Rutherglen and Hamilton West in line with exit poll. SNP set for a very good night and a very major clash with Westminster.
I want to see at least four more declarations before concurring that the exit poll is right.
Well, the suggestion is it isn’t quite as emphatic as the exit poll. But it would be surprising on these figures if the SNP isn’t closer to 50 than 40.
I was wrong. I said 41.
I had them at 43, but it's going to be a long night. 50 would be a very good showing.
Congratulations to the Tories. It hurts me very hard to say, but Labour had to be destroyed. Please, now, hold Johnson in check. If you don’t, it could lead to something very nasty five years from now. Please, please govern for the country, not just for the blue rosette.
Not gonna happen. This is culture war, that is what is winning votes in Workington.
The problem seems to have been ultimately Corbyn but also Brexit. No surprises there.
But the Lib Dems have done terribly, so I’m not entirely convinced of the merits of a centrist Labour winning a majority. They’d do a lot better though I’m sure - enough to force a Hung Parliament.
But I wonder if the Tories tacking to the left allows Labour to maintain at least some of its left wing stuff. Dump 90% of it but keep the anti austerity message.
But ultimately they need to avoid Brexit altogether. Accept the result and move on. But I think Labour need to do a lot of thinking.
I don’t think there are any easy answers beyond dumping Corbyn straight away
Rutherglen and Hamilton West in line with exit poll. SNP set for a very good night and a very major clash with Westminster.
I want to see at least four more declarations before concurring that the exit poll is right.
Well, the suggestion is it isn’t quite as emphatic as the exit poll. But it would be surprising on these figures if the SNP isn’t closer to 50 than 40.
I was wrong. I said 41.
I had them at 43, but it's going to be a long night. 50 would be a very good showing.
Congratulations to the Tories. It hurts me very hard to say, but Labour had to be destroyed. Please, now, hold Johnson in check. If you don’t, it could lead to something very nasty five years from now. Please, please govern for the country, not just for the blue rosette.
The least shit way forward is Johnson to at least try and be a One Nation Tory whilst Labour reform around the centre and we go back to a more balanced political landscape.
Absolutely stinking result for the DUP in Lady Hermon's old seat of North Down. Whilst an Alliance win isnt a shock, the majority is a blow for the DUP who have been cultivating that constituency for some time. .
Surely DUP and SF have both been discredited by their antics of the last few years, even in the eyes of the most Sectarian. NI needs a government!
Are you kidding, tribal voting works in most constituencies here, In effect a nationalist pact is in place in 2 marginals, a unionist pact in one.
Congratulations to the Tories. It hurts me very hard to say, but Labour had to be destroyed. Please, now, hold Johnson in check. If you don’t, it could lead to something very nasty five years from now. Please, please govern for the country, not just for the blue rosette.
I endorse your plea 100% and Boris does need to govern for the many
Think about how relieved the Queen must be right now. Yes she has to deal with BJ, but she doesn't have to get involved in all the horse trading, possibly until the end of her reign.
Absolutely stinking result for the DUP in Lady Hermon's old seat of North Down. Whilst an Alliance win isnt a shock, the majority is a blow for the DUP who have been cultivating that constituency for some time. .
Surely DUP and SF have both been discredited by their antics of the last few years, even in the eyes of the most Sectarian. NI needs a government!
Are you kidding, tribal voting works in most constituencies here, In effect a nationalist pact is in place in 2 marginals, a unionist pact in one.
Sure, there is some distance still to go, but progress nevertheless.
I have to keep the threads coming quickly to manage the site traffic, because both Vanilla and Wordpress buckled earlier, so I'm trying to avoid long threads.
Ok, but me and three others are still in deep conversation five threads back.
Congratulations to the Tories. It hurts me very hard to say, but Labour had to be destroyed. Please, now, hold Johnson in check. If you don’t, it could lead to something very nasty five years from now. Please, please govern for the country, not just for the blue rosette.
I endorse your plea 100% and Boris does need to govern for the many
Johnson (Alan) on Johnson (Boris) just now: he's all tip and no iceberg. Ruth Davis appeared to be chuckling in the background. For better or worse, we're about to find out.
I wonder how Theresa May is feeling? Brexit means Brexit isn’t so far from Get Brexit Done. This was supposed to be her size of win.
She is a Tory to the bone, she will be happy whomever won such a majority for her party.
Agreed, the fact she’s still standing - so rare for a former PM shows how much she loves the party. All the other PMs fuck off at the first chance
We need her kind of MP about, dedicated to service and to trying to make peoples lives Better. Now I'm not saying I think she has been right in every instance, but her heart is in the right place.
Congratulations to the Tories. It hurts me very hard to say, but Labour had to be destroyed. Please, now, hold Johnson in check. If you don’t, it could lead to something very nasty five years from now. Please, please govern for the country, not just for the blue rosette.
Not gonna happen. This is culture war, that is what is winning votes in Workington.
Congratulations to the Tories. It hurts me very hard to say, but Labour had to be destroyed. Please, now, hold Johnson in check. If you don’t, it could lead to something very nasty five years from now. Please, please govern for the country, not just for the blue rosette.
Not gonna happen. This is culture war, that is what is winning votes in Workington.
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Problems Corbyn, Brexit,antisemitism & Marxist manifesto.
https://twitter.com/GaryNewby/status/1205300865982226433
Nicky Morgan and some SNP stool pigeon.
Not a pleasant combination.
https://twitter.com/shahmiruk/status/1205301433425379333?s=20
Might only be beaten by a Swinson loss.
Has the exit poll been released yet?
https://twitter.com/BethRigby/status/1205301937274605570?s=20
Titters.
Kerching !
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000888
Shame he didn’t lose his seat as well. One of the many loaves and fishes on all sides we could definitely do without.
It is looking grim in NE Wales for Labour. More losses to come.