UK General election June 8 2017
 

After today's news I think it'll be best to have one main thread to discuss everything as the campaigning gets underway and the country goes to the polls again for a national vote for the third time in three years

Tomorrow's front pages:



Latest poll since the announcement

Timeline for the election

Wednesday 19 April: The debate on an early dissolution of Parliament. The other major event of the day will be PMQs.

Tuesday 2 May: The final sitting day available to the Commons and Lords.

Wednesday 3 May: Dissolution day

Thursday 4 May: Local and mayoral elections and (possibly) the Manchester Gorton by-election.

Thursday 11 May: Deadline for nominations

Monday 22 May: Deadline for registering to vote

Thursday 8 June: Polling Day

Still the formality of May getting enough support in the Commons tomorrow to overturn the fixed parliament act but Labour and the Lib Dems are going to support the motion and the SNP have said they won't oppose it so it should easily pass

I honestly think she's made a very risky move doing this. Is it possible she's completely underestimated the anti Brexit vote?

I don't think that's too signifcant considering the statistics of Tory support since Brexit, tbh.

the 48% anti brexit vote may give labour , snp , plaed and libs an extra few percent but theyre still light years behind...conversely the 52% brexiteers will vote may and ukip

emily idiotberry avoided the brexit questions and claimed labour are the party for the economy? lol ...why does anyone think this idiot and dianne "all brexiteers are racists" abbott are going to do anything other than lay the tory landlside victory on a plate

There's more pro-Brexit and anti-remoaners. The disgusting antics of the remoaners who have tried to overturn a public vote because it didn't go their way has fuelled an anti-remoaners movement. And Corbyn would open the flood gates putting us all at Considerable risk. People aren't stupid.

No doubt Brexit will be a massive decider in this.However there are areas who will always be blue or red and dont ever change.Many Labour areas will always be Labour even if they voted leave.Those areas of the north who were hit worst by Thatcher in the eighties.It is engrained in those communities that the Tories are bad.
I'm in a very strong Labour area so it's usually pointless me voting.
Anyway.I have no horse in this race but it's going to interesting spectating.

...only interest for myself will be how few bother to vote......................

Mark L

I don't believe she was ever a remain supporter,as Home Secretary she said very little indeed in the campaign.
More deceit from her.

I think she expected remain to win and presented herself as a remain supporter in order to position herself to take over from David Cameron when he decided to go.

I don't trust anything she says and never have,believing her to be a truly hopeless Home Secretary too.

All supposition, nothing more. If you support Corbyn then it's quite bizarre that you feel you can accuse any other politician of being 'hopeless'.

Let me put this scenario to you

A white haired gentleman, who is a darling of the left of the Labour Party and is party leader. He goes up against a female leader of the conservative party and prime minister in a general election, she calls, and he is roundly beaten giving her a majority in parliament of well over 100+ seats.

Does this scenario seem far fetched or familiar? :shocked:

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1983 again, on steroids

100.00 off energy bills for workers, what does that mean, :laugh: and given they have gone up 100.00 recently it just takes people back to where they started, and won't make up for those tax hikes :idc:

The sun and the mail putting the boot in.... hmmm Mr Murdock switched alliances again?

Mrs May has dropped a little in the polls since she confirmed keeping foreign aid but hasn't confirmed the triple pension lock or no tax rises, its almost like she doesn't want the job, Brexit is a true poisoned chalice :hehe:

Do we believe the tories are polling to win Wales?..... no way boyo!


https://www.tactical2017.com/

Well worth a tenner on the nose :)


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a7699121.html

Lest we forget...

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( This hangs in the US Holocaust Memorial Museum)

https://www.indy100.com/article/dona..._campaign=i100

I would rather live with Jeremy Corbyn's gentle dithering in pursuit of a better world than give May a mandate to destroy what remains of British democracy.

George Mombiot.

Pretty easy choice for me

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The problem is that as with 1983, the labour leader is so unpopular, if you look at the lead the Conservative Party has, people will rather have May than Corbyn, just like in 1983 they preferred Thatcher to Foot.

It does not matter what Corbyn or Labour promises, this is a re-run of 1983 and May is on course to a 200+ majority (unfortunately)

I have read the runes and they point to 1983

Final PMQ's in 28mins
as we are on Election now.

BBC2HD and SkyNewsHD Live
and Radio 5.

Mine point to 1984 :smug:

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...yn-theresa-may

If I hear a tory say 'strong and stable' one more time.... who's idea was this mind ****ery?