The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[redsimon]

If UKIP had put up a credible candidate (not sure they've got many though) they would have won Stoke.

No question in my mind of that.

If labour were is any way credible they would have won......Tories rule mofo 

they did win stoke tho lol

Enjoy what's going to make f'all difference 

you obviously didn't read what you quoted though did you 

[PokerBroker]

Labour have further isolated themselves in Scotland by letting Sadiq Khan and Jezza rant at the party conference. 

[TightEnd]

Sir John Major attacks 'unreal' Brexit vision

(could be argued he'sthe effective opposition on this)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39109408

[TightEnd]

'Good luck Great Britain' Carnival in Germany.

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[TightEnd]

the key Major passage

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[TightEnd]

City watchdog sounds alarm bells over hard Brexit

FCA chief says sudden EU exit would create myriad headaches, not least making it harder to keep an eye on banks

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/feb/27/city-watchdog-fca-alarm-bells-hard-brexit?CMP=twt_gu

[TightEnd]

"In truth, poor communication of [Corbyn's] beliefs is what saves the party’s hide right now." Janan Ganesh

https://www.ft.com/content/501e33b0-fcdc-11e6-8d8e-a5e3738f9ae4

[TightEnd]

Labour is condemned to watch helplessly as Theresa May consolidates power, writes Jason Cowley

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/02/labour-condemned-watch-helplessly-theresa-may-consolidates-power

[PokerBroker]

the key Major passage

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This is all very good.  And the one's who espouse such a view are amongst the first to tell civic Scotland to pipe down when these concerns are raised or indeed with our own refernedum, despite the tables being turned massively. 

[TightEnd]

Westminster voting intention:

CON: 42% (+1)
LAB: 25% (-)
UKIP: 12 (-1)
LDEM: 11% (-)

(via YouGov / 27 - 28 Feb)

[TightEnd]

in the you gov polling

May leads Corbyn in these groups



Corbyn leads May as follows

[TightEnd]

Labour has now lost almost all its wealthy private donors meaning the Lib Dems are now bringing in more £££ from big donations than Labour.



£33,000 isn't much to run a major political party on either (ironically, they rely on EU funding to pay their staff)

[PokerBroker]

in the you gov polling

May leads Corbyn in these groups



Corbyn leads May as follows

Calling bullshit on this, there is no way Corbyn is behind by so much to May in Scotland, yes he's a bellend.  But the tories are still hated up here. 

I'm starting to think the it's handpicked tory staffers in these opinion polls. 

[AndrewT]

in the you gov polling

May leads Corbyn in these groups



Corbyn leads May as follows

Calling bullshit on this, there is no way Corbyn is behind by so much to May in Scotland, yes he's a bellend.  But the tories are still hated up here. 

I'm starting to think the it's handpicked tory staffers in these opinion polls. 

The two votes in Scotland only add up to 56% so 'They're both pish' probably got 44%

[The Camel]

in the you gov polling

May leads Corbyn in these groups



Corbyn leads May as follows

Losing 71 to 8 among leave voters shows what folly the current Labour policy on Brexit is.