Post Match Thread: Election 2017

[BLUEMATT23]

I wish I could share your optimism on that front. On the bright side, a hard Brexit seems increasingly unlikely, thank god.

But surely we must get immigration down somehow? We can't carry on with an avalanche of people coming in. Our hospitals schools and infrastructure is collapsing.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Expect a second referendum and a major vote to remain.

Brexit hasn't happened, isn't happening and will not happen

why? 572 seats have gone to parties who have promised Brexit, and an end to free movement. If Labour put a 2nd referendum on the table another election would be called and they would be thrashed. Corbyn had to make extensive commitments that there would be a reasonable Brexit.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

wow, SNP win a seat by 2 votes.

 

[Ric]

But surely we must get immigration down somehow? We can't carry on with an avalanche of people coming in. Our hospitals schools and infrastructure is collapsing.

As indeed has the UKIP vote.

 

[andyhinch]

The joys of FFTP. Electoral reform badly needed.

Financial fare tory play ?

 

[KnaresboroughBlue]

That's hypothetical, of course. I think "doing better than expected" does Corbyn a disservice though. Regardless of political affiliation, this is clearly a bit more significant than that.

Not sure really. The Tories only had a small majority to begin with. Together with years of unpopular austerity, plus Brexit bad feeling and a horrible campaign by a terrible PM, I would have normally expected the opposition to win.

 

[RandomJ]

Financial fare tory play ?

It's financial doping!

 

[urban genie]

That's what most thought about Corbyn. Having said that, it's quite possible that Labour would have won with a different leader. Doing better better than expected is perhaps more of a reflection of how low expectations of Corbyn were.

I would say if the PLP had backed corbyn from day one and not fart arsed about with coups amd strops, Labour may have won.

Corbyn and labour grassroots have campaigned brilliantly this whole election (8 weeks) imagine it it had been a unified 2 years.

Bar woodcock whos a dick, and benn the twat the experienced labour lot who sulked off should now come back in and help, as I cannot see this parliament seeing out the full 5 years is brexot negotiations goes wrong.

 

[goalmole]

Empty seats everywhere especially on the blue side.

Emptihad

 

[Bill]

Either that or another election soon.

Yep. I'm going for November.