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YESTERDAY (Friday) I joined Alex Phillips on her show on Talk to discuss the likelihood that Andy Burnham will call a snap general election, and the prospects for the main parties if such a contest were to take place. My interview can be viewed below.
In the next few days, I shall be writing about the controversial jailing of Del Somerville for his involvement in a protest against the small boats (as blatant an example of two-tier justice as I have ever seen) and the decision by the BBC to ‘memory hole’ nearly a dozen ‘offensive’ sketches from the Bafta-winning comedy show That Mitchell and Webb Look. So please keep en eye out for those pieces.
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He seems to be ruling it out but, then again, we cant really believe anything that comes out of a politicians mouth 🙄
I think you’re right on the early election Paul. 19th November would work well for Burnham as he could delay what will be a horror show budget until after the election. Also he’s still not completely hated, the economy will get much worse, immigration will be a running bore in his side because he doesn’t know what to do as Labour are so dependent on Muslim votes and the bond markets will almost certainly go only one way and possibly cause a national crisis meaning an IMF loan with serious cuts in benefits and public sector pensions à la Greece as the price to pay. Labour have never forgiven themselves for not going early under Brown and won’t make that mistake this time.