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[CrunchyB]

Oh my god, what a disaster. Between this and the Comey hearing, the 8th of June marks the total meltdown of the Anglo-Saxon world. Just embarrassing.

 

[Empty]

if the snp have lost 22 seats that is absolutely amazing too. lmao.

 

[HandsomeCharles]

Ruth Davidson is probably a front runner.

Not gonna lie, I quite like Ruth. I think she could potentially enact some positive change for the conservatives. Probably not enough to get me to vote for them but certainly much better than any of their previous leaders.

 

[Theonik]

So what you lot don't know is that I posted a thread on the private forum of Lib Dem Voice at the start of the campaign postulating on a hung parliament, because I thought it was possible.

These numbers were my internal projection since 15 days ago!

 

[norinrad]

Will May resign because of this? If so, that's great.

Knives are being sharpened. The party is going to ship her out. They as a party are pretty good at this.

 

[Yoshi]

No one voted for Corbyn. They voted for Labours policies.

Not an expert in UK politics, but wasn't it Corbyn who greatly influenced Labours' left swing in policies? So if people vote for his policies rather than his person, isn't that still voting for him?

 

[Acorn]

The Tories needed 326 to get a majority, but that backfired and they lost seats so now they will need to reach across the aisle to make decisions. So while they still lead, they can't ram through whatever they want (I take it)

Essentially.

Their options to be cunts are limited by the other parties unless we get clegg'd again.

 

[Isaac Otherworld]

I'm a stupid American with little understanding of the UK political system. What happened? Everyone seems to be in better spirits than complete and utter despair which is strange and unusual and it's scaring me but like in a good way.

 

[WhateverItTakes]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=239683249&postcount=18116

Aye! Biggest worry now is Scotland fucking itself from the point of view of letting in Tories. I'm convinced that is how it will go down. Too many Labour to SNP converts in 2015 going back to Labour or going Conservative.

Well, if this holds, gonna have to see if it was the cons or Labour (unlikely) that nicked your seats. Rejig your message for next time and you'll be back on it.

For the GLORIOUS SNP LABOUR COALITION

 

[Plum]

I SCRATCH MY PREVIOUS POST

THIS IS THE MUSIC FOR NOW

 

[cyberheater]

Speak for yourself.

If Corbyn wasn't leader there would have had much more votes for Labour.

 

[Apzu]

Did some one say hung parliament?

 

[RulkezX]

Those exit polls are far far too good to be true

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Right. Labour+SNP+LD would be good though, right?

It would be the core of a coalition, but ultimately they'd still be reliant on independents and tiny ass parties to achieve the slimmest of majorities. But better than Tories I'd say.

 

[Jezbollah]

I should have named this thread: The Blue Wedding.

Actually. Thinking about it. It's already perfect

All the players are getting knifed to fuck

 

[Scousefury]

Im shook to the core. The country is not fucked, we are not fucked. 2nd brexit ref time baby!

 

[Graphics Horse]

BBC projecting Salmond and Robertson might lose their seat, is that realistic?

 

[Orbis]

We might be on our way to PM Boris

If there's a hung parliament, yeah I think that's a possibility. May resigns, quick Tory leadership election, new General Election.

 

[Syder]

Oh my god, what a disaster. Between this and the Comey hearing, the 8th of June marks the total meltdown of the Anglo-Saxon world. Just embarrassing.

How'd you figure? Tory being the biggest party was always going to happen.

 

[Pandy]

MayBot 3000 malfunctioned big time.

(Using this gif while I still can)

 

[tuxfool]

 

[Bumhead]

This is fucking amazing.

I booked tomorrow off work even when everyone was expecting a landslide. This is going to be box office through the night. Superb.

 

[itsbenoclock]

Hope the exit poll is accurate just to see Michael Fallon take the fucking L already

 

[Morat]

Hey Huw, whats your take? Looks like you guys are doing better than I would have bet on.

 

[Delusibeta]

Is there a live stream somewhere to follow from the US?
I am in stitches.

Here's Sky News' official YouTube stream.

 

[Uzzy]

We've seized the memes of production, comrades.

 

[Dorsal Axe]

Kudos to YouGov and Survation for their polls being significantly closer to the predicted result.

At least May will soon have time to catch up on some sleep.

 

[Izuna]

If Corbyn wasn't leader there would have had much more votes for Labour.

I'm not really sure. Not that I like the man, but he put Labour back on the map.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

if the snp have lost 22 seats that is absolutely amazing too. lmao.

yes tories gaining seats in scotland... amazing... >_>

 

[*Splinter]

Not gonna lie, I quite like Ruth. I think she could potentially enact some positive change for the conservatives. Probably not enough to get me to vote for them but certainly much better than any of their previous leaders.

My only exposure to Ruth is during the Brexit campaign, and I really liked her there (she campaigned for Remain, of course).

 

[cyberheater]

Not an expert in UK politics, but wasn't it Corbyn who greatly influenced Labours' left swing in policies? So if people vote for his policies rather than his person, isn't that still voting for him?

Nope. I personally don't want him to be the leader. I do like his policies.

 

[Meadows]

I should have named this thread: The Blue Wedding.

Should be "The Wedding?"

 

[Breakage]

Oh Maaaaaaaay

Lol

 

[Stead Fast]

I'm a stupid American with little understanding of the UK political system. What happened?

Teresa May (potentially) took a whole bunch of Tory won seats - seats that guaranteed her power - and said to the oppositions "Here you are! Take these!"

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

Ruth Davidson is probably a front runner.

Maybe not now, but I can see the national party trying to pull her into Westminster's orbit over the next couple of years as a future leadership candidate - she's incredibly popular. Even I don't mind her too much.

 

[Foffy]

Dumb American gaijin here.

Is the meltdown happening in here a good or bad thing for you UK guys?

 

[Taker666]

I don't believe SNP have lost as many seats as the exit polls would suggest,

I don't believe the Tories would have lost so many seats in England and gained so many in Scotland,

I don't believe Labour would have gained so many seats from the Tories.



I'd personally love a "coalition of chaos" but I'm just not believing the exit polls.

 

[PJV3]

If there's a hung parliament, yeah I think that's a possibility. May resigns, quick Tory leadership election, new General Election.

Jesus, we might sort ourselves out within a couple of years.

 

[kmag]

BBC projecting Salmond and Robertson might lose their seat, is that realistic?

Hearing that Salmond probably, Robertson no.

 

[RedShift]

I'm a stupid American with little understanding of the UK political system. What happened?

If the projected results are true the ruling Tory party gave up a majority in parliament to try and crush the opposition who were perceived as very weak.

Now no party can really form a proper government, and chaos will reign.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Here's Sky News' official YouTube stream.

Thanks.

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

She was supposed to be the Iron Lady Mk.2

And just like her she'd deserve nothing less than a old favourite at no.1 in the charts at her passing. I don't know how anyone could take that comparison and not realize the impending shit storm she'd invoke.

 

[Diancecht]

Exit polls show Labour 266, LD 16 and SNP 34 that makes 316 total. They can't form a three-way coalition, right? They will pull from indies I guess.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Dumb American gaijin here.

Is the meltdown happening in here a good or bad thing for you UK guys?

Good. Conservatives were expected to take a massive majority. It's currently predicted they've lost enough seats that they can't form a government by themselves.

 

[Ravensmash]

So if Lib,Lab, SNP and Caroline Lucas join up they'd have a 1 seat majority.

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

Confused-American here. Everyone on my Twitter is freaking out that the Conservatives won but everyone in this thread seems really happy. Can someone explain?

May called the election to increase her majority, now it looks like that might have failed and she may not even have one anymore.

 

[Timbuktu]

How accurate were 2015 exit polls?

 

[Izuna]

Dumb American gaijin here.

Is the meltdown happening in here a good or bad thing for you UK guys?

I'm considering dancing nude to eurobeat rn

 

[Jezbollah]

Should be "The Wedding?"

Next UKPoliGAF thread maybe??!

 

[RangerX]

Oh my god, what a disaster. Between this and the Comey hearing, the 8th of June marks the total meltdown of the Anglo-Saxon world. Just embarrassing.

What? This is great! The Tories are hopefully going to be shafted and we'll see the back of May. There is still actually the skim chance we'll get a genuine socialist as prime minister.