Are labour voters the worst losers in the history of the world?

[maltaseagull]

In terms of seats, you are quite right, of course.

In terms of the actual mood of the populace, it was very close indeed.

The Conservatives polled 11.3m votes. Labour, with the similarly leftist SNP, polled 10.8m.

How can you link these two parties when Labour categorically distanced themselves from the SNP.

UKIP got more votes than SNP !!

 

[melias shoes]

In terms of seats, you are quite right, of course.

In terms of the actual mood of the populace, it was very close indeed.

The Conservatives polled 11.3m votes. Labour, with the similarly leftist SNP, polled 10.8m.

Why are you putting labour and snp votes together as one.? It doesn't work like that.

 

[alfredmizen]

We're all losers when people like Priti Patel end up in the cabinet. Remember this?

would

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

After this fiasco do you think that would be enough?

You'll probably need to ask Herr Tubthumper that question

 

[Dave the OAP]

We're all losers when people like Priti Patel end up in the cabinet. Remember this?

You would though!

 

[alfredmizen]

In terms of seats, you are quite right, of course.

In terms of the actual mood of the populace, it was very close indeed.

The Conservatives polled 11.3m votes. Labour, with the similarly leftist SNP, polled 10.8m.

if you want to use parties with 'similar' ethos such as labour and SNP then you have to join the Tory and UKIP vote with makes it about 15 million votes, not close at all really is it ?

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

In terms of seats, you are quite right, of course.

In terms of the actual mood of the populace, it was very close indeed.

The Conservatives polled 11.3m votes. Labour, with the similarly leftist SNP, polled 10.8m.

yes,but using the French system of a 2nd round between the the top 2 parties

Conservatives would of gained all the UKIP votes,which was ,let's face it,quite alot more than expected

if Labour had won a very similiar majority,I can't imagine many Labour voters being on here saying that was close

 

[hans kraay fan club]

How can you link these two parties when Labour categorically distanced themselves from the SNP.

Why are you putting labour and snp votes together as one.? It doesn't work like that.

Because this discussion is mostly about ideology, and those two parties are United in being diametrically opposed to that of the Tories.

Anyway, the point stands - even if you discount the SNP, it was still Con 11.3m Lab 9.3m - certainly not what could be described as 'not even close'.

 

[melias shoes]

You'll probably need to ask Herr Tubthumper that question

By fiasco I meant the pollsters.
Do you think HT will start another one of these threads in 2019 I do hope so. It's been emotional.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

if you want to use parties with 'similar' ethos such as labour and SNP then you have to join the Tory and UKIP vote with makes it about 15 million votes, not close at all really is it ?

The UKIP vote is much more difficult to call. You are correct of course, that a lot of them would be natural right-leaning Tories. Plenty of them though are disaffected LibDems, or single issue voters, for whom none of the main parties appealed.

 

[melias shoes]

yes,but using the French system of a 2nd round between the the top 2 parties

Conservatives would of gained all the UKIP votes,which was ,let's face it,quite alot more than expected

if Labour had won a very similiar majority,I can't imagine many Labour voters being on here saying that was close

Exactly.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

In terms of seats, you are quite right, of course.

In terms of the actual mood of the populace, it was very close indeed.

The Conservatives polled 11.3m votes. Labour, with the similarly leftist SNP, polled 10.8m.

What? Why not include the Greens too whilst you're at it? (and all the other 'socialist' Parties)

That's not how it works. Should UKIP voters be added to the Tory votes? Of course not.

Labour would never change the FPTP system, as they showed during the 13 years in power - and if I remember rightly there was a pitiful turnout for the AV referendum.

 

[alfredmizen]

The UKIP vote is much more difficult to call. You are correct of course, that a lot of them would be natural right-leaning Tories. Plenty of them though are disaffected LibDems, or single issue voters, for whom none of the main parties appealed.

Disaffected lib dems ? Sorry hans I doubt it.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

All you fellas that are still DRONING on about the voting on Thursday -------------- get a fecking life -------- nobody is interested in who you voted for/why you voted or what your mothers maiden name is

 

[melias shoes]

What? Why not include the Greens too whilst you're at it? (and all the other 'socialist' Parties)

That's not how it works. Should UKIP voters be added to the Tory votes? Of course not.

Labour would never change the FPTP system, as they showed during the 13 years in power - and if I remember rightly there was a pitiful turnout for the AV referendum.

I would include the UKIP vote with the Tory because most of them are right leaning in my opinion.

 

[Nibble]

I quite warmed to Milliband nearing the vote, he reminded me of a supply teacher on the last day of term, was kind of up for anything knowing he wouldn't be around to suffer the fallout. Watch a video of Russell Brand? Sure why not?

 

[melias shoes]

All you fellas that are still DRONING on about the voting on Thursday -------------- get a fecking life -------- nobody is interested in who you voted for/why you voted or what your mothers maiden name is

You just posted on it.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

By fiasco I meant the pollsters.
Do you think HT will start another one of these threads in 2019 I do hope so. It's been emotional.

The pollsters got it completely wrong. I got it seriously wrong. Wouldn't be surprised if Bozza is already sounding out HT about another thread in 2019 as it will be a monumental "clickbait" revenue earner for NSC.

 

[melias shoes]

Disaffected lib dems ? Sorry hans I doubt it.

I know. It's laughable isn't it. Liberals voting for ukip . Going against everything they believe in.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

You just posted on it.

Whoops!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Believe it or not but my mums surname was the same as my dads