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AND HERE WE GO - THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTION THREAD

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Handcock immediately raising the stupidity bar with 'A vote for any other party would let Corbyn in'
Any minute now we will hear a Labour spokesperson respond with 'A vote for any other party would let Johnson back in'.
 
Tashyboy said:
Just said on BBC " there is no evidence voting in the winter months that people will not go out and vote " ( coz of the weather). 5 mins later they said this is the first General election since the 1920's. So where did the evidence come from.
That aside, it is quoted that the election could well be a one topic ( not gonna be the first to say it 😉) campaign. I think a lot of MPs may we'll be unemployed this Xmas. For me, this is the worst Tory government in living history. However I think JC is poison, his handling of European issues 😉, shows how inept him and the incompetent Labour Party are. I hope Labour get a real kicking so the old guard of JC, Diane Abacus, J Mc and others are dumped and in comes a young vibrant leader that can genuinely be an opposition against this government.
PS, will also be glad to see the Back Of Bercow.
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Makes no sense Tashy, you want the worst tory government in living history to continue for 5 more years in the hope we get a decent opposition the next time. So more of the same damage for 5yrs at what cost?
Maybe, just maybe, people should look at all the Party manifesto’s and make the decision on that rather than personalities as it’s very unlikely those Labour MP’s will lose their seats, and if they lose the election it’s only likely Corbyn will no longer be leader.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
New Liberal leader working in partnership with the SNP and smaller parties would probably have 120 seats. So perhaps a three way split or a Tory/Labour alliance.:love:
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A labour mp said yesterday in the HOC that we could end up with the same hung parliament we have now. I can see this happening as there are some very stupid people living in the UK.
 
MegaSteve said:
If I was in charge of the Labour campaign... Right now I'd be organising a big red bus with a huge picture of JR-M emblazoned across it... Writ with a message along the the lines of... Do you really want Toffs in charge of your country?
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I'd be in corbyns ear saying stand down.

Let Keir Starmer lead the party .... Give Boris some proper comp
 
Lord Tyrion said:
How do I get to sleep at night afterwards though? How will I get clean? It would be like cheering a Man Utd goal or wanting Liverpool to win the PL :eek::eek::sick:
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It's just the nature of politics. People are stupidly idealistic if they think a party or candidate will mirror their views exactly.

I guess I've been fortunate in that I've been able to vote SNP and had a very clear conscious and been fairly motivated to do that. I don't agree with everyone and everything, but they are clearly the party most suited to my views.

If they weren't standing or I lived elsewhere, I would almost certainly still vote - but would end up voting tactically or voting for the least bad candidate.

I guess there will be pro-remain Tories who will feel homeless - especially if the Lib Dems have no chance of winning in their seat.

In Scotland, there will definitely be pro-remain people in an SNP / Tory marginal who won't agree with independence, but will have to make a decision.

Spoiler Effect
Worth reading this for people considering voting for parties who are a poor 3rd or worse in their area.
 
Well for me the option is to spoil the paper - there is not one single party I would vote for.
 
MegaSteve said:
If I was in charge of the Labour campaign... Right now I'd be organising a big red bus with a huge picture of JR-M emblazoned across it... Writ with a message along the the lines of... Do you really want Toffs in charge of your country?
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The trouble is that in a very large part of England the answer would be yes.
 
Could also very realistically seeing Farage's BXP gaining a lot of votes but not many seats off the Tories, and letting Corbyn in. Suspect they'll need to arrange a pact fairly swiftly.
 
The last 3 years has further entrenched voters' views so minds wont change and the next few weeks will just be a media circus. Heading for no clear majority and more mess as the factions fight and main parties loose traction, IMO.
 
Neilds said:
Think you may be confusing Government with Parliament. The way the whole lot have acted in the past couple of years is shameful.
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Bit of both. It has definitely been a poor show from all sides of the house over Brexit but very apathetic towards Boris and the Tory party. However the alternative (especially with a majority) is far worse
 
I have always been left leaning, but JC is just a no from me. However it’s obvious the B word is the only subject, so it will be a party I have never voted for before getting my vote, as although a spoilt paper sends a message it doesn’t give my view on the B word.
 
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