Current Affairs The General Election

[Deckard2049]

Why are working class areas voting for not only a Tory government but a Boris government?

Because people believe the EU is the root cause of all their problems.

Can’t wait for Nissan to pull their jobs from Sunderland.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Why are working class areas voting for not only a Tory government but a Boris government?

Brexit and they don't like Corbyn.

 

[The binman chronicles]

The battleground now shifts to how the Tory Brexit goes with NI, hopefully they start to kick up a massive fuss once they realise what they have. It's possible the Tories will go again for a no deal and again that will be the time to kick start the biggest protests imaginable.

 

[dandydan]

This is your peoples vote, are you not entertained?

 

[Cardano]

Feeling pretty down about this. And still shocked.

I’m a bit obsessed with politics. I follow it intensely, have done for years. I did my degree in it. So I like to think I’m clued up to a certain extent.

I was pretty pessimistic about Labour. I thought the absolutely best outcome we could hope for would be a hung parliament but I thought even that was unlikely.

But I honestly didn’t think the result would be this bad. I don’t understand the British public at all. Even if you’re a natural Tory, given what is well known about Johnson and all his serious character flaws I just don’t understand how so many people think he is an acceptable Prime Minister.

It’s an insane world.

 

[Tubey]

The Brexit message has been a disaster, the swing in the northern towns is mainly going to Farage´s boys. The balancing act to win back these places and still dominate the likes of London is going to be difficult.

Already looking to the next election, I don´t even think a hung parliament will be possible. The losses are too big.

We'll see. It depends what direction Labour go, and how dramatic the inevitable breakup of the UK will be. The Tories will now eat the consequences of Brexit. If Labour look a sensible alternative and Johnson is mad and stays hard right, there's a chance for a 1997 style swing.

 

[Jebus_lives]

 

[Wat Tyler]

@Wat Tyler what exactly do you disagree with about this, since you gave me the middle finger. I'm curious because Labour are taking an absolute hammering tonight across areas that have been traditionally Labour. Heirs of communities who were decimated by Tory policy in the 80's voting to now give them a majority.

Labour sticking to current tactics isn't working.

My disdain stems from shithouse centrists like yourself, old bean

 

[dannyboy]

Swinson believed the hype. Labour bottled it by not bottling it if that makes sense. Too afraid to be seen as an opposition turning down an election.

 

[Jebus_lives]

We'll see. It depends what direction Labour go, and how dramatic the inevitable breakup of the UK will be. The Tories will now eat the consequences of Brexit. If Labour look a sensible alternative and Johnson is mad and stays hard right, there's a chance for a 1997 style swing.

It's an easy sell to 'get Brexit done' to people, it's a completely different matter trying to negotiate trade deals and consequences of that.

That said, austerity should've killed the Tories in areas queuing up to vote for them.

 

[Cardano]

Has everybody actually gone to bed here? How can you possibly just go to bed after that result?

Please keep posting angry messages and attacking Tories to distract me from reality please.

 

[evilwebby]

Feeling pretty down about this. And still shocked.

I’m a bit obsessed with politics. I follow it intensely, have done for years. I did my degree in it. So I like to think I’m clued up to a certain extent.

I was pretty pessimistic about Labour. I thought the absolutely best outcome we could hope for would be a hung parliament but I thought even that was unlikely.

But I honestly didn’t think the result would be this bad. I don’t understand the British public at all. Even if you’re a natural Tory, given what is well known about Johnson and all his serious character flaws I just don’t understand how so many people think he is an acceptable Prime Minister.

It’s an insane world.

People have underestimated Johnson for the last 20 years and all throughout his political career. More Fool Them.

Stunts like that zipline episode, and stories of late night arguments with his girlfriend, far from harming him, actually go a long way to making him relatable and often show that he's able to laugh at himself at times too. People who can't see that are the politically blindest of all.

 

[marnie]

This is your peoples vote, are you not entertained?

You've posted 3 times in 10 mins and nobody is biting.Go and have a wank lad and celebrate your victory.

 

[Jebus_lives]

My disdain stems from shithouse centrists like yourself, old bean

Doesn't really answer the question does it.

It's odd really. I get called a Corbyn fanatic by Centrists on here and a Centrist shithouse by you, who presumably thinks that any sort of view that doesn't conform entirely to your own is an enemy. Funny old world.

 

[dannyboy]

You've posted 3 times in 10 mins and nobody is biting.Go and have a wank lad and celebrate your victory.

Imagine celebrating this shower getting back into office. Disgusting.