ljkeane Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 The BBC think the SNP are going to lose 22 seats but are only predicting Labour will pick up one seat in Scotland. That's not ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Quote Is there any up-and-coming politician in Labour now that would do any better than Corbyn? Because last time I seem to remember that there wasn't and that's why he got elected in the first place. Depends what you mean by up-and-coming. Starmer seems to be a reasonably strong candidate: he worked in the CPS under the Coalition and seemed to be well-respected by all sides, to the point of getting a knighthood, and he avoided getting involved in the leadership crisis last time out on the basis he wanted more experience as an MP (despite a very lengthy career in the law, he was only elected in 2015) and then a Shadow Cabinet member. He's also been pretty strong as the Shadow Brexit Minister. He doesn't seem to have pissed off either the left or right in Labour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 21 minutes ago, Maltaran said: I know a couple of Lib Dems and they were optimistic about doubling their seat count, so gaining 6 doesn't seem too odd to me. Of course they were. People need to believe in what they're doing, or they wouldn't do it. But the national polls until now have shown the Lib Dem vote getting squeezed, so tactical voting is the only way they could increase their representation. As for Corbyn, he benefits from low expectations. If he's done OK, he can stay on. The rest of the party will have no appetite for another inevitable defeat in a leadership contest, and his own wing have no credible alternatives to replace him. So the job's his if he still wants it. May might be in real trouble though. She can't hope to make a minority government work in the face of Brexit negotiations, but she also can't go into coalition with the Lib Dems, also because of Brexit. Fewer seats for the SNP will mean a second indyref will be delayed but not cancelled. The Scottish Parliament already voted in favour of having one: to go back on that would require an earth-shattering defeat, or a big shift in UK policy on Brexit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Yvette Cooper has got pretty short odds for next Labour leadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 minute ago, mormont said: Of course they were. People need to believe in what they're doing, or they wouldn't do it. But the national polls until now have shown the Lib Dem vote getting squeezed, so tactical voting is the only way they could increase their representation. That's how they've always worked really, targetting very specific constituencies, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 12 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: We will crush the mackems. Good prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Sunderland shouldn't have got David Moyes to run their count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Wait did Newcastle actually pull off this stunning upset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Newcastle has a smaller swing to Labour than the exit poll suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 How long before there are offical numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Just now, Ser Scot A Ellison said: How long before there are offical numbers? The first constituency has just reported (Newcastle Central). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 What's the latest exit poll say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Sunderland's Lib Dem candidate is about 16, by the look of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Sunderland reports, another smaller swing to Labour than the exit poll suggested. On this evidence the conservatives may keep a small majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordsteve666 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Datepalm said: Sunderland's Lib Dem candidate is about 16, by the look of it. I thought that too! Seemed like was out past his bedtime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, Datepalm said: Sunderland's Lib Dem candidate is about 16, by the look of it. It often happens in seats where a party has no chance of doing well. Last time the Labour candidate for Bath was 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Quote What's the latest exit poll say? There's only one, I think. The exit poll is far, far more accurate than any of the pre-voting polls, but it can still be (slightly) wrong. Based on the two seats declared so far, the Tories are gaining at UKIP's expense but UKIP's vote has not collapsed as catastrophically as expected. That might split several seats and deliver Labour a few victories. However, the swing to Labour expected in those two seats from the exit poll has not materialised so far. Although basing 650 results out of 2 is stupid. Give it a couple of hours and more of a pattern will emerge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 From the Newcastle-Sunderland 2 seat sample, yes, there's a substantial Tory gain vs. a smaller Labour gain, but most of that Tory gain has to be coming from the UKIP crashing - less from a swing of Labour to Tory. If I'm looking at it optimistically, Labour might be picking up more votes from the higher turnout, whereas the right-wing party are more splitting the same voters in a different way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 14 hours ago, Channel4s-JonSnow said: Thanks for telling me what I do or do not think. You are the most psychic poster here. I don't read the daily mail or any newspaper, as I am more aware of the bollocks they spew as well. Their lies and loyalties are so obvious that they are not even worth talking about. However my Facebook feed is jam packed full of people who assume they are 'good' and ' righteous' by telling everyone who votes Tory that they are evil or that May is a witch or some other childish simplistic nonsense. Both tactics are equally bad and offputting. Not exactly a basis for a voting choice though. I would think you vote 1) on the basis of the quality of the candidates in your electorate, 2) on the basis of the set of policies put forward by the candidates' parties. there might be a 3), 4), and 5), but none of them should be that some supporters of a political party are aresholes, because that applies across the board and has no bearing on whether the elected reps or their policies are good or bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denstorebog Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 In hindsight, this is either going to go down as a reasonable statement or as one of the funniest election night tweets in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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