UK General Election June 8th?

[mama cass]

Originally Posted by Zoomerang96

as a result of no opposition, i expect may to to increase the tories majority significantly.

speaking the obvious there Nostradamus

Originally Posted by Zoomerang96

... and i also expect that labour will implode and splinter off after the election.

Labour has been in disarray and split into factions since Corbyn sadly

[Zoomerang96]

Originally Posted by mama cass

speaking the obvious there Nostradamus



Labour has been in disarray and split into factions since Corbyn sadly

yeah, i'm certainly guilty of what you're accusing me of... i just really wanted to chime in, i guess!

[Vlad n U 2]

Originally Posted by mama cass

Labour has been in disarray and split into factions since Corbyn sadly

It's what happens when you mix social democrats with diet Tories, I guess.

Honestly speaking, you look at a sizeable chunk of Labour's political figures and you really have to wonder why they don't support the Conservatives. Is it just the stigma of being a Tory that they are repelled by?

[mama cass]

Originally Posted by Zoomerang96

yeah, i'm certainly guilty of what you're accusing me of... i just really wanted to chime in, i guess!

hehe i was only messing! keep chiming in!

[mama cass]

Originally Posted by Vlad n U 2

It's what happens when you mix social democrats with diet Tories, I guess.

Honestly speaking, you look at a sizeable chunk of Labour's political figures and you really have to wonder why they don't support the Conservatives. Is it just the stigma of being a Tory that they are repelled by?

i reckon that's why Blair changed the name to "New Labour" - very ambiguous, and gave them free rein to reinvent themselves...

maybe they're Tories but with a bit of a social conscience

[gareth brown]

Originally Posted by Vlad n U 2

Still great.

Anyone watch the Corbyn/May interviews with Jeremy Paxman last night? Frustrating watch at times. Usually have plenty of time for Paxman but the way he tried talking over Corbyn for most of the interview was infuriating. So was the way he (inevitably) gave May an easier ride and spent most of the interview focusing on Brexit instead of the Tories fucking appalling track record over the last 7 years.


This election's been very interesting, or has gone a completely different way than a lot of us thought it would.

While I'm not going to get excited and say Labour can actually win it, I can't believe what a good run they've had this past month compared to the Tories. I'm a Labour member but the day the election was called was fucking depressing. It honestly felt like the Tories were going to walk it, no contest, a month of nonstop shit slinging and people parroting the "Corbyn is unelectable" line because The Sun said so. The apparent change in public opinion, especially of Corbyn, has been a big surprise.

May's plan of calling the snap election that she said she wouldn't simply to cash in on the huge lead in the polls, before repeating a bunch of slogans and sitting back to watch the polls stay the same doesn't seem to have gone so well.

[Vlad n U 2]

It helps that the Labour manifesto is very good (and that the GrimeForCorbyn thing is terrific and helps to give hope to apathetic youth) - and that May cannot even bring herself to attend a TV debate, and that's the least of her worries at the moment.

[cobl04]

I like Corbyn a lot. I hope for a big enough swing.

[Zoomerang96]

i think corbyn is utterly inept.

that said, may and the tories seem hell-bent in destroying the lives of everyone. at this point a hung parliament will be the best thing that can happen, with hopefully no king-makers from the libdems serving as the bootlickers that they were in 2010-2015

[mama cass]

Originally Posted by gareth brown

Still great.

Anyone watch the Corbyn/May interviews with Jeremy Paxman last night? Frustrating watch at times. Usually have plenty of time for Paxman but the way he tried talking over Corbyn for most of the interview was infuriating. So was the way he (inevitably) gave May an easier ride and spent most of the interview focusing on Brexit instead of the Tories fucking appalling track record over the last 7 years.


This election's been very interesting, or has gone a completely different way than a lot of us thought it would.

While I'm not going to get excited and say Labour can actually win it, I can't believe what a good run they've had this past month compared to the Tories. I'm a Labour member but the day the election was called was fucking depressing. It honestly felt like the Tories were going to walk it, no contest, a month of nonstop shit slinging and people parroting the "Corbyn is unelectable" line because The Sun said so. The apparent change in public opinion, especially of Corbyn, has been a big surprise.

May's plan of calling the snap election that she said she wouldn't simply to cash in on the huge lead in the polls, before repeating a bunch of slogans and sitting back to watch the polls stay the same doesn't seem to have gone so well.

yep, i caught some of the Paxman interviews/audience questions, and the debate tonight

i've always been a Labour supporter, and have to say, although i was frustrated with Corbyn's non-handling of Brexit and the glaring lack of an opposition since the Brexit referendum, and i've done so many U-turns on my views on Corbyn this past year i now have some serious whiplash, i actually believe in the guy - really think he is what Britain needs right now, with or without Europe, to make for a fairer society and get Britain out of this Tory nightmare

i reaaaaally hope this snap election backfires big time on May - honestly, it's almost like self-harm, back-tracking at every turn, now not even turning up for the big TV debate - it's almost like she wants out - fingers crossed!!

[mama cass]

plus he does look a bit like Obe Wan Kenobi - he's our only hope!

[PhilsFan]

Early results seem to indicate Labour may have made up a bit of ground and prevented a majority.

[DaveC]

fucking excellent. well done brits

[cobl04]

jezzzzzalenko you beauty

[gareth brown]

up at 7am, having a few drinks and hoping to be dancing on the table by lunch. Come on, Jez!!

[PhilsFan]

Nick Clegg loses!

[Vlad n U 2]

Hahaha cop that Tories, smug Blairites and the right wing media establishment!



Even managed to win a seat that had been with the Tories for 99 years! Not to mention some they didn't even campaign in - which you can say is the anti-Hillary in a sense.

[gareth brown]

So fucking tense right now but on the bright side my hometown voted out our shit Tory MP!

[superchuk5]

This seemed like a huge risk when May announced the elections. And it was. Don't see how she can stay on as PM after this.

[Vlad n U 2]

May is finished. Guaranteed. Leadership challenge very soon.