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Seems ConDems have crashed down south as expected with Labour making pretty big gains. 

Be interesting to see how things pan out in Scotland but presumably given it is STV there won't be any councils where a party has overall control.  Apparently heading for the lowest turnout in years up here but then you'd hardly know there was an election on where I stay.  No posters or billboards and I only got one leaflet through my door which was Tory, which is bizarre given in my ward I'd imagine they'd do well to get even 4th on 1st preference never mind get anywhere near a seat.

 

Don't suppose it means much so far away from a GE but already had Tory MPs demanding Callmedave is more right wing after UKIP success in the south and comedy figure Lebit Opik demanding Nick Clegg resigns as leader of the Lib Dems (but seemingly stay on as Deputy PM).

Also glad to see that so far nobody has voted in favour of Mayors in various English cities. Total waste of time and money and nothing more than a celebrity driven ego trip (see B. Johnston and K. Livingston)

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Canna be that. The tactical votes in Scotland couldn't be clearer or simpler.

 

Not necessarily. It's very clear for me but I don't live amongst shit heads that returned a Tory. If he lives in a Tory-held seat, it might be tight between a strong other candidate and SNP. We have returned Labour and Lib Dem MP's in this country before.

Kow, may I ask.. Have you as a unionist but also clearly anti-Tory, considered tactical voting today to try and achieve that goal?

 

I postal voted a couple of weeks ago to boot the Tory out through tactical voting.  Its not rocket science in Aberdeenshire who to vote for if you're anti-Tory / anti-Brexit.

 

As an aside, Led by Donkeys do a fantastic job, their Instagram page is brilliant.

Example; I predict that one of the seats where Paisley is will kick out the SNP incumbent. That young lassie (the dyke) has never attended enough meetings and claims max expenses so I'm hearing the community are going to bin her. That's got to be Labour I'm thinking.

Actually, I DO live amongst shit heads who returned a Tory! Not that I'll be voting anything other than SNP. What been so insidious about their campaigning is the absence of the word Conservative on their multiple mail-drops. The SNP don't actually deserve my vote since they've not been canvassing anywhere near my area and I can't recall a single flyer through the door but as I never read them anyway, they might have. I'll still vote SNP though. It's what the website (tactical voting to defeat the Tories) said to vote so thankfully no conflicting going on here.

SNP been the most active in my areas, a letter and 3 leaflets from them, Labour have put 2 leaflets in, nothing from the Tories here.

Snp 48, tory 8, Labour 1, lib-dem 2, Hair, Clark & Kerr the losing Tories, with two permed from the rest.

Not necessarily. It's very clear for me but I don't live amongst shit heads that returned a Tory. If he lives in a Tory-held seat, it might be tight between a strong other candidate and SNP. We have returned Labour and Lib Dem MP's in this country before.

 

Nah, it's just prevarication really. I've got a postal vote, so I've had a while to get my airse in gear but just haven't. It's Tory or SNP in my area. I don't really want to vote for either. For me, the choice is between saying that I'm happy with an electoral system that forces me to vote for someone I don't want to or to not be a part of it at all. I don't want, particularly, to vote tactically as I think that you should always vote for something you want rather than you don't want. If enough folk in my area want to vote Tory then more fool them. I'm taking this election in isolation of course when I'm talking tactics - inotherwords, I'm not going to vote SNP now because in the future that might mean an independent Scotland is closer, I think that's a bit of a cop out.

 

Anyway, I'll likely give in and vote by close of play, but it feels incredibly forced.

 

 

SNP been the most active in my areas, a letter and 3 leaflets from them, Labour have put 2 leaflets in, nothing from the Tories here.

 

Opposite from my area then. I've been flooded with Tory shite and have had the odd Lib Dem, SNP and Labour thing but probably more Tory stuff than the rest combined.

Opposite from my area then. I've been flooded with Tory shite and have had the odd Lib Dem, SNP and Labour thing but probably more Tory stuff than the rest combined.

 

Sounds pretty grim.  A house full of Tory literature and Coldplay albums.

Wife dropped me off at the pub. Passed our polling station. It's never looked busier. Wife just voted and said they were saying that turnout has been really good this year. This makes me glad. I decided to down tools and lunch in Abz and go to the art gallery this afternoon as I was sad about the impending England Tory vote. I interpret a big turn out this year as a fuck you Boris coming up. I'm happy now. The four pints didn't hinder that either. Mon the Labour SNP coalition.

Anyway, I'll likely give in and vote by close of play, but it feels incredibly forced.

 

Aye, I gave in to the call of the Westminster shitefest

 

Aye,duty done.Seemed quieter than the last election,and nobody outside trying to influence votes.

 

 

 

 

 

Aye,duty done.Seemed quieter than the last election,and nobody outside trying to influence votes.

 

Were you at the primary school polling station? The car park was fairly rammed when I went roon both times (delivering wife's vote too). Nobody outside, but I don't remember there being anyone last time either.

Uxbridge and Ruislip may well vote Boris out. I'm feeling optimism. It was 32 years ago when we cheered in Blair. We hoped and believed that would signal change. It didn't, cos Tony was a fucking cunt but if we do get rid of the Tories today, this WILL be the breakthrough. Mon the Labour and SNP coalition.

Were you at the primary school polling station? The car park was fairly rammed when I went roon both times (delivering wife's vote too). Nobody outside, but I don't remember there being anyone last time either.

 

Bourtree,just down fae the Paddock pub,I was there about 5 maybe before abdy started coming.Last election there was someone fae all parties

Fingers crossed for Uxbridge. Was undecided about staying up but tempted now - will see what the exit poll suggests.

Not expecting much but have found some dark irony in the stories about non-accessible polling stations down south causing issues for elderly voters. Good indicaiton of how much the tory Englandshire parliament values the elderly.

 

Would like to think that upon finding they couldnt walk or wheel themselves into the polling stations that some of them would have had an epiphany and changed their minds but I don't hold out much hope.

Tory majority of 86 predicted.

 

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well can always hope Uxbridge isnt one of them

 

Prediction is Jo Swinson will be ooot

Gobsmacked and gutted by the exit poll. It’s very rarely wrong.

 

Fucking Corbyn.

Gobsmacked and gutted by the exit poll. It’s very rarely wrong.

 

Fucking Corbyn.

 

Fucking England more like.

England just fucked itself up the arse. Corbyn was unelectable though. Cardigan cunt zed male. It's a horrible exit poll... but for the fact that it might be a huge SNP win.

 

Independence now, or a desert.

Agreed, independence unstoppable if this exit poll is correct.

 

Exit poll predicting both Aberdeenshire West & Kincardineshire and Aberdeen South both to go to SNP. Aberdeen North to stay SNP.

Papparazzi found a candidats for this years most tory of tories

 

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If exit poll is correct then we are fucked. With a majority of 86 there is no chance Boris will grant a another independence referendum. Boris with size of the majority will run this country for the good of the rich at the expense of the poor.

The only guarantee of the upcoming abortion is that it will be a hung parliament.

 

But since you work in politics, you obviously know best.

 

Since you have form for avoiding questions, I won't lose sleep when you further fail to back up the stupidity of your worthless opinion.

Aye, well done the appropriately named "rocket". I won't expect an apology from someone like you, but what a load of shite you've spewed about politics, particularly this.

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