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Dec 2019
11:33pm, 12 Dec 2019
6,133 posts
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Dooogs
Chris - who would you like to see as next Labour leader?
I'm genuinely not sure who could win and lead them to a victory in 2024...
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Dec 2019
11:33pm, 12 Dec 2019
153 posts
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DavieO.
Another step towards Scottish independence. 55 SNP seats, a dysfunctional Westminster led by a serial liar, Brexit and (hopefully) a Scottish electorate less likely to be fooled by project fear 2.
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Dec 2019
11:34pm, 12 Dec 2019
9,760 posts
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larkim
Articulate Tory Blyth candidate...
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Dec 2019
11:34pm, 12 Dec 2019
59,324 posts
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swittle
Dvorak - I'm in for the long haul. Mince pies standing by.
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Dec 2019
11:35pm, 12 Dec 2019
6,134 posts
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Dooogs
Davie: If my priority was to obtain Scottish independence, I couldn't have wished for a better exit poll than this one...
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Dec 2019
11:35pm, 12 Dec 2019
11,660 posts
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Cerrertonia
>Articulate Tory Blyth candidate...
I think if you're the Tory candidate for an ex-mining town in Northumberland, you probably don't turn up to the count with an acceptance speech already written.
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Dec 2019
11:36pm, 12 Dec 2019
6,976 posts
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Too Much Water
For a traditional mining seat to have a 700 vote majority for Tories, and That’s with 3000 votes for Brexit party too.
As a word of caution about the NE seats there’s a few factors that spring to mind - investment in the area (Hitachi train plant in Newton Aycliffe) admittedly offset against the loss of jobs in other manufacturing companies locally, strong leave vote, perhaps a strong alienation against Corbyn due to perceived lack of patriotism which may make them a bit exceptional, as well as what I have heard about in the press about what may be framed as hostility to immigration.
I don’t know the area well, maybe those locally can tell me if my remarks on point. I do feel these traditional Labour seats are almost a different country from the Home Counties where I’ve spent the bulk of my life,
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Dec 2019
11:37pm, 12 Dec 2019
33,663 posts
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Merry Christmas & Happy New G(rrr)
First 2 labour holds but 18% cut in labour vote.
DV thanks for answering. So you and TMW only declared happy citizens in Fetch land. Congrats on victory.
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Dec 2019
11:38pm, 12 Dec 2019
6,977 posts
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Too Much Water
Chrisull post 15591 I said the same thing to my brother who’s a Lib Dem, I told him “chin up” - next election = different issues, different leaders.
I certainly hope not to be seen by the rest of the thread as crowing.
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Dec 2019
11:38pm, 12 Dec 2019
2,565 posts
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HappyTimes
Hmm considered it Dvorak, but while the exact numbers may well vary a bit. I think it's very very likely that the general picture will be as exit poll has said. i.e. stonking win for Conservatives and in Scotland an even greater stonking win for SNP ( I would maybe suggest not quite the 55 seats but still large majority nearer the 55 than not).
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Fantasy General Election
Jul 2024
