General Election 2017 Mega Thread

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:26 am

Damo wrote:Or a large sum of money

That goes without saying. But there's always a reason large sums of money appear on one side of a market.

2.84 now. Almost 2/1

Edit: a lot of money being matched now and it's been bouncing between 2.9 and 2.6 every 0.2 secs.

Some graph porn

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:32 am

Reports Murdoch stormed out of the Times election party following the exit poll!

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:33 am

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Reports Murdoch stormed out of the Times election party following the exit poll!

Good. I hope he doesn't hit anyone when he lands. The man is a cancer on democracies around the world and the sooner he's gone the better for all of us.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:36 am

6-2 to Liverpool at the moment.

Chelsea are playing on the counter attack, with Liverpool enjoying a lot of the possession.

The Liverpool defence does look shaky at times though, so Chelsea could get some joy later on in the game.

Early days yet.

accy sue · Post by **accy sue** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:37 am

and if the Tories win I'll have to cancel my Virgin subscription. Oh well, I can get a freeview box!

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:37 am

Liam Fox on BBC good to see the Tories releasing their prisoners!

If it be your will · Post by **If it be your will** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:39 am

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:41 am

Chelsea get two in quick succession.

Emily has a red dress on though, so it could be a sign.

accy sue · Post by **accy sue** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:45 am

So the Tories are taking votes from the uneducated northerners while Labour are gaining southern educated votes!

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:50 am

Labour think they've won Colne Valley from the Tories

taio · Post by **taio** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:51 am

George Osborne: "Tory manifesto worst in UK political history"

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:53 am

Landslide gone as Labour hold Darlington. The Tories needed to win it.

accy sue · Post by **accy sue** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:54 am

taio wrote:George Osborne: "Tory manifesto worst in UK political history"

so he does have a brain cell...

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:55 am

Imploding Turtle wrote:Labour think they've won Colne Valley from the Tories

I've never trusted them folk who live at the bottom of Exchange St in Colne.

accy sue · Post by **accy sue** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:55 am

Jeremy Vine getting excited about a grey map!

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:56 am

Recount in Amber Rudd's constituency. Nick Clegg expected to lose his seat.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:59 am

accy sue wrote:Jeremy Vine getting excited about a grey map!

Walking about in the North Sea though, that's impressive.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:00 am

Tories saying they've lost Battersea.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:01 am

Spijed wrote:Tories saying they've lost Battersea.

#dogsatpollingstations did it.

JohnMcGreal · Post by **JohnMcGreal** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:04 am

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Reports Murdoch stormed out of the Times election party following the exit poll!

Good. What an arsehole.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:12 am

The SNP tide is flooding out.

Folk bored with their whinging?

accy sue · Post by **accy sue** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:15 am

NS should have left it to the 'Westminster leader' (can't remember his name. He was really good at the leaders debate) They'll stil make a coalition with Labour! Can I be the first to say #nochaos

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:15 am

Bin Ont Turf wrote:The SNP tide is flooding out.

Folk bored with their whinging?

It wouldn't have taken a lot of their vote share to go elsewhere for their number of MPs to disproportionately fall. That's another problem with FPFP. With, say, 50% of the vote two years ago they almost won every seat. If they lose ten percent of their vote they could lose about a third of their seats.

Yet another reason to change this stupid voting system.

Commy · Post by **Commy** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:16 am

Will that awful woman go with them though?

accy sue · Post by **accy sue** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:17 am

I reckon Jez might do it (PR, that is)

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:17 am

Commy wrote:Will that awful woman go with them though?

What is it about her that makes you think she's an "awful woman"?

accy sue · Post by **accy sue** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:20 am

I really respect NS - but I can imagine there's a lot of men who feel threatened by her!

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:20 am

Jeremy Corbyn is now favourite to be the Prime Minister forming the next government.

accy sue · Post by **accy sue** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:22 am

Amber Rudd - 'I'm not going to engage much' 'I'm going to wait and see'

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:24 am

Imploding Turtle wrote:It wouldn't have taken a lot of their vote share to go elsewhere for their number of MPs to disproportionately fall. That's another problem with FPFP. With, say, 50% of the vote two years ago they almost won every seat. If they lose ten percent of their vote they could lose about a third of their seats.

Yet another reason to change this stupid voting system.

It's still the largest swing (I forget the constituency) out of all the votes that have been declared so far.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:26 am

Bin Ont Turf wrote:It's still the largest swing (I forget the constituency) out of all the votes that have been declared so far.

Sorry. I was talking about across Scotland. I didn't realise you weren't.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:26 am

accy sue wrote:Amber Rudd - 'I'm not going to engage much' 'I'm going to wait and see'

When the returning officer is reading the rsults i wonder if she'll pass a note to shut him/her up.

accy sue · Post by **accy sue** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:26 am

Is it going to be the highest turnout since 1945?

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:27 am

taio wrote:George Osborne: "Tory manifesto worst in UK political history"

It was written by Ben Gummer and hasn't he just lost or at least is predicted to lose his seat in Ipswich?

AndrewJB · Post by **AndrewJB** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:27 am

Bin Ont Turf wrote:

We'll get Dianne Abbott to do that one.

accy sue · Post by **accy sue** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:28 am

Imploding Turtle wrote:When the returning officer is reading the rsults i wonder if she'll pass a note to shut him/her up.

at least that shows Saint Theresa is a leader! If you don't like it, don't talk about it! Follow your leader!

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:30 am

Corbyn now bookies favourite to be next PM.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:30 am

Imploding Turtle wrote:Sorry. I was talking about across Scotland. I didn't realise you weren't.

I was initially, but the evidence I'm going off is just from one constituency result.

accy sue · Post by **accy sue** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:31 am

AndrewJB wrote:We'll get Dianne Abbott to do that one.

I think the DA jokes should be left until we discover the nature of her illness. I'm guilty of a few 'jokes' at her expense and, well, I think we should hold fire for now x

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:36 am

Iain Duncan Smith could lose seat in Chingford.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:36 am

Bin Ont Turf wrote:I was initially, but the evidence I'm going off is just from one constituency result.

Fair enough.

But this is a problem with FPTP. Massive swings in seat numbers based on not very big swings in the popular vote. The fact that the SNP could have 95% of the Scottish seats with about 50% of the Scottish vote should have screamed this fact two years ago. They didn't even get half the number of votes that UKIP got, yet got 55 more MPs. That shouldn't be possible.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:38 am

I wonder if Theresa May threatening our human rights in the last week hurt her in the polls.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:39 am

Labour holds Burnley.

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:41 am

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Labour holds Burnley.

Sauce?

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:41 am

Imploding Turtle wrote:Fair enough.

But this is a problem with FPTP. Massive swings in seat numbers based on not very big swings in the popular vote. The fact that the SNP could have 95% of the Scottish seats with about 50% of the Scottish vote should have screamed this fact two years ago. They didn't even get half the number of votes that UKIP got, yet got 55 more MPs. That shouldn't be possible.

Aye, I go with that.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:41 am

Labour gain the Vale of Arryn from the conservatives.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:42 am

"I wonder if Theresa May threatening our human rights in the last week hurt her in the polls."

I don't think a totally hopeless election campaign helped her either

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:42 am

Falcon wrote:Sauce?

BBC election special! Increased majority.

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:43 am

Imploding Turtle wrote:Labour gain the Vale of Arryn from the conservatives.

Make them fly make them fly!

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:43 am

Theresa May is back to being favourite to lead the next government. Evens.