Poll: Exit Poll: UK General Election 2017 - Results discussion and OcUK Exit Poll - Closing 8th July

[Greebo]

Where are the party leaders this morning?
Apart from Paul Nuttall who has resigned I have not heard a peep out of Corbyn, May, Sturgeon and Clegg.

Corbyn was on Radio 4 this morning.

 

[Rosbif]

Faisal Islam on Sky made the point earlier; Whilst the DUP on paper would provide enough for a Tory majority, the DUP comes with a lot of baggage that is pretty distant from the rest of UK politics.. Things like anti-abortion, anti-gay, etc - it's going to be pretty unpalatable for many senior Tories, if they have to get in bed with them,

Aren't those things decided at Stormont?

 

[adolf hamster]

A Tory minority proped up by the DUP could get spicy on Brexit issues ? Even though the DUP want out aren't some of their views not Tory compatible with regards to still wanting soft borders, free movement across the borders and single market ? Can't say I have ever really paid much attention to the DUP untill now so not overly familiar with their manifesto

someone posted it earlier, but the short version is the majority party in the only part of the uk with a land border with the eu, who could re-erupt into a pseudo civil war if they tried the hard brexit line of "put a wall up" and has a fair few large businesses who thrive off eu trade it's hardly surprising they want soft brexit.

although like pretty much all the ni parties they come with a certain degree of insanity attatched. the only reason they win is because people are terrified of what a sinn fein goverment would do to ni.

 

[antijoke]

Faisal Islam on Sky made the point earlier; Whilst the DUP on paper would provide enough for a Tory majority, the DUP comes with a lot of baggage that is pretty distant from the rest of UK politics.. Things like anti-abortion, anti-gay, etc - it's going to be pretty unpalatable for many senior Tories, if they have to get in bed with the DUP - just to get them past the finish line

Indeed, which is why I imagine the BBC quoted a source within the DUP saying it was a messy situation.

 

[snapdragon]

Sorry answering a Q too late...

 

[Christmas themed thank]

Let's not forget, the DUP and Sinn Fein are currently failing to share power in NI.

 

[Ayahuasca]

Seems like IT degrees are the courses people shouldnt be doing then if people are giving jobs to people without a IT degree.

I guess what people are calling micky mouse degrees

IT broadly speaking has always favoured experience and learning on the job over presenting qualifications.

 

[Kronos]

Corbyn was on Radio 4 this morning.

Don't think I even know where that is on the dial.

 

[delta0]

Thoughts on Ruth Davidson as leader? She is a strong character, very likeable and has been successful in Scotland. Arguably a good leader to bring everyone together.

 

[Rosbif]

IT broadly speaking has always favoured experience and learning on the job over presenting qualifications.

Indeed, the technologies, architectures and frameworks change and evolve so quickly that it really is more of a technical vocation rather than an academic subject, baring the basics.

 

[danielanthony]

Listening to James OB on LBC. High voter turnout, Labour increased its MP's and yet he is still moaning about democracy and Brexit.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Should it not be grapes given her ill health or has there been a laying on of hands resulting on her miraculous recovery?

Nah he's teaching her how to count in base 10, she currently uses a different system...

 

[Rilot]

IT broadly speaking has always favoured experience and learning on the job over presenting qualifications.

IT degrees are also mainly about programming, which is great if you want to be a programmer. Not so useful if you want to design server infrastructure or build big networks.

 

[dalehitchy1]

What Ive taken away from this election

• The DUP are screwed next election. Whoever gets close with the tories will always get screwed over
• The Right Wing Press dont have as much clout as they thought. All that negative press against corbyn didnt work as well as they hoped
• The young turned out in numbers which helped Labour. If this is anything to go by... As the older population begins to diminish in numbers... Labours is likely to grow. It was on the BBC somewhere that it was 65% Labour, 25% tories and 10% minor parties between 18-25 year olds.
• We wont be hearing coalition of chaos anytime soon from May

 

[TheMightyTen]

........and Clegg.

He's probably checking with Tim Farron the Lib Dem leader as to whether he's allowed to say anything since he's no longer even an MP after loosing his seat last night

 

[Uther]

Thoughts on Ruth Davidson as leader? She is a strong character, very likeable and has been successful in Scotland. Arguably a good leader to bring everyone together.

She ruled that out already.

 

[jonneymendoza]

Sooo much conversation and post here. we should turn this into a chatbox feature instead?

 

[UTmaniac]

Anyone else watching/listening through live BBC stream and getting some awful (radio?) audio drowning out the BBC studio?

 

[Greebo]

May's final speech post Election

 

[Skillmister]

To be fair it's an awkward question to answer and I'd have said something equally as pathetic. Hardly going to come out with "railed coke off a fat bird's ****" are you?

That could have been just the thing that would have gained the support of the young voters she so desperately needed.