Originally Posted by Stu (Post 9346832)

The DUP are an extremist party endorsed by active paramilitary groups that commit terrorist acts. After the events in Manchester and London, is it appropriate for them to be in coalition with the Conservatives?

What a grand marriage of septic minds.

Originally Posted by Vicky. (Post 9346833)

I do feel quite sorry for May. Cameron should have stuck around to sort out his own mess.

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 9346841)

This is not how it will be played in the press at all though; sad fact is, most people in the UK have no idea who / what the DUP is and will only be finding out about them from current media. They will be portrayed as level headed "strong and stable" supporters of the Union and Brexit.

The fact that they don't give a **** about anything at all other than keeping N.I. vassal-ed to the UK and have had an extremely dodgy history in Irish politics will be thoroughly whitewashed.

Originally Posted by Vicky. (Post 9346859)

I knew **** all about them until a few hours ago, and even the bit I know now is terrifying.

Originally Posted by Brother Leon (Post 9346844)

She spent her whole campaign attacking Corbyn as a person. She deserves everything she has coming.

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 9346862)

It's odd how you all knew exactly who Sinn Féin were but not the DUP.........well not that odd really......

Originally Posted by the truth (Post 9347039)

love to see you lot try and run the country, dela with brexit, article 50, a general election, 3 massive terrorist attacks etc in less than a year?
youre spectacularly overly judgemental

Originally Posted by the truth (Post 9347039)

love to see you lot try and run the country, dela with brexit, article 50, a general election, 3 massive terrorist attacks etc in less than a year?
youre spectacularly overly judgemental

Originally Posted by Vanessa (Post 9346805)

She's someone I really can't stand. Reminds me of Carol, who was always moaning :omgno: The only one I dislike more is that bigheaded twat Tom. Quite like Imran, but he's dull.

Originally Posted by the truth (Post 9347039)

love to see you lot try and run the country, dela with brexit, article 50, a general election, 3 massive terrorist attacks etc in less than a year?
youre spectacularly overly judgemental

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 9347218)

Not being funny but she has a Brexit minister David Davis and many minions doing all the leg work she isn't poring over the finer details by candlelight at midnight. She chaired a cobra meeting and gave a five minute speech after each attack, and she called the election so close to starting negotiations she has handed Brussels the upper hand

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 9346754)

Oh God, now look what you've done......... :hehe:

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 9346780)

She specifically called it to increase the conservative Westminster majority as a madate for hard Brexit. That was the entire plan and it backfired spectacularly - not only did she fail to achieve a large majority, she LOST the small majority that she already had :facepalm:. You can't rewrite history now and claim it was called "so that she would be the legitimately elected PM"... that's not why it was called.

Especially when there's a not-too-small chance she will now be REPLACED as PM.

Originally Posted by Kazanne (Post 9347177)

I would hate the job,must be so hard and stressfull,but strangely people do seem to think it's easy :laugh: but it's easy to sit back and criticize ,what a thankless job it is,I admire anyone who can do it.

Originally Posted by the truth (Post 9346695)

She has 44% of the public vote which is the highest since 1983
she has a 57 seat majority over labour and only 8 seats short of an overall majority. The DUP just add the essential 8 , they are right wing so its not the coalition of chaos the likes of bitter ex chancellor george osbourne claims in his poisonous paper.

All this in the middle of the absolute chaos of brexit after everyone else quit from gove to cameron to boris etc ONLY may took on the phenomenal task of facing brexit...she pushed through article 50. another mighty challenge. our media is so hyper criticial yet the task shes had has needed someone almost super human to deal with...imagine dealing with brexit? going through 10000s of laws over 50 odd years entangling 30 nations and over 500 million people? and a party that is killing itself with a civil war over



Is it any wonder the electorate is volatile?

At the end of the day she asked for an election as she needed to be voted in legitimately, she hasnt got a clear majority but she has won and she is rightly the prime minister. The economy is doing well since she has taken over too, the markets are booming, growth has exceeded expectations, unemployed has fallen...I suggest give her a bit of respect now and allow her time to try and go into battle with those EU bigwigs. Its time we unite and do battle for britain

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 9350001)

Forgetting all the politics that surround the election for the moment and peoples personal likes and dislikes with regard to political parties.

There is no-one that would say that May had a good campaign. She had a confused message and she failed to articulate it clearly. This wasn't a Conservative party campaign, it was a Theresa May campaign and therefore she has to take responsibility for it.

We can argue about when the right time is for her to step down as the leader of the party, but she will step down as a result of this, that is not in any doubt

All that being said, with the worst campaign ever witnessed by a major political party on UK soil, the opposition still managed to lose the election and that fact doesn't change no matter how people care to dress it up.