General Election 2017

[Is it PotG?]

Tories have a pretty solid ally in the DUP. Don't they give her the majority she needs?

 

[pastafarian]

Neither Corbyn or May have a majority though. So it's difficult to say what's going to happen.

With regard to being members of the single market its quite easy to say what will happen.
Both parties campaigned on NEW arrangements with regard to the single market. You dont seek NEW arrangements if you are remaining members of it do you.
Ergo we will still be leaving being members of the single market, the country has voted to back this position being promoted by both Labour and Conservatives.

 

[mikeyjh]

I assume that the tories, given their fervent stance against anyone who has had a dalliance with a 'terrorist' group, will revolt at the idea of governing with support from the DUP?

 

[East Preston Gull]

Lady May is not resigning at this time. Go girl

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[mikeyjh]

Amazing how the usual suspects are still trying to frame this solely within Brexit. General Elections are never single issue.

Brexit was a side issue, let's be honest - Who actually campaigned on brexit in the last few weeks, it was barely mentioned. It didn't play a part in any discussion or social media campaign I was part of, or saw.

 

[simmo]

Wow, the ITV coverage is so much better than BBC

I thought that too. They were about 20 seats ahead of the BBC on the scoreboard...its like the Beeb were about 30 mins behind the game. Really interesting having George Osbourne and Ed Balls there, talking about the machinations of the house and how the arithmetic worked....for example GO was saying that it is not a shoe in that the Torys can work with the DUP whom are different to the UUP (whom are their more natural allies in Ulster). GO was pumelling Theresa May (which I expect him to after she sacked him) and EB although saying Labour had done much better than expected a month ago, still are behind the Tories following Theresa May's woeful campaign and are not going to make the next govt.

 

[pastafarian]

UK vote share change since 2015
after 643 of 650 seats

Labour + 9.6%
Con + 5.6%
Lib Dem - 0.6%
SNP -1.7%
Green -2.1%
UKIP -10.8%

 

[Scotchegg]

Lady May is not resigning at this time. Go girl��

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Neither was Dave. She might not think she's resigning, but her party will have a different view.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Watching TV and social media this morning, is this country now the most divided its ever been? Worrying times, whatever the colour of your rosette.

No, I don't think so. Democracy has been rejuvenated with high turnouts. The electorate have spoken and it's up to the politicians to make sense of the result. Division is only caused by juvenile unpleasantness on the internet.

 

[brightn'ove]

Lol.

That is all

 

[pastafarian]

im done, cant drink anymore
+ babestation girls put their clothes back on at this time in the morning it seems......WTF is that all about?

 

[Baker lite]

Cancer Is a bit strong,washing a rather nasty pile of sick off the doorstep could be a better phrase.
Which ever way you look at it that granite faced old ratbag will not be hunting any foxes or stealing anyone's home.Rot in hell you hate filled pile of vomit.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Well until all parties grow up, introduce proportional representation and learn to govern with a coalition government and parliament that reflects the votes cast, there is no way we will have a strong and stable government.

(Or we can go on blaming the other lot - that's worked brilliantly up to now )

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Ffs lewes.

I thought Eastbourne would be the dodgy one for the LibDems. Slightly surprised. I should be a pollster.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Cancer Is a bit strong,washing a rather nasty pile of sick off the doorstep could be a better phrase.
Which ever way you look at it that granite faced old ratbag will not be hunting any foxes or stealing anyone's home.Rot in hell you hate filled pile of vomit.

SHE is 'hate filled'.
Right you are....

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Amazing how the usual suspects are still trying to frame this solely within Brexit. General Elections are never single

Given Labour and the Tories are going to go ahead ahead with Brexit, a huge swing to Lib Dem would have been the Brexit protest vote. Given their share is more or less the same as the last election it would suggest its not the main issue for most people.

I think the lack of self awareness May showed was staggering. Even this morning she talks about stability where everyone has been taking the piss out of the phrase all night and beyond. Now she says she won't resign. What planet does she live on?

 

[Guinness Boy]

Lady May is not resigning at this time. Go girl[emoji3]

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I see you've prematurely ennobled her. Plenty within her party who'd happily pack her off to the Lords tomorrow I suppose.


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[Braggfan]

It would be lovely if certain types of poster could find it within themselves to enjoy the strong performance of their chosen party without resorting to nastiness and in this case demeaning the terminally ill. Maybe I'm just an idealist. JC has performed extraordinary well against expectation (including mine) and it's a shame that so many of his supporters lack his dignity.

I'm sorry describing something insidous as a cancer, isn't demeaning to terminally ill. It is widely used phrase to emphasise the wickedness of something. Reading that comment as an insensitve swipe at terminally ill (where does he mention terminally ill?) is frankly, either ignorant or sour grapes.

 

[BBassic]

Amazing how the usual suspects are still trying to frame this solely within Brexit. General Elections are never single issue.

My vote was for a decent local MP. It was for a progressive and costed manifesto. It was for turning up to debates and engaging with the public. It was against the elderly having to pay for care in their own homes via equity release, against a grossly unfair new school funding system, against the DoT clowns who've been propping up Southern Fail.

In short I have found Theresa May's arrogance to be the deciding factor. Brexit is a side issue


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This.

I've long since resigned myself to Brexit so it didn't factor at all into my decision.

 

[East Preston Gull]

I see you've prematurely ennobled her. Plenty within her party who'd happily pack her off to the Lords tomorrow I suppose.


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They can't. That puts labour in a minority government. They hate Corbyn more than May.

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