Current Affairs The General Election

[Khalekan]

I am lucky enough to be able to watch this unfold on RTE.

Much better coverage.

No Kuenesberg, no Peston, no annoying bird on Channel 4, no Farage, no Johnson's arl fella, no Kate Hoey....

 

[PhilEFC]

This is absolutely mad to watch.

He might get lynched if they don't can him soon enough.

Yeah I’m watching it too. He’s a lunatic.

 

[tommye]

No, seriously Tommye, the verbal picture he painted of the despair amongst the young, unemployed was really horrible to hear.

I know. On a serious note my cousin is likely to be elected to the Scottish parliament tonight as a SNP candidate.

 

[dannyboy]

no, it was there heartlands that voted for it. There was an issue that needed to be addressed and tackled. You do not ignore your core voters, which they did. You accept it, sell it to the public and get an election. He would have walked it with a majority and then he can negotiate whatever he wanted

instead he got caught up with the buzz on social media and London. Thinking what is said on those platforms represents the country, and it clearly doesn’t because it’s cost the Labour Party the next 2-3 elections.

You then have that utter tit McDonnell wanting to implement pure socialism

Well unfortunately you go against almost everyone within the Labour Party. From Tony Blair to Alastair Campbell to Gordon Brown they all wanted to go balls deep into a second referendum. It was actually a reluctant Corbyn who was dragged towards that position.

It is a long road back for the party. Probably two more elections minimum. What direction it takes I´m not sure. How can we look at that result tonight and see the pragmatic centre ground as the positon to adopt? It´s been an equally catastrophic night for that brand of politics too.

 

[AndyC]

like you said are Nige.

I get it, you're not dyslexic, just a moron.

 

[Big_nev]

England will go back to not giving a toss about anti Semitism tomorrow once the media stops talking about it. It's easily one of the most manufactured talking points ever. I'm not saying it's not a problem just more the people that are pretending to care are indeed pretending.

 

[Blue 1]

British politics is in a terrible state mate, Corbyn and Johnson as the 2 main leaders says it all.

Priti Patel as Home Secretary and Dominic Raab as Foreign Secretary say even more.

 

[Wat Tyler]

All I see is Labour sweeping up the constituency's right now. 8-2 at time of writing. That Exit Poll is clearly bogus!

Playit in the corner for the next seven hours

 

[dandydan]

no, it was there heartlands that voted for it. There was an issue that needed to be addressed and tackled. You do not ignore your core voters, which they did. You accept it, sell it to the public and get an election. He would have walked it with a majority and then he can negotiate whatever he wanted

instead he got caught up with the buzz on social media and London. Thinking what is said on those platforms represents the country, and it clearly doesn’t because it’s cost the Labour Party the next 2-3 elections.

You then have that utter tit McDonnell wanting to implement pure socialism

Another one who gets it. Sadly in the minority.

 

[dannyboy]

England will go back to not giving a toss about anti Semitism tomorrow once the media stops talking about it.

If Brexit goes tits up, the Daily Mail might even endorse it. Gotta scapegoat someone!

 

[dandydan]

Priti Patel as Home Secretary and Dominic Raab as Foreign Secretary say even more.

Can Priti put her shoes on correctly?

 

[Rob17896]

Call them misguided, call them hoodwinked - that comment in bold is a bit too far.

Andy, it is plainly tongue in cheek. What should happen is the contraceptive pill should be intoduced to the water supply. They have had some success with the rats in New York with this tactic.

 

[dandydan]

If Brexit goes tits up, the Daily Mail might even endorse. Gotta scapegoat someone!

The mail endorsed May's deal.

 

[Rob17896]

British politics is in a terrible state mate, Corbyn and Johnson as the 2 main leaders leaves a lot to be desired.

Could not agree more!

 

[nsno-chris]

Well unfortunately you go against almost everyone within the Labour Party. From Tony Blair to Allistar Campbell to Gordon Brown they all wanted to go balls deep into a second referendum. It was actually a reluctant Corbyn who was dragged towards that position.

It is a long road back for the party. Probably two more elections minimum. What direction it takes I´m not sure. How can we look at that result tonight and see the pragmatic centre ground as the positon to adopt? It´s been an equally catastrophic night for that brand of politics too.

exactly proves my point, he got caught up in fantasy politics. Social media and a load of activists does not represent this country.

but back to what the former politicians wanted, of course they wanted to stay. They’re politicians and they would have been in the same situation. But you cannot ignore your voters on that issue.

politics around the world is done for, to many of them have got their hands in other pies and people are absolutely fed up. This being a prime example, their concern is away from the average Joe