Off Topic Politics Thread

Labour forecast to lose 71 seats. Ouch.

 

Has there ever been a prime minister who lost his seat. BBC just announced the Tories are going to have a majority according to exit poll.

 

According to ITV no point in bothering to count votes.
Brexit a done deal,Boris clear winner.
10.04 PM for christ sakes,pillocks.

 

Huge majority for the tories.

****

 

How do these polls work? I never saw anyone polling...

Can I pray for a dodgy count?

 

It's the hope that kills you.

Sounds like a disaster, we'll see though cos they ain't counted yet

 

Boris Johnson's dad just said his son is totally pro-European.

Ffs.

 

They're normally very accurate unfortunately

 

Well done to all.who voted Conservative ... you've ****ed the future so congrats.

 

If that comes to pass, I despair with humanity.

 

Exit polls are harder than regular polls even, because you get self-selection bias...some demos are far more willing to talk about their vote than others, and you have difficulty modelling turnout.

But that's such a huge majority that it doesn't matter. Boris ran as the avatar of Brexit, and monopolized that vote. Without a similar avatar for not-Brexit, the vote on the other side did not coalesce in the same fashion.

So that's Europe done. Now, about the Union...

 

I thought this would happen, but the hope of the high turn out today built me up.

Corbyn was hated by the vast majority. I am truly gutted.

 

Knew this was coming. "I've always voted Labour, but I'm voting Tory to Get Brexit Done" is something I've heard over and over. So bollocks. You get what you vote for, and why should I worry? I'm alright. Isn't that the 2020 mantra?

If Anton wins Strictly I am emigrating. Never trust the great British Public

 

Its hard to believe how many people just voted themselves into being worse off. But, I've been hearing this for a while now, the most least likely Tory voters jumping on the brexit vote. Watch their faces when he doesn't get it done at the next junction. What a mess.

 

On the plus side a virtually total wipeout for the SNP north of the border. It just shows what a sensible left wing party can achieve.

 

Yes and that border will soon be a hard border. Brilliant times.

 

Looks like Mr & Mrs thereisonlyoneno7 version of Brexit to Atlanta next Summer (redundancy permitting) to live with our daughter and grandchildren is on. Bit like out of the frying pan and into the fire.

 

All those on the left should now get behind the Scots in their fight for Independence. A couple of million English socialists could make a brilliant fifth column.

 

Independence. Separation from the EU. Division. Fragmentation.

Russia is laughing all the way to the bank.