Poll: Exit Poll: UK General Election 2017 - Results discussion and OcUK Exit Poll - Closing 8th July
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Oops, meant to quote easyrider reply to my earlier post.
So what would then happen?
Change of Conservative leader, another election, or just stumble along with nothing being done?
I egt very confused with all this!
So what would then happen?
Change of Conservative leader, another election, or just stumble along with nothing being done?
I egt very confused with all this!
For the first time in my life I agree with Farage
Well it's not hard to agree with him on that really is it.
Soldato
A majority of 7 with the DUP terrorists, she'll get next to nothing passed in parliament.
Caporegime
There's a lot more going on than Brexit and here waffer-thin majority is going to make putting things over Brexit interesting. The DUP are likely to be much more concerned with the Irish side of things and, well, if they're relying on their support. It's things like budgets that are going to get interesting. The Tories have been forced into U-turn after U-turn over their budgets already; without even a majority, they're going to struggle even more. Even with DUP support - which is likely to be unreliable - it only takes a couple of backbenchers to rebel for them to lose a vote. Expect a great many defeats for the party in the coming months.
Seems to me that May's speech was a business as usual style outlook. No real sense of defeat to it. I guess she is confident that backed with the DUP she can push ahead with it all. Personally, can't see Brexit being "dead" now at all. It's not really under threat as Corbyn himself has said he respects referendum decision. I know only a handful of people are claiming this though.
Soldato
appart from anti abortion, pro catholic bashing, anti gay bakers laws.
Strong and Stable
Caporegime
I'd be a much better MP for the people of Hackney than she is.
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How is Theresa May not part of the establishment? She is hardcore Establishment Tory on every single issue.
No chance, this whole GE was his idea so a lot of the Tory mainstream blame him for the mess they are in today.
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The DUP is a sectarian[opinion], right-wing populist[5] party. It is characterized by its Ulster loyalist position, which it has staunchly held since its inception. Ulster loyalism, with its aim for continued inclusion of Northern Ireland in the UK, has been identified as a type of ethnic nationalism[40], it is historically linked with paramilitarism. Following the 2017 general election, where no party received an outright majority, it entered into an agreement to support the UK Conservative party in government.[41] The DUP said "The alternative is intolerable. For as long as Corbyn leads Labour, we will ensure there’s a Tory PM."[41]
The DUP is Eurosceptic [4], but have stated that they prefer a soft Brexit. DUP's core beliefs include an ideological support for corruption as well as unwavering opposition to Homosexuality and Abortion. They also believe that Dinosaurs are not real. [42]. They are religious fundamentalists who believe that the earth was created by two fictional characters [43]
They sit, politically, somewhere to the right of Donald Trump.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party
The DUP is a sectarian[opinion], right-wing populist[5] party. It is characterized by its Ulster loyalist position, which it has staunchly held since its inception. Ulster loyalism, with its aim for continued inclusion of Northern Ireland in the UK, has been identified as a type of ethnic nationalism[40], it is historically linked with paramilitarism. Following the 2017 general election, where no party received an outright majority, it entered into an agreement to support the UK Conservative party in government.[41] The DUP said "The alternative is intolerable. For as long as Corbyn leads Labour, we will ensure there’s a Tory PM."[41]
The DUP is Eurosceptic [4], but have stated that they prefer a soft Brexit. DUP's core beliefs include an ideological support for corruption as well as unwavering opposition to Homosexuality and Abortion. They also believe that Dinosaurs are not real. [42]. They are religious fundamentalists who believe that the earth was created by two fictional characters [43]
They sit, politically, somewhere to the right of Donald Trump.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party
Soldato
Been a busy day - well that was fun and promises more fun to come. I'm glad Corbyn has been kept out though... Just. But hopefully next GE Corbyn will be too old and there will be someone else in charge of Labour
I'm sure it not going to end here as may has to go at some point. I expect she will stay for a 2hile to kick Brexit off the might go in the Autumn
I'm sure it not going to end here as may has to go at some point. I expect she will stay for a 2hile to kick Brexit off the might go in the Autumn
Soldato
http://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000628
Interesting result, Conservative hold in Chelmsford is expected but look at the UKIP vote it's all but disappeared but rather then go to the Tories it went to Labour. This probably explains the result in the whole of the country as I think a lot of us expected the UKIP vote to go to the Conservatives but Corbyn's position on Brexit has had the effect of bringing those voters to his side. Well played Mr Marxist, well played.
Interesting result, Conservative hold in Chelmsford is expected but look at the UKIP vote it's all but disappeared but rather then go to the Tories it went to Labour. This probably explains the result in the whole of the country as I think a lot of us expected the UKIP vote to go to the Conservatives but Corbyn's position on Brexit has had the effect of bringing those voters to his side. Well played Mr Marxist, well played.
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Majority of 3 (could be 4 depending on result in Kensington).
Soldato
I am not quite sure they would share that view, but you could always put it to the test, looks like another GE incoming this year and I am sure you can get crowd funded by OCUK for the deposit
Regarding Dianne Abbott — This is a good read *link removed*
Just realised there's quite a lot of swearing in that link. Search 'we need to talk about Diane Abbott'.
That's not to excuse some of the more outlandish things she's come out with, or the fact that she couldn't interview herself out of a paper bag, but there's a lot more to her than just the media bashing we've all seen recently.
Just realised there's quite a lot of swearing in that link. Search 'we need to talk about Diane Abbott'.
That's not to excuse some of the more outlandish things she's come out with, or the fact that she couldn't interview herself out of a paper bag, but there's a lot more to her than just the media bashing we've all seen recently.
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