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What is the best flav... you all know what this question is:
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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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Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
i just woke up and lol

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LemonyTang
Nov 29, 2009

Ask me about holding 4gate!
His point is that while 326 is 51% of 650, you only need 51% of 643.

TACD
Oct 27, 2000

JT Jag posted:

I don't know a ton about British politics but I'm pretty sure you guys got good news tonight that seriously shouldn't have happened, so congratulations UK goons?
:cool:

Sydin posted:

So maybe it's too early to ask this, but is there any general consensus on why Labour flipped the table and gained like 30 seats?
Young people aren't as poo poo as we expected!

Owlkill
Jul 1, 2009
Imagine being this guy

https://twitter.com/mjrobbins/status/872953498173878272

Pablo Bluth
Sep 7, 2007

I've made a huge mistake.

Malcolm XML posted:

Do people realize that sf don't take their seats?
That's the point. Without SF's 7 seats, parliament's true size is 643. Half of 643 is 321.5. If the Tories have 322 seats they can't lose a vote (if unified...)

Ms Adequate
Oct 30, 2011

Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling



Malcolm XML posted:

Do people realize that sf don't take their seats?

Yes that's his point; SF getting 7 seats changes the number needed for an effective majority in the Commons.

Trin Tragula posted:

Labour Leaders Who Jeremy Corbyn Is Officially Better Than

George Lansbury
Hugh Gaitskell
George Brown
Michael Foot
Neil Kinnock
Gordon Brown
Ed Miliband

And at least one third of Tony Blair!

Irony Be My Shield
Jul 29, 2012

Three leaders and two entirely needless lost votes in a year. The party of strength and stability everyone!

Jet Jaguar
Feb 12, 2006

Don't touch my bags if you please, Mr Customs Man.



This interview with Lord Buckethead is amazing.

https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/862921923491188736

thehappyprince
Apr 4, 2006

Alastair Cock

https://twitter.com/HuffPostUKPol/status/873042828288380928

Coohoolin
Aug 5, 2012

Oor Coohoolie.

hakimashou posted:

Maybe you can pretend to be welsh or something.

You. Are the lowest of the loving low. You need to leave and die and flaming poo poo trash fire, and never pretend to know anything about our situation ever again. gently caress you, and your lovely pretentious bollocks, and rest easy knowing no one gives a flying gently caress about your opinions ever again.

SpaceDrake
Dec 22, 2006

I can't avoid filling a game with awful memes, even if I want to. It's in my bones...!

Digiwizzard posted:

Wait wait wait, what the gently caress? I knew Scottish Labour were ineffectual and useless but they were actively sabotaging their own party?

From some discussion I saw, yes.

You have to understand that before tonight, Corbyn was the most contentious leader of Labour in the modern era. People were twisting themselves into knots to try and get him removed.

That's gone, and now Scottish Labour is going to look like a real pack of idiots.


On a different note tho... seriously, after May steps down in an hour, who the hell is going to want to run for PM & Tory leader? Could we actually end up with Prime Minister BoJo, who no longer wants the job in any capacity? Is there anyone else even left?

Bloody Pom
Jun 5, 2011



Balls, the Greens kept their seat.

Cerebral Bore
Apr 21, 2010


Fun Shoe

SpaceDrake posted:

If you want to talk about the knives coming out, Jezza and the rest of Labour are going to have long ones out for Scottish Labour, who in some cases told people to outright vote Conservative rather than support SNP or Labour as a whole. The lack of a Corbyn Coalition is entirely on them.

Good, there literally is no excuse for those incompetents. Purge 'em all and have some good leftie lads and lasses take over.

gardenald
Jul 23, 2007

In the end, it comes down to throwing one pitch after another, and seeing what happens. With each new consequence, the game begins to take shape.

LemonyTang posted:

His point is that while 326 is 51% of 650, you only need 51% of 643.

Which is 323, which is mathematically possible but unlikely

e: omg labour wins newcastle-under-lyme by 30

CottonWolf
Jul 20, 2012

Good ideas generator

Good on Lucas.

Hieronymous Alloy
Jan 30, 2009


Why! Why!! Why must you refuse to accept that Dr. Hieronymous Alloy's Genetically Enhanced Cream Corn Is Superior to the Leading Brand on the Market!?!




Morbid Hound
Is jezza a corbyn nickname or someone else

Bloody Pom
Jun 5, 2011



gardenald posted:

Which is 323, which is mathematically possible but unlikely

e: omg labour wins newcastle-under-lyme by 30

:frogsiren:

Zenithe
Feb 25, 2013

Ask not to whom the Anidavatar belongs; it belongs to thee.
Could SF potentially turn up for lols and/or spite, or is their hard stance on telling England to gently caress themselves too strong?

spiderbot
Oct 21, 2012


Hieronymous Alloy posted:

Is jezza a corbyn nickname or someone else

It's short for Jeremy.

CottonWolf
Jul 20, 2012

Good ideas generator

Yeah, Jezza's Corbs.

Sarmhan
Nov 1, 2011

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

Is jezza a corbyn nickname or someone else

Jezza= Jeremy. So yea.

SpaceDrake
Dec 22, 2006

I can't avoid filling a game with awful memes, even if I want to. It's in my bones...!

Some people just refuse to learn

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

Is jezza a corbyn nickname or someone else

Corbyn, it's a diminutive of Jeremy

LemonyTang
Nov 29, 2009

Ask me about holding 4gate!

Bloody Pom posted:

Balls, the Greens kept their seat.

But Caroline Lucas owns?

Taintrunner
Apr 10, 2017

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

Is jezza a corbyn nickname or someone else

Jezza isn't the savior the left deserves, but the savior we need

OwlFancier
Aug 22, 2013

Digiwizzard posted:

Wait wait wait, what the gently caress? I knew Scottish Labour were ineffectual and useless but they were actively sabotaging their own party?

Scotlab's thing for while has been SNP BAD to the exclusion of absolutely everything else.

They got their loving wish.

Ms Adequate
Oct 30, 2011

Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling



Hieronymous Alloy posted:

Is jezza a corbyn nickname or someone else

Aye, Jez/Jezza is a nickname we use for Jeremy here in bongland. I think the ozzies do too.

Caroline Lucas got a pretty nice big majority, good for her! :unsmith:

ukle
Nov 28, 2005

As I mentioned hours ago, he has turned his seat into a safe Labour seats, from being a very close marginal.

21% 30% swing to Labour! The guy can really do elections.

ukle fucked around with this message at 06:13 on Jun 9, 2017

Irony Be My Shield
Jul 29, 2012

Man the Tories are going to be on their third leader in the space of a year. And no-one else even wanted the job last time.

Coohoolin
Aug 5, 2012

Oor Coohoolie.

Bloody Pom posted:

Balls, the Greens kept their seat.

gently caress you too.

Sulphagnist
Oct 10, 2006

WARNING! INTRUDERS DETECTED

gardenald posted:

Which is 323, which is mathematically possible but unlikely

e: omg labour wins newcastle-under-lyme by 30

I'm really glad because before I went to bed I was reading reports of some serious voter roll shenanigans up in there.

Pinterest Mom
Jun 9, 2009

Zenithe posted:

Could SF potentially turn up for lols and/or spite, or is their hard stance on telling England to gently caress themselves too strong?

zero percent chance

Hieronymous Alloy
Jan 30, 2009


Why! Why!! Why must you refuse to accept that Dr. Hieronymous Alloy's Genetically Enhanced Cream Corn Is Superior to the Leading Brand on the Market!?!




Morbid Hound

spiderbot posted:

It's short for Jeremy.

Sometimes it's almost like we speak the same language, then things like this happen

TomViolence
Feb 19, 2013

PLEASE ASK ABOUT MY 80,000 WORD WALLACE AND GROMIT SLASH FICTION. PLEASE.

thehappyprince posted:

shout out to jeremy corbyn for confirming beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is the absolute boy

Nice piece of fish
Jan 29, 2008

Ultra Carp
You glorious bastards, you did it. You actually did it and the Jam Man is unassailable.

Now let June be the end of May, and I'm going for a pint early.

Amused to Death
Aug 10, 2009

google "The Night Witches", and prepare for :stare:

Zenithe posted:

Could SF potentially turn up for lols and/or spite, or is their hard stance on telling England to gently caress themselves too strong?

Their party constitution forbids members from taking their parliament seats, soo....

RabidWeasel
Aug 4, 2007

Cultures thrive on their myths and legends...and snuggles!

Bloody Pom posted:

Balls, the Greens kept their seat.

Caroline Lucas is a legit amazing politician by all visible accounts so good.

Ms Adequate
Oct 30, 2011

Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling



Zenithe posted:

Could SF potentially turn up for lols and/or spite, or is their hard stance on telling England to gently caress themselves too strong?

Their party constitution forbids taking seats in Westminster.

e; I'm loving the way the story is "May's plan backfired" like it's not just an election result it's her hoisting herself.

Corbyn is The Absolute Boy.

Bloody Pom
Jun 5, 2011



LemonyTang posted:

But Caroline Lucas owns?

I've been out of UK politics for too long, my main knowledge of Green parties is the NZ Greens, who are batshit insane.

If she's a good politician, then good on her.

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

Zenithe posted:

Could SF potentially turn up for lols and/or spite, or is their hard stance on telling England to gently caress themselves too strong?

literally the only scenario that they'd turn up in is if their being there could somehow prevent the end of the world

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OwlFancier
Aug 22, 2013

Jet Jaguar posted:

This interview with Lord Buckethead is amazing.

https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/862921923491188736

https://twitter.com/DPJHodges/status/862929113547497472

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