the snap general election thread

Arklight

Conrad wrote: »

Would be so Mayo, if his economic management were not so disasterous.


You guys worrying about Brexit ain't seen nothing yet. Corbyn will devastate the economy

A majority of people just voted to do exactly that in the Brexit referendum so I assume that the economy isn't of great concern to British voters.

Alternatively, it seems like people when asked keep voting against the status quo. Scotland very narrowly stayed in when it was meant to be a landslide, A slight majority opted to give the government a spanking with Brexit and now we have yet another flipping election where we are being told to vote for the Establishment.

May has colossally misjudged this election. Brexit wasn't about Brexit it was about protest. She's now made it all about Brexit, which most people don't care about as much as she thinks and it's turning into yet another poll on "do you like the establishment?"

Except this time to the Tories utter horror there actually appears to be an alternative to vote for.

I am pro Corbyn. I'm pro the Labour membership. I am fairly luke warm on the PLP. I don't think we will win but I think it will give the Tories an almighty scare.

As a brexiteer and someone who supported Scot Indy , you might wonder why the lessons of both don't appear to have been learnt.

mayonnaise

martinsurrey wrote: »

I see you and Mrs Abbott were in the same Maths class at school!

I'll keep it simple

Would more people rather a hard Brexit over a soft Brexit?
fact = yes

Would more people rather a hard Brexit over a no Brexit?
fact = yes

Would more people rather a hard/soft Brexit over a soft/no Brexit?
fact = yes

is there any combination of options not including hard Brexit that wouldn't be a larger majority if you swapped ANY option with Hard Brexit.
fact = no

I'll keep it simple too.

Would more people rather have a soft Brexit/no Brexit over a Hard Brexit?

Answer = yes.

Thrugelmir

Arklight wrote: »

and now we have yet another flipping election where we are being told to vote for the Establishment.

No one is telling anyone what to do. People are quite capable of making their own minds up. Voting for who they choose.

Enterprise_1701C

mayonnaise wrote: »

I'll keep it simple too.

Would more people rather have a soft Brexit/no Brexit over a Hard Brexit?

Answer = yes.

No. It would mean that the eu would still feel justified in trying to tell us how to run the country,, and I am not convinced they would let us trade with other countries, and we would have to accept FOM too. So no, we do not want a cosmetic brexit.

alewin

mayonnaise wrote: »

I'll keep it simple too.

Would more people rather have a soft Brexit/no Brexit over a Hard Brexit?

Answer = yes.

You are simply wrong, answer = NO.
We have already voted, remember and the majority voted to leave the EU, including leaving the single market.

People who mention the so called hard and soft brexit, which are just made up terms after the referendum, have no clue what they are talking about.

Arklight

TrickyTree83 wrote: »

Would you ever vote Conservative?

I've voted Labour in the past, and Lib Dem. It's got nothing to do with ideology and everything to do with competency.

You ought to try it.

If they changed their policies completely, and their MPs, and most of their supporters. Then yes, in a heart beat.

But what of Scotland? Is the Jez Effect taking votes from the SNP? Are THEY being wooed back as are the Welsh?

The Welsh know what is good for them.

Arklight

alewin wrote: »

You are simply wrong, answer = NO.
We have already voted, remember and the majority voted to leave the EU, including leaving the single market.

People who mention the so called hard and soft brexit, which are just made up terms after the referendum, have no clue what they are talking about.

Can I have my Brexit over easy with a side of tomatoes, please?

mayonnaise

alewin wrote: »

You are simply wrong, answer = NO.
We have already voted, remember and the majority voted to leave the EU, including leaving the single market.

People who mention the so called hard and soft brexit, which are just made up terms after the referendum, have no clue what they are talking about.

I give up.

http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/07/if-you-voted-for-brexit-youre-not-going-to-like-this-6433145/

Arklight

Yougov snap poll to be released later to show 65% in favour of Corbyn's anti terror speech.

Corbyn surges ahead again.

Is Theresa May on holiday?

Thrugelmir

Arklight wrote: »

Is Theresa May on holiday?

Given the severity of the current situation I would say most likely at work.

The timing and nature of Corbyn's comments. May well come back to haunt him. Worth remembering that Corbyn has opposed every single piece of anti-terrorism legislation brought before Parliament. Going to alienate himself from many people.