Fide Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 As fun as it would be, there's absolutely no chance the SNP are claiming 53 seats. 45 is the absolute ceiling IMO. Imagine the unmitigated scenes though if the SNP did manage to achieve 50+ seats? It's not unthinkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 @GdnPolitics: 51 days to go - our latest projection: CON 277 seats LAB 269 SNP 53 LDEM 25 UKIP 4 GRN 1http://t.co/QHx89sNbkF http://t.co/eMNenEv3ID With Sinn Fein not taking their seats, then Labour SNP and Green would have a majority. As fun as it would be, there's absolutely no chance the SNP are claiming 53 seats. 45 is the absolute ceiling IMO.Stop being a spoilsport, when we get our 53 seats I hope Jo Coburn gets to interview the SNP spokesperson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Jack D Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 @GdnPolitics: 51 days to go - our latest projection: CON 277 seats LAB 269 SNP 53 LDEM 25 UKIP 4 GRN 1 http://t.co/QHx89sNbkF http://t.co/eMNenEv3ID I would love to see Jim Murphy's "largest party forms the government" stance utterly implode if these were the real numbers on May 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Kaye Adams taking a telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Kaye Adams taking a telling. About time someone put them in their place, She actually let Pia away with denying it during that piece. Proving Campbell's point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 About time someone put them in their place, She actually let Pia away with denying it during that piece. Proving Campbell's point. Aye, Simon just glossed over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SodjesSixteenIncher Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 That Hosie interview is fucking brilliant If he can can generate that kind of absolute rage from Coburn, I actually worry (/piss myself laughing) at the potential reaction to King Eck's smug coupon grinning his way through interviews, post election. Can't be long until an interviewer or panel member tries to chin him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Poll of Labour councillors: "whilst 72.7% would prefer a minority administration in the case of a hung parliament, the SNP (42.7%), Greens (39.1%), SDLP (35.5%) and Plaid Cymru (25.5%) are all viewed as more acceptable Coalition partners than the Lib Dems (23%)" http://ww2.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/microsites/labour_history_research/news_and_events/economic_management.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyAffro Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 That Hosie interview is fucking brilliant If he can can generate that kind of absolute rage from Coburn, I actually worry (/piss myself laughing) at the potential reaction to King Eck's smug coupon grinning his way through interviews, post election. Can't be long until an interviewer or panel member tries to chin him. That was absolutely outrageous though, a supposedly professional broadcaster acting like that? Reminded me of Jackie Bird and Andrew Marr during the referendum campaign. These people actually have a moral and legal duty to be impartial but are as partial as its possible to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Hosie has grown on me in recent months. Good c**t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 @GdnPolitics: 51 days to go - our latest projection: CON 277 seats LAB 269 SNP 53 LDEM 25 UKIP 4 GRN 1 http://t.co/QHx89sNbkF http://t.co/eMNenEv3ID That'll teach the Labour party not threaten Scots again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyAffro Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I don't think it will, I think they need a hammering in Scotland in every election of any type until after independence is achieved in order for them to even begin to learn their lesson. Personally I will never forgive the Labour party and wouldn't dream of ever voting for them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddly optomistic Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Douglas Alexander not happy that social media conspiracy theories are making it harder for him to campaign ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Douglas Alexander not happy that social media conspiracy theories are making it harder for him to campaign On the verge of tears because the electorate no longer uncritically swallows everything the BBC and the Daily Record feed to them. Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassiveFanDan Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 ...nor did I condone or try and justify the anti Scottish pish that's written by some of the rags down south... All newspapers pander to their audience from the stance taken in their editorial to which letters they print. Sorry to join the dogpile, but that's an interesting concession you've just made. You've effectively admitted that there's a considerable amount of anti-Scottish sentiment in England amongst the general public, to such an extent that the papers can see the commercial sense in exploiting and pandering to this existing prejudice in order to gain cash and readers for themselves. In Scotland, by contrast, the papers do not generally allow anti-English sentiment to be expressed above the line, suggesting that it is not in their commercial interests to do so. If newspapers always pander to their audience, then it follows that there is less anti-English sentiment in Scotland amongst the public than there is anti-Scottish sentiment in England. Unionists have long denied this, even though it's bloody obvious, so cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Sorry to join the dogpile, but that's an interesting concession you've just made. You've effectively admitted that there's a considerable amount of anti-Scottish sentiment in England amongst the general public, to such an extent that the papers can see the commercial sense in exploiting and pandering to this existing prejudice in order to gain cash and readers for themselves. In Scotland, by contrast, the papers do not generally allow anti-English sentiment to be expressed above the line, suggesting that it is not in their commercial interests to do so. If newspapers always pander to their audience, then it follows that there is less anti-English sentiment in Scotland amongst the public than there is anti-Scottish sentiment in England. Unionists have long denied this, even though it's bloody obvious, so cheers. I like the cut of your jib. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Going back to that Hosie interview it shows what a polished politician he is. Far too many judged him based on his horrendous appearance in the run up to the indyref and just dismissed him as sneering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassiveFanDan Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Going back to that Hosie interview it shows what a polished politician he is. Far too many judged him based on his horrendous appearance in the run up to the indyref and just dismissed him as sneering. I was dead impressed with him after he demolished George Robertson (or allowed Robertson to demolish himself) during the independence debate at the University of Abertay. Unlike some other SNP bods I could name (Fiona Hyslop) he knew his brief and made his points calmly and persuasively. I missed his later car-crash interview though... How bad was it? Worth seeking out for the cringe-factor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddly optomistic Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I was dead impressed with him after he demolished George Robertson (or allowed Robertson to demolish himself) during the independence debate at the University of Abertay. Unlike some other SNP bods I could name (Fiona Hyslop) he knew his brief and made his points calmly and persuasively. I missed his later car-crash interview though... How bad was it? Worth seeking out for the cringe-factor? The first I'd seen of him was just prior to indyref. Can't remember what he was on but he came across terrible. Has definitely been much better of what I've seen recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassiveFanDan Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I'll need to look it up. Hope he wisnae trying to use Salmond-style just-laugh-at-the-interviewer patter - some folk can get away with that, but Hosie's not the type. He's at his best when he stays measured and managerial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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