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Next PM: Now we have the runners and riders
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- Jan 3, 2012
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As someone who has never voted Tory in my life, I would go for May as the only one I would have confidence in to achieve anything sensible.
How Gove thinks he might unite the party and the country I really don't know. Most people I know think he is an odious, lying, devious arrogant little creep, and that was from before the referendum campaign and the events of the last few days.
How Gove thinks he might unite the party and the country I really don't know. Most people I know think he is an odious, lying, devious arrogant little creep, and that was from before the referendum campaign and the events of the last few days.
- Jan 3, 2012
- 16,705
2 Ibuprofen I heard......
That should reduce the swelling............
studio150
Well-known member
Given that in her speech today she said no general election until 2020, it does give Labour 4 years to get rid of Corbyn which will improve their changes greatly.
I am a lifelong labour voter. Theresa May is ten times better than Jezza. I will be voting conservative in 2020 if Corbyn doesn't **** off out of it. This is not a considered opinion, it is my gut feeling as of weeks of madness and an evening of considerable annoyance, after several weeks of similar. As it is my opinion it clearly carries as much weight as one of those things Prof Cox goes on about that has a quantum identity but no mass. That's 'weight'. In present times, that probably means that it must be really important. 
I can't believe I'm so cross.
I can't believe I'm so cross.
GreersElbow
New member
That's a bit of outlier but you can 9/2 on that if you fancy her.
May is 5/2 on
You can see where the smart money's going
dingodan
New member
- Feb 16, 2011
- 10,080
I heard she was 14/1 just last night, should have got on it then. & as for "smart money", that was on remain on referendum results night...
dingodan
New member
- Feb 16, 2011
- 10,080
Theresa May 25%
Michael Gove 22%
Liam Fox 7%
Andrea Leadsom 44%
Stephen Crabb 2%
Daily Express Poll (5675 voters)
http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/684957/next-leader-Conservative-Party-election-race
Michael Gove 22%
Liam Fox 7%
Andrea Leadsom 44%
Stephen Crabb 2%
Daily Express Poll (5675 voters)
http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/684957/next-leader-Conservative-Party-election-race
theboybilly
Well-known member
May
It wasn't though - there was a drift towards leave from 1.00 on referendum day, it steadied about 5,00 and then started drifting away from remain again. Leave was 10-1 in the morning, it was at 4-1 early evening (I then stopped tracking so I didn't see how it went from there)
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Kuipers Supporters Club
Well-known member
1 - May
2 - Leadsom
3 - Fox
4 - Crabb
5 - Gove
As I get a vote I'm not entirely surely that's how I will feel when it gets down to the final two, but I would be reasonably happy if it was any of the Top 4, possibly not Crabb due to his (IMO) stupid views on religion.
Gove is Gove
Fox would be good on foreign policy but not PM material I don't think
May would be a lion whilst Leadsom did run Leave and could be fantastic
2 - Leadsom
3 - Fox
4 - Crabb
5 - Gove
As I get a vote I'm not entirely surely that's how I will feel when it gets down to the final two, but I would be reasonably happy if it was any of the Top 4, possibly not Crabb due to his (IMO) stupid views on religion.
Gove is Gove
Fox would be good on foreign policy but not PM material I don't think
May would be a lion whilst Leadsom did run Leave and could be fantastic
Bladders
Twats everywhere
Fox and Crabb might as well pull out now and stop wasting everyones time.
Gove is now seen as a back stabber so he might as well go.
Its down to the ladies in this one .
KingKev
Well-known member
The early favourite rarely wins.
Although anti-Tory I have a track record of calling their leadership elections right (Major, Hague, IDS, the ham-faced holidaymaker)....so this time, although I think it should logically be May and she would get my vote right now, I will tip Leadsom. She has the wind in her sails and no real baggage...
It would be an amazing and positive result if the MPs put forward two female candidates to the membership. From that list they are the two stand-out candidates, admittedly largely because the blokes are either odious, untrustworthy gits (Gove, Fox) or just plain weird / alleged homophobes (Crabb), but you can only beat the opponents you have. So come on you Tory women, show us what you're made of.
Although anti-Tory I have a track record of calling their leadership elections right (Major, Hague, IDS, the ham-faced holidaymaker)....so this time, although I think it should logically be May and she would get my vote right now, I will tip Leadsom. She has the wind in her sails and no real baggage...
It would be an amazing and positive result if the MPs put forward two female candidates to the membership. From that list they are the two stand-out candidates, admittedly largely because the blokes are either odious, untrustworthy gits (Gove, Fox) or just plain weird / alleged homophobes (Crabb), but you can only beat the opponents you have. So come on you Tory women, show us what you're made of.