if Jeremy Corbyn does become PM thanks to Sinn Fein
Wait, how on earth does that work?
May can't form a Government with the DUP. She resigns. HMQ sends for Corbyn. He says I can do SNP+PC+Green+SF+Labour minority. LDs give him a shot or abstain.
Hang on, 326 is the number for a majority even if SF took their seats. Con + DUP has more than 326. So SF is totally irrelevant to this equation. Either way, Con+DUP is a majority, and either way, SNP+PC+Green+Lab(+SF or not) isn't. Or am I missing something?
It depends on Con + DUP failing, and the Tories failing to recommend an instant replacement that works.
Corbyn would be leader of a minority government.
That doesn't mean that it couldn't happen, nor that the Tories would be wise to bring him down over every vote, and risk another early election where they become the "blame" and lose in it very, very badly.
I think it's deeper than that. The Tories know that this whole thing will crash and burn. I'd not be surprised if there wasn't a push to lump Corbyn with the problem and vote down his QS prompting an election under a new leader. May to retire to her husbands hedge fund
do the tories have the mechanism to get a new leader in place quickly?
if Jeremy Corbyn does become PM thanks to Sinn Fein
Wait, how on earth does that work?
May can't form a Government with the DUP. She resigns. HMQ sends for Corbyn. He says I can do SNP+PC+Green+SF+Labour minority. LDs give him a shot or abstain.
Hang on, 326 is the number for a majority even if SF took their seats. Con + DUP has more than 326. So SF is totally irrelevant to this equation. Either way, Con+DUP is a majority, and either way, SNP+PC+Green+Lab(+SF or not) isn't. Or am I missing something?
CON + DUP only gets you 328, even with arch rebels like Morgan and Soubry included in that number. Weak, weak, weak.
if Jeremy Corbyn does become PM thanks to Sinn Fein
Wait, how on earth does that work?
May can't form a Government with the DUP. She resigns. HMQ sends for Corbyn. He says I can do SNP+PC+Green+SF+Labour minority. LDs give him a shot or abstain.
Hang on, 326 is the number for a majority even if SF took their seats. Con + DUP has more than 326. So SF is totally irrelevant to this equation. Either way, Con+DUP is a majority, and either way, SNP+PC+Green+Lab(+SF or not) isn't. Or am I missing something?
CON + DUP only gets you 328, even with arch rebels like Morgan and Soubry included in that number. Weak, weak, weak.
Mr. Nabavi, not to mention that throwing away austerity and no mention of economic reality from the Conservatives meant there was no attacking of Labour's free unicorns for everyone (two on Sundays).
Mr.D. - it appears that Hamilton has got on top of tyre problems, & is fastest in P1. Any thoughts yet (other than your audacious no safety car punt) ?
if Jeremy Corbyn does become PM thanks to Sinn Fein
Wait, how on earth does that work?
May can't form a Government with the DUP. She resigns. HMQ sends for Corbyn. He says I can do SNP+PC+Green+SF+Labour minority. LDs give him a shot or abstain.
Hang on, 326 is the number for a majority even if SF took their seats. Con + DUP has more than 326. So SF is totally irrelevant to this equation. Either way, Con+DUP is a majority, and either way, SNP+PC+Green+Lab(+SF or not) isn't. Or am I missing something?
CON + DUP only gets you 328, even with arch rebels like Morgan and Soubry included in that number. Weak, weak, weak.
Yes, I think we understand you will forgive Corbyn/McDonnell everything because they won.
It's a shame you're not more principled than that, but hey ho. I guess the colours of the football team are too strong a draw.
There you go again. Nothing can shake your near religious certainty.
For me the calculation in this election that a Tory party with carte blanche to deliver no-deal or hard brexit was more of a risk to me and my family than what Corbyn said 30 years ago.
I don't on agree with Corbyn on many things. FWIW I have many more concerns about McDonnell.
if Jeremy Corbyn does become PM thanks to Sinn Fein
Wait, how on earth does that work?
May can't form a Government with the DUP. She resigns. HMQ sends for Corbyn. He says I can do SNP+PC+Green+SF+Labour minority. LDs give him a shot or abstain.
Hang on, 326 is the number for a majority even if SF took their seats. Con + DUP has more than 326. So SF is totally irrelevant to this equation. Either way, Con+DUP is a majority, and either way, SNP+PC+Green+Lab(+SF or not) isn't. Or am I missing something?
CON + DUP only gets you 328, even with arch rebels like Morgan and Soubry included in that number. Weak, weak, weak.
Can you see whatever number it is of Cons wanting another election? With FTPA they need go nowhere.
if Jeremy Corbyn does become PM thanks to Sinn Fein
Wait, how on earth does that work?
May can't form a Government with the DUP. She resigns. HMQ sends for Corbyn. He says I can do SNP+PC+Green+SF+Labour minority. LDs give him a shot or abstain.
Hang on, 326 is the number for a majority even if SF took their seats. Con + DUP has more than 326. So SF is totally irrelevant to this equation. Either way, Con+DUP is a majority, and either way, SNP+PC+Green+Lab(+SF or not) isn't. Or am I missing something?
CON + DUP only gets you 328, even with arch rebels like Morgan and Soubry included in that number. Weak, weak, weak.
Yeah, I'm certainly not saying it's a stable majority. I'm just struggling to see where SF realistically enters the equation
if Jeremy Corbyn does become PM thanks to Sinn Fein
Wait, how on earth does that work?
May can't form a Government with the DUP. She resigns. HMQ sends for Corbyn. He says I can do SNP+PC+Green+SF+Labour minority. LDs give him a shot or abstain.
Hang on, 326 is the number for a majority even if SF took their seats. Con + DUP has more than 326. So SF is totally irrelevant to this equation. Either way, Con+DUP is a majority, and either way, SNP+PC+Green+Lab(+SF or not) isn't. Or am I missing something?
CON + DUP only gets you 328, even with arch rebels like Morgan and Soubry included in that number. Weak, weak, weak.
Having totally misunderstood stop-loss (it's 200 times *your stake*, not a £200 limit) I'm now sitting on a loss of £540 on the spreads, and a gain of £560 on my other bets.
if Jeremy Corbyn does become PM thanks to Sinn Fein
Wait, how on earth does that work?
May can't form a Government with the DUP. She resigns. HMQ sends for Corbyn. He says I can do SNP+PC+Green+SF+Labour minority. LDs give him a shot or abstain.
Hang on, 326 is the number for a majority even if SF took their seats. Con + DUP has more than 326. So SF is totally irrelevant to this equation. Either way, Con+DUP is a majority, and either way, SNP+PC+Green+Lab(+SF or not) isn't. Or am I missing something?
CON + DUP only gets you 328, even with arch rebels like Morgan and Soubry included in that number. Weak, weak, weak.
Yeah, I'm certainly not saying it's a stable majority. I'm just struggling to see where SF realistically enters the equation
Them taking their seats reduces the amount of defections/byelection defeats required to bring down the government. By my maths if three of those happen, then the CON-DUP coalition of chaos falls. Given that they are relying on Soubry and Morgan I wouldn't be too confident of it lasting very long!
Yes, I think we understand you will forgive Corbyn/McDonnell everything because they won.
It's a shame you're not more principled than that, but hey ho. I guess the colours of the football team are too strong a draw.
There you go again. Nothing can shake your near religious certainty.
For me the calculation in this election that a Tory party with carte blanche to deliver no-deal or hard brexit was more of a risk to me and my family than what Corbyn said 30 years ago.
I don't on agree with Corbyn on many things. FWIW I have many more concerns about McDonnell.
It's not religion. It's a fact mate.
And I think we all know you'll always vote for the red rosette over a blue rosette. So, please drop the floating voter spiel.
It's a shame your party is so spineless. I hope there are a few in it who still have the guts and ability to stand up to the Hard Left, but I'm not holding my breath.
Having totally misunderstood stop-loss (it's 200 times *your stake*, not a £200 limit) I'm now sitting on a loss of £540 on the spreads, and a gain of £560 on my other bets.
£20 up.
What a waste of time!
A profit is a profit, Casino! It could have been a hell of a lot worse!
Having totally misunderstood stop-loss (it's 200 times *your stake*, not a £200 limit) I'm now sitting on a loss of £540 on the spreads, and a gain of £560 on my other bets.
Having totally misunderstood stop-loss (it's 200 times *your stake*, not a £200 limit) I'm now sitting on a loss of £540 on the spreads, and a gain of £560 on my other bets.
£20 up.
What a waste of time!
A profit is a profit, Casino! It could have been a hell of a lot worse!
I needed the money, quite frankly. I got greedy and paid the price.
I really do wish "life" would stop trying to teach me 'lessons'.
@RobDotHutton: Graham Brady, asked about May's Downing St statement: "I think the PM might be doing some more broadcasting this evening."
KABOOM
Sounds like shes....~TOAST
I'm guessing it's just to undo the Brownian speech from earlier and smooth some of the massive internal 'upset' on the losses rather than anything more serious... for now,
Mr. B, I hope it's not audacious, just boring and sensible.
So far I'm just thinking it's best not to read too much into things. Worth noting Hamilton does have a very good record at the circuit, so if it's all square he's got the best chance of winning.
Holding this GE was the morally correct thing to do IMO, even though I don't think that's why TM called it. Dave left the country in a hole. If only he had been man enough to put his ego to one side in the national interest. If she is replaced, we will be back to square one, a PM without a mandate
Hi folks. Hope you're all recovering. Just taking a dip from lurking to put my two cents out there.
May is going to find out the DUP are tricky customers. After Power Sharing, they get transactional politics in a way the Tories don't. Expect last minute demands for investment in infrastructure in all the right places in NI. Above delivering Brexit, above keeping out Corbyn - the DUP, as with all NI parties has an overriding objective of proving they deliver for 'the community'. They won't have any qualms about letting the Tories down when they need them most. In fact it's probably be a vote winner with the folks back home. The Tories will miss the good old days with the Lib Dems.
On the betting front - just spotted Skybet are offering 1/100 on TM as PM after the election. Based on my reading of the terms (being invited to form a Government by HM) - hasn't this *already* happened? More a curiosity than anything as it seems an odd market to keep up. On a similar note they're still offering 1/10 on a Con minority government. The DUP aren't getting cabinet posts.
On a happier note, and talking of tips for yesterday, I do hope that at least someone here followed my tip and went to the Wigmore Hall last night to hear Anna Lucia Richter's Schubert recital. It was, as I had expected, absolutely stunning, and a wonderful way to pass the time before the exit poll appeared.
if Jeremy Corbyn does become PM thanks to Sinn Fein
Wait, how on earth does that work?
May can't form a Government with the DUP. She resigns. HMQ sends for Corbyn. He says I can do SNP+PC+Green+SF+Labour minority. LDs give him a shot or abstain.
Hang on, 326 is the number for a majority even if SF took their seats. Con + DUP has more than 326. So SF is totally irrelevant to this equation. Either way, Con+DUP is a majority, and either way, SNP+PC+Green+Lab(+SF or not) isn't. Or am I missing something?
CON + DUP only gets you 328, even with arch rebels like Morgan and Soubry included in that number. Weak, weak, weak.
So what do you propose?
That the Tory left defects and crosses the floor as Progressive Conservatives obviously! Wollaston becomes PM.
Yes, I think we understand you will forgive Corbyn/McDonnell everything because they won.
It's a shame you're not more principled than that, but hey ho. I guess the colours of the football team are too strong a draw.
There you go again. Nothing can shake your near religious certainty.
For me the calculation in this election that a Tory party with carte blanche to deliver no-deal or hard brexit was more of a risk to me and my family than what Corbyn said 30 years ago.
I don't on agree with Corbyn on many things. FWIW I have many more concerns about McDonnell.
It's not religion. It's a fact mate.
And I think we all know you'll always vote for the red rosette over a blue rosette. So, please drop the floating voter spiel.
It's a shame your party is so spineless. I hope there are a few in it who still have the guts and ability to stand up to the Hard Left, but I'm not holding my breath.
God help us.
I'd happily vote for Ken Clarke. Does that count?
But I don't agree with the values or ethos of conservatism or most of your recent policies - so a Tory vote is very unlikely. That's ok.
Whereas the programme of Labour at this election had interesting things that I care about, like tuition fees and Labours position on Brexit was far superior to your party. Your view on Corbyn was one dimensional and blinded you to other things that you might have reacted to.
Nothing to do with 'spines' or 'guts'. Just a different views. Again that's ok.
IMO the risk of the so-called hard-left was overstated and mitigated by the fact that in our constitution legislation is passed by the PLP.
I get why they won't commit regicide right now, if there wasn't Brexit negotiations in 10 days time it would have happened. Have to put the country first right now.
Holding this GE was the morally correct thing to do IMO, even though I don't think that's why TM called it. Dave left the country in a hole. If only he had been man enough to put his ego to one side in the national interest. If she is replaced, we will be back to square one, a PM without a mandate
We had a post about A Level Politics questions about direct democracy and how wise it is to use it. I think if a government is going to do it, they should set out how they would govern in the event of either outcome. That didn't happen last year and it's a big reason why we are where we are.
Having totally misunderstood stop-loss (it's 200 times *your stake*, not a £200 limit) I'm now sitting on a loss of £540 on the spreads, and a gain of £560 on my other bets.
I get why they won't commit regicide right now, if there wasn't Brexit negotiations in 10 days time it would have happened. Have to put the country first right now.
Same, I'm really confused at what the Con MP gameplan is. I think the the MPs are just scared and confused right now.
@IsabelOakeshott: May very belatedly says sorry to Tory MPs. Putting a brave face on it but looks devastated.
For the love of god why doesn't she just resign! It can't carry on like this...
Resign as what?
PM?
Leader of the Conservatives?
Leader of Tory Party (Obviously she's have to stay on as PM until a new Con leader is found... But her position is untennable - Anyone who doesn't see that is mad)
Having totally misunderstood stop-loss (it's 200 times *your stake*, not a £200 limit) I'm now sitting on a loss of £540 on the spreads, and a gain of £560 on my other bets.
£20 up.
What a waste of time!
Would you rather be £20 down?
I put a lot of effort into selecting the bets, a few of which paid off handsomely, and then greedily sold Labour at 207 at 8.30pm last night costing me £500.
I get why they won't commit regicide right now, if there wasn't Brexit negotiations in 10 days time it would have happened. Have to put the country first right now.
Because a Tory leadership contest takes 2-3 months.
I suspect they are hoping they might magic circle it.
Hi folks. Hope you're all recovering. Just taking a dip from lurking to put my two cents out there.
May is going to find out the DUP are tricky customers. After Power Sharing, they get transactional politics in a way the Tories don't. Expect last minute demands for investment in infrastructure in all the right places in NI. Above delivering Brexit, above keeping out Corbyn - the DUP, as with all NI parties has an overriding objective of proving they deliver for 'the community'. They won't have any qualms about letting the Tories down when they need them most. In fact it's probably be a vote winner with the folks back home. The Tories will miss the good old days with the Lib Dems.
On the betting front - just spotted Skybet are offering 1/100 on TM as PM after the election. Based on my reading of the terms (being invited to form a Government by HM) - hasn't this *already* happened? More a curiosity than anything as it seems an odd market to keep up. On a similar note they're still offering 1/10 on a Con minority government. The DUP aren't getting cabinet posts.
Thanks v keen you don't re-lurk; pls keep us up to date on the state of play re. Cons & DUP.
Holding this GE was the morally correct thing to do IMO, even though I don't think that's why TM called it. Dave left the country in a hole. If only he had been man enough to put his ego to one side in the national interest. If she is replaced, we will be back to square one, a PM without a mandate
We had a post about A Level Politics questions about direct democracy and how wise it is to use it. I think if a government is going to do it, they should set out how they would govern in the event of either outcome. That didn't happen last year and it's a big reason why we are where we are.
Remarkable that a PM would allow a referendum and make no plans for one of the results other than to fuck off! He has damaged the country so much.
if Jeremy Corbyn does become PM thanks to Sinn Fein
Wait, how on earth does that work?
May can't form a Government with the DUP. She resigns. HMQ sends for Corbyn. He says I can do SNP+PC+Green+SF+Labour minority. LDs give him a shot or abstain.
Hang on, 326 is the number for a majority even if SF took their seats. Con + DUP has more than 326. So SF is totally irrelevant to this equation. Either way, Con+DUP is a majority, and either way, SNP+PC+Green+Lab(+SF or not) isn't. Or am I missing something?
CON + DUP only gets you 328, even with arch rebels like Morgan and Soubry included in that number. Weak, weak, weak.
But as long as Corbyn and McDonnell are running the Labour Party, even the most left-wing Tory MPs wouldn't do anything to risk them getting near office. If Labour had more moderate leaders it might be different.
I get why they won't commit regicide right now, if there wasn't Brexit negotiations in 10 days time it would have happened. Have to put the country first right now.
Same, I'm really confused at what the Con MP gameplan is. I think the the MPs are just scared and confused right now.
They will be in complete chaos. I don't think we should expect a coherent gameplan yet.
Looking at the swing in England from Con -> Lab (of 3%) and the target list, and I think that the Tories lost about twice as many seats as UNS would have predicted.
If I recall correctly, the Tories were said to have outperformed UNS in 2015 due to their expert targetting. I do not venture a guess as to whether this time it is just chance, the unwind of the good Tory performance in 2015, or expert campaign targetting on Labour's part.
I get why they won't commit regicide right now, if there wasn't Brexit negotiations in 10 days time it would have happened. Have to put the country first right now.
Because a Tory leadership contest takes 2-3 months.
Having totally misunderstood stop-loss (it's 200 times *your stake*, not a £200 limit) I'm now sitting on a loss of £540 on the spreads, and a gain of £560 on my other bets.
£20 up.
What a waste of time!
Would you rather be £20 down?
I put a lot of effort into selecting the bets, a few of which paid off handsomely, and then greedily sold Labour at 207 at 8.30pm last night costing me £500.
Idiot!
Maybe you should resign as a bettor and await the betting industry selecting your successor?
I get why they won't commit regicide right now, if there wasn't Brexit negotiations in 10 days time it would have happened. Have to put the country first right now.
Because a Tory leadership contest takes 2-3 months.
Well it doesn't have to take that long?
They could make it very short. 1 week for nominations, then a vote, 1 day, next vote, 1 day... so on, then a 1 week voting period for the general membership. Could be done in 3 weeks relatively comfortably.
I'm curious - is ANYBODY happy with the outcome of the election?
I kind of am, actually. Corbyn won't become PM any time soon and we have a second chance at an EEA/EFTA type arrangement after the moderate Remainers threw away the first one last autumn.
Having totally misunderstood stop-loss (it's 200 times *your stake*, not a £200 limit) I'm now sitting on a loss of £540 on the spreads, and a gain of £560 on my other bets.
£20 up.
What a waste of time!
Would you rather be £20 down?
I put a lot of effort into selecting the bets, a few of which paid off handsomely, and then greedily sold Labour at 207 at 8.30pm last night costing me £500.
Idiot!
Maybe you should resign as a bettor and await the betting industry selecting your successor?
I am hoping to put together a confidence and supply agreement for my current account with Paddy Power.
I get why they won't commit regicide right now, if there wasn't Brexit negotiations in 10 days time it would have happened. Have to put the country first right now.
Because a Tory leadership contest takes 2-3 months.
if Jeremy Corbyn does become PM thanks to Sinn Fein
Wait, how on earth does that work?
May can't form a Government with the DUP. She resigns. HMQ sends for Corbyn. He says I can do SNP+PC+Green+SF+Labour minority. LDs give him a shot or abstain.
Hang on, 326 is the number for a majority even if SF took their seats. Con + DUP has more than 326. So SF is totally irrelevant to this equation. Either way, Con+DUP is a majority, and either way, SNP+PC+Green+Lab(+SF or not) isn't. Or am I missing something?
CON + DUP only gets you 328, even with arch rebels like Morgan and Soubry included in that number. Weak, weak, weak.
But as long as Corbyn and McDonnell are running the Labour Party, even the most left-wing Tory MPs wouldn't do anything to risk them getting near office. If Labour had more moderate leaders it might be different.
Precisely. This Government could last for years, whilst achieving rather little.
Spending and tax decisions will be the main thing. I'd reach out to the LDs as often as I did to the DUP on those.
Having totally misunderstood stop-loss (it's 200 times *your stake*, not a £200 limit) I'm now sitting on a loss of £540 on the spreads, and a gain of £560 on my other bets.
£20 up.
What a waste of time!
Would you rather be £20 down?
I put a lot of effort into selecting the bets, a few of which paid off handsomely, and then greedily sold Labour at 207 at 8.30pm last night costing me £500.
Idiot!
Maybe you should resign as a bettor and await the betting industry selecting your successor?
I am hoping to put together a confidence and supply agreement for my current account with Paddy Power.
It sounds like a plan
That's all for now folks. I think I will finish off last night's Pinot Grigio whilst slaving over a hot stove.
Hi folks. Hope you're all recovering. Just taking a dip from lurking to put my two cents out there.
May is going to find out the DUP are tricky customers. After Power Sharing, they get transactional politics in a way the Tories don't. Expect last minute demands for investment in infrastructure in all the right places in NI. Above delivering Brexit, above keeping out Corbyn - the DUP, as with all NI parties has an overriding objective of proving they deliver for 'the community'. They won't have any qualms about letting the Tories down when they need them most. In fact it's probably be a vote winner with the folks back home. The Tories will miss the good old days with the Lib Dems.
On the betting front - just spotted Skybet are offering 1/100 on TM as PM after the election. Based on my reading of the terms (being invited to form a Government by HM) - hasn't this *already* happened? More a curiosity than anything as it seems an odd market to keep up. On a similar note they're still offering 1/10 on a Con minority government. The DUP aren't getting cabinet posts.
welcome JPK. I've avoided short priced certainties this GE and I think I'll stick to that for now. Was going put all my spare betting cash on a Lab hold in Sefton Central but never got round to it. I'm sure you're right about the Minority government bit hto.
Holding this GE was the morally correct thing to do IMO, even though I don't think that's why TM called it.
Agreed on both. Couldn't have a general in 2019 slap bang in the middle of Brexit, and 2020 would mean an extension on article 50 was impractical (and that'll likely be needed).
Anyway, looks like Torbay got the third best vote increase in the SW (and a long way beyond it at that), behind only Johnny Mercer in Plymouth Moor View and Thornbury and Yate. I can console myself that I couldn't have done anything more this election.
If SF want to take their seats but refuse to swear an oath to the Queen they should be allowed to do so. The idea that you have to lick the arse of the monarchy to exercise your democratic right is bonkers. I wouldn't want to do it.
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Corbyn would be leader of a minority government.
That doesn't mean that it couldn't happen, nor that the Tories would be wise to bring him down over every vote, and risk another early election where they become the "blame" and lose in it very, very badly.
https://twitter.com/chrisg0000/status/873197204336521219
For academic interest.....context is everything....
Any thoughts yet (other than your audacious no safety car punt) ?
For me the calculation in this election that a Tory party with carte blanche to deliver no-deal or hard brexit was more of a risk to me and my family than what Corbyn said 30 years ago.
I don't on agree with Corbyn on many things. FWIW I have many more concerns about McDonnell.
£20 up.
What a waste of time!
For the love of god why doesn't she just resign! It can't carry on like this...
And I think we all know you'll always vote for the red rosette over a blue rosette. So, please drop the floating voter spiel.
It's a shame your party is so spineless. I hope there are a few in it who still have the guts and ability to stand up to the Hard Left, but I'm not holding my breath.
God help us.
I really do wish "life" would stop trying to teach me 'lessons'.
So far I'm just thinking it's best not to read too much into things. Worth noting Hamilton does have a very good record at the circuit, so if it's all square he's got the best chance of winning.
Still haven't heard from Boris...
May is going to find out the DUP are tricky customers. After Power Sharing, they get transactional politics in a way the Tories don't. Expect last minute demands for investment in infrastructure in all the right places in NI. Above delivering Brexit, above keeping out Corbyn - the DUP, as with all NI parties has an overriding objective of proving they deliver for 'the community'. They won't have any qualms about letting the Tories down when they need them most. In fact it's probably be a vote winner with the folks back home. The Tories will miss the good old days with the Lib Dems.
On the betting front - just spotted Skybet are offering 1/100 on TM as PM after the election. Based on my reading of the terms (being invited to form a Government by HM) - hasn't this *already* happened? More a curiosity than anything as it seems an odd market to keep up. On a similar note they're still offering 1/10 on a Con minority government. The DUP aren't getting cabinet posts.
PM?
Leader of the Conservatives?
But I don't agree with the values or ethos of conservatism or most of your recent policies - so a Tory vote is very unlikely. That's ok.
Whereas the programme of Labour at this election had interesting things that I care about, like tuition fees and Labours position on Brexit was far superior to your party. Your view on Corbyn was one dimensional and blinded you to other things that you might have reacted to.
Nothing to do with 'spines' or 'guts'. Just a different views. Again that's ok.
IMO the risk of the so-called hard-left was overstated and mitigated by the fact that in our constitution legislation is passed by the PLP.
I disagree with you. Again that's ok.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmN_wJ0E-Gg
*guffaw*
Idiot!
I suspect they are hoping they might magic circle it.
https://twitter.com/AngrySalmond/status/873168890733395969
If I recall correctly, the Tories were said to have outperformed UNS in 2015 due to their expert targetting. I do not venture a guess as to whether this time it is just chance, the unwind of the good Tory performance in 2015, or expert campaign targetting on Labour's part.
If there was ever a time to be straightforward and just be honest this would be it, but she seems totally unable to do this.
Spending and tax decisions will be the main thing. I'd reach out to the LDs as often as I did to the DUP on those.
Oh, and good to hear, the seriously ill Diane
CorbynAbbott is apparently on the mend...That's all for now folks. I think I will finish off last night's Pinot Grigio whilst slaving over a hot stove.
It was touch and go there for a while.
Not a whole bunch of consolation though.