20-01-2024, 09:31 AM
(15-01-2024, 08:52 PM)Milkshake Wrote: Can they still happen if an election is called in September? I know it not the right place per say but its kind of is as long as we don't go down the rabbit hole..
If an election is called for early November there has been alot of talk of it being overlapped with US election which could muddy our waters and talk away important airtime for out talking points.
I wonder if New SKY news breakfast set will also be used for SKY election programme.
It would more than muddy the waters. There was a article in the Sunday Times about 3 months ago talking about how an overlapping election would be a security risk.
www.thetimes.co.uk
Quote:An autumn contest could overlap with the US election on November 5 next year — a scenario not seen for decades. A Whitehall source said ministers were advised of the security risks involved in an election that coincided with a US presidential race.
The insider said: “There are huge security and market implications if two Five Eyes countries are holding elections at once. It could potentially open up two countries to cyberwarfare and electoral manipulation from hostile states and if a security threat were to arise during a campaign it would leave western countries exposed.”
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A former minister said the cabinet had been warned last year of the risks of concurrent contests. The source added: “It was made known that the settled intelligence and security opinion was that this would be a terrible idea and one we would do well to avoid.”
I'm going with it being held in September or early October based on that.