UK Pol - #independenceday

[KidAmn]

I held my nose and voted Lib Dem, won't make much difference since I don't see them overcoming a ~20k Tory majority but fuck it, did my part.

[zoraster]

Still, this is all academic.

i'll avatar bet u that it hangs

Eh Sure. 2 weeks, avatar set to something not-inappropriate. If the Tories don't capture at least a majority of the held seats (so not including Sinn Fein, speaker, etc.), I get to set yours. If they don't, you get to set mine.

Feel like this is win, win for me.

Sound good?

[gobbledygook]

But the otter is so cute.

[zoraster]

so is that turkey. But all good things must die.

[gobbledygook]

so is that turkey. But all good things must die.

[zoraster]

relax. you have like 11.5 months until the next thanksgiving.

[chamber]

Christmas is around the corner though.

[Xtoxm]

Still, this is all academic.

i'll avatar bet u that it hangs

Eh Sure. 2 weeks, avatar set to something not-inappropriate. If the Tories don't capture at least a majority of the held seats (so not including Sinn Fein, speaker, etc.), I get to set yours. If they don't, you get to set mine.

Feel like this is win, win for me.

Sound good?

Deal

[zoraster]

sure, but i think gobble is american and except for my weird family much to my chagrin, most don't seem to do turkey twice in the span of a month.

[Porochaz]

So yeah... do you prefer certain brexit in the styling of Johnson plus all the other goodies that come with a Tory majority or do you prefer a messy coalition government with a chance at a second referendum? I'd vote SNP in this case myself, but obviously I have the luxury of not facing another independence referendum.

I voted SNP. And I feel dirty.

[Davsto]

i mean my constituency's fucked, we've literally had the same (Conservative) MP since we were refounded in 1997 and in 2017 he had a 35% majority over second place (Labour), but hell I voted anyway

[chamber]

Where is the best spot to watch live coverage?

[Xtoxm]

i mean my constituency's fucked, we've literally had the same (Conservative) MP since we were refounded in 1997 and in 2017 he had a 35% majority over second place (Labour), but hell I voted anyway

mines equally useless, i live in one of the safest labour seats in the country
still, its a fun experience that we dont get to do often

Where is the best spot to watch live coverage?

bbc

im hyped for this election coverage
i hope the exit poll isnt like a +40 cons majority, thatll be such a downer

[zoraster]

Where is the best spot to watch live coverage?

any UK news site is probably fine, but they don't really cover anything of worth until polls close when they can release their exit polling.

[gobbledygook]

Can someone give me a cliff notes of what is at stack I’m this election? I think I remember reading Labour leader has been linked to Russia. But that might have been a dream.

[Xtoxm]

yeah, theres laws against coverage until polls close in just over an hour

[Vi]

Can someone give me a cliff notes of what is at stack I’m this election? I think I remember reading Labour leader has been linked to Russia. But that might have been a dream.

BoJo is the only person I've ever seen who I acknowledge looks like a toad
He's also like Trump but unsuccessful
He's campaigning to "Get Brexit Done", via the most self-immolating way available if necessary

Corbyn is a guy who thinks communism is cool, thinks Chavez and co. are all right, and can't seem to believably deny that he's an anti-semite or that his inner circle has like three of them
There's left-wing and then there's this guy
Pretty sure you weren't dreaming the Russia thing

each has a bastion of fans and a much larger contingent of people who hate them

People who aren't Boris are trying not to say they want to cancel Brexit but rather hold another referendum and hand-wavingly follow "what the people decide"

so all in all the only people who don't seem like an embarrassment are the SNP, who want to take Scotland out of this farce entirely

[chamber]

I'm used to Canada where multiple time zones mean rolling results. Waiting it is.

[shaft.ed]

idk when old people get up though

well before 2PM

[shaft.ed]

most don't seem to do turkey twice in the span of a month.

turkey once a year is already once too many

[gobbledygook]

so all in all the only people who don't seem like an embarrassment are the SNP, who want to take Scotland out of this farce entirely

I find that these separatist movements are short sighted. Brexit, Quebec, South Carolina...

[Nexus]

its the hop ethat kills u

[Porochaz]

Considered Scotlands main economic hope is oil...

[zoraster]

An almost-English speaking country that joins the EU may get to host a lot of businesses! A New London! Dublin! Etc.

I'm sorta joking. It was a dumb move before and it's probably still a dumb move to go independent.

[Vi]

so all in all the only people who don't seem like an embarrassment are the SNP, who want to take Scotland out of this farce entirely

I find that these separatist movements are short sighted. Brexit, Quebec, South Carolina...

Looking into why is pretty they want to secede is useful though
The UK ("what did you expect from a country whose most trusted news sources are tabloids") and SC ("we <3 treason") come across unflatteringly, for instance

Honestly without knowing the details I'm mostly sympathetic to anyone wanting to GTFO of the union jack dumpster fire