parsforlife Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 5 minutes ago, GordonS said: It's not remotely important there's any cohesion in constituency boundaries anyway, they're not like local authorities. If there's no need for cohesion then there's no need for consistencies at all, if so bring on full PR. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 The first election I voted in was 1992. John Major won that one after Kinnock f*cked it up. The streets of Edinburgh were very quiet the day after as people couldn't believe the Tories had won. Rule out the Tories at your peril. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 5 minutes ago, tamthebam said: The first election I voted in was 1992. John Major won that one after Kinnock f*cked it up. The streets of Edinburgh were very quiet the day after as people couldn't believe the Tories had won. Rule out the Tories at your peril. It wasn't expected to be a heavy defeat though, and I remember the polls had been narrowing beforehand. The big problem for Labour there seemed to be a combination of the press coming down firmly on the Conservatives' side, and Labour making an embarrassment of themselves. Announcing yourself as "The next Prime Minister of the UK" tends to make the UK think, "oh really?" Spoiler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 23 minutes ago, parsforlife said: If there's no need for cohesion then there's no need for consistencies at all, if so bring on full PR. Agreed, at least to some extent. I don't know if I'd like the single national list system used by countries like the Netherlands, our regional system works pretty well. I think the value of local constituency MPs is overrated. That "write to your MP" campaigning thing is redundant when you know for sure that your MP will vote the way you want anyway, and I'd hate to have to go to an utter monster for personal cases. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Labour will have a majority, but smaller than the polls have been suggesting. The SNP will have the most Scottish MPs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bobo Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Even although I am not keen on Labour I think they will win the most seats both North and South of the border. I cartainly hope this is what happens as we need a change in both WM and Holyrood imo. Both the SNP and Conservatives are awful. They have both had far to long in power. Labour might be as bad as both of them but I think they should have a chance. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 11 hours ago, tamthebam said: The first election I voted in was 1992. John Major won that one after Kinnock f*cked it up. The streets of Edinburgh were very quiet the day after as people couldn't believe the Tories had won. Rule out the Tories at your peril. Just don't watch the longer 3 min video, it the most cringe worthy political rally in UK History. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Dave Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I predict the sturgeon investigation will suddenly pick up pace in the coming weeks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I wonder who the P&B Tory Four are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 29 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I wonder who the P&B Tory Four are. I voted to predict a Tory landslide, in protest at the lack of options above. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 2 minutes ago, scottsdad said: I voted to predict a Tory landslide, in protest at the lack of options above. Ah p1sh, I posted in the wrong thread (was meant to be the Who Are You Voting For? one). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 42 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I wonder who the P&B Tory Four are. A Gang of Four? That sounds ominous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 57 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I wonder who the P&B Tory Four are. I must hold my hands up. I am one. I fucked by pressing the one wrong. Mea Culpa. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Highlandmagar said: I must hold my hands up. I am one. I fucked by pressing the one wrong. Mea Culpa. Can you be trusted with using a pencil to put a cross in a box on 04/07, or do you need a proxy vote? Edited May 23 by MEADOWXI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 11 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said: Can you be trusted with using a pencil to put a cross in a box on 04/07, or do you need a proxy vote? Nope perfectly capable of spoiling my paper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 48 minutes ago, scottsdad said: I voted to predict a Tory landslide, in protest at the lack of options above. That would be so horrifying that I almost hope it happens just so I can feel something again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caro-Kann Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I would love a repeat of the 1993 Canadian election with Rishi Sunak in the Kim Campbell role and it's no outwith the bounds of possibility. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorOnopko Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Scotland: SNP 28 Labour 25 Tories 2 Lib Dems 2 UK: Labour: 388 Conservatives: 199 SNP: 28 Lib Dems: 12 Others: 23 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorOnopko Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 2 hours ago, Tartan Dave said: I predict the sturgeon investigation will suddenly pick up pace in the coming weeks I'm picturing Police Scotland spilling their cuppas and getting their feet off their desks when the news came through yesterday - got to get this back in the news in a single month rather than 5 or 6! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 2 hours ago, MEADOWXI said: Just don't watch the longer 3 min video, it the most cringe worthy political rally in UK History. It's a persistent myth that he said "We're alright", as that video is titled. He said "Well alright", like he was at a rock concert. I don't understand people who would change their vote based on something like that. "Well, I like his policies on employment, public services and taxation, and the Tories have destroyed industrial communities for 13 years, but I'm going to vote for them anyway because he shouted 'Well alright'". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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