Current Affairs 2017 General Election

[Goat]

 

[evilwebby]

Boris Johnson's odds of being PM after the election were bobbing around anywhere between 80-1 to 200-1 and have shot in to 9-1.

 

[ToffeeTim]

So for the uneducated like me, a hung parliament means exactly what? No actual change? Teresa May still in charge?

It depends how close the leading party is to a majority. If tories do get 314 as predicted, then they need a few extra to govern. Presumably N Irish parties. The PM would still be Tory. But May is toast and the ruthless tories will have her out by dinner time tomorrow!!

 

[gonetomorrow]

John Curtice, exit poll guru, has an interesting hairstyle as he looks down from on high. Up one side, down the other.

He must be hoping the poll is correct or his edifice will start to crumble.

 

[AndyC]

So for the uneducated like me, a hung parliament means exactly what? No actual change? Teresa May still in charge?

A hung parliament should see a calmer, more sensible approach to the Brexit negotiations - May, unlikely to survive, or whoever heads up the negotiations would be unable to go gung-ho because they would have to keep referring to the hung parliament for approval.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Once we get the lead in Sunderland, sit on that, play down the clock until 6am.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

This is the the transfer thread for adults this, I'll just wait for the results instead of speculating.

 

[orly]

The markets were saying she'd have an 85 seat majority yesterday.

And every poll going had the bracket at 50 -106 or something.

Incredible

 

[Deleted member 28206]

A hung parliament should see a calmer, more sensible approach to the Brexit negotiations - May, unlikely to survive, or whoever heads up the negotiations would be unable to go gung-ho because they would have to keep referring to the hung parliament for approval.

Nice one, so probably the best result labour could have hoped for failing a outright win, which was unlikely as far I could see

 

[tsubaki]

Boris Johnson's odds of being PM after the election were bobbing around anywhere between 80-1 to 200-1 and have shot in to 9-1.

If the poll is in any way correct, no-one associated with this will be allowed anywhere near their leadership.

It will be Gove or Osborne, assuming in the latter case that someone helpfully steps aside or dies in the next few weeks.

 

[orly]

Once we get the lead in Sunderland, sit on that, play down the clock until 6am.

Supposed to be Cons in Sunderland South. Soon find out.

 

[LocalNative]

The DUP are worse than the Tories

 

[hullefc]

The Dundgerhead Union Party relishing the thought that they are important again.

 

[tsubaki]

Nice one, so probably the best result labour could have hoped for failing a outright win, which was unlikely as far I could see

If the exit poll is correct, this is better than an outright win for Labour.

An outright win and Corbyn would quickly find that he still doesn't have the support of the PLP, who now would actually have the means to get rid of him.

 

[orly]

That's probably a 200 seat swing in 6 weeks

rofl