Posted on 04/18/2017 11:04:32 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Theresa May will not take part in TV debates ahead of the planned general election, a Number 10 source says.
Labour's Jeremy Corbyn accused the PM of "dodging" a head-to-head showdown and the Lib Dems urged broadcasters to "empty chair" her. Mrs May sprung a surprise by announcing she would seek a poll on 8 June rather than wait until 2020, promising "strong and stable leadership" if she wins.
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Fried chicken.
A flashback to all the times Theresa May said a snap election was a terrible idea because it would cause “instability”
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2017/04/flashback-all-times-theresa-may-said-snap-election-was-terrible-idea
“Chicken.
Fried chicken.”
Maybe not. Maybe she is simply confident enough that she doesn’t feel the need to talk to the opposition. Maybe she doesn’t want to deal with any “Have you stopped eating babies? Please answer yes or no.” type questions from the debate presenter.
UKSSR Implementation
http://www.smh.com.au/world/hard-brexit-whats-behind-theresa-mays-election-gamble-20170418-gvndku.html
Strong and stable leadership begins with the ability to effectively debate positions.
UKSSR ImplementationRemember all those arguments about supposed unelected EU officials making laws (a big lie)?
The government will ask parliament to import, wholesale, 40,000 legal acts, 15,000 court verdicts and 62,000 international standards: all the EU law that currently applies to the UK.But the government will give itself a 'Henry VIII clause', allowing ministers and civil servants to tinker with the fine print of that law without referring back to parliament.
Don't expect to hear from a single one of them about this.
Would ANY CANDIDATE RUNNING be to the political right of Theresa May?
Or maybe she just really wants to lose.
Maybe. Or maybe she doesn’t want to take part in the dog-and-pony-type shows that have become a staple of American elections. Just because someone is a good debater doesn’t mean they will be a good leader.
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