Topic: UK Politics: The Johnson Months

[Toondave]

i hate Pip the poster, i'm sure he's alright in real life (i'm not) but every post he makes about politics is aids

Bit harsh. His posts always seem well-thought-out and reasoned, you don't have to agree you know 

[BlufPurdi]

Weather is f***ing atrocious like.  Not sure what it's like elsewhere but I'll be very surprised if it doesn't affect the vote turnout.

Hasn't rained in London yet today fwiw, been grey all day though.

Genuinely a relief, proper vulgar up here.

Everywhere else bad, or Scottish bad?

Hmm, good question.  I've seen worse last week, but it's bad enough.  I'm just panicking man, my reputation is riding on this great victory I'm so certain of.

[JB]

This has a familiar ring to it. pic.twitter.com/Kx7TaiABkC

— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) June 8, 2017

Had some utter fuckwit customer in work the other day stand a bleat on for about 10 minutes about how Tommy Robinson and 'the ones on youtube' were revealing the truth about muslim immigrants and how Enoch Powell was right. There really is no hope.

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[BlufPurdi]

I can't take this anymore its nearly as bad as derby day.

Think you've got 2/3 with this one Bluf.

I apologise in advance man.  If you think you're going to feel sick at a crushing defeat, spare a thought.  I'm going to struggle to ever come out of my drug-induced stupor as it'll just too sore.

[BlufPurdi]

Right, I'm off to vote.  This rain is never going off so f*** it.  Weed to get too.

[JB]

Weather is f***ing atrocious like.  Not sure what it's like elsewhere but I'll be very surprised if it doesn't affect the vote turnout.

Hasn't rained in London yet today fwiw, been grey all day though.

Genuinely a relief, proper vulgar up here.

Everywhere else bad, or Scottish bad?

Hmm, good question.  I've seen worse last week, but it's bad enough.  I'm just panicking man, my reputation is riding on this great victory I'm so certain of.

I'm holding you responsible for me actually having some hope for this.

[Varadi]

Labour odds shortening ever so slightly as the day progresses - still well odds against but maybe stories about high turnout are starting to filter through....

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-uk-general-election/most-seats

[Interpolic]

I'm just panicking man, my reputation is riding on this great victory I'm so certain of.

It is like - my lass was a bit upset last night at the idea of the Tories winning, but I told her not to worry as Bluf seems 100% certain.

[neesy111]

I'm just panicking man, my reputation is riding on this great victory I'm so certain of.

It is like - my lass was a bit upset last night at the idea of the Tories winning, but I told her not to worry as Bluf seems 100% certain.

[mrmojorisin75]

i hate Pip the poster, i'm sure he's alright in real life (i'm not) but every post he makes about politics is aids

Bit harsh. His posts always seem well-thought-out and reasoned, you don't have to agree you know 

i know, i know, this just isn't the day for me to be seeing a right-leaning economist or whatever he is drawing very strange (to me) conclusions about the uk political system

apologies pip, no baseball bat

[Hanshithispantz]

Labour odds shortening ever so slightly as the day progresses - still well odds against but maybe stories about high turnout are starting to filter through....

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-uk-general-election/most-seats

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-uk-general-election/prime-minister-after-general-election

that's the interesting one, ~5/1 is pretty short tbh.

[neesy111]

Labour odds shortening ever so slightly as the day progresses - still well odds against but maybe stories about high turnout are starting to filter through....

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-uk-general-election/most-seats

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-uk-general-election/prime-minister-after-general-election

that's the interesting one, ~5/1 is pretty short tbh.

It's on.   

[Darth Crooks]

Right, I'm off to vote.  This rain is never going off so f*** it.  Wheat to get too.

[ElDiablo]

The lovely Caroline ahead of nice but dim Tim.

[Parky]

http://www.independent.co.uk/News/uk/politics/election-poll-latest-tory-win-results-corbyn-theresa-may-a7777781.html

Urgh.  Wouldn't enjoy that.

Can't really decide what to expect, can't see a Labour majority or hung Parliament with Lib Dems or SNP going into coalition.  If Labout have made gains I can't see Corbyn leaving even after a loss.

If May ends up with less seats than when she needlessly called an election it's going to make her look massively f***ing stupid, could be the first person to win and election and then resign.  You never know, might be that the results start coming in and we find we've underestimated the youth turnout when drawing up the predictions, but I'm afraid even with May hiding and ballsing everything up, tabloids saying Corbyn is a loony terrorist is enough to spook the older vote into coming out in Droves for her.

Isn't it written by Joe Watts the raving Blairite? Could be wrong...

[Stifleaay]

I went in at lunch time to vote, I was the only one there. It was the same at the local elections last month and that was a low turnout. In all honesty my seat doesn't need that many people to turn out as it should be an easy Labour win, but if the pattern is repeated across the country then there could easily be trouble.

[Thomson Mouse]

I can't take this anymore its nearly as bad as derby day.

Think you've got 2/3 with this one Bluf.

I apologise in advance man.  If you think you're going to feel sick at a crushing defeat, spare a thought.  I'm going to struggle to ever come out of my drug-induced stupor as it'll just too sore.

At least you lot can go and drown your sorrows, I'll be watching this s*** from 7am onwards, good job I 'work from home'. Might be an early finish tomorrow

[Stifleaay]

Labour odds shortening ever so slightly as the day progresses - still well odds against but maybe stories about high turnout are starting to filter through....

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-uk-general-election/most-seats

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-uk-general-election/prime-minister-after-general-election

that's the interesting one, ~5/1 is pretty short tbh.

It's on. 

Betting odds will naturally go down on election day as more people will bet on the day.

[Varadi]

Not sure if already posted, but this is a really good read:

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2017/06/britain-flawed-democracy/

[Interpolic]

I went in at lunch time to vote, I was the only one there.

You sure it was a polling station?

[BlufPurdi]

Soaked, but voted.  Considered giving SNP my vote in the last seconds, but... NAH.  It'll only be used as an independence endorsement.

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

Soaked, but voted.  Considered giving SNP my vote in the last seconds, but... NAH. 

You mad?!

[BlufPurdi]

There is a fair point to be made that a split in the anti-Tory vote will let them in the backdoor. 

[Varadi]

Soaked, but voted.  Considered giving SNP my vote in the last seconds, but... NAH.  It'll only be used as an independence endorsement.

Went with the Tories then?   

[neesy111]

There is a fair point to be made that a split in the anti-Tory vote will let them in the backdoor. 

That's true.  Are you in safe seat or not?