• Very OT : BORNE ON THE FOURTH OF JULY

    From Roger@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 24 05:14:20 2024
    Well it's gonna be an election year for all of us!

    Yep British PM Rishi Sunak has announced the UK General Election will be
    held Thursday July 4th 2024

    Since left wing Labour is currently some 17 points ahead of right wing Conservatives that hints at the very real prospect of a new left leaning
    UK Prime Minister having to work alongside a possible not quite so new
    very right leaning US President

    Happy days are here again!

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  • From DianeE@21:1/5 to Roger on Fri May 24 12:43:53 2024
    On 5/24/2024 1:14 AM, Roger wrote:
    Well it's gonna be an election year for all of us!

    Yep British PM Rishi Sunak has announced the UK General Election will be held Thursday July 4th 2024
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    I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did, considering the fate of his precessessors.
    Wouldn't it be easier to hold elections on a fixed schedule, like we do,
    rather than surprise! popup elections?
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    Since left wing Labour is currently some 17 points ahead of right wing Conservatives that hints at the very real prospect of a new left leaning
    UK Prime Minister having to work alongside a possible not quite so new
    very right leaning US President
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    I have come to hate polls. They never correspond to the actual results,
    and they only serve to scare the shit out of us.
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    Happy days are here again!
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    Or, wake me when it's over. :/

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to DianeE on Fri May 24 16:00:23 2024
    On Fri, 24 May 2024 12:43:53 -0400, DianeE <DianeE@NoSpam.net> wrote:

    On 5/24/2024 1:14 AM, Roger wrote:

    British PM Rishi Sunak has announced the UK General Election will be
    held Thursday July 4th 2024

    Happy days are here again!
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    Or, wake me when it's over. :/

    I hear there's been a sudden rush by many Brits to book an
    overseas trip that covers early July.

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 25 15:28:13 2024
    On Fri, 24 May 2024 05:14:20 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
    wrote:

    Well it's gonna be an election year for all of us!

    Yep British PM Rishi Sunak has announced the UK General Election will be
    held Thursday July 4th 2024

    Rishi Sunak's paternal grandparents were born in the Punjabi city of Gujranwala, in present-day Pakistan.

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