General Election - 8thJune

[Greyhound]

Mike, Don't forget we have to call him "The Glorious Leader" He has to be demonised as apparently the UK will be turned into North Korea or East Germany so we're told by "Our Betters"

Uncle Jeremy is much nicer. I thought Venezuela is the preferred Corbyn model for the UK?

 

[IndoMike]

When and if a GE is called you'll see a total ramp up of demonising and mis-information by certain right leaning papers to scare everyone to vote for a saintly Tory leader whoever that will be. It will be a dirty, social media led campaign I think

Unfortunately most general election campaigns throughout the world have sunk to the lowest levels. Murdoch will of course continue to praisecthe right-wing and make derogatory remarks about labour.

 

[DB9]

Uncle Jeremy is much nicer. I thought Venezuela is the preferred Corbyn model for the UK?

Shouldn't believe everything you read, I Just prefer a GE campaign to be about policies, Not trying to scare people with buzzwords and un-truths

 

[Temporarily Exiled]

Local elections are going to be interesting, that's for sure. It's largely Conservative heartlands that are being contested, so no doubt they'll win the most seats (even in 2011 when Labour won more votes than the Tories in these seats, the Tories had double the councillors elected). UKIP aren't standing in quite a lot of seats, and I don't believe the Brexit Party is standing in any, so maybe the result will be more Conservative die-hards staying at home.

The Lib Dems will be looking for a strong showing, and they should be able to make a considerable number of gains. The party has recovered a lot in terms of perception and membership (which means campaigners and funding) since 2015. In what will almost certainly be Cable's swan song as leader, a strong performance could help build momentum ahead of the European Parliament elections. The party wants to stake its claim as the strongest anti-Brexit voice - a mirror of the battle between UKIP and the Brexit Party - some good publicity and some more media attention will go a long way to that end.

It's also worth keeping an eye on Northern Ireland. All councils in Northern Ireland will have votes, although they use the Single Transferable Vote instead of First Past the Post. In this proportional system, voters are able to rank candidates. As parties usually stand multiple candidates, they have the choice to show a preference for a specific candidate from one party if they dislike the other. Voter also don't need to consider how to vote tactically, as the system ensures that if their first choice doesn't get in, their vote will transfer to the second choice. The DUP performed pretty poorly by their high standards in 2014, and they'll be looking for a recovery. This may be helped by there being no explicitly pro-confirmatory vote unionist party in Northern Ireland. It means that unionists that value membership of the European Union have to weigh these things up in their mind - although some may switch to the 'neutral' Alliance of Green Parties, or to the soft-Brexit unionists of the UUP.

 

[Alistair20000]

The Telegraph

Tories face 60 seat loss amid Brexit backlash as 'Corbyn bound for No 10'

On that synopsis Jezza would have no overall majority and a coalition or arrangement with the Sweaties of the SNP would follow.

That will end up in tears and enrage a vast swathe of Middle England in the meanwhile. Bring it on !

 

[Temporarily Exiled]

On that synopsis Jezza would have no overall majority and a coalition or arrangement with the Sweaties of the SNP would follow.

That will end up in tears and enrage a vast swathe of Middle England in the meanwhile. Bring it on !

Only way there'd be support from the SNP or the Lib Dems (perhaps more likely as both are unionist) would be if Labour committed to a confirmatory vote on any Labour Brexit deal.

 

[Greyhound]

The SNP would be pushing for another independence referendum as their price for support.

 

[DB9]

The SNP would be pushing for another independence referendum as their price for support.

Well we're pretty good a referendums and following through with them

 

[Temporarily Exiled]

The SNP would be pushing for another independence referendum as their price for support.

Doubt it. No evidence that public opinion has changed, so asking people again is pointless. Also, no Labour leader would ever accept that price, it'd kill them in Scotland forever.

 

[Greyhound]

No evidence that public opinion has changed, so asking people again is pointless.

That wouldn't necessarily stop the Sturgeon!