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Wow.

Tineash wrote:

Rex Kramer wrote:

KK wrote:Does anyone really want to go back to the polls in June?

Is there really any point? May won't lose, Labour will probably lose a fair few seats and Lib Dems might recover some ground. I guess the only benefit to the Tories is that it puts some distance between the point of Brexit and the next election which might give them time to paper over the cracks.

Uh.. it will also turn a narrow majority into a colossal one.

I guess but Corbyn has hardly been hammering home that particular advantage, he's pretty much waved through everything she's wanted to do.

Definitely an election from speech

"The country is coming together, but Westminster is not".

What country

I won't be remotely surprised if Corbyn doesn't resign, not right away at least, and clings on for as long as he possibly can.

Lagamorph wrote:I won't be remotely surprised if Corbyn doesn't resign, not right away at least, and clings on for as long as he possibly can.

Depends. If it's a narrow defeat then he might hold on. If he gets destroyed (and he almost certainly will) then he'll have to go.

Moggy wrote:

Lagamorph wrote:I won't be remotely surprised if Corbyn doesn't resign, not right away at least, and clings on for as long as he possibly can.

Depends. If it's a narrow defeat then he might hold on. If he gets destroyed (and he almost certainly will) then he'll have to go.

You say that, but will he. It will be his choice, he will argue that his support is higher tahn ever, that it was an election no one was prepared for and Momentum will ensure "accidents" happen to anyone that says otherwise.

Did anything Cameron do turn out well? Even his fixed term parliament act only lasted for one election.

Moggy wrote:Did anything Cameron do turn out well? Even his fixed term parliament act only lasted for one election.

Gay marriage?

But he didn't allow straight civil partnerships.

Moggy wrote:Did anything Cameron do turn out well? Even his fixed term parliament act only lasted for one election.

I heard he did good crackling.

Lagamorph wrote:

Moggy wrote:Did anything Cameron do turn out well? Even his fixed term parliament act only lasted for one election.

Gay marriage?

I'll let him have that one.

Anything else?

Have I Got News For You is back on Friday, just in time for the election!

KK wrote:Have I Got News For You is back on Friday, just in time for the election!

Isn't satire banned around an election.

The 2nd June episode might get bumped, but it'll be fine after that. It has been taped on a Friday and aired later that same night in the past on election weeks so it's bang up to date.

Is it only in the week before the election that broadcasting regulations are tightened up, KK?

Maybe they could get around that by not being too funny.

Lucien wrote:Oh, it'll be funny if we end up with a Conservative/Lib Dem government. A Labour/Lib Dem government would be even funnier.

Currently because of the brexit issue i can't see the Tories and Lib Dems agreeing to a coaliton. If the Tories don't get enough seats for a majority they will either have to run a minority government or rerun the election again.

Labour and Lib Dems i could see potentially agreeing to a coalition as Labours stance on brexit is clearly less hardline than the Tories even though they seem to be refusing to state their case.

Karl wrote:Is it only in the week before the election that broadcasting regulations are tightened up, KK?

The main one is that discussion, analysis and satire of a GE or referendum must cease on TV when the polls officially open and remain as such until they close. This was most notable last year when John Oliver had to be delayed on Sky Atlantic.

You can read Ofcom's (rather dry) rules here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/ ... f?lang=cym

Return_of_the_STAR wrote:

Lucien wrote:Oh, it'll be funny if we end up with a Conservative/Lib Dem government. A Labour/Lib Dem government would be even funnier.

Currently because of the brexit issue i can't see the Tories and Lib Dems agreeing to a coaliton. If the Tories don't get enough seats for a majority they will either have to run a minority government or rerun the election again.

Labour and Lib Dems i could see potentially agreeing to a coalition as Labours stance on brexit is clearly less hardline than the Tories even though they seem to be refusing to state their case.

I don't know I could see the Dem's agreeing to a coalition for soft brexit trade off. Which would wipe their party out again.

lex-man wrote:

Return_of_the_STAR wrote:

Lucien wrote:Oh, it'll be funny if we end up with a Conservative/Lib Dem government. A Labour/Lib Dem government would be even funnier.

Currently because of the brexit issue i can't see the Tories and Lib Dems agreeing to a coaliton. If the Tories don't get enough seats for a majority they will either have to run a minority government or rerun the election again.

Labour and Lib Dems i could see potentially agreeing to a coalition as Labours stance on brexit is clearly less hardline than the Tories even though they seem to be refusing to state their case.

I don't know I could see the Dem's agreeing to a coalition for soft brexit trade off. Which would wipe their party out again.

100% it would destroy them again. I just wonder how strong they could have been now if they didn't enter into that coalition. They really could have taken some labour support and anti-brexit voters.