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Post Post #400 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:21 pm

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In post 394, Porochaz wrote:Yeah. Im not believing that. Everything (sans scotland) Im seeing is suggesting that conservatives are doing worse than the exit polls
Scotland the counteracting force here. Labour can pick up Snp seats but not that impactful. Tories pick up some snp seats and its a big deal
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Post Post #401 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:23 pm

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Salmond going would make me happy
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Post Post #402 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:26 pm

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CON 318, LAB 267, SNP 32, LD 11, OTH 22
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Post Post #403 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:31 pm

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Mr Fishfinger got 309 votes, thats something. Also the BBC calling hi Mr Fishfinger is great.
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Post Post #404 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:33 pm

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Hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha bye Paul Nuttall bad Bootle UKIP meff
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Post Post #405 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:44 pm

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Wtf is Walsall doing
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Post Post #406 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:20 pm

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Bury north is labour again. I'm so happy. And I'm gonna enjoy that for a few more hours
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Post Post #407 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:21 pm

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alex salmond gorne
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Post Post #408 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:21 pm

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In post 398, Drench wrote:scotland's gonna give the tories a queen's speech
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Post Post #409 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:29 pm

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SNP have exceeded the exit polls, so... as have Lib Dems. Tories have done well, but in regards to the seats they thought they might get... meh.

Tories in Scotland... it's very much the Ruth Davison effect.

Salmond losing is the one that has made me most happy tonight. He's a vile loathsome man. Who I have had the misfortune to meet a few times.
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Post Post #410 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:38 pm

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hahahahaha fuck Theresa May lol
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Post Post #411 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:55 pm

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amber rudd BARELY survives, unfortunately
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Post Post #412 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:56 pm

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In post 411, Drench wrote:amber rudd BARELY survives, unfortunately
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Post Post #413 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:59 pm

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In post 411, Drench wrote:amber rudd BARELY survives, unfortunately
A pity, now she can help sell more weapons to Wahabbists while censoring politicians who call them out for it.
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Post Post #414 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:37 pm

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bbc calls hung, tory+DUP is 326 though
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Post Post #415 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:39 pm

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I bet May steps down within 72 hours, who wants an avatar bet?
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Post Post #416 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:40 pm

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not a chance i take that
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Post Post #417 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:46 pm

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yeah. not taking that.

i still win my bet, though. doesn't really feel like i should but... whatever.
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Post Post #418 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:47 pm

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Would you have bet on a Tory majority?
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Post Post #419 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:58 pm

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The Tories lost this election.

But they might have won this election also.

Confused?

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Post Post #420 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 6:00 pm

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In post 418, Not_Mafia wrote:Would you have bet on a Tory majority?
Probably. Maybe not at at a 4:1 ratio though.
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Post Post #421 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 6:03 pm

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In post 419, Max wrote:The Tories lost this election.

But they might have won this election also.

Confused?

Welcome to the UK Elections
Not that confusing really. Not having the majority is the norm in most parliamentary systems!

Alternatively, in a presidential system, having a 3 point popular vote lead over your nearest opponent usually means you win.

What's kind of confusing is the myriad ways a government can get formed now.
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Post Post #422 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 6:09 pm

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Well then. Coming into the Brexit, the prime minister will be in a weakened position (either May, or someone who has to pick up the scraps if she leaves), best case you are going into it with a coalition. Despite reviving labour to some extent, Corbyn still seems to have no credit within his party whatsoever. I don't really care what all sides would want, at least you'd want someone convincing at the helm when you go into the brexit negotiations, and I think with this the chance of that is minimal :( And everybody talks about "the best deal for Brittain" and you know it's to cover up that everybody has a different idea what that entails. This has such a potential to end up as a mess.
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Post Post #423 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 6:13 pm

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Things will be messier, but I'm not sure that makes much of a difference for what's "best for Britain" in reality. May's position with a large majority would have been better in the sense that the EU couldn't try to use division at home as a wedge, but I'm not sure they really ever needed to do that anyway.

Anyway, it's possible that the Tories manage to scrape a coalition together with DUP, considering Sinn Fein won't sit. I'm not positive, but I think that puts the required number at 321 or 322 (311 or 312 in a coalition with DUP).

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I do wonder how republicans will react to DUP being in a Westminster coalition. It actually might mean they go for a more limited role, not joining government but supporting it.
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Post Post #424 (ISO) » Thu Jun 08, 2017 6:20 pm

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It's 322 with Sinn Fein not sitting, if I had to guess right I'd say there will be a supply deal with DUP
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