UKMT General Elextravaganza 2017: Lord Buckethead would have won

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What is the best flav... you all know what this question is: This poll is closed.
Labour	907	49.92%
Theresa May Team (Conservative)	48	2.64%
Liberal Democrats	31	1.71%
UKIP	13	0.72%
Plaid Cymru	25	1.38%
Green	22	1.21%
Scottish Socialist Party	12	0.66%
Scottish Conservative Party	1	0.06%
Scottish National Party	59	3.25%
Some Kind of Irish Unionist	4	0.22%
Alliance / Irish Nonsectarian	3	0.17%
Some Kind of Irish Nationalist	36	1.98%
Misc. Far Left Trots	35	1.93%
Misc. Far Right Fash	8	0.44%
Monster Raving Loony	49	2.70%
Space Navies Party	39	2.15%
Independent / Single Issue	2	0.11%
Can't Vote	188	10.35%
Won't Vote	8	0.44%
Spoiled Ballot	15	0.83%
Pissflaps	312	17.17%
Total:	1817 votes

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Serene Dragon: Mar 31, 2011

Regarde Aduck posted:

If you SNP dumb shits must contribute to the chances of May winning at least get it right this time. Don't gently caress it up again and end up with even more Tories. I don't think you'll get a third chance.

I live in an SNP/Tory marginal, you dumb gently caress. The tories won this seat by a mere 800 loving votes in 2015 over the SNP.

Maybe stop hating on Scotland and took a good hard look at the fact that they're polling 26% in Scotland and 40% minimum in England and decide who is really to blame for the poo poo we're in.

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ContinuityNewTimes: Dec 30, 2010; Я выдуман напрочь

Baron Corbyn posted:

who was Marxist-Jezzinist before?

Non-notable white noise gibbiser OfficialGBSCaliph

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:21

Grouchio: Aug 31, 2014

Has the Sun always been this insufferable?

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:21

Jack the Lad: Jan 20, 2009; Feed the Pubs

I just heard from someone at work, who I've always considered to be a nice and intelligent person, "I don't have elderly parents, I'm not on benefits and I don't use hospitals, so I don't feel as though I really fit into that Labour box. I don't feel like they have anything to offer me."

I told them that who you vote for should be based on the kind of society you want to live in rather than on what result benefits you the most personally, and that they could easily walk outside and be hit by a car and need a hospital, but I don't think they were very convinced.

:psyduck:

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:21

Gaz2k21: Sep 1, 2006; MEGALA---WHO??!!??

Chucked a vote in for Lib Dem in Eastbourne, our local guy seems pretty decent (he obviously has faults but is generally well thought of) and hopefully it'll drag a seat away from the Tories, of course the only hope for that is if the youngster's come out in force as we have a FUCKTON of old people.

There's a fan group of a local football team that have been plastering any Tory signs with anti-tory stickers some of which are wonderful (a particular favourite is the black metal style sticker of Theresa mays face with the MAYHEM logo above it) they've been doing a lot of work to get young people involved so hopefully that will help.

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:22

jBrereton: May 30, 2013; Grimey Drawer

Grouchio posted:

Has the Sun always been this insufferable?

yeah

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:23

Tigey: Apr 6, 2015

Jack the Lad posted:

I just heard from someone at work, who I've always considered to be a nice and intelligent person, "I don't have elderly parents, I'm not on benefits and I don't use hospitals, so I don't feel as though I really fit into that Labour box. I don't feel like they have anything to offer me."

I told them that who you vote for should be based on the kind of society you want to live in rather than on what result benefits you the most personally, and that they could easily walk outside and be hit by a car and need a hospital, but I don't think they were very convinced.

Maybe you should wait until they walk outside and hit them with a car

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:23

Grouchio: Aug 31, 2014

Jack the Lad posted:

I just heard from someone at work, who I've always considered to be a nice and intelligent person, "I don't have elderly parents, I'm not on benefits and I don't use hospitals, so I don't feel as though I really fit into that Labour box. I don't feel like they have anything to offer me."

I told them that who you vote for should be based on the kind of society you want to live in rather than on what result benefits you the most personally, and that they could easily walk outside and be hit by a car and need a hospital, but I don't think they were very convinced.

I think certain people turn inwards and think towards maintaining and saving their own skins in the realization that the ideal society they've dreamed of has been temporarily shut down, after an election.

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OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

Jack the Lad posted:

I just heard from someone at work, who I've always considered to be a nice and intelligent person, "I don't have elderly parents, I'm not on benefits and I don't use hospitals, so I don't feel as though I really fit into that Labour box. I don't feel like they have anything to offer me."

I told them that who you vote for should be based on the kind of society you want to live in rather than on what result benefits you the most personally, and that they could easily walk outside and be hit by a car and need a hospital, but I don't think they were very convinced.

Must be nice never to age, need work, or be sick.

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MrNemo: Aug 26, 2010; "I just love beeting off"

Fun rumour/thing I definitely didn't hear from a civil servant friend. The civil service is currently preparing plans for joining the EU in about 10 years time when the demographics have shifted to the point people will want to fix the economy and regain the constitutional status they grew up with.

I'm not going to be heart broken if my very pro leave relatives live to see that.

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feedmegin: Jul 30, 2008

SteelMentor posted:

Why.

Serious question, I'm curious as to why you voted Lib Dem in the first place

I voted Lib Dem myself. You've heard of tactical voting yes?

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Miftan: Mar 31, 2012; Terry knows what he can do with his bloody chocolate orange...

Angepain posted:

new Tory slogan?

The local paper is called Ham & High. Its pretty great.

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jBrereton: May 30, 2013; Grimey Drawer

MrNemo posted:

Fun rumour/thing I definitely didn't hear from a civil servant friend. The civil service is currently preparing plans for joining the EU in about 10 years time when the demographics have shifted to the point people will want to fix the economy and regain the constitutional status they grew up with.

I'm not going to be heart broken if my very pro leave relatives live to see that.

Ah of course in 10 years there won't be old people again and people will forget the sheer vindictiveness of how this is going to play out on both sides.

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Skinty McEdger: Mar 9, 2008; I have NEVER received the respect I deserve as the leader and founder of The Masterflock, the internet's largest and oldest Christopher Masterpiece fan group in all of history, and I DEMAND that changes. From now on, you will respect Skinty McEdger!

OwlFancier posted:

Must be nice never to age, need work, or be sick.

Labour just needs to find a way to reach that Glittering Twilight Vampire vote.

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Random Integer: Oct 7, 2010

Jack the Lad posted:

I just heard from someone at work, who I've always considered to be a nice and intelligent person, "I don't have elderly parents, I'm not on benefits and I don't use hospitals, so I don't feel as though I really fit into that Labour box. I don't feel like they have anything to offer me."

I told them that who you vote for should be based on the kind of society you want to live in rather than on what result benefits you the most personally, and that they could easily walk outside and be hit by a car and need a hospital, but I don't think they were very convinced.

Nobody uses hospitals until they do. Your intelligent friend is an idiot.

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:27

Roark: Dec 1, 2009; A moderate man - a violently moderate man.

SteelMentor posted:

Why.

Serious question, I'm curious as to why you voted Lib Dem in the first place.

I like the local Lib Dem candidate, the seat was a narrow SNP pickup from the Lib Dems in 2015, and I'm pro-Union.

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:28

feedmegin: Jul 30, 2008

jBrereton posted:

Ah of course in 10 years there won't be old people again and people will forget the sheer vindictiveness of how this is going to play out on both sides.

There will be a lot less boomers over time, which matters because there's a reason they're called that. As the Baby Boom generation dies off the population distribution skews younger, even if people like me or 10-years-older-than-me go as fash as the boomers did (and I don't think we will, to be honest, because the boomers were born with a loving welfare state silver spoon, voted to sell it off in the 80s to make themselves more money, and have a massive sense of entitlement now).

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Random Integer: Oct 7, 2010

My house has never caught fire so why should I pay for a fire service?

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:29

OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

Things I can never become, and thus have no need for support with: Old, Unemployed, Ill.

Things I will definitely become, and thus need support with: A millionaire.

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GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

jBrereton posted:

Ah of course in 10 years there won't be old people again and people will forget the sheer vindictiveness of how this is going to play out on both sides.

there's not a sudden switch that makes you a oval office who hates foreigners when you hit 50 though so I think Brexit will be widely regarded as a horrible mistake.

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Chinese Gordon: Oct 22, 2008

OwlFancier posted:

Things I can never become, and thus have no need for support with: Old, Unemployed, Ill.

Things I will definitely become, and thus need support with: A millionaire.

Youngtory.txt

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OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

An increasing proportion of people over time are going to be people who voted to remain in the first place.

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Skinty McEdger: Mar 9, 2008; I have NEVER received the respect I deserve as the leader and founder of The Masterflock, the internet's largest and oldest Christopher Masterpiece fan group in all of history, and I DEMAND that changes. From now on, you will respect Skinty McEdger!

jBrereton posted:

Ah of course in 10 years there won't be old people again and people will forget the sheer vindictiveness of how this is going to play out on both sides.

Well also it works on the assumption the EU would want us back, and that our economy would not be so devastated in the mean time that we would be able to qualify for membership.

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Angepain: Jul 13, 2012; what keeps happening to my clothes

jBrereton posted:

Ah of course in 10 years there won't be old people again

looking at the state of the NHS, quite possibly

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Tha_Joker_GAmer: Aug 16, 2006

Jack the Lad posted:

I just heard from someone at work, who I've always considered to be a nice and intelligent person, "I don't have elderly parents, I'm not on benefits and I don't use hospitals, so I don't feel as though I really fit into that Labour box. I don't feel like they have anything to offer me."

I told them that who you vote for should be based on the kind of society you want to live in rather than on what result benefits you the most personally, and that they could easily walk outside and be hit by a car and need a hospital, but I don't think they were very convinced.

he doesn't fit into the Tory box either but they get his vote by default? why? or maybe he is really well off and does, i dont know the guy

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:33

Skinty McEdger: Mar 9, 2008; I have NEVER received the respect I deserve as the leader and founder of The Masterflock, the internet's largest and oldest Christopher Masterpiece fan group in all of history, and I DEMAND that changes. From now on, you will respect Skinty McEdger!

Liu posted:

he doesn't fit into the Tory box either but they get his vote by default? why?

He wants to not pay taxes and "keep his money."

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Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

I had to skip the last 45 pages so what's new guys?

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Tesseraction: Apr 5, 2009

Marxist-Jezzinist posted:

Non-notable white noise gibbiser OfficialGBSCaliph

Wow that's quite a rebranding.

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forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

Grouchio posted:

Has the Sun always been this insufferable?

No, it's been insufferable since 1969, when it was bought by Rupert Murdoch. Before 1964 it was a really good newspaper called The Daily Herald, which started life as a paper printed by striking print workers in 1910. Before the 1st World War it was openly syndicalist.

Namtab posted:

I had to skip the last 45 pages so what's new guys?

There's an election going on.

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Zephro: Nov 23, 2000; I suppose I could part with one and still be feared...

The Greens have crushed it round where I live, getting 44% of the vote and putting them a long way ahead of Labour in second place.

I have to say none of the pollsters predicted that result from the pretend elections at my kid's primary school

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baka kaba: Jul 19, 2003; PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
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NikkolasKing posted:

So I'm American and the talk of "the olds will gently caress us all" has been kinda confusing to me, but the more I learn and see about UK politics and media, the more I see British senior citizens are pawns of a truly evil elite that is manipulating them via the medium they would be most comfortable with.

It's really disgusting.

Party Plane Jones posted:

https://twitter.com/_snozberries/status/872767756751572994

The Scum hard at work.

I know they're enjoying themselves and trying to be funny, but everyone should spread this around as much as possible - if it starts trending it might gently caress off a lot of young people who weren't voting and provide a boost to Labour's vote. It'd be nice if it's the Sun wot won it for Corbs

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mfcrocker: Jan 31, 2004; Hot Rope Guy

MrNemo posted:

Fun rumour/thing I definitely didn't hear from a civil servant friend. The civil service is currently preparing plans for joining the EU in about 10 years time when the demographics have shifted to the point people will want to fix the economy and regain the constitutional status they grew up with.

I'm not going to be heart broken if my very pro leave relatives live to see that.

This wouldn't surprise me at all, the civil service is pretty solidly in panic mode. Holy poo poo the deal we strike to rejoin will be brutal

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Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

mfcrocker posted:

This wouldn't surprise me at all, the civil service is pretty solidly in panic mode. Holy poo poo the deal we strike to rejoin will be brutal

Nah it'll just be a loss of all special deals plus London will get shafted

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:39

baka kaba: Jul 19, 2003; PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

London will be protected at all costs

# ? Jun 8, 2017 16:39

mfcrocker: Jan 31, 2004; Hot Rope Guy

Namtab posted:

Nah it'll just be a loss of all special deals plus London will get shafted

I'll die of laughter if we end up being made to join the Euro :allears:

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Darth Walrus: Feb 13, 2012

Namtab posted:

Nah it'll just be a loss of all special deals plus London will get shafted

So... brutal?

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peanut-: Feb 17, 2004; Fun Shoe

MrNemo posted:

Fun rumour/thing I definitely didn't hear from a civil servant friend. The civil service is currently preparing plans for joining the EU in about 10 years time when the demographics have shifted to the point people will want to fix the economy and regain the constitutional status they grew up with.

I'm not going to be heart broken if my very pro leave relatives live to see that.

People really need to abandon this fantasy of The Civil Service as some kind of unified, paternalistic guiding hand quietly shepherding Britain from behind the scenes.

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Igiari: Sep 14, 2007

Stories of long lines of students is a bit encouraging, but I still reckon they'll be concentrated in university towns which were always going to go Labour/not Tory.

Deep despair alive.

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Angepain: Jul 13, 2012; what keeps happening to my clothes

Zephro posted:

The Greens have crushed it round where I live, getting 44% of the vote and putting them a long way ahead of Labour in second place.

I have to say none of the pollsters predicted that result from the pretend elections at my kid's primary school

that settles it, give primary school kids the vote

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TheRat: Aug 30, 2006

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