Re: General Election 8th June : Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:07 am  

Bullseye wrote:

All down to Mrs May.

You are one hundred percent correct.

Re: General Election 8th June : Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:09 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Could Labour be obliterated beyond recovery?

It would seem not.

Re: General Election 8th June : Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:23 am  

Agreed - you have to give credit where it is due Corbyn engaged with younger people and he got them out to vote. The turnouts were extraordinary. He fought a brilliant campaign and you have to applaud his integrity.

Despite the worst campaign in living memory the Tories still won the popular vote and have c60 more seats than the Labour - imagine what the result would have been if say Boris or Hammond had fronted it rather than the wet fish that did!! Labour are only in the position they were in 2010 - so no great shakes really.

Re: General Election 8th June : Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:40 am  

- imagine what the result would have been if say Boris or Hammond had fronted it rather than the wet fish that did!! Labour are only in the position they were in 2010 - so no great shakes really.

Even letting Boris, Hammond, Hunt etc contribute, with her at the helm promoting the Tory party policies rather than her running a singular presidential campaign. Shambolic.

Soft Brexit, No Jock independence and a soft border in NI all in 24 hours. Maybe not all bad

[Bullseye]

Re: General Election 8th June : Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:49 am  

I'd take that.

Re: General Election 8th June : Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:58 am  

wire-quin wrote:

Even letting Boris, Hammond, Hunt etc contribute, with her at the helm promoting the Tory party policies rather than her running a singular presidential campaign. Shambolic.

Soft Brexit, No Jock independence and a soft border in NI all in 24 hours. Maybe not all bad

Agreed and you will see an increase in public spending - so again not all bad and the tax reductions to the high earners will disappear too

Re: General Election 8th June : Fri Jun 09, 2017 9:03 am  

New Tory leader, coming soon ?

The main issue now will be what effect running a coalition/minority government will have on our Brexit negotiations and if/when there will be another election (neither party can run a meaningful government for any length of time with the numbers as they are) and what further effect this will have on Brexit.
No deal is looking somewhat more likely.

[TimperleySaint]

Re: General Election 8th June : Fri Jun 09, 2017 10:22 am  

Do it all again in September??

[TimperleySaint]

Re: General Election 8th June : Fri Jun 09, 2017 10:24 am  

And I see that the wonderful Mr. Farage is wanting back in to the fold....oh joy!

[Mild Rover]

Re: General Election 8th June : Fri Jun 09, 2017 10:32 am  

wire-quin wrote:

Even letting Boris, Hammond, Hunt etc contribute, with her at the helm promoting the Tory party policies rather than her running a singular presidential campaign. Shambolic.

Soft Brexit, No Jock independence and a soft border in NI all in 24 hours. Maybe not all bad

Soft Brexit? With Jacob Rees Mogg and the DUP holding the balance of power, I wouldn't bank on it.

May was trying to sideline the nuttier elements of her own Party as well as deliver an electoral smackdown to Labour. zero from two on that.