A Political Thread

[valley commando]

While we disagree on Biggar I can't disagree with your assessment of Abbott. She is a complete joke and an embarassment to British politics. Corbyn has made a schoolboy error of the highest order by giving her such a key shadow cabinet position.

In fact, I would much rather see Dan Biggar or Howley as home secretary than her. They wouldn't do any worse.

Please not Howley, he shouldn't be allowed to coach an under eights side.

 

[Brigantine]

So what are people's predictions for the election this Sunday? Do people trust the polls?

It's quite dramatic for REM to come from nowhere to be well ahead with a 100+ seat majority projected. Unbelievable, even?

 

[The Jones Boy]

Teresa May has already said she will cut the Michael Stipe-end.

 

[Gavin]

So what are people's predictions for the election this Sunday? Do people trust the polls?

It's quite dramatic for REM to come from nowhere to be well ahead with a 100+ seat majority projected. Unbelievable, even?

No majority and the government to be a coalition between Labour, SNP and maybe Libdems (if needed).

*Lolz, but in my ideal world a Labour win

 

[The Jones Boy]

The media are pushing for May but she's a nightmare for this country.

Diane Abbot is rubbish at interviewing but not in my wildest dreams would I ever have imagined a Conservative Home Secretary cutting Police numbers by TWENTY THOUSAND

It's like it's impossible for whoever follows T May as Home secretary, to do a worse job.

Who cuts 20,000 police officers at anytime, least of all when you are running a foreign policy that is known to encourage Islamic extremism.

 

[ncurd]

It's extremely unlikely there will a coalition with the lib dems involved. Farron has rulèd it out and it required the membership to sign off on it. Supply and Confidence will be the way of a hung parliament. Probably for Labour.

 

[ncurd]

Will be a Tory majority anyway.

 

[General Melchett]

The Tories will end up with a increased majority - at least fifty seats I reckon.

I'm an exiled Brit and am amazed at how the public can vote them in again despite the austerity, reduction in police numbers, increased NHS waiting times, lack of detail in their manifesto. Guess it's down to the lack of credible alternative. They thought that Labour were in such disarray that they'd be able to increase their majority with a cheap Ryan Air manifesto with a lack of detail. When the social unrest kicks in later on down the line I hope the public can't say they weren't warned. Just like Brexit, you get what you vote for.

Labour need to go away and re-invent themselves. A hard left Labour doesn't wash with the public anymore. There needs to be New Labour #2 - more centre left but perhaps not as much as the Blairites.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Have to say I thought the Lib Dems' Brexit pledge + Labours weakness would give the lib dems a bigger resurgence. Was completely wrong - they're still dead.
Agree about Labour needing to change and might even go further. It's such a broad church and I don't see how they can remain competitive with the loss of Scotland to the SNP; those seats used to be a given; what do you replace them with, middle england? Not going to happen. Sad to say it but I don't believe this election will be as close as some polls predict. However if May cannot increasse her majority by much it may e the death of her credibility internally anyway, and that would be a win of sorts.

 

[The Jones Boy]

Never overestimate the intelligence of the general public

 

[The Jones Boy]

The Tories will end up with a increased majority - at least fifty seats I reckon.

This was the projected outcome for the Tories at the beginning of the election.
Oddly enough it could still be the outcome of the general election.
It all comes down to how many Labour, Lib-dem, Green and SNP voters actually get out of the house and down to the polling booth.
If they fail to respond as they often do, then the Conservatives could find themselves in charge of a landslide and for that outcome I will be speeding up my departure from the UK.
I don't fancy another 5 years under a leader who only knows one way, cut, cut and cut agin, witha few U turns thrown in for good measure.

 

[ncurd]

Have to say I thought the Lib Dems' Brexit pledge + Labours weakness would give the lib dems a bigger resurgence. Was completely wrong - they're still dead.

Yup the Bexit stance didn't help us one bit and nowhere near predicted. Yougov has us at 12 seats (which party people are telling me ball park correct) but it could be anywhere between 6-19. I think the top end of that would be rather nice and represent a good campaign. Whats currently predicted.....at least we are still breathing. Bottom end god knows.....

 

[Gavin]

Abbott stands down for Labour due to ill health. Can only be good really.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Everything seems to be happening a bit late for Labour.
They've made massive inroads since the election was called but the Tories had too big of a lead to catch up in such a small amount of time.
Abbot being binned off helps, but again: a day before the polls (and way after the postal vote) doesn't help.

 

[The Jones Boy]

Too little too late.
I've seen her perform over the years and she was miles better than she has been in this campaign where she has been the worst interviewee of all the parties involved.
The Mail has accused the Labour Party of lying about Abbott's illness but I think she's definitely sick.
I think Mail will need to apologise when the dust settles.
Boris Johnson as well.
She's definitely not right.

 

[Gavin]

Everything seems to be happening a bit late for Labour.
They've made massive inroads since the election was called but the Tories had too big of a lead to catch up in such a small amount of time.
Abbot being binned off helps, but again: a day before the polls (and way after the postal vote) doesn't help.

Too little too late or perhaps they have been doing loads of stuff but it hasn't been as well published by media outlets when compared to the other parties.

I feels like the momentum for Labour has all come from the TV interviews and debated which Corbyn has done.

 

[The Jones Boy]

Labour appear to have a lot of momentum on social media, apparently.
They are appealing to the younger voters who are social media savvy and I ran into an older sheila in the street today and she was saying that Labour have a strong support group among the young ones in the social media circles.

 

[General Melchett]

Labour appear to have a lot of momentum on social media, apparently.
They are appealing to the younger voters who are social media savvy and I ran into an older sheila in the street today and she was saying that Labour have a strong support group among the young ones in the social media circles.

The main problem with the young is translating the social media support into votes. Turnout is usually an issue with the young whereas the oldies are more likely to turnout as they have time on their hands and it's the highlight of their week plus many lived through WW2 and think it's duty to vote.

 

[The Jones Boy]

Its true, older people do make more effort.
However as Obama showed, you can bolster your voting numbers with a strong online presence among the yonger generation.

 

[Brigantine]

[...] plus many lived through WW2 [...]

That seems like a very out-of-date thing to say... perhaps you meant "were raised by people who lived through WW2" or "grew up in post-war deprivation".