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[Politics] The General Election Thread
- Thread starter crodonilson
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My X is waiting to be drawn.
But have they not had 10 years to do that already?
Maybe you are wildly wide of the mark?
Lol. Imagine trusting Farage.
Hilarious stuff
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,002
im wondering how he expected to be reimbursed anyway.
Well that obviously depends on who wins the election that this entire thread is about
If Corbyn wins I would expect freedom of movement to continue and potentially be extended as per the conference agreement, though this needs to be ratified under Clause V.
If Swinson wins we're revoking A50 so the status quo stands.
If Johnson wins it'll likely be a points based system with no free movement. Much less welcoming and easy for foreigners to come here yet he doesn't seem prepared to set an actual target. How unlike him.
And if Farage wins? Well, Farage can't win because he's bottled it twice, once personally and once removing 317 of his nutjobs from the battle. But there are rumours - strong rumours - of a deal between him and Johnson for a harder Brexit which will inevitably crack down on immigration.
I believe that's the version our resident fairy is in favour of, and if you don't believe that you're in a minority of one.
No need to consider yourself a thicko though. Five minutes a day on the BBC website should cover off all the above and more
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,718
Just like 31st March, 12th April and 31st October our 'No deal' friends get shafted once again, and still can't figure out who's responsible ?
And, as a bit of advice, I'd be getting those Amazon lubricant orders in before the Xmas rush and practice touching your toes ready for the 31st Jan
And, as a bit of advice, I'd be getting those Amazon lubricant orders in before the Xmas rush and practice touching your toes ready for the 31st Jan
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- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,718
Well it could be that Farage has made a principled stand and withdrawn the candidates because, as he says, Johnson has guaranteed no extension to the 'implementation' period past 31/12/2020 (a bit like he guaranteed we would leave on 31st October)
Or
It could be that the money that was funding the whole Farage campaign is pulling the strings (and the funding/reimbursements etc)
Now personally, I can't imagine which it may be
No. No they haven't. Five years of it was a coalition with the Lib Dems who reigned in most of their nutjobbery but had to suck up agreeing to tutor fees in Uni. The subsequent four has been spent talking about Brexit to the detriment of every other subject whilst not actually achieving anything. Hope that helps.
highflyer
Well-known member
- Jan 21, 2016
- 2,548
Aye. She's not wrong as it happens, but she shares the Blair delusion that her intervention will make things better. In reality it just reinforces the opinion of those that think the whole Brexit push is 'anti-establishment' and undermines the arguments that Trump shouldn't be intervening with his rancid opinions.
Electoral Calculus today (same as yesterday afternoon possibly).
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,718
I can see [MENTION=33253]JC Footy Genius[/MENTION] getting really upset if you keep beating him to his favourite poll posts. He may have to revert to undemocratic loons again
Mellor 3 Ward 4
Well-known member
Whatever your opinion on Brexit, you're on very thin ice when it comes to MPs representing their constituents on the subject.
You could point to Yvette Cooper who campaigns actively for remain in her seat which voted by a 69.3% – 30.7% margin to Leave the EU
By constituency, 406 voted Leave 242 Remain - so how many did not honour the wishes of their constituents?
Grombleton
Surrounded by <div>s
- Dec 31, 2011
- 7,356
If it upsets you as much as it seems to, then it can only be good for our society.
Wait, so Brexit Party candidates are cross because Nigel Farage promised them something which would improve their lives, but when it came to it it's ended up making them worse and costing them a fortune?
*Looks down camera*
*Looks down camera*
I wonder if Corbyn will fall on his sword after the election if he returns numbers like the calculus suggests or will he continue to hang around?
Bob!
Coffee Buyer
- Jul 5, 2003
- 11,623
Current Polling Compared to This Time in the 2017 Campaign:
CON: 38.5% (-8.6)
LAB: 28.4% (-0.1)
LDM: 15.9% (+6.5)
BXP: 8.9% (+2.5)*
GRN: 3.7% (+0.7)
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Got to love an electoral system where a party can poll a lower percentage of votes to previously and gain a load of seats as a result.
He has to surely, and that is potentially the only remotely positive think that might come out of this election. Unless the idiots in the Labour party don't learn from this and nominate another un-electable leader...
The bad news for Labour is they're 4-0 down after 10 minutes.
The good news for Labour is they have 80 minutes to turn things round.
The bad news for Labour is they're not up against the worst public-facing PM in memory, running the worst campaign ever. For all his numerous and obvious flaws, Boris knows how to get elected as his multiple mayoral successes in London, broadly a Labour city, illustrate.