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| Labour |
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907 | 49.92% |
| Theresa May Team (Conservative) |
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48 | 2.64% |
| Liberal Democrats |
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31 | 1.71% |
| UKIP |
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13 | 0.72% |
| Plaid Cymru |
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25 | 1.38% |
| Green |
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22 | 1.21% |
| Scottish Socialist Party |
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12 | 0.66% |
| Scottish Conservative Party |
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1 | 0.06% |
| Scottish National Party |
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59 | 3.25% |
| Some Kind of Irish Unionist |
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4 | 0.22% |
| Alliance / Irish Nonsectarian |
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3 | 0.17% |
| Some Kind of Irish Nationalist |
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36 | 1.98% |
| Misc. Far Left Trots |
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35 | 1.93% |
| Misc. Far Right Fash |
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8 | 0.44% |
| Monster Raving Loony |
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49 | 2.70% |
| Space Navies Party |
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39 | 2.15% |
| Independent / Single Issue |
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2 | 0.11% |
| Can't Vote |
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188 | 10.35% |
| Won't Vote |
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8 | 0.44% |
| Spoiled Ballot |
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15 | 0.83% |
| Pissflaps |
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312 | 17.17% |
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Japanese cartoonist Masaaki Sato has May warning Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, not to delay an election too long. Napping Donald, Hidden Juche
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OwlFancier posted:I'm not sure that the queen works like capture the flag and the first party to get a speech and carry it to the queen wins the government. Yeah I don't mean him calling a vote, but putting out one to the press, like a manifesto of things labour believe they could pass with cross party support, to fill the news void while Theresa faffs around and build support.
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Jun 12, 2017 12:35
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kirchick#2016_presidential_elections Well Surprise Surprise that the Hillary Clinton Supporter is complaining about too much democracy! too intelligent for democracy
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blunt posted:Yeah I don't mean him calling a vote, but putting out one to the press, like a manifesto of things labour believe they could pass with cross party support, to fill the news void while Theresa faffs around and build support. Tbh that actually sounds like a fairly solid plan. "Theresa May has called for strong and stable government; there is one party in the UK that is ready and able to govern". e: Intrinsic Field Marshal posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kirchick#2016_presidential_elections Borrovan fucked around with this message at 12:41 on Jun 12, 2017 |
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Jun 12, 2017 12:38
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Dr Snofeld posted:Is that a lot of money for North London? Also, is that not a wonderful name for a cat? Just made me realize I have had the completely wrong impression him, had imagined him as a life long bachelor without kids.
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Jun 12, 2017 12:42
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Japanese cartoonist Masaaki Sato has May warning Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, not to delay an election too long. Not pictured: Jeremy Corbyn with tentacles.
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Jun 12, 2017 12:43
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His Divine Shadow posted:Just made me realize I have had the completely wrong impression him, had imagined him as a life long bachelor without kids. He's been very insistent about keeping his family out of politics.
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Jun 12, 2017 12:45
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What the hell is going on with Dan Hodges eye. Edit: Oh he lost his eye. Huh ok. Firos fucked around with this message at 12:50 on Jun 12, 2017 |
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Jun 12, 2017 12:46
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For those with better knowledge of political history, when was the last time the Tories appeared this wounded as a party? The reasonable sounding answer would be when their last PM resigned in disgrace over a hubris-induced unnecessary election that brought the country to its knees, but they actually carried on really effectively after that.
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Jun 12, 2017 12:46
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OwlFancier posted:I'm not sure that the queen works like capture the flag and the first party to get a speech and carry it to the queen wins the government.
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Jun 12, 2017 12:48
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Firos posted:What the hell is going on with Dan Hodges eye. It can see into the reality where May won, he is a man trapped between two worlds. It's why he's always wrong.
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Jun 12, 2017 12:50
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big scary monsters posted:Turns out it's common in a lot of European countries and I also found it really weird. I didn't even tell the government when I left the UK, or when I moved back. Just got on a plane. I've always found it really bizarre when I leave Australia and the customs declaration card asks me how long I plan to be away from Australia from. Uh, none of your loving business?
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Jun 12, 2017 12:52
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ThomasPaine posted:Wow lots of calls to disenfranchise the young by salty Tories in today's metro lol. I love it when it's the right having the meltdowns for once. If they won't vote for us they shouldn't have the right to vote at all!  The born to rule mentality is really quite something when the Old Ways start to crumble. ^ I think you'll find where you go, how long for and what you ate for dinner last night is exactly Big Brother's business. Now wear your jumpsuit and remember to attend the daily hate.
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Jun 12, 2017 12:52
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Firos posted:What the hell is going on with Dan Hodges eye. How apt given he's a bit of a one-eyed monster. And by a bit I mean a lot.
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Jun 12, 2017 12:56
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Halisnacks posted:For those with better knowledge of political history, when was the last time the Tories appeared this wounded as a party? The Blair years, when they had a string of uninspiring non-entities running the show (most of whom got posts in Cameron's cabinet, lol).
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Jun 12, 2017 12:57
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what a cuck lol (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Jun 12, 2017 12:57
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Dr Snofeld posted:Is that a lot of money for North London? Also, is that not a wonderful name for a cat? A million quid isn't much for a house in central London. Don't worry, no fears that our Corbs is some banana republic kleptocrat just yet!
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Jun 12, 2017 13:02
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Thanks Ants posted:What if...drunken Pissflaps never went away? Maybe this timeline is salvagable after all
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Jun 12, 2017 13:02
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Halisnacks posted:For those with better knowledge of political history, when was the last time the Tories appeared this wounded as a party? John Major around 1993-1995 - despite being able to comfortably see off individual Tory challengers he could not command the support to purge dissenters from his cabinet, thus perpetuating a cycle of strategic leaks and weekly scandal which is where May finds herself now - despite the absence of an alternative, where even the papers can't pin down what they want, her premiership is now going to be an endless barrel of headline fodder things stabilised after he staged his leadership election stunt but by then it was too late to salvage things ronya fucked around with this message at 13:07 on Jun 12, 2017 |
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Jun 12, 2017 13:03
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Halisnacks posted:For those with better knowledge of political history, when was the last time the Tories appeared this wounded as a party? 2001 election, probably. 'Oh poo poo, Blair wasn't a fluke'
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Jun 12, 2017 13:03
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feedmegin posted:A million quid isn't much for a house in central London. Don't worry, no fears that our Corbs is some banana republic kleptocrat just yet! depending on how long ago he got it, it could have been bought at a small fraction of the current cost
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Jun 12, 2017 13:03
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Guavanaut posted:Unlike the deal, this one might be true. Anarchist Aragon did alright
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Jun 12, 2017 13:04
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https://twitter.com/ElectCalculus/status/874225962287857664
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Jun 12, 2017 13:05
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An interesting tidbit here, showing how our relatively unimportant and worthless Taoiseach managed to completely outmanoeuvre May on NI issues with the EU. https://www.rte.ie/news/brexit/2017/0612/881978-brexit-unity-clause/ Turns out Brexit is actually bad for UK negotiating power?????
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Jun 12, 2017 13:06
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WeAreTheRomans posted:An interesting tidbit here, showing how our relatively unimportant and worthless Taoiseach managed to completely outmanoeuvre May on NI issues with the EU. You know you really hosed up when Enda Kenny of all people is stunting on you.
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Jun 12, 2017 13:08
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Guavanaut posted:Corbyn powers up Constitution Hill on his bike, speech in hand, but halfway up is passed by Tim Farron in a Mini Cooper and Arlene Foster on horseback. Nicola Sturgeon enters the fray in a yellow Argyll Turbo. It's neck and neck between Sturgeon and Farron, but Dick Faragely and his dog Nuttley have oiled the track. Disaster. Who will deliver a speech now? Suddenly, a balloon shaped like a giant rubber duck descends from the clouds above the palace. I feel like Arlene Foster would probably be the anthill mob in this analogy but otherwise it makes about as much sense as our government normally does.
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Jun 12, 2017 13:11
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Spuckuk posted:You know you really hosed up when Enda Kenny of all people is stunting on you. Yes. Although apparent Enda (RIP) is an incredible mimic and is popular in Brussels for doing spot-on impersonations of leaders. Shame he did such a half-hearted job at impersonating one himself
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Jun 12, 2017 13:12
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Murderion posted:The Blair years, when they had a string of uninspiring non-entities running the show (most of whom got posts in Cameron's cabinet, lol). I'd say basically shortly after the departure of Thatcher. She basically went down over the pro/anti-EU civil war (and being a horrible oval office it was impossible to work with) and Major was left with a party ready to rip itself apart over Europe. The big difference of course was that that was the party dealing with the fall out of having had a strong leader who shaped party policy and structure gotten rid with no successor equal to that role. This time round we had a competent and presentable leader who turbofucked himself replaced with someone who seemed to have the ideological convictions and competence but lacked any real political acumen and turbofucked herself. Tories have largely done well presenting themselves as the competent and tough party, whether they've been economically liberal or paternalistic. This quick succession of total disasters has done a huge amount of damage to that image and I don't think there's any strong candidates who are untainted by association with either of them. The pro Europe free marketers were all in with Cameron and the Eurosceptic paternalists were in with May (distinction here being mostly rhetoric since they all seem to favour low taxes and austerity). Corbyn, for all his faults in being able to manage the party, has withstood 2 leadership challenges and done very well in the election. His public image is shifting to that of someone who is part of the political landscape rather than a far left candidate who is going to be booted by his own MPs any day now. I don't think the Tories have every been in quite this much a shambles with both sides looking very much equally responsible.
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Jun 12, 2017 13:14
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Bloody hell how did it go from Labour being wrecked by those changes to the tories losing 3 more seats?
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Jun 12, 2017 13:14
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Spuckuk posted:Anarchist Aragon did alright Technically anarchist societies still have a government they just don't have a state. The opposite of a Britain or Belgium. 
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Jun 12, 2017 13:16
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Jun 12, 2017 13:16
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OwlFancier posted:Bloody hell how did it go from Labour being wrecked by those changes to the tories losing 3 more seats? Suddenly young people are voting, I guess.
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Jun 12, 2017 13:17
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Wow, the Lib Dems are looking to have their MPs MrNemo fucked around with this message at 13:19 on Jun 12, 2017 |
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Jun 12, 2017 13:17
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If this is true then what price boundary reform disappearing from view? I don't think the DUP will be agitating for the reform if the result is to give SF more MPs than them (even though SF don't take their seats).
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Jun 12, 2017 13:17
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MrNemo posted:Wow, the Lib Dems are looking to have their MPs more than halved by those new boundaries. #libdemfightback
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Jun 12, 2017 13:19
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I thought this was a joke, but it's actually real. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-22449210 Well, not actual goat skin, but some sort of super special paper where the ink takes actual days to dry.  quote:Just when you thought Goatgate had been cleared up, along comes the official line: It is not on vellum anymore. It is on "goatskin parchment paper" but confusingly it's not actually goatskin. However it is very high quality, thick paper, which is why the ink takes several days to dry, and it then needs to be bound into a booklet, before being sent on to Her Majesty for signing.
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Jun 12, 2017 13:19
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Wouldn't this actually be bad for Labour? It removes 29 seats from any likely 'Progressive Pact' and only 23 from a tory-dup coalition?
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Jun 12, 2017 13:20
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jBrereton posted:um 5 12fths is not over 50% I'll have you know I'm working in good old Imperial constituency units, not these new fangled EU mandated metric things.
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Jun 12, 2017 13:20
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Bardeh posted:I thought this was a joke, but it's actually real. I was about to say this is loving stupid, but actually, anything which pushes pople towards realising that parliament is a forum for legislative debate and you don't immediately need a Big Strong Leader as though we're on the Mongol khanates is probably a good thing
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Bardeh posted:I thought this was a joke, but it's actually real. I dunno if it's clear or obvious to everybody, but the reason animal skin parchments survived so long as a writing medium is that they are super loving tough. Decent (not best) quality archival paper (which the govt is talking about migrating to) stored in melinex, inside acid-free boxes, in climate controlled storage has an estimated shelf life of about 500 years. Meanwhile you can leave a roll of parchment in a ratty, damp cellar (most of them have been stored in exactly this way) for 800 years and they'll survive remarkably well - maybe some mould or brittleness, etc, but they rarely just fall to pieces.
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