General Election 2019 thread

Anyone watch the "debate" tonight?

Ffs, what an effing choice.
I cannot recall two weaker, more pathetic party leaders.

Beam me up Scottie.

It's getting crazier...

"Mr McDonnell confirmed Labour will milk shares from firms with more than 250 staff. Companies will have to put 10 per cent of shares over time into a fund for workers. The government will also take a cut.
He said: 'In line with our commitment to building a stakeholder economy we aim to broaden the ownership base of UK businesses to give workers more of a stake in their company.
'There is evidence to show that this not only advances long-term decision making but also boosts productivity.
'We have announced the introduction of Inclusive Ownership Funds in which larger companies will be required to transfer 1 per cent of their shares into an employee fund until the fund owns 10 per cent of the company.
'Shares would be owned collectively by employees with dividend payments distributed up to a maximum of £500 per employee per year.'
In another draconian restriction, Labour will introduce a 20 to 1 pay ratio between the highest and lowest paid employees in the public sector as well as companies bidding for public sector contracts.
'Mr McDonnell said: 'We will bring in a 20:1 pay ratio between lowest and highest paid employees in the public sector.
'We will also move towards a 20:1 pay ratio between lowest and highest paid employees in companies bidding for public sector contracts.
'A 20:1 ratio means someone earning the living wage, just over £16,000 a year, would permit an executive to be earning nearly £350,000.'
Mr McDonnell also promised that he would stop the 'Big Four' accountancy firms acting 'like a cartel'.
'Audits are vitally important for determining corporate accountability,' he said. 'The dominance of the Big 4 major accountancy firms means that, according to a report by the House of Commons Library, auditors are unable to deliver independent and robust audits, and the auditing industry lacks competition.
'They are now too big to fail. Auditing firms have a variety of conflicts of interest.
'They must win and retain engagements from companies in order to generate revenue, but at the same time objectively scrutinize the company's reports.'
He added: 'Under Labour, the Big Four firms will not be allowed to continue to act like a cartel.
'The audit business of accounting firms should be structurally separate, and auditors prevented from selling any non-auditing services.
'Labour will establish a new statutory body to conduct audits.'
Mr McDonnell renewed his threat to kick companies that do not meet climate change targets out of the UK stock exchange.
'Business bodies are calling for companies to improve climate related financial reporting and for all companies to bring forward decarbonisation plans,' he said.
'For those companies not taking adequate steps under Labour they will be delisted from the London Stock Exchange.' "

You do realise that homeless people die on the streets of practically every country in the world? It's an insolvable problem.