Current Affairs 2017 General Election

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Sophie Raworth, Emily Maitliss and xhamster.
Who says politics is boring?

And Laura Kuenssberg!

 

[The binman chronicles]

If Cambridge is a 'squeaky hold' - that's a worry. 135th safest seat.

Isn't that an anomaly though, due to it being a remain area and the lib dem promise of a second referendum?

 

[Mrk]

She's just buried her father apparently.

Sadly for her she'll also be attending the funeral of May's political career if this exit poll is correct.

 

[matty1878]

....provided that no one can negotiate sufficient support from other parties to get over the line.

Lib Dem senior is ruling out any deals or coalition so that takes a lot of seats out if they hold to this position and in the event of a hung parliament would make another election more likely. See my earlier post on the various options

Woudnt it be the same outcome tho if there's a hung parliament tomorrow

 

[matty1878]

Sadly for her she'll also be attending the funeral of May's political career if this exit poll is correct.

You think she will walk mate?

 

[Connor]

Clegg under threat?

 

[tsubaki]

If it is true that the exit poll excludes postal votes, and if that is as high as 17% as I have seen somewhere, then that is not good for Labour. Most of those will be police, armed forces and older voters who will tend to be more Tory than Labour - I think??

Maybe someone can tell me this is not the case in any of those suppositions??? I don't know!

The armed forces saw loads of their colleagues binned off between 2010-2015, in some cases just before they were due for pensions. Police officers have had the most savage attacks on their terms and conditions (pensions gone from 30 years for 2/3 pension to retire-at-60 and 50% pension, and ten years* of no pay rise, stations closed and many civil staff sacked - all without any meaningful negotiation or compromise). Even the old were specifically singled out in their manifesto in order to pay more. I wouldn't be surprised if the Tory vote amongst those three groups went down.

* 2010-2017, and a promise for no rise until 2020.

 

[dandydan]

Pray tell. Rightly or wrongly, we voted leave as a nation.

And when you are branded swivel eyed racists by the remain side you aren't going to vote for the soft brexit party. A lot of kippers are going Tory this once because they see a Labour win as a threat to brexit.

 

[Bluerover]

Pray tell. Rightly or wrongly, we voted leave as a nation.

51%-49% I think ... but in a democracy that means the 51% win out. c.f. Trump, D, US Politician

Not sure if I would say that 51% is the nation but that is probably for a philosophical debate on the merits of various politics systems.... along with copious amounts of

 

[Mrk]

You think she will walk mate?

No, if the exit poll is correct, the Tories won't give her the dignity of walking. She'll be pushed... hard.

 

[orly]

Isn't that an anomaly though, due to it being a remain area and the lib dem promise of a second referendum?

We'll see mate. They still need to get over the line

 

[AndyC]

If the Tories do well in Scotland, we could well see Ruth Davidson projected very quickly into the frame for Tory leader at the expense of May who will be too busy having the CCO knives removed from her back.

 

[Mrk]

lollollol

 

[hibbo'sclass]

And Laura Kuenssberg!

Not a great fan to be honest.
Where's JoCo when you need her?

 

[kev]

Lol

Amber Rudd may lose her seat

Please God let that be true. I'm going to Hastings (Mugsborough) tomorrow. The last thing I want to see is a smirking Amber Rudd. This COULD be a very, very good weekend