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UK Election Time....... again!

Posted: June 8th, 2017, 8:30 am
by Dalty
In the Blue Corner - Theresa May. Conservative which in modern U.K. politics means she is roughly in the same place on the political spectrum as Barrack Obama was.

In the Red Corner - Jeremy Corbyn. A proper old fashioned Socialist which means he is way to the left of that diet-Coke Socialism that Bernie Sanders was going on about.

Seven weeks ago May was 27 points ahead. In one poll this last week that was down to 1 point.

This is going to get messy....... or interesting!

Re: UK Election Time....... again!

Posted: June 8th, 2017, 3:46 pm
by Dalty
Exit poll looking bad for Theresa May. If that poll plays out across the country then they are still the largest party but she has lost her majority. That means she has to go.

Re: UK Election Time....... again!

Posted: June 8th, 2017, 5:47 pm
by Dalty
Swings to Tory but seats count.... and that's not looking good for her.

Re: UK Election Time....... again!

Posted: June 8th, 2017, 9:10 pm
by neglet
Wowzers. Will this slow down the Brexit, do you suppose? Or is everything just too confused to predict what's next?

Re: UK Election Time....... again!

Posted: June 9th, 2017, 1:25 am
by Dalty
Hung parliament.

Can form a coalition with the DUP in Northern Ireland and just about get a majority as that coalition. Depends what her party say. They could boot her after this if she refuses to quit.

Thing was she wanted to make the election all about Brexit, and the electorate seem to have said "Fuck off.... we voted on that last year! Talk to us about something else." And when she didn't, she got a bloody nose.