The 2017 General Election campaign
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Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
From memory it's a see-saw Con-Lab marginal. In fact at some election over the last 20 years it was held by Labour with the smallest majority in the country.
it's York Outer - only seems to have existed since 2010, but Labour have never been in the running.
York Outer (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia
York Outer (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Aye, just about to post that. Looks to have been reorganised.
edit: wiki - After the 2005 general election the parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire was reviewed by the Boundary Commission for England, which recommended the division of the former City of York constituency before the 2010 general election leading to two constituencies within the borders of the city of York - York Central is entirely surrounded by York Outer.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Nerdpoint clarification: it was the old City of York seat that had a number of extremely close contests, going back to the 60s and beyond:
City of York (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia
City of York (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
That's hilarious. Shows just how clueless many Ministers are.
"I literally didn’t have a clue. I didn’t even know what a submission was. Literally nothing."
Lynne Featherstone
“ …sometimes I would write ‘yes’ on a bit of paper and things would happen, which was a bit of a revelation."
Steve Webb
"And how do you know if you ever succeeded? I think is a good question. The answer is you don’t and it’s a long haul."
Lord (Stephen) Green
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Eurobods having their fun with Theresa:
EU chief Donald Tusk: May needs to show moderation and respect
They know their interventions are going to have as little impact on either the UK election or the brexit outcomes as May's own outbursts. But its got to be a lark for these buttoned down fellers to have a few lolz and abandon their neutral, measured, grey suited, wibbly wobbly ways.
Next: Jaques Delors: 'you can have access to the single market, but only if you put mayonnaise on yer chips Tresa.'
EU chief Donald Tusk: May needs to show moderation and respect
They know their interventions are going to have as little impact on either the UK election or the brexit outcomes as May's own outbursts. But its got to be a lark for these buttoned down fellers to have a few lolz and abandon their neutral, measured, grey suited, wibbly wobbly ways.
Next: Jaques Delors: 'you can have access to the single market, but only if you put mayonnaise on yer chips Tresa.'
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Eurobods having their fun with Theresa:
EU chief Donald Tusk: May needs to show moderation and respect
They know their interventions are going to have as little impact on either the UK election or the brexit outcomes as May's own outbursts. But its got to be a lark for these buttoned down fellers to have a few lolz and abandon their neutral, measured, grey suited, wibbly wobbly ways.
Next: Jaques Delors: 'you can have access to the single market, but only if you put mayonnaise on yer chips Tresa.'
This is basically them backing May for PM. They have to know chatting shit makes a Stern. Firm. PM. In. Control. more likely not less.
ferrelhadley
There is no love between us anymore.
Given the age and alcohol consumption of their core demographic Id imagine its been a while since many of them had their hands on a good election.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
I suspect they realise they can't deliver some kind of Corbyn-Farron-Sturgeon government - they have contempt for May, Davies et al - so this is really chatting shit to chat shit. When they get back round the table after the election, they say 'right, you've had your pointless theatrics, let's get back to it, nothing has changed'. It's the elite's version of mumbling 'wanker' at each other.
bi0boy
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Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
... and when May starts moaning about the tens of millions we will have to pay the EU, auld Tusky or similar is going to point out that we've just spunked £30,000,000 on a pointless election.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
nope
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Ooops, was going to type '90 billion', the much quoted figure, but couldn't be arsed checking it. Somehow ended up mistyping.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
That's OK. If a number muddle is good enough for the Shadow Home Secretary....
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
To be honest, since I posted that she's put some feelers out about me joining her team. She can recognise talent.That's OK. If a number muddle is good enough for the Shadow Home Secretary....
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Only if he could sit in a secret underground lair, with a white cat, and a team of erotic assassins.
bi0boy
Power User
If Labour continue with their aim of not needing to win parliamentary elections, then sure.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
They should really go back to the great winning streak they had under Ed "Wee Ed" Miliband.
bi0boy
Power User
or to the drawing board.
mikey mikey
Active Member
They should get Tony back in. Good ol' Tony. Or Dan.Or Kier. T'sall the same. mmm, Tony.
bi0boy
Power User
If they can't think of a better way than Tony Blair to win an election maybe they should just give up.
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
Tbh - and I'm one who thinks that the term 'shy Labour voter' is about to become part of the political lexicon - Labour in the 2015-2017 parliament is about to become a beacon of hope for the party, and a golden age that grizzled old campaigners hark back to when boring the pants off younger members.
'you should have seen it, magnificent it was - if you can believe it almost a third of the commons was Labour, we even managed to block laws in them days - I know there's stories told of a time when there was a Labour government, but I don't hold with that rubbish: keep your feet on the ground lad and, perhaps in your lifetime, we can get to 150 seats...'
mikey mikey
Active Member
What we need is to get tough on immigrants, tough on welfare, increase tuition fees, slowly privatise the NHS, cut corporation tax, cut tax for the top earners, privatise schools, spy on everybody and sell arms to Saudi Arabia while buying nuclear weapons that we don't even control.
That would be both strong and stable: and if the tories accuse Labour of stealing their policies, just day that we'll do it tougher and more patriotically.
We can't lose if we just become the Tories.
That would be both strong and stable: and if the tories accuse Labour of stealing their policies, just day that we'll do it tougher and more patriotically.
We can't lose if we just become the Tories.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Do you read anyone else's posts on here?
Who on earth do you think that you're parodying.
What is the point of this stuff?
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
It's a good illustration of a Labour Party mindset though.
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