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• Paul M

  • Registered: 1 Feb 2016
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  8 July 2016     13:24315557
  #41       report
  The bookies have May at 1/5 and Leadsom at 100/30. I would have thought Leadsom would appeal much more than May to the average Tory member and particularly as she was so instrumental in the successful 'Out' campaign. I might just have a wager based on the 100/30 odds.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  8 July 2016     15:36315564
  #42       report
  Could well be worth a bet, I don't think the average member is impressed by Mrs May and in particular her support for Sharia law.
  
  
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2016/07/07/andrea-leadsom-gives-tories-a-chance-to-take-their-party-back/
• Guest 1621

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  8 July 2016     18:07315568
  #43       report
   Peter Garstin wrote:

  Nobody asked us about the treaties of Maastricht, Nice or Lisbon. Perhaps if they had, we wouldn't be where we are now.

  
  No-one was asked about initially entering what was then the EEC or 'Common Market'. There is a lot of talk about this being illegal.
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  "All is flux, nothing stays still." - Heraclitus of Ephesus
• Captain Haddock

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  8 July 2016     19:02315570
  #44       report
  The trouble is we know far too little about Leadsom; and far too much about May.
  "The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
  
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Brian Dixon

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  8 July 2016     19:07315571
  #45       report
  may the force be leadsom,not
• howard mcsweeney1

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  9 July 2016     11:24315605
  #46       report
  Didn't take long for the nastiness to start.
  
  
  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andrea-leadsom-interview-theresa-may-mother-tory-leadership-campaign-a7128331.html
• howard mcsweeney1

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  9 July 2016     18:10315616
  #47       report
  This must be how our betters look from the outside.
  
  
  http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/world/europe/britain-brexit-elite-politics.html?WT.mc_id=2016-KWP-MOBILE-INTL_AUD_DEV&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=IntlAudDev&kwp_0=179992&_r=0
• Guest 745

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  10 July 2016     09:26315622
  #48       report
  Petition Invoke Article 50 of The Lisbon Treaty immediately.
  
  https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133618
• howard mcsweeney1

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  10 July 2016     14:21315632
  #49       report
  Mrs May saying all the right things here but whether she carries through with her ideas is open to question. Had a couple of meetings with Richard Branson recently.
  
  
  https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1418948/conservative-party-leadership-front-runner-and-prime-minister-in-waiting-theresa-may-says-i-can-be-a-bloody-difficult-woman-as-eu-chiefs-are-about-to-find-out/
• howard mcsweeney1

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  10 July 2016     15:12315636
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• Guest 745

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  10 July 2016     20:12315646
  #51       report
  So let’s get this right if thatcher 2 is about to decent upon us we can expect interest rates at 15% and 4 million out of work and police thugs on horse back ??
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• Guest 745

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  11 July 2016     12:00315658
  #52       report
  Looks like a coronation for the IN candidate
• Paul M

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  11 July 2016     12:21315661
  #53       report
  And i can wave goodbye to my wager
• howard mcsweeney1

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  11 July 2016     12:48315663
  #54       report
  Just listened to the Chairman of the 1922 committee and he confirmed that Mrs May was new party leader but didn't actually say when she would be Prime Minister.
• Guest 698

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  11 July 2016     15:49315670
  #55       report
  Just needs a quick visit to Madge and it's done.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• howard mcsweeney1

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  11 July 2016     16:06315676
  #56       report
  I thought Dave had to go first and hand in his notice.
• Guest 698

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  11 July 2016     16:29315679
  #57       report
  Ok 2 quick visits then. Hope Her Madge doesn't split hairs!
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  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• howard mcsweeney1

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  11 July 2016     19:13315686
  #58       report
  Have to hand it to Charlie committed himself to Dave on day 1 and eventually got rewarded with a place in the whip's office and a couple of other things. Along with Dave he backed the wrong horse over the Referendum and quickly switched his allegiance to Mrs May after Dave fell on his sword.
  
  This evening when the announcement was made there was Charlie standing right close with a smug look on his boat race - expect another promotion soon.
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• Captain Haddock

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  11 July 2016     21:55315695
  #59       report
  

  
  Just seen being delivered to No 10.
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  "The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
  
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson

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