Election prediction time

[leicsmac]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crggy73m2ero

 

Good to see the Reform candidates getting good mileage out of the "out of context" excuse for misogyny and xenophobia.

[Sampson]

21 hours ago, Fox in the North said:

A timely reminder

Great video. To me the most salient point is that they had to work at it, chipping away over years and splitting up the electorate into smaller groups. Until what they first said that sounded ridiculous eventually punctuated the centrists and moderates enough to make a difference. 
 

That’s what I see with regards to Russia and Farage btw. He makes a dog whistling comment that he can get away with saying “oh it wasn’t me supporting Russia, just pointing something out”, and over time it starts getting chipped away at, until it becomes a much more common opinion in the population.

Edited 23 June by Sampson

[StanSP]

 

[Bellend Sebastian]

Rachel Reeves' less severe new look has real vibes of meeting a middle manager that makes your life a f-ing misery in the week outside of work and seeing another side of her that leads to an inappropriate liaison that is regrettable for all parties and yes it is you that loses your job

[leicsmac]

8 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

Rachel Reeves' less severe new look has real vibes of meeting a middle manager that makes your life a f-ing misery in the week outside of work and seeing another side of her that leads to an inappropriate liaison that is regrettable for all parties and yes it is you that loses your job

... this is an oddly specific reference, mate.

[Daggers]

16 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

Rachel Reeves' less severe new look has real vibes of meeting a middle manager that makes your life a f-ing misery in the week outside of work and seeing another side of her that leads to an inappropriate liaison that is regrettable for all parties and yes it is you that loses your job

There you go

 

[Bellend Sebastian]

2 minutes ago, Daggers said:

There you go

 

Well it's certainly inappropriate. Err... thanks?

[Bellend Sebastian]

If her head were normal size I don't think it would work

[Bellend Sebastian]

12 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

... this is an oddly specific reference, mate.

Well, you know, someone will say it's not specific enough.

 

That's why many call me Bellend Oddly Specific Sebastian

[FoxesDeb]

I think I'm pretty decided I'm going to use the Swap My Vote this time. If I vote Lib Dem or Green in O&W it's a wasted vote, so hopefully I can swap with someone in another constituency where it will make a difference, presumably whoever will swap with me will want me to vote Labour for them.

 

Win win really.

 

 

[Daggers]

This is election thread for election people, posting mainly funny election things.

 

Fvck off anywhere else - or absolutely completely imo - with trans arguments because it'll only end up with this thread being locked.

[Fox in the North]

10 minutes ago, Daggers said:

This is election thread for election people, posting mainly funny election things.

 

Fvck off anywhere else - or absolutely completely imo - with trans arguments because it'll only end up with this thread being locked.

It’s incredible we’ve got this far to be honest!!

[Greg2607]

It's felt like it's generally been a healthy discussion and exchange of views up to this point of I'm honest.  I hope we can continue in that vain for the next couple of weeks. 

 

That or I'm going to have to resort to yelling at people on twitter to stay sane 😂

[leicsmac]

Tbh I think a lot of the healthy discussion has been because there is broad agreement on the election outcome and most topics regarding it.

 

The one in 2019 got a lot spicier because it was a fair bit more contentious.

[Daggers]

I did say…

 

 

[Grebfromgrebland]

1 hour ago, Daggers said:

I did say…

 

 

As long as all these MPs feel the full force of the law like they insist for us plebs.

[Dunge]

2 hours ago, Daggers said:

I did say…

 

 

It can just imagine them laughing and saying “you’ve got to haven’t you?”

[ozleicester]

There are no wasted votes.

[Jon the Hat]

7 hours ago, leicsmac said:

Tbh I think a lot of the healthy discussion has been because there is broad agreement on the election outcome and most topics regarding it.

 

The one in 2019 got a lot spicier because it was a fair bit more contentious.

Yes agreed, I cannot see much downside to a Labour Government at this point.  I would rather it wasn't a complete wipeout of the Conservative party because that opens up the risk of the right wing taking over. 

Edited 24 June by Jon the Hat

[Jon the Hat]

7 hours ago, Daggers said:

Fvck off anywhere else - or absolutely completely imo - with trans arguments because it'll only end up with this thread being locked.

Sorry I had a few drinks yesterday.  Glad it was deleted.

[leicsmac]

4 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

Yes agreed, I cannot see much downside to a Labour Government at this point.  I would rather it wasn't a complete wipeout of the Conservative party because that opens up the risk of the right wing taking over. 

This is being seen with quite a few "centre-right" parties in a lot of places at the moment, being hijacked or eclipsed by some much, much nastier.

 

I don't think it could be coincidental either.

[Raj]

What's transgender and Harry Potter connection?

[leicsmac]

23 minutes ago, Raj said:

What's transgender and Harry Potter connection?

 

Probably best to seek answers on that one elsewhere, mate.

[Jon the Hat]

1 hour ago, leicsmac said:

This is being seen with quite a few "centre-right" parties in a lot of places at the moment, being hijacked or eclipsed by some much, much nastier.

 

I don't think it could be coincidental either.

I read something the other day saying you either play it the Cameron "try to keep them in the big tent as far as is practical" approach, or you call them on it a la Macron.  France might well be about to experiment with right wing leadership for a couple of years.  

[HighPeakFox]

The decimation of the Tory Party is entirely deliberate, and is a process engineered by the very worst sort of people, using the worst sort of money, wanting the very worst outcome for the vast majority.

 

I would add 'and we all know that' to be provocative, but I am fully aware that most people (probably) haven't given the first thought to the machinations and implications of what is going on.

Edited 24 June by HighPeakFox