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Westministenders: The Election Car Crash

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RedToothBrush · 06/06/2017 15:42

I was thinking about how I could sum up the general election campaign and well. This said it all.

Westministenders: The Election Car Crash
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JustAnotherPoster00 · 06/06/2017 15:51

Thanks for the threads RTB, its the hope thats going to kill me, I know shes probably going to win though

woman12345 · 06/06/2017 15:54

They may win power, but will they have a mandate. Smile many thanks Red.

LurkingHusband · 06/06/2017 16:00

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HashiAsLarry · 06/06/2017 16:04

Thanks rtb

Badders123 · 06/06/2017 16:05

Ds1 has come hone and told me his school election has labour winning by a landslide.
There is hope for the future but I fear on Friday we are doomed to 5 more years of Tory cuts to the poorest and selling off our country to the highest bidder (US or Saudi?)

LurkingHusband · 06/06/2017 16:10

Ds1 has come hone and told me his school election has labour winning by a landslide. There is hope for the future ...

But wouldn't that have been the same at any time in the past ? When my 6th form had mock elections in the early 80s Labour won by quite a margin. And yet, the older seem to tend towards Toryism, almost as if people feel obliged to match up to the stereotype.

Maybe we should weight peoples votes against how long, on average, they would have to live with the results ? The older you get, the less it's worth ?

BiglyBadgers · 06/06/2017 16:12

Nice new thread. Grin

Motheroffourdragons · 06/06/2017 16:13

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Badders123 · 06/06/2017 16:14

I have to hope LH!!

Badders123 · 06/06/2017 16:14

I have to hope LH!!

Motheroffourdragons · 06/06/2017 16:14

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squoosh · 06/06/2017 16:15

That photo really does sum it all up!

MangoSplit · 06/06/2017 16:16

Place marking

SapphireStrange · 06/06/2017 16:21

Thanks Red.

JustAnotherPoster00 · 06/06/2017 16:23
Charmageddon · 06/06/2017 16:32

Checking in for a nail biter...

RedToothBrush · 06/06/2017 16:36

The YouGov Model Update 6/6

Cons down to 304 (Mon: 305 Sat: 308 seats, Fri: 313 Thurs: 317) – 42%
Labour up to 266 (Mon: 261 Sat: 261 Fri: 257 Thurs 257) – 38%
LDs down to 12. (Mon: 13 Sat: 10 Fri: 9, Thurs 10) – 9%
SNP up to 46 (Mon: 42 Sat: 47 Fri: 48) – 4%
Plaid 2 (NC) – 0%
Green 1 (NC) – 2%

The YouGov Model bizarreness continues...

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BiglyBadgers · 06/06/2017 16:43

Here is Andrew Mitchell completely failing to know what the minimum wage is, which really can't be considered an obscure figure. I would expect all MPs to have a pretty good idea of what this is.

twitter.com/vicderbyshire/status/872050561759236096

squoosh · 06/06/2017 16:46

This is not the first time a politician has been put on the spot with the 'how much is minimum wage?' question. You think they'd all Sharpie it on to their wrists in case they were asked. It's a pretty basic fact to have to hand!

HashiAsLarry · 06/06/2017 16:49

Yet when Corbyn needs to look up figures he's made a mockery of.

LurkingHusband · 06/06/2017 16:54

The YouGov Model bizarreness continues...

I had a YouGov survey today about voting, etc.

Assuming they cross reference it with previous ones I have done, it should pick up the switch from LD to Lab (passim).

However, some YG questions are - to be honest - pretty shit. I had one recently, which could not be answered honestly. They were clearly trying to avoid a "don't know" get out, but by forcing an answer which had no equivalent in reality, they were clearly going to get crap results.

LurkingHusband · 06/06/2017 16:54

This is not the first time a politician has been put on the spot with the 'how much is minimum wage?' question

Or price of a loaf of bread ?

squoosh · 06/06/2017 16:56

I've just realised how much Andrew Mitchell looks like an older Eric Monkman! Sorry Eric.

squoosh · 06/06/2017 16:57

Or price of a loaf of bread ?

Many politicians would reply 'Oh I know this one! It's £7.50 for a loaf of sourdough in my local bakery.'

BiglyBadgers · 06/06/2017 17:02

The price of a loaf of bread questions are stupid and annoys me because it varies so much. But the minimum wage is the minimum wage and is of vital importance to many people they claim to represent. It should just be something an MP knows as part of their jobs.