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    2017 UK General Election - 8th June

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    • #1712
      super_furry
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      Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
      Don't know , will get to the bottom of this.

      Fair to say they were wiped out.


    • #1713
      prinzeugen
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      Be interesting to see what happens to Alex Salmond.

      Polls say he is going to loose his seat as well.


    • #1714
      dark crystal
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      Labour gain another SNP seat in Midlothian.


    • #1715
      Enzokk
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      bilston wrote: »
      BBC have changed their forecast a bit from the Exit poll.

      Tories predicted to get 322 seats which means May will hang on. Just a forecast though.


      Maybe better if they do, if you are a Labour supporter. They will be in power for the Brexit negotiations and will be there to reap their 7 years of austerity as well.


    • #1716
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      Arthur Daley wrote: »
      So nearly 2.30 before the first reforecast. Tories up to 322 now. With 8 dup they could just make it work and struggle along but it's very dodgy for any length of time.

      Labour down 5 to 261
      Snp down 2 to 32
      Lib dems down a few to just 13

      Hmmm, that changes things a bit. Hard to see an anti-Tory coalition forming a government on that arithmetic.


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    • #1717
      super_furry
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      Think that's the end of a second Scottish referendum.


    • #1718
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      I know Sinn Fein have ruled out doing their jobs, but if a meaningless pledge could help prevent a return to border patrols or even a fast track unification referendum, i think they might swallow their pride..

      Chomsky(2017) on the Republican party

      "Has there ever been an organisation in human history that is dedicated, with such commitment, to the destruction of organised human life on Earth?"



    • #1719
      devnull
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      Tory gain southport from ld


    • #1720
      Leonard Hofstadter
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      I'm also glad to see Philip Davies losing his seat, his attitude towards womens' rights (and the rights of others) was like something from the 1950s.


    • #1721
      DeadHand
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      Why are the SNP getting a kicking?


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    • #1722
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      super_furry wrote: »
      Think that's the end of a second Scottish referendum.

      Agreed.


    • #1723
      AllGunsBlazing
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      DeadHand wrote: »
      Why are the SNP getting a kicking?

      Too much emphasis on trying to orchestrate another referendum and not enough on everyday issues that affect Scots?


    • #1724
      LuckyLloyd
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      DeadHand wrote: »
      Why are the SNP getting a kicking?

      There seems to be some tactical voting going on, and certainly a much more focussed pro union campaign this time round. The SNP caught the two main parties on the hop two year's ago.


    • #1725
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      super_furry wrote: »
      Think that's the end of a second Scottish referendum.

      Looking likely. Currently 56/44 in favour of No (removing the don't knows). One poll had No at over 60%.

      http://whatscotlandthinks.org/questions/how-would-you-vote-in-the-in-a-scottish-independence-referendum-if-held-now-ask#line


    • #1726
      Mr.Micro
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      DeadHand wrote: »
      Why are the SNP getting a kicking?

      They are afraid of Independence. The SNP are so over.


    • #1727
      prinzeugen
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      DeadHand wrote: »
      Why are the SNP getting a kicking?

      Because the people of Scotland voted on independence and said NO.

      Yet the SNP keep pursuing it and the SNPs record in the Scottish Parliament is shocking.


    • #1728
      devnull
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      324 to 327 tory seat estimate according to Sky


    • #1729
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      Scotland ridiculous. Massive left wing majority seats being lost to the tories because of a vote split three ways. Pathetic vote management


    • #1730
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      Is tonight the end of May as British PM?

      She's had an awful campaign. Job too big for her.


    • #1731
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      Possible low single figure tory majority now looking likely according to several media outlets


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    • #1732
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      Wonder if I could get a bet on Boris Johnson being their Prime Minister before Christmas now.


    • #1733
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      LuckyLloyd wrote: »
      There seems to be some tactical voting going on, and certainly a much more focussed pro union campaign this time round. The SNP caught the two main parties on the hop two year's ago.


      The SNP has to focus on running the country and forget about independence for now. They need to do all they can to better the lives of their fellow Scots and if the Conservatives keep on austerity and hard Brexit that will make their jobs easier for the next election. No use rushing when it is clear the current government is on the way down. If the Tories continue their current trend of attacking the NHS and social services, the Scottish Conservatives will be tarred with the same brush at the next election.


    • #1734
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      Hammer blow to the SDLP. They've lost the Foyle seat to SF.


    • #1735
      Capt'n Midnight
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      Foyle - SF


    • #1736
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      Deleted User wrote: »
      Negotiate a Brexit deal and have a referendum on that. Certainties under Theresa May such as an 'all out' Brexit are now gone.

      That was the Lib Dems position and Labour would be seen are turning their back on the Leave voters. Labour needs those votes to have any hope of going back into power. There are no easy options now for either Labour or the Tories.


    • #1737
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      Things really look to be dividing down the middle in the North now. Sinn Fein and the DUP are leaving the SDLP and UUP in the ditch.


    • #1738
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      Enzokk wrote: »
      The SNP has to focus on running the country and forget about independence for now. They need to do all they can to better the lives of their fellow Scots and if the Conservatives keep on austerity and hard Brexit that will make their jobs easier for the next election. No use rushing when it is clear the current government is on the way down. If the Tories continue their current trend of attacking the NHS and social services, the Scottish Conservatives will be tarred with the same brush at the next election.

      But that will never happen. And the SNP are cutting more than Westminster is.


    • #1739
      wil
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      When I saw the original face off poster I thought it was a sneaky one-nil two fingers to Corbyn.
      Now it looks like numbers of own goals each.
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    • #1740
      devnull
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      Sky news forecast

      308 to 328 tory


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    • #1741
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      super_furry wrote: »
      Wonder if I could get a bet on Boris Johnson being their Prime Minister before Christmas now.

      10/1, but wouldn't fancy it, even at tenfold. All that fluffing around with his hair and babooning around every day would wear thin quickly.


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