The 2017 General Election campaign

[Ted Striker]

He's still not got a great answer to that SNP question. Just say you'll make a fucking deal because that's what people do, for fuck's sake.

Game theory. He doesn't have to accept the deal until he's home and dry (and the Scum/Tories have 5 years of "so fucking what...dry 'em"). He just needs to avoid dismissing them or denegrating them out of hand.

I just need him to compare magic money tree to quantitative easing and/or wars.

 

[Orang Utan]

Why would a Labour minority gov need to make a deal with the SNP? They aren't going to back the Tories over you (if they do fantastic! Labour vote in Scotland is resurrected)

A coalition? Or can that not happen with a national party?

 

[Lord Camomile]

Why would a Labour minority gov need to make a deal with the SNP? They aren't going to back the Tories over you (if they do fantastic! Labour vote in Scotland is resurrected)

You want them to make the deal? Two deals? I'm losing the article game

 

[Corax]

I may be biased, but relatively speaking Jeremy appears to be knocking it out of the park right now...

 

[redsquirrel]

A coalition? Or can that not happen with a national party?

It can but why would Labour, or the SNP for that matter, bother? Wouldn't be in either interest.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Game theory. He doesn't have to accept the deal until he's home and dry (and the Scum/Tories have 5 years of "so fucking what...dry 'em"). He just needs to avoid dismissing them or denegrating them out of hand.

I just need him to compare magic money tree to quantitative easing and/or wars.

But he has to be able to consider it, surely? He can't say "no" and then turn around and make a deal. U-turning before he's even formed a government!

 

[Orang Utan]

It can but why would Labour, or the SNP for that matter, bother? Wouldn't be in either interest.

Don't they need a majority to rule?

 

[gawkrodger]

So far, this is his best performance I've seen on his campaign

 

[redsquirrel]

You want them to make the deal? Two deals? I'm losing the article game

Sorry see edit, a Labour minority administration would probably need to make deals on specific pieces of legislation to get them through but that could be done on a case by case basis.

 

[redsquirrel]

Don't they need a majority to rule?

Nope.

 

[Orang Utan]

Nope.

Who'd be in the cabinet then?

 

[redsquirrel]

BTW does anybody know if Labour are proposing to scrap the fixed-term parliament act? Apparently the Tories are.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Bit of a softball question for him there.

 

[redsquirrel]

Who'd be in the cabinet then?

Well whoever the PM wants, but if we're talking about a Labour minority government then Labour MPs and Lords

 

[chilango]

Jeremy's soothing voice has got my 5 year old back to sleep.

 

[xenon]

Nuclear weapons. Fucks sake.

 

[Lord Camomile]

"I wouldn't press the button because it would kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people, basically out of spite. If you don't like that, don't vote for me"

Pleeeeeeaaaaase!

Ach, "your party has decided..." - I hate this framing that goes on everywhere that going with your party is weak leadership

 

[Lord Camomile]

"It's our safety we need to look out for first" - how is nuking anyone safe for us?! Think it through beyond the mushroom cloud you daft pillocks!

 

[YouSir]

Lizard man speaketh.

 

[Wilf]

He's doing well, though he needed of her to have a shocker. That adds up to a win for her.

 

[Orang Utan]

Why wouldn't you kill us all to save face, Mr Corbyn?

 

[magneze]

Nuke em, nuke em. Sigh.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Dimbleby's got him on the ropes.

 

[YouSir]

The reality is we want you to say you'll kill a few million people once we're all dead. VENGEANCE IS MINE SAYETH THE AUDIENCE!

 

[xenon]

Why won't you kill millions of people you monster

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Ooh, Iran's going to bum us

 

[chilango]

Workers' Bomb Jeremy, c'mon.

 

[Ted Striker]

But he has to be able to consider it, surely? He can't say "no" and then turn around and make a deal. U-turning before he's even formed a government!

But the second he makes the move, he's crowned king. Tories/Lib Dems have no comeback obviously, where's the criticism coming from? Any supporter will bit Sturgeons arm of to keep the Tories out. It's an obvious damage limitation piece to avoid acknowledgment pre-voting

 

[YouSir]

Pub bores ramble on.

 

[chilango]

Saved by the lady in the audience