Election Result Predictions............

[king 11,984]

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:47, BGD said:

Remember when everyone on here was absolutely certain Labour were headed for extinction in the next General Election?

Good times :laugh:

It's certainly is good times the scruffy fecked Corbin came 2nd.

If Corbin tripped over in front of you.

Before he could say anything.

You would be balls deep in his bumolio.

[BGD 6,437]

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:55, kanny said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:47, BGD said:

Remember when everyone on here was absolutely certain Labour were headed for extinction in the next General Election?

Good times :laugh:

Labour threw everything they could at this and still fell well short ...they just didn't measure up mate admit it even against May who didn't even bother trying ....I really can't see any victory in that ...that's the bottom line bud

Our proudly socialist manifesto got 40% of the vote, the best result since Blair in 2001, gained over 3,000,000 votes (coming within 2.5% of the Tories) and 29 seats and the Tories have gone from holding a comfortable majority to being in utter chaos scrabbling for votes from the DUP and most likely heading into a leadership contest.

 

If you don't think that's an amazing achievement and a cracking platform to build on then you're just a bit deluded. It's all about the long game pal, I've said that from the start

Edited June 9, 2017 by BGD

[kanny 20,999]

For what its worth corbyn played a good game and may was disgraceful. ..going on her performance she didn't deserve to win ....but she did

[Accip74 7,112]

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:55, kanny said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:47, BGD said:

Remember when everyone on here was absolutely certain Labour were headed for extinction in the next General Election?

Good times :laugh:

Labour threw everything they could at this and still fell well short ...they just didn't measure up mate admit it even against May who didn't even bother trying ....I really can't see any victory in that ...that's the bottom line bud

The way I see it, they are celebrating gains & also the biggest % of votes for over 40years? I may be wrong on those years, bgb can correct me....

 

....this all considering it was suppose to be a Tory landslide & you're surprised they are positive about it??

 

Labour wouldn't of been my vote, but it would have to be sour grapes not to accept corbyn achieved what most thought impossible?

 

What bgb said haha...

Edited June 9, 2017 by Accip74

[kanny 20,999]

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:03, BGD said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:55, kanny said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:47, BGD said:

 

Remember when everyone on here was absolutely certain Labour were headed for extinction in the next General Election?

Good times :laugh:

Labour threw everything they could at this and still fell well short ...they just didn't measure up mate admit it even against May who didn't even bother trying ....I really can't see any victory in that ...that's the bottom line bud

Our proudly socialist manifesto got 40% of the vote, the best result since Blair in 2001, gained over 3,000,000 votes (coming within 2.5% of the Tories) and 29 seats and the Tories have gone from holding a comfortable majority to being in utter chaos scrabbling for votes from the DUP and most likely heading into a leadership contest.

If you don't think that's an amazing achievement and a cracking platform to build on then you're just a bit deluded. It's all about the long game pal, I've said that from the start

The way I see it labour have played there best hand this is there high water mark.

[Accip74 7,112]

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:13, kanny said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:03, BGD said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:55, kanny said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:47, BGD said:

Remember when everyone on here was absolutely certain Labour were headed for extinction in the next General Election?

Good times :laugh:

Labour threw everything they could at this and still fell well short ...they just didn't measure up mate admit it even against May who didn't even bother trying ....I really can't see any victory in that ...that's the bottom line bud

Our proudly socialist manifesto got 40% of the vote, the best result since Blair in 2001, gained over 3,000,000 votes (coming within 2.5% of the Tories) and 29 seats and the Tories have gone from holding a comfortable majority to being in utter chaos scrabbling for votes from the DUP and most likely heading into a leadership contest.

If you don't think that's an amazing achievement and a cracking platform to build on then you're just a bit deluded. It's all about the long game pal, I've said that from the start

The way I see it labour have played there best hand this is there high water mark.

Would you put money on it though? After all, this was suppose to be their low water mark....haha

 

I'd have to see how these brexit negotiations panned out before I ruled out Labour in future........I was way out on this result!

[kanny 20,999]

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:17, Accip74 said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:13, kanny said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:03, BGD said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:55, kanny said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:47, BGD said:

 

Remember when everyone on here was absolutely certain Labour were headed for extinction in the next General Election?

Good times :laugh:

Labour threw everything they could at this and still fell well short ...they just didn't measure up mate admit it even against May who didn't even bother trying ....I really can't see any victory in that ...that's the bottom line bud

Our proudly socialist manifesto got 40% of the vote, the best result since Blair in 2001, gained over 3,000,000 votes (coming within 2.5% of the Tories) and 29 seats and the Tories have gone from holding a comfortable majority to being in utter chaos scrabbling for votes from the DUP and most likely heading into a leadership contest.

If you don't think that's an amazing achievement and a cracking platform to build on then you're just a bit deluded. It's all about the long game pal, I've said that from the start

The way I see it labour have played there best hand this is there high water mark.

Would you put money on it though? After all, this was suppose to be their low water mark....haha

I'd have to see how these brexit negotiations panned out before I ruled out Labour in future........I was way out on this result!

I think everyone was way out ...like you say a lot will depend on what happens next ...id happily see may gone i cant see the conservatives being so complacent again and if they are they deserve to go ....labour only did well of the back of the conservative being bad not because Labour were particularly good

[Accip74 7,112]

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:25, kanny said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:17, Accip74 said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:13, kanny said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:03, BGD said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:55, kanny said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 18:47, BGD said:

Remember when everyone on here was absolutely certain Labour were headed for extinction in the next General Election?

Good times :laugh:

Labour threw everything they could at this and still fell well short ...they just didn't measure up mate admit it even against May who didn't even bother trying ....I really can't see any victory in that ...that's the bottom line bud

Our proudly socialist manifesto got 40% of the vote, the best result since Blair in 2001, gained over 3,000,000 votes (coming within 2.5% of the Tories) and 29 seats and the Tories have gone from holding a comfortable majority to being in utter chaos scrabbling for votes from the DUP and most likely heading into a leadership contest.

If you don't think that's an amazing achievement and a cracking platform to build on then you're just a bit deluded. It's all about the long game pal, I've said that from the start

The way I see it labour have played there best hand this is there high water mark.

Would you put money on it though? After all, this was suppose to be their low water mark....haha

I'd have to see how these brexit negotiations panned out before I ruled out Labour in future........I was way out on this result!

I think everyone was way out ...like you say a lot will depend on what happens next ...id happily see may gone i cant see the conservatives being so complacent again and if they are they deserve to go ....labour only did well of the back of the conservative being bad not because Labour were particularly good

A lot can happen in 5 years. In theory there will be a 3 year period after Brexit negotiations have finished, so time for the dust to settle....

 

....but who knows who will be leading both parties at that point, highly probable both will change.......& will labour keep chipping away? That's assuming there is not another election in the mean time?

 

Very interesting times ahead, that's for sure.....;-) I really can't see it being plain sailing for the Tories from this point onwards, which is opposite to my thoughts a few weeks ago! Haha....

[BGD 6,437]

May went into this election as supposedly the most popular PM of all time but she gambled and lost a comfortable majority locked in for the next 3 years for a seriously unstable minority government thanks to a cracking campaign by Corbyn and Labour. This idea that she suddenly became incompetent when the election was called is just silly, it's not a coincidence everyone ends up looking incompetent when they campaign against Corbyn

[Accip74 7,112]

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:41, BGD said:

May went into this election as supposedly the most popular PM of all time but she gambled and lost a comfortable majority locked in for the next 3 years for a seriously unstable minority government thanks to a cracking campaign by Corbyn and Labour. This idea that she suddenly became incompetent when the election was called is just silly, it's not a coincidence everyone ends up looking incompetent when they campaign against Corbyn

Do you think Corbyn can see this through to another election?

[BGD 6,437]

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:44, Accip74 said:

 

  On 09/06/2017 at 19:41, BGD said:

May went into this election as supposedly the most popular PM of all time but she gambled and lost a comfortable majority locked in for the next 3 years for a seriously unstable minority government thanks to a cracking campaign by Corbyn and Labour. This idea that she suddenly became incompetent when the election was called is just silly, it's not a coincidence everyone ends up looking incompetent when they campaign against Corbyn

Do you think Corbyn can see this through to another election?

You mean as leader? Definitely. The right of the Labour party have been completely crushed, one of the best bits of this election has been seeing them all crawling out of the woodwork to say they were wrong about Corbyn

 

Chukka Umunna who was the next great Blairite hope as a leadership challenger has even said there is no question around his leadership now. There's no appetite for any challenge and even if there was he'd most likely be reelected again with a bigger mandate.

Edited June 9, 2017 by BGD

[BGD 6,437]

Make that 30 seats gained by Labour, another historically Conservative seat (Kensington) taken

[Blackbriar 8,569]

Already, I'm sick and tired of listening to politicians clutching at straws and trying to spin victory from defeat !

 

We're drifting into a historic period of history, essentially leaderless and with no firm direction. The governing party performs so poorly that it has to be propped up by a small fringe group from Northern Ireland, with Her Majesty's opposition can't even match that low standard !

 

No-one won, but I can't help thinking that we have all lost ! Lost an opportunity, lost direction and lost any hope of a beneficial Brexit.

 

Labour are overjoyed to have come second, while the Tories have a humiliating victory.

[bob.243 9,167]

[kanny 20,999]