A Political Thread

[The Jones Boy]

So all the funny business stops today.
Looking at the party coloured map of the UK last night, the dominance of the Conservative party was nearly overwhelming.
Milliband was utterly destroyed at the last election.
The Teresa May brand has been pushed into the background because her flag has lost its lustre in the recent campaign. Her common touch with the people is non-existent, the U Turn issues have become prominent, her dificulty at fielding questions in public is awkward viewing and the Conservatives have gone back to the party message, which is clearly the stronger of the two elements.
The Tories had a monumental advantage when the race started but over the course of the election they have lost considerable ground to the Whigs in the polls, but polls are not always a clear indicator.
Today the funny business stops.
Labour started their campaign poorly. It took a while for them to get off the ground but when they did they came on like a steam train (not a modern locomotive) and Jeremy Corbyn has reinvented himself as a powerful speaker at mass rallies. He doesn't need a lectern, notes and a selected audience, he can do it off the cuff and he has been doing it well. It's Corbyn rather than May who wishes the Campaign could continue because he is gaining ground and looking far more comfortable. However, a lot of the media show for Labour has been in Labour heartlands and to university crowds who are keen on his policies. How much of that late campaign fervour will translate into votes particularly in marginal seats remains to be seen.

The SNP; can they hold their massive majority in the face of a strong challenge by Scottish Tories?

The Lib Dems; will they gain any seats after they were battered by the Tories at the last election?

UKIP, are they going to get a seat?

Greens; are they going to get a seat?

 

[The Jones Boy]

latest poll is a shocker...

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/election-polls-labour-conservative-winner

I can't see it myself but pollsters dabble in the dark art of statistics.

 

[The Jones Boy]

All done.
I voted for Dr Rupa Huq.
Now lets put it to bed and see what the people do in terms of the numbers that vote and the turnout, and where the votes are cast.
Whatever your party or affiliation might be, good luck everybody.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

10PM is time of first exit poll is released, which should give clearest indication of which way this election is going.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

CBA to vote.

Polling station is a whole 100m and its raining.

Going to stay inside have a cup of tea and wait for all this to blow over.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I literally just drove the three streets across to get to the polling station
Got it done though, Jeremy Corbyn didn't die for me to hide from the rain
#democracy

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

So all the funny business stops today.
Looking at the party coloured map of the UK last night, the dominance of the Conservative party was nearly overwhelming.
Milliband was utterly destroyed at the last election.

The electoral map of Britain has always looked terrifying if you're not a tory voter. Middle England has been a write-off as long as anyone can remember. Whether you love him or hate him and mostly its the latter, Blair understood the importance of connecting with that 'middle England' and being deemed electable by them. It's even more important now that labour have lost Scotland. Those things added together are a big part of why Corbyn wasn't good news.

 

[Gavin]

Tony Blair's Labour - the best Conservative government the UK has had.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I literally just drove the three streets across to get to the polling station
Got it done though, Jeremy Corbyn didn't die for me to hide from the rain
#democracy

try hard

 

[Groundhog]

Tigs is a cuck and a snowflake. You heard it here first. I however stand outside with my head tilted back to catch evil crybaby commie snowflakes on my tongue during winter.
On another note I saw that a conservative landslide was the final poll, but then also that Labour had cut their lead to like a few points. Wot UK?

 

[valley commando]

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.

Yes she is sick, sick in the head, sick and also incredibly thick

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Tigs is a cuck and a snowflake. You heard it here first. I however stand outside with my head tilted back to catch evil crybaby commie snowflakes on my tongue during winter.
On another note I saw that a conservative landslide was the final poll, but then also that Labour had cut their lead to like a few points. Wot UK?

Polls have been crap so far.

I don't get your analogy TBH? If i'm a snowflake are you wanting me on your tongue or something?

Also i am no SNOWFLAKE........

 

[valley commando]

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.

Yes they are trying to appeal to the youngsters, in other words they are appealing to the politically naive because they have little chance on picking stray votes from those that are more savvy.

 

[valley commando]

Corbyn is either a bullshitter or a fantasist, I suspect the latter none of his financial predictions add up and his credibility has been badly affected by his not kicking Abbott off the shadow cabinet. I can't believe this country would be stupid enough to put him in power, but then I didn't think we were stupid enough to vote for Brexit.
Finally nobody should be allowed to vote unless they are employed or disabled, ie the unemployed benefit scroungers should not be allowed to vote. As we seem to take much longer to grow up these days eg 100 years ago you were often married, working and had children by the age of 21, these days you are either living with parents still or at Uni, therefore without responsibility and the pressure that comes with having responsibility. Therefore I would like the vote to go to those that have finished their education and are in work.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Corbyn is either a bullshitter or a fantasist, I suspect the latter none of his financial predictions add up and his credibility has been badly affected by his not kicking Abbott off the shadow cabinet. I can't believe this country would be stupid enough to put him in power, but then I didn't think we were stupid enough to vote for Brexit.
Finally nobody should be allowed to vote unless they are employed or disabled, ie the unemployed benefit scroungers should not be allowed to vote. As we seem to take much longer to grow up these days eg 100 years ago you were often married, working and had children by the age of 21, these days you are either living with parents still or at Uni, therefore without responsibility and the pressure that comes with having responsibility. Therefore I would like the vote to go to those that have finished their education and are in work.

Right so if you get made redundant or lose your job because of cuts you lose your voice to protest against those cuts?
The older people who have finished work who are currently threatened the most by Mays plans can't vote to protest against it?
You really are a ******* moron.

 

[valley commando]

Right so if you get made redundant or lose your job because of cuts you lose your voice to protest against those cuts?
The older people who have finished work who are currently threatened the most by Mays plans can't vote to protest against it?
You really are a ******* moron.

Most of your comments are moronic, of course pensioners would get a vote as long as they had worked rather than scrounged, I think people like you are oblivious to the number of lazy ******** out there who have no intention of working, but choose to sit on their arse watching sky TV whilst raking in benefits and laughing at the rest of us.
If they were given food and clothing vouchers (as they should be) rather than cash I'm pretty sure they'd soon find work, how can they afford to drink smoke and have luxury items such as large sceen tv,s, cars and sky subscriptions. Answer that

 

[Groundhog]

>Have a strong anti-terror stance and promise security and safety for your people
>Make bank selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and cut Police numbers heavily while the prevalence of terror is simultaneously rising.
Pick one T-bone

 

[The Jones Boy]

My voting strategy was simple.
There were only three options on the voting paper.
A conservative candidate that i don't know.
A Labour candidate that I do know
A Lib Dem candidate that I don't know.
I voted for Dr Rupa Huq, I know her because she lives locally and gets about the place.
I saw her at a fundraiser in Acton for the Gurkhas who were chasing a pension with Joanna Lumley (a goddess) and she spoke well.

I vote Lib Dem in my local councillor elections because a Lib Dem councillor literally around the corner is a nice fella and he works hard for the locale, so he gets my vote.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yes they are trying to appeal to the youngsters, in other words they are appealing to the politically naive because they have little chance on picking stray votes from those that are more savvy.

What an ignorant view of the world.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

This is why the only thing i vote for is BGT and X-factor finals................