[user104658]

Originally Posted by Alf

It's a great deal all round, not just for the DUP. A billion is a great deal to keep Stalin (I mean Corbyn) out of office.

I love how people are still desperately trying to twist all of this into a great achievement for the Tories, when the fact still stands that they would still be in a MUCH better position had they simply not called an election in the first place

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I love how people are still desperately trying to twist all of this into a great achievement for the Tories, when the fact still stands that they would still be in a MUCH better position had they simply not called an election in the first place

But we can't live our lives by if's and buts. Was done is done and we have to crack on.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Alf

But we can't live our lives by if's and buts. Was done is done and we have to crack on.

We can't live life pretending that failures were achievements, either, though... or we run the risk of never learning from those failures. The Tories took a massive risk with this election and their gamble failed. The situation they have now with the DUP is not a good one, for anyone except the DUP, including the Tories. Not by any stretch of the imagination. Is it a better situation for the Tories / Tory supporters than Labour getting into power? Sure. But "better" doesn't necessarily mean "good". Getting chlamydia is "better" than getting syphilis... but no one's throwing a congratulations party for it.

[jet]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

We can't live life pretending that failures were achievements, either, though... or we run the risk of never learning from those failures. The Tories took a massive risk with this election and their gamble failed. The situation they have now with the DUP is not a good one, for anyone except the DUP, including the Tories. Not by any stretch of the imagination. Is it a better situation for the Tories / Tory supporters than Labour getting into power? Sure. But "better" doesn't necessarily mean "good". Getting chlamydia is "better" than getting syphilis... but no one's throwing a congratulations party for it.

....and the whole of N.Ireland.