The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[TightEnd]

Anatomy of a landslide: Where the Tories are gaining and Labour losing

http://elections.newstatesman.com/the-650/profile-of-a-landslide-where-the-tories-are-gaining-and-labour-losing/

[TightEnd]

very funny

"In Stoke, May marches on with familiar neuron-crushing dullness | Marina Hyde"

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/16/in-stoke-may-marches-on-with-familiar-neuron-crushing-dullness?CMP=twt_gu

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The Guardian view on the Labour election manifesto: widening the bounds of the thinkable | Editorial

Jeremy Corbyn’s programme may not persuade those outside the Labour heartland, but it could fire up his supporters

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/16/the-guardian-view-on-the-labour-election-manifesto-widening-the-bounds-of-the-thinkable?CMP=twt_gu

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Labour's water renationalisation plans just won't wash | Nils Pratley

Jeremy Corbyn’s manifesto pledge would be expensive – a simpler remedy would be tougher regulation (which was said on here yesterday)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2017/may/16/labour-water-renationalisation-jeremy-corbyn-manifesto-thames?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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meanwhile,in the land of hyperbole

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POLL ALERT: @GfK / @BIUK

Cons 48% (+7)
Labour 28% (nc)
Lib Dem 7% (nc)
UKIP 5% (-7)
Green 3% (-3)

F/W 3-14 May

(Changes from March)

[TightEnd]

Evening Standard editorial compares Leave voters to "a duped drunk in a strip bar".

(Osborne also admits he underfunded schools and hospitals)

https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/evening-standard-comment-at-least-labour-is-being-honest-about-taxation-a3540346.html

[bobAlike]

I know this has been said before but this is a great thread.

Thanks Dewi for starting it and thanks Tighty for all the great content you tirelessly provide.

[TightEnd]

No matter how different their manifesto is, the Shadow cabinet does have some people in it that shouldn't be there



this is amazing. i had to watch it three times

[ripple11]

very funny

"In Stoke, May marches on with familiar neuron-crushing dullness | Marina Hyde"

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/16/in-stoke-may-marches-on-with-familiar-neuron-crushing-dullness?CMP=twt_gu

As is often mentioned, Theresa May’s teenage pinup was Geoffrey Boycott,

didnt know that!....but does make sense

No one has yet predicted the double-century majority for Theresa May, but a 23-point lead in the West Midlands will be giving some Labour Cassandras nightmares in the 180s. A towering achievement, and all that. But honestly, what a way to go about it.

but no one will care how she did it in a few weeks time. It's all about the result....bit like poker 
 

[Newportlad]

Lib Dems are promising a 2nd referendum of leaving the EU after negotiations have finished.

Is this practicable, or just wishful thinking?

[TightEnd]

Lib Dems are promising a 2nd referendum of leaving the EU after negotiations have finished.

Is this practicable, or just wishful thinking?

wishful thinking as they won't be in a government or a coalition to do anything about it

as the recent polls show, around 70% of respondents are leavers or are remainers saying "its done get on with it" and both Con and Lab are roughly on the same page so it feels like LD's (even though i am in the remain camp) are fighting a battle that is already in the rear view mirror

in the meantime they are hamstrung by the ukip collapse, vote going conservative, in the south west which is going to prevent them recovering much in seat terms

[TightEnd]

The pay squeeze is officially under way. Wages are rising at a slower rate than the cost of living

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