She is very pragmatic

Very happy to change her mind based on new/better information or a shift in circumstances. Which, ironically, would make her better as a business leader than most other people in the House.

She is also very calculating and will vote against what she thinks to give the right impression to this group or that whom she needs to get/keep onside at any given time. But then that's bread-and-butter for MPs of all parties, except those in ridiculously safe seats (she isn't). So she might vote stupid-right one day and left-of-Jezza the next depending on who she's trying to impress.

Still and all, at her core, she is left of centre - I'm convinced of it - and certainly more small-l-liberal than the enormous majority of her party.

She was elected as leader because she is a very canny politician - read manipulator - not because of any policy positions she may or may not hold. But then they all are.

Posted By: Old Man on April 19th 2017 at 17:43:36

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Nine Labour MPs, incl. Clive Lewis, voted against the May Witch's plan. Good for them (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 19, 15:17:24
- why? (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 19, 15:55:11
  - Because May's doing it explicitly to take out any opposition to her version of Trainwrexit (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 19, 16:33:32
    - tbf her version of Brexit is probably better than the IDS/Daily Mail version (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 19, 16:38:39
      - genuine question, what evidence do you have for that? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 19, 16:50:21
        
        She is instinctually on the left of her party (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 19, 16:55:17
        
        not sure the policies she's implemented as Home Sec have been particularly 'left-wing' tho (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 19, 17:04:26
        
        This is why left/right are meaningless terms (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 19, 17:24:24
        
        She is very pragmatic (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 19, 17:43:36
        
        she's very far from small l liberal - and her flip-flopping adds to the unease i feel with (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 19, 22:12:40
    - 37.4% ?? (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 16:38:25
      - 37.4% of the electorate (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 19, 16:54:52
      - yep (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 19, 16:44:45
        
        Great stattage (ta) (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 16:56:56
      - Presumably including those who didn't vote. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Apr 19, 16:42:08
        
        I didn't vote, because I didn't agree with a referendum. But that doesn't mean I don't (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 19, 17:14:28
        
        Face palm (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 19, 18:17:28
        
        Sorry about that, but the referendum was Cameron caving into his loonies, and that's no (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 19, 18:47:37
        
        That was my assumption too (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 19, 16:43:17
    - That my friend is politics (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 19, 16:37:07
      - Not denying that from her point of view it's the right tactic (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 19, 17:13:31

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