Absolutely the only single GE 2017 results thread.

[YouSir]

Pretty sure it wasn't on mine. Also, the declarations I watched didn't mention Unionist.

Wasn't on mine, her using the 'Unionist' bit was a blatant reminder to the DUP. Next speech it'll be the Conservative & Unionist Party (Plus we don't like fecking Catholics either).

 

[Teaboy]

Wasn't on mine, her using the 'Unionist' bit was a blatant reminder to the DUP. Next speech it'll be the Conservative & Unionist Party (Plus we don't like fecking Catholics either).

Conservative & Unionist pro flegs and flutes party?

 

[bemused]

Its certainly worth highlighting that the DUP are not just comical fruitcakes but actual dangerous headbangers. I do wonder how much influence they can wield with just 10 mps? Its not like the tory benches are stacked full of bigots like days gone by.

I voted Tory and am disgusted they've ended up with the DUP. I'd happily see Corbyn running the country at this point.

 

[alsoknownas]

Pretty sure it wasn't on mine. Also, the declarations I watched didn't mention Unionist.

My local MP (Tory) is probably a loyalist shitbag or something. He's been using the full title, which I found a bit confusing myself.

 

[CrabbedOne]

yeh. this would be the soft but permanent irish border to which sinn fein signed up at the good friday and st andrew's agreements.

The GFA just requires majorities to vote for it from what I recall. It's only appears "permanent" because it seems there's not enough real interest in a 32 county Ireland at the moment but that can change. The demographics isn't were SF or John Hume hoped it would be but Brexit's already buggered up the existing Irish-British relationship to some extent. The DUP riding May's No 10 like a circus pony might even make that worse.

 

[Corax]

Parliamentary Paramilitary Democracy

Cross-post and I don't care; I'm too pleased with myself

 

[Pickman's model]

The GFA just requires majorities to vote for it from what I recall. It's only appears "permanent" because it seems there's not enough real interest in a 32 county Ireland at the moment but that can change. The demographics isn't were SF or John Hume hoped it would be but Brexit's already buggered up the existing Irish-British relationship to some extent. The DUP riding May's No 10 like a circus pony might even make that worse.

gfa/st a enshrined principle of unionist consent, which they seem as likely to give now as they did then.

 

[agricola]

There's been some funny moments on five live this morning. The utter incredulity of the presenters after May's speech was a highlight. I also enjoyed "If you're going to run a campaign based on personality you should probably have one".

I think that speech had the effect on everyone.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Ed Vasey just said May has it all to play for and Stephen Pound Pissed himself laughing! Ah what a day

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

Votes per seat 2017:
Green 523,269
LibDem 193,952
Lab 49,136
Con 43,075
PC 41,166
SF 34,130
SNP 27,930
DUP 29,231
UKIP Infinity

 

[CrabbedOne]

Wasn't on mine, her using the 'Unionist' bit was a blatant reminder to the DUP. Next speech it'll be the Conservative & Unionist Party (Plus we don't like fecking Catholics either).

I think that's as much to play to pro-union Scots who voted Tory as anything. Playing on that old patriotic theme is probably helped the Tories a decisive 13 (+12) Scottish seats.

 

[moochedit]

they don't usually use the full name, but it is the party name.

I guess they use the full name more in scotland, wales and N ireland than they do in england.

 

[rekil]

All I can remember is that the Robinson faction represented a (relatively) more pragmatic wing of the DUP than that of the heir apparent, I.P. 'Freely' Jr.

I'm not sure what faction Arlene Foster would represent, apart from the Crazy World of Arthur Brown Fan Club.

Remember the likes of Seawright. To be fair to the DUP, at least their representatives don't publically call for catholics to be burned/shot any more.

 

[Who PhD]

Well what are you going to do about it? If you were relying on labour that was always going to be a non-starter.

I don't know what I can do about it. i don't have any power. I hoped for a labour majority, but i didn't believe it was all taht likely.

I just don't see much changing

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

 

[CrabbedOne]

gfa/st a enshrined principle of unionist consent, which they seem as likely to give now as they did then.

Not as I read it:

“it is for the people of Ireland alone, by agreement between the two parts respectively and without external impediment, to exercise their right of self-determination on the basis of consent, freely and concurrently given, North and South, to bring about a United Ireland, accepting that this right must be achieved and exercised with and subject to the agreement and consent of a majority of the people of Northern Ireland”.

 

[Teaboy]

People are calling for Tory with hilarious video to be next prime minister

 

[xenon]

Did he really say that? He has to respect the colleagues that offered nothing of the same after he twice won the leadership election and can now only muster the very least possible after their best showing in a GE for years.

And y'know what, he probably will

Up to a point

Pretty much. As heard on radio 4, 2 o'clock news.

 

[bemused]

Then she talks about the "Conservative & Unionist Party" having legitimacy bestowed by the electorate. It's a pity they weren't on anyone's ballot papers then.

English votes for English laws.

 

[Indeliblelink]

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He has some great pictures on his website too. Greg Knight MP | Working for You

 

[kenny g]

Just saw May's "Victory " speech:



Time to take to the streets.

 

[Crispy]

I just want a spreadsheet with 650 rows, and columns for no. of registered voters and each votes for each party. Is that too much to ask?

 

[Vintage Paw]

Had a bit of a sleep. Going out to celebrate tonight

 

[Doctor Carrot]

 

[Whagwan]

Does anyone know if the Salisbury convention applies to a minority Government's manifesto, given they did not achieve a mandate?

 

[BigTom]

"#GE2017 It's official, Labour's 62.6% share of the #Birmingham vote dwarfs the previous high of 55% during Tony Blair's landslide in 1997."

 

[emanymton]

I'm probably forgetting an obvious example. But has there ever been another general election were the leader of the wining party was the one most likely to have to resign?

 

[Vintage Paw]

"#GE2017 It's official, Labour's 62.6% share of the #Birmingham vote dwarfs the previous high of 55% during Tony Blair's landslide in 1997."

It would be nice if Jess Phillips could do the noble thing now... but she's already at it.

 

[iona]

(Sorry, I realise the thread has moved on now but my internet apparently decided not to post this last night and I didn't want to just let it go)

Our tory mp still in, too many chavs didnt vote, but i didnt cos it's pre-planned

Not even starting on the conspiracy stuff but "chavs"? Seriously pete?!

 

[BigTom]

It would be nice if Jess Phillips could do the noble thing now... but she's already at it.

What's she saying about Corbyn? I saw some things she said about John Hemming (all deserved btw, he's a dick, in case you're not already aware), I also hope she can sort herself out wrt corbyn, I quite liked Jess up to when she joined the no confidence group, which I didn't expect tbh.