Thread: The 2017 UK General Election

The most bizarre thing about this election is that the Tories have increased their share of the vote from approx 37% in 2015 to 42% yet they've lost their majority of seats. Why? Because the UKIP (and SNP and greens) vote collapsed and more of their voters went to labour than the Tories, who increased their share of the vote massively from 30% to 40%.

We're back to two party politics.

Originally Posted by Immigrunt

May will be massively regretting her decision not to appear in the leader debates now.

Her dismissal of them and belief that she'll easily win anyway will have put a lot of people off her.

Rather like Hillary not turning out, voters don't like arrogant cunts taking them for granted

^ She needed the bulk of the fleeing UKIP SNP and green vote and shot herself in the foot by refusing to engage their leaders in debates.

Originally Posted by Immigrunt

The most bizarre thing about this election is that the Tories have increased their share of the vote from approx 37% in 2015 to 42% yet they've lost their majority of seats. Why? Because the UKIP (and SNP and greens) vote collapsed and more of their voters went to labour than the Tories, who increased their share of the vote massively from 30% to 40%.

We're back to two party politics.

On present figures, that translates to 12,300,000 for Labour, Tory 12,800,000.

The hilarious thing about May's gambit fucking up is that membership of the EU single market and free movement is now more of a reality.

Excellent result.

UK fooked again

UK: -2

keep up the good work,

^^ No, I think we'll have another election and the Tories will get their majority back. However, May will be gone and that's for the best as she's proved she lacks the judgement to be the person to lead debates with EU leaders.

She's probably appealing to the DUP now but it's not a good fix.

One have to love the outcome of this election!
Karma is Theresa May and schadenfreude is the only real true joy.

It's a real muddle.

May got 5% more of the vote than Cameron got yet the party is now weaker. Does she resign despite the vote improvement?

Corbyn has proved that he can't beat the Tories and normally a losing leader quits yet he has massively improved his party's standing to be a realistic opposition (or even heaven help us, PM). Is he a success or a failure? Does he stay on or quit?

she is gone,

Not really owt to do with Belgian knob gobbblers though is it

Originally Posted by Immigrunt

^^ No, I think we'll have another election and the Tories will get their majority back. However, May will be gone and that's for the best as she's proved she lacks the judgement to be the person to lead debates with EU leaders.

She's probably appealing to the DUP now but it's not a good fix.

It truly is amazing just how thick you Brexit monkeys and shills truly are.

There is no "debate" with the EU, there is no negotiation where the UK tells the EU what to do, there is nothing except, " if you want free trade, the single tariff market and passporting of your financial services then you will have to accept free movement and the ECJ". In agreeing to this, the EU will probably let the UK go about its new found entrepreneurial vigour and negotiate whatever deals it wants with whomsoever. It will also expect a reasonable contribution towards the EU admin costs. But the main thing for the British Kipper twat and its right wing cousin in the Tory party and the Labour idiots, they will be permitted to think they have taken back control, whatever that fucking means - presumably, the right to have shitty beaches, dirty rivers, polluted air and the bendiest, bent fucking bananas in Europe.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Originally Posted by Immigrunt

^^ No, I think we'll have another election and the Tories will get their majority back. However, May will be gone and that's for the best as she's proved she lacks the judgement to be the person to lead debates with EU leaders.

She's probably appealing to the DUP now but it's not a good fix.

It truly is amazing just how thick you....

That's always a warning sign to stop reading.

If it were not for the Scots, Corbyn might have been PM.

Once again, Lowland Scots have stabbed their own in the back as they did at Culloden.

From listening to the turncoats one might have thought the SNP had lost their majority which if course is still handsome and more than justifies the call for independence.

Strong tables built on cock sucking proddie Irish plantation orphans - yep, that's the British government from now on.

Har, har.

Unionists were always the thorn in the side of grass roots English politics when it came to the vote.

Cullodon, you silly old bugger that was over 270 years ago, well done the Scots and i'm sure we can do a deal with the Paddy's

After being up all night had to get a few hours sleep, just woke up expecting the FTSE to have been down 200 points but its up. Final Tory figure of 317/8 is actually quite a relief at one point earlier thought they would struggle to hit 300 and Corbyn might end up in no.10. Got to love those Bonny Scots who saved the day though electing 11 or 12 mps.

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That's why labour did so well, Conservatives
Austerity ie
Bulling the poor with welfare cuts and sanctions

I am looking for a suitable balcony. Sadly, I live in a large bungalow and it could take me some time.

Originally Posted by buriramboy

After being up all night had to get a few hours sleep, just woke up expecting the FTSE to have been down 200 points but its up. Final Tory figure of 317/8 is actually quite a relief at one point earlier thought they would struggle to hit 300 and Corbyn might end up in no.10. Got to love those Bonny Scots who saved the day though electing 11 or 12 mps.

It's not up, you economic illiterate, its increased in notional value because the currency has been devalued by another 2%.

Moron.

Originally Posted by Immigrunt

The most bizarre thing about this election is that the Tories have increased their share of the vote from approx 37% in 2015 to 42% yet they've lost their majority of seats. Why? Because the UKIP (and SNP and greens) vote collapsed and more of their voters went to labour than the Tories, who increased their share of the vote massively from 30% to 40%.

We're back to two party politics.

No shit, Sherlock.

Er, you commented on that post 5 hours ago.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Originally Posted by buriramboy

After being up all night had to get a few hours sleep, just woke up expecting the FTSE to have been down 200 points but its up. Final Tory figure of 317/8 is actually quite a relief at one point earlier thought they would struggle to hit 300 and Corbyn might end up in no.10. Got to love those Bonny Scots who saved the day though electing 11 or 12 mps.

It's not up, you economic illiterate, its increased in notional value because the currency has been devalued by another 2%.

Moron.

My worth is calculated in £ with no ryme, reason or need to convert it into any other currency, so I am now worth more £ than I was at 08:00 this morning. And of course it's up you thick fucker this is clearly shown by the level it's at now is higher than it was at 08:00.

Had a gander at the DUP manifesto and I have to say I am a little worried. It's basically the Old Testament with fortnightly bin collections.

They is Orish what do you expect