General Election June 8th

[Len Rum]

SNP 1.5m votes 59 MP's
UKIP 3.8m votes 1 MP

This.
I know people say it's sour grapes because you've lost but it's not.
I firmly believe that as a country our politics would be less antagonistic if the system was PR and parties had to work together to form coalitions.
People would also feel their vote counted for something.
At the moment it's a handful of voters in certain marginals that determine the outcome.

 

[ballinio]

NATO should commit to the protection of human rights for every citizen on Earth and, after periods of diplomacy, should militarily intervene in countries where they are being abused

Noble words but they'd need a big fucking army

 

[ballinio]

This.
I know people say it's sour grapes because you've lost but it's not.
I firmly believe that as a country our politics would be less antagonistic if the system was PR and parties had to work together to form coalitions.
People would also feel their vote counted for something.
At the moment it's a handful of voters in certain marginals that determine the outcome.

I think you're right .

 

[Damocles]

Noble words but they'd need a big fucking army

There's enough money and manpower there

 

[Blue Mooner]

A few marginal councils have been reported to Electoral Commission for refusing votes at polling stations near Universities.

This might get a bit ugly

Most likely because thick students are still registered to vote at home rather than their university address and then don't understand why they aren't able to vote. Nothing to see here.

 

[Damocles]

Most likely because thick students are still registered to vote at home rather than their university address and then don't understand why they aren't able to vote. Nothing to see here.

No it's because they were sent old registers which is why the EC and Police are involved .

Turns out that university students arent that thick.

 

[cleavers]

There's enough money and manpower there

Sadly mate, the money put into NATO is completely wasted on red tape and meetings, they have meetings to arrange meetings about meetings. Similar to the UN, and just as bad at organising anything.

 

[City Raider]

French tv apparently talking of a high turnout and youth turnout

 

[jimharri]

Don't think 60+ would be a clusterfuck mate.
I think Jezz would get away with below 70.
Between70 -100 it's looking dodgy, and 100+ ( which is where I think it will end up unfortunately) he'll probably go in September.
Labour need to stick with their current policies and elect a more voter friendly leader like Dan Jarvis or Clive Lewis, both ex military.
When the crisis that is Brexit hits and the voters are fed up of more austerity then Labour could then be in a realistic position to form a government.

Fair enough. I was just thinking that the existing majority is/was (I think) 15? And it's been widely acknowledged that the tory campaign has been pretty woeful. Taking that into account, would Labour not expect to have limited the rise in the majority to "reasonable" (whatever that is!) levels. Would a rise of 50-60 seats really be acceptable to the Labour hierarchy?

 

[cibaman]

French tv apparently talking of a high turnout and youth turnout

How would they know?