UK Election June 8th

[thesoretoothsayer]

A loss would serve May right.
She had 3 yrs left but saw Labour's bad polling and went for an easy victory.
And, not surprisingly, the voters punished her for it.

[David]

[Culprit]

^^She has to step down. Then again Malcolm didn't.

[Pies4shaw]

Here's how Corbyn can win:

Just kidding.

Look out

London: Britain's general election is too close to call.

It is very hard to convey just how astonishing this is, just how contrary to every expectation, prediction and received wisdom.

Just a month and a half ago, when Prime Minister Theresa May stood behind her lectern outside 10 Downing Street and solemnly announced "we need a general election and we need one now", the Conservatives polled 24 points ahead of Labour and led in every age group, social class and region. In April, Labour's support in the polls was its worst since 1983.

As soon as the election was called on April 18, the Conservative numbers shot up. Pollsters quibbled over the size of the Tory landslide. While May tried to pretend she'd called the poll because of Brexit, the political calculation was clear.

But in the last week, pollster YouGov has hit May with a double blow. First it did some seat-by-seat calculations and predicted the Conservatives would lose seats, Labour would gain, with a hung parliament the most likely outcome.

http://www.theage.com.au/world/uk-elect ... wiulk.html

Looks like getting messy.

And just for fun:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ction-2017

[Pies4shaw]

And, even funnier:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ter-labour

[stui magpie]

^

Agreed, it was funny. That guy is either a comedian or mentally ill, but either way it's funny.

[Jezza]

LOL Owen Jones

[stui magpie]

Great quote on Twitter:

US - we just elected an idiot who loves russian dictators
UK - hold my pint.

[Pies4shaw]

LOL Owen Jones

It's possible he isn't a parody - but I'm not convinced.

[stui magpie]

Speaking of funny, is this may calling an early election?

https://twitter.com/AwardsDarwin/status ... 7116977152

[Mugwump]

[David]

[Mugwump]

She may not have much trouble with the DUP, David, but she may have trouble with her own MPs because of the DUP. The DuP are not an easy group of people to get along with, as they are hard line ideologues - the Protestant equivalent of Sinn Fein. Her majority with DUP support is about three. The Tory party still contains many conservatives who blanch at the DUP's rather extreme positions, and the potential for defections on key points will be very high. It's a bloody mess, which has arisen because Theresa Mayfly simply is not up to the job. She does not have the influencing skills and intellectual subtlety required for a job that is always difficult, but right now nearly impossible, given a ticking Brexit clock. She must go, and be replaced by a more conciliatory figure (and no, I do not mean the Johnson clown).

[Skids]

[RudeBoy]

As usual these days, I reckon Jonathon Pie sums up the situation nicely.

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