UK General Election 2017 Megathread

[MKR&*42]

Crikey this really is everyone attack the tories

I'm loving it

[FlyingJesus]

Are you kidding Lucas is the worst of them she's the 14 year old who just discovered politics


OMF FARRON'S CLOSING STATEMENT only good thing he's ever done in his life

[MKR&*42]

Leave her alone she's a sweet old lady! Much better than whatever her face was (the previous leader - Natalie something?)

Farron's end statement was **** hilarious.

Tbh most of that was pretty shit but I did enjoy the tory hate because they quite rightly deserved most​ of it.

[FlyingJesus]

They're all useless 4real, sad times when the SNP guy is the one making the most sense. Also truly worrying some of the people on my facebook absolutely gushing about Corbyn as though he's their bf, I get it it's cool to hate the Tories but idolising a sub par politician just because he speaks well is dangerous

[-:Undertaker:-]

Westminster voting intention:

CON: 43% (+1)
LAB: 33% (-1)
LDEM: 11% (+2)
UKIP: 4% (-)
GRN: 3% (-1)

(via @TNS_UK / 25 - 30 May)

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 31, 2017

New Panelbase poll puts Tories up one to 48%, Lab on 33%. One Tory insider says that's 'how it feels on the doors'.

— Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) May 31, 2017

I was at a city outdoor bar yesterday, hipster type place, and girl and lad behind the bar got caught up in me and my mate talking about Corbyn. They got quite upset I was voting Tory, girl said she'd not yet met *anyone* voting Tory. The echo chamber.

[Lewis]

only started watching at Tim Farron's little story about a chinese man being racially abused and getting called a terrorist, basically saying we should ignore immigration issues because of this

how did that even get a clap and what am I watching

[-:Undertaker:-]

only started watching at Tim Farron's little story about a chinese man being racially abused and getting called a terrorist, basically saying we should ignore immigration issues because of this

how did that even get a clap and what am I watching

I didn't watch but a lot of people saying how left wing the audience was. Whenever support for mass immigration is given a thunderous applause, you know the audience isn't in the slightest bit reflective of the Great British public.

This is Déjà Vu. In 2015 I called out the BBC audience for being hard left wing. It's even worse this time. #BBCDebate

— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) May 31, 2017

[Lewis]

Am I not watching this live oops, perhaps I'm a bit late lol

[-:Undertaker:-]

A new YouGov out tonight putting Labour *just three points* behind the Conservatives.

Westminster voting intention:

CON: 42% (-1)
LAB: 39% (+3)
LDEM: 7% (-2)
UKIP: 4% (-)

(via @YouGov / 30 - 31 May)

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) May 31, 2017

I guess we'll know which pollsters modelling is right come election day! I don't think we've ever seen this huge variation.

Former BBC/ITN analyst David Cowling says Tory lead narrowed not by Cons vote collapse, but rise in Lab votes, esp young voters

— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) May 31, 2017

But he warns Labour vote seems much softer than Tory, on basis of declared likelihood of voting, and young people especially poor at voting

— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) May 31, 2017

If May loses this election she'll not even have served a year as PM....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...gdom_by_tenure

[MKR&*42]

The audience was chosen by a polling company (can't recall which one - ComRes I think, it was not YouGov) so it should have been representative based on voting intentions. Of course the downside to doing that is that ... we're really not going to know the results as much as we poll. I am sure it was just the fact the left-wing section of the audience were much more vocal than the right, and I'm not too sure many of the right-wing audience were happy with how Rudd was answering some of the questions.

So yes I do believe this is people just being salty (I mean is it that shocking that Corbyn supporters or Eco-warriors are going to be the vocal ones? ) but it would be interesting for the polling company to give the breakdown of the audience.

To credit Rudd tbh she did the best she could have in that situation; May would have crumbled.

And 3%? Crikey. I still don't believe it, I expect the conservatives to get a huge majority.