UK Election 2015

A Dub in Glasgo

A bit of irreverence before the main action tonight

The results are in – see how the Irish in Britain plan on voting

I am surprised at how high UKIP is in that!

ancapailldorcha

Labour on top and then UKIP? Odd.

BoJack Horseman

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Just back from voting, 2 from our house for the SNP My constituency is this one and will be a very tall ask if the SNP can take the seat from Labour

Well, you link suggests a close call.

Turnout is key, it had a pretty small turnout 5 years ago.

Lemming

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

What have Labour to do with those scandals?

Apologies for the delay; basically the Rotherham abuse scandal happened on a near 100% Labour watch; and the culture that has been spoken of from those who tried to bring the matter to attention of higher-ups was one of political correctness & fear of being labeled racist by challenging the perpetrators gone mad.

Now, whilst I'm not going to suggest that Labour as a party is culpable for this, locally, it was down to poor leadership, or bad leadership that the rot within the local authority was allowed to spread and take root. Such a culture comes from the top, not the bottom. And for that, Labour - locally - need to be kicked to touch.

ancapailldorcha

Lemming wrote: »

Apologies for the delay; basically the Rotherham abuse scandal happened on a near 100% Labour watch; and the culture that has been spoken of from those who tried to bring the matter to attention of higher-ups was one of political correctness & fear of being labeled racist by challenging the perpetrators gone mad.

Now, whilst I'm not going to suggest that Labour as a party is culpable for this, locally, it was down to poor leadership, or bad leadership that the rot within the local authority was allowed to spread and take root. Such a culture comes from the top, not the bottom. And for that, Labour - locally - need to be kicked to touch.

I think it might be a bit of a stretch to blame political correctness for the abuses. It doesn't paint a nice picture of Labour in any case.

You're not going to find a party that you will 100% agree with or even 100% condone the actions of as in the above example. One needs to set a threshold or have red lines on certain issues. The more I found out about the Greens, the more reasons I found to vote against them, ie misandry, authoritarianism, incompetence (Brighton & Hove council is the 302nd Greenest council in the country out of 360) and an ignorant lack of understanding of scientific research despite claiming to be a scientific party. So I stopped volunteering for them. Labour aren't perfect but I think they're the best fit this time round.

If someone could explain what the Lib Dems are meant to be for, I'd be grateful...

ancapailldorcha

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

I think it might be a bit of a stretch to blame political correctness for the abuses. It doesn't paint a nice picture of Labour in any case.

You're not going to find a party that you will 100% agree with or even 100% condone the actions of as in the above example. One needs to set a threshold or have red lines on certain issues. The more I found out about the Greens, the more reasons I found to vote against them, ie misandry, authoritarianism, incompetence (Brighton & Hove council is the 302nd Greenest council in the country out of 360) and an ignorant lack of understanding of scientific research despite claiming to be a scientific party. So I stopped volunteering for them. Labour aren't perfect but I think they're the best fit this time round.

If someone could explain what the Lib Dems are meant to be for, I'd be grateful...

The Rotherham stuff happened under Labour's watch because Rotherham is in the North. :P

Yeah the Greens unfortunately seem to be gaining in support. They're like the ultra-PC "science" party. :P

the groutch

My favorite bit of the elections is all the rushing and racing in Sunderland to try declare a result first, and in record time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SknYTQcPGFg

InTheTrees

Have the polls closed now?

I was disappointed to find Bbc iplayer having problems yesterday. I hope it holds up tonight.

Lovely Bloke

Ch4 calling Tories with 316 seats!

A Dub in Glasgo

Exit poll on BBC showing the Tories close to a majority

Brian?

Well ahead of the pre election polls for the Tories. It'll be interesting to see how this exit poll holds up.

Francie Barrett

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Exit poll on BBC showing the Tories close to a majority

316 seats is well short of a majority.

Lovely Bloke

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Exit poll on BBC showing the Tories close to a majority

and the SNP taking 58 of 59 seats in Scotland!

Lovely Bloke

Francie Barrett wrote: »

316 seats is well short of a majority.

10 seats, which is what they have the LibDems at.

A Dub in Glasgo

Jon Stark

That's astounding, how accurate are the exit polls in respect of the final result.

BoJack Horseman

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Exit poll on BBC showing the Tories close to a majority

Time will tell, its too soon to call it from just an exit poll.

However I did say, the thought of the nationalists in Scotland ruling the UK has done massive damage to Labour in England.

I thought english voters would rush to the Tories & it may be so.

P_1

Seems the British electorate treat the mudguard coalition party exactly the same as we do

Francie Barrett

Francie Barrett wrote: »

316 seats is well short of a majority.

10 seats?

BoJack Horseman

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

10 seats, which is what they have the LibDems at.

Or the DUP

B17G

Predicted 58 out of 59 Scottish seats go to the SNP. Tories get back in to government. EU in/out referendum moves closer. Interesting times ahead........

Lovely Bloke

I don't think Cameron will go in with them unless he absolutely needs to.

drkpower

In view of such a libdem collapse, wouldnt it be suicide for them to rejoin a coalition?

Or does the 'national interest' oblige them to do so.

A Dub in Glasgo

Francie Barrett wrote: »

316 seats is well short of a majority.

Not well short of it when compared to the polls before the exit poll

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

and the SNP taking 58 of 59 seats in Scotland!

Fantastic news although tempered by the disastrous showing in this exit poll by Labour

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

10 seats, which is what they have the LibDems at.

The magic number is dependent on how many seats SF get as they get taken away from the total so 316 is actually quite close

BoJack Horseman

Those lads in Sunderland are in some hurry!

Jimoslimos

Worst possible outcome predicted.

Tories biggest party, only needing the support of the DUP. If they went into government with them it would be extremely hypocritical given their criticism of the SNP.

quadrifoglio verde

drkpower wrote: »

In view of such a libdem collapse, wouldnt it be suicide for them to rejoin a coalition?

Or does the 'national interest' oblige them to do so.

Don't go into coalition and they'll face wipeout in the next election anyway

AllGunsBlazing

Minority government with an informal agreement with the DUP and ukip? Can't see a coalition with the Lib Dems being viable. The British electorate have utterly rejected them.

ancapailldorcha

Hypocrisy, far from being a hindrance, seems to be an entry requirement for politicians. I'd say Cameron will prefer good aul Cleggy though. He's more gay friendly.

A Dub in Glasgo

B17G wrote: »

Predicted 58 out of 59 Scottish seats go to the SNP. Tories get back in to government. EU in/out referendum moves closer. Interesting times ahead........

If the exit poll is close, the calls for another referendum in Scotland will grow and grow