The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[rascal]

When you see a disabled beggar on the street, just remember, you did that, you were responsible for that.

 

[chewee]

We've won Chester im hearing. Gone to a second recount though it's that close

I said a few days ago if we take Wirral West, Chester and Warrington South Ed would be PM. I was bullish on all 3 (Until yesterday's walkabout in Warrington). Can not believe its unravelled so much in 24 hours. We've taken 2/3 unofficially I think with the other still counting yet everywhere else we've been decimated.

The marginals close to here have all had significant support from Labour safe seats in Liverpool. Maybe the extra boots on the ground made the difference, in other places they don't have the luxury of a cluster of safe labour seats close by. Maybe the campaign officers wern't as effective elsewhere with the organisation. Plenty of searching questions. It's far too much of a coincidence that 2 maybe 3 of the very few gains made were in a 20 mile radius. I'll leave the infighting till conference but there are some very odd trends in voting patterns

 

[sbbefc]

Cant believe the tories took my constituency, what a disaster.

 

[Tramps_mate]

The Tories will win and we have the Labour party to blame for having a moron as a leader. David Milliband would have been far better...

 

[daylightrobber]

Welcome to the age of xenophobia.

 

[chewee]

The right of the party will want ultra Blairite Chuka Umunna
The left of the party will want Brownite Andy Burnham

Given both Miliband and and Ed Balls were Brownites I fear for Andys chances. The unions will back him but he'll still need strong support from the party members & MPs, not sure he'll get it.

Given that UKIP vote share is Britain ready for an ethnic minority major party leader? Sadly I think not. What an awful night on so many levels.

 

[evilwebby]

When you see a disabled beggar on the street, just remember, you did that, you were responsible for that.

No such thing as personal responsibility, is there... everything bad is always someone else's fault.

 

[Blue 1]

Personally, I'm looking forward to the breakup of the union, leaving the EU, five more years of austerity and shopping for health insurance.

 

[atrottel]

The right of the party will want ultra Blairite Chuka Umunna
The left of the party will want Brownite Andy Burnham

Given both Miliband and and Ed Balls were Brownites I fear for Andys chances. The unions will back him but he'll still need strong support from the party members & MPs, not sure he'll get it.

Given that UKIP vote share is Britain ready for an ethnic minority major party leader? Sadly I think not. What an awful night on so many levels.

Yvette Cooper?

 

[chewee]

Yvette Cooper?

Another Brownite - although not as staunch as her husband!

 

[1966efc]

We've won Chester im hearing. Gone to a second recount though it's that close

I said a few days ago if we take Wirral West, Chester and Warrington South Ed would be PM. I was bullish on all 3 (Until yesterday's walkabout in Warrington). Can not believe its unravelled so much in 24 hours. We've taken 2/3 unofficially I think with the other still counting yet everywhere else we've been decimated.

The marginals close to here have all had significant support from Labour safe seats in Liverpool. Maybe the extra boots on the ground made the difference, in other places they don't have the luxury of a cluster of safe labour seats close by. Maybe the campaign officers wern't as effective elsewhere with the organisation. Plenty of searching questions. It's far too much of a coincidence that 2 maybe 3 of the very few gains made were in a 20 mile radius. I'll leave the infighting till conference but there are some very odd trends in voting patterns

The right of the party will want ultra Blairite Chuka Umunna
The left of the party will want Brownite Andy Burnham

Given both Miliband and and Ed Balls were Brownites I fear for Andys chances. The unions will back him but he'll still need strong support from the party members & MPs, not sure he'll get it.

Given that UKIP vote share is Britain ready for an ethnic minority major party leader? Sadly I think not. What an awful night on so many levels.

Never underestimate the L P's ability to elect a tool. 2020 can be written off right now unless the party comes up with an answer to the Sottish Question, develops a more coherent economic argument and has a leader who appeals across the piece. It's the most lacklustre front bench we've had in my memory but Yvette Cooper has a strength which Burnham seems to lack. Not entirely sure who Chuka would appeal to outside London.

 

[daylightrobber]

No such thing as personal responsibility, is there... everything bad is always someone else's fault.

Every government has a collective responsibility to look after all of its citizens. The last lot are already being investigated by the UN in regards to the impact of their policies on the disabled. With 12b more to come off the welfare it isn't going to get any better.

 

[Walken]

Never underestimate the L P's ability to elect a tool. 2020 can be written off right now unless the party comes up with an answer to the Sottish Question, develops a more coherent economic argument and has a leader who appeals across the piece. It's the most lacklustre front bench we've had in my memory but Yvette Cooper has a strength which Burnham seems to lack. Not entirely sure who Chuka would appeal to outside London.

If the SNP can't take anything substantial from westminister, assuming scotland is still part of the union, could that not swing back to Labour as the only real alternative

 

[Mrk]

We've won Chester im hearing. Gone to a second recount though it's that close

I said a few days ago if we take Wirral West, Chester and Warrington South Ed would be PM. I was bullish on all 3 (Until yesterday's walkabout in Warrington). Can not believe its unravelled so much in 24 hours. We've taken 2/3 unofficially I think with the other still counting yet everywhere else we've been decimated.

The marginals close to here have all had significant support from Labour safe seats in Liverpool. Maybe the extra boots on the ground made the difference, in other places they don't have the luxury of a cluster of safe labour seats close by. Maybe the campaign officers wern't as effective elsewhere with the organisation. Plenty of searching questions. It's far too much of a coincidence that 2 maybe 3 of the very few gains made were in a 20 mile radius. I'll leave the infighting till conference but there are some very odd trends in voting patterns

I hear Labour will take Chester too. Shame.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Ukip winning?