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Free fibre broadband for everyone is in the news, due to the "sales pitches" by Labour & Conservatives in the General Election campaign.

However, did you know that everyone in the UK would likely already have fibre connections, had Margaret Thatcher not forced BT to sell off their world-class factories in 1991?

According to Dr Peter Cochrane, former CTO at BT, this is what happened:
https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/world-of-tech/how-the-uk-lost-the-broadband-race-in-1990-1224784

#politics #broadband #Internet #BT #Labour #Tories

One other thing about Boris Johnson, which will likely haunt him for the rest of this campaign.

He has deliberately avoided answering the question about how many children he has. The number of children he has isn't really important, but the fact he avoids answering the question seems *really* odd. Are you hiding something, Boris?

#GE2019 #BoJo #politics

#GE2019 has certainly achieved the entertainment quotient this week.

Johnson flees from protestors chanting: "He hasn't got the balls". Corby gets heckled at Labour meetings in Scotland, twice. Swinson's ego bus gets blocked by protestors. Sturgeon chips some nail varnish, in East Dunbartonshire.*

Add in some pie-in-the-sky manifesto "promises", and we have all the makings of a classic election.

* I may have invented that last one.

#politics

Nominations window (4pm to-day) for the General Election has just shut. Full lists of candidates for each constituency can now be reported.

#politics #GE2019

Hello, LibDems,

is it true you sold voter data to "Britain Stronger In Europe" for £100,000?

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/new-evidence-that-libdems-sold-voter-data-for-100000-held-back-till-after-election/
#politics #LibDems #GE2019 #Brexit

Hey, Boris!
Here you go.

"Should I Stay or Should I Go"
The Clash (live version)

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1kv0sz
#music #politics #BoJo #TheClash #GE2019 #Tories

Boris Johnson's favourite track by The Clash ought to be: "Should I Stay or Should I Go".

The answer being the latter.

#music #politics #BoJo #TheClash #GE2019 #Tories

Hmmm...
I've noticed that "stop Brexit" has been replaced with "escape Brexit".

I like it.

#politics #Brexit #Yes

Just noticed this:
https://twitter.com/PamGosal_Bains/status/1193141143535534080

There will be a Tory candidate in East Dunbartonshire.

#GE2019 #JoSwinson #LibDems #Tories #politics

Westminster voting intentions for Scotland:

SNP: 42% (+5)
Con: 22% (-7)
LibDem: 13% (+6)
Lab 12% (-15)
Brexit P 6% (+6)
Greens: 4% (+4)

YouGov 31 Oct - 04 Nov
(Changes with GE2017 result)

This isn't the only poll to indicate Labour slipping into oblivion.

#politics #GE2019 #Scotland

Photo1
How the Conservatives see Nicola Sturgeon & Jeremy Corbyn.

Photo2
How the rest of the World sees Boris Johnson.

#politics #GE2019 #SNP #Labour #Tories #BoJo #Trump

Talking of #BoJo, here are a couple of photos from his #GE2019 campaign launch.

They say the camera never lies, but it can be economical with the truth.

#media #politics

Boris Johnson is visiting Moray, to-day. I'm hoping, and expecting, some concerted booing by the public. Assuming he actually meets some of the public, and isn't hiding away in some factory, a la Theresa May.

#politics #BoJo #GE2019

I'm expecting this Fleetwood Mac song to be chosen as the LibDems campaign theme for #GE2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCGD9dT12C0

#politics #LibDems #music

*Recoils in horror*.
What is it with British politics and busses?

#politics #GE2019 #LibDems #busses

First official day of the General Election campaign, and the Tories, Labour and LibDems are all vying to outdo each by being the most mendacious and incompetent.

Despite a valiant solo effort by Jo Swinson, the Conservatives are still leading the inglorious pack.

Only 36 days to polling.

#politics #GE2019

Appropriately enough, James Cleverly is the Conservative Party Chair Man.

#politics #Tories #Conservatives #KayBurley

Jo Swinson was asked why she wouldn't support a Corbyn government. Her response was that she doubts Corbyn would give the orders to fire the Trident nuclear weapons.

That tells you everything you need to know about the Yellow Tories.

#LibDems #Labour #Swinson #Corbyn #YellowTories #politics

The most unsettling thing about that Zuckerberg photo is that close behind him is former LibDem politician & former Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg. Clegg is now a VP at Facebook.

On top of everything else I don't like people wearing jumpers under a suit jacket. If it is cold, get a waistcoat.

I don't agree with Nick.

#politics #Facebook

The LibDems are spending a fortune promoting themselves in this constituency (Ross, Skye and Lochaber). I have lost count of the number of leaflets by them in the last few weeks. They must be really keen to unseat Ian Blackford.

#politics #SNP #LibDems