672258?s=21[/URL]

[Nefertiti2]

Great job Conservative Party

[URL]https://twitter.com/bwddph/status/1188011099624542208?s=21[/URL]

[Satchmo Distel]

[URL]https://twitter.com/adambienkov/status/1187103159480672258?s=21[/URL]

The pattern is to set up a form of populism, as per Trump, where you can rule via misleading people on social media rather than going through democratic filters and mediators that make you accountable to scrutiny and norms of honesty.

[delicatemoth]

Welsh Conservative Assembly candidate "singlehandedly and deliberately" (in the judge's words) causes a rape trial to collapse; Prime Minister refuses to comment when questioned about it in the Commons. This is absolutely fucking horrible, content warnings for details of what I just described apply - https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/p...acked-17172254

[Nefertiti2]

[Nefertiti2]

and here we go

blonde Orbán

https://twitter.com/VonnSand/status/1212417707410427911?s=20

[Gangster Octopus]

Johnson's follybus has to be re-configured...