General Election 2019?

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That's criminal to me and why I want a proportionate representation system. I understand it wouldn't have changed the outcome based on the votes last night.
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I think PR will change peoples mindset about how they vote. It'll get rid of the tribal two party system and probably encourage more people to vote.
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The Northern Ireland results are all in:

DUP - 8 seats
Sinn Fein - 7
SDLP - 2
Alliance - 1

So the majority are Pro-EU and there's a swing away from Unionists towards Nationalists.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/201 ... rn_ireland" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Stats for NI are eye opening. DUP taking less than a third of the votes.
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Is Monty in the process of leaving the country?
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Kwacky wrote:Is Monty in the process of leaving the country?
If we are not happy with the result I would imagine he's devastated.. :S
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On a brighter note the bare shelves at Christmas prediction never came true.
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Kwacky wrote:The votes per seat stat is eye opening
So if we had PR Johnson would not be PM today?

If you read the Tory manifesto he is set for more gerrymandering over the next few years.

I sincerely hope I am no longer living in the UK come the next election.
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Kwacky wrote:I think PR will change peoples mindset about how they vote. It'll get rid of the tribal two party system and probably encourage more people to vote.
(clap) And so say all of us,,,,
Blade wrote:On a brighter note the bare shelves at Christmas prediction never came true.
True enough mate. (nod)
(wait) However I think you'll find that concern was specifically based on us having crashed out at the previous deadline, wasn't it.?

You'll probably have to wait till next christmas for those empty shelves mate. :D
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Shelves will be empty at Easter now...nae eggs!!!


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Blade wrote:On a brighter note the bare shelves at Christmas prediction never came true.


That's because we avoided a no deal brexit
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Kwacky wrote:
Blade wrote:On a brighter note the bare shelves at Christmas prediction never came true.


That's because we avoided a no deal brexit
Or because the Tory party are fecking useless and couldn't get brexit done before Christmas!

Who wants to bet this time next year we're still moaning how useless the Tory party are because no trade deals have been formalised and we're still on limbo.

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I have absolutely no doubt the moaning will continue.....You choose to be happy or miserable, what a sad state of affairs choosing miserable and continuing to moan (facepalm)
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Kwacky wrote:
Blade wrote:On a brighter note the bare shelves at Christmas prediction never came true.


That's because we avoided a no deal brexit
And there was me just thinking nonsense doesnt come true (giggle)
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A possible positive from a large majority is that Johnson no longer has to rely on the ERG to get brexit going.
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Blade wrote:You choice to be happy or miserable, what a sad state of affairs choosing miserable and continuing to moan (facepalm)

Irony overload.
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Kwacky wrote:
Blade wrote:You choose to be happy or miserable, what a sad state of affairs choosing miserable and continuing to moan (facepalm)

Irony overload.
Typo I meant "choose" (facepalm)
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Does anyone know why the count at St Ives took so long?

Only in England
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Does it contain the Scilly isles ?
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The counting was taking place in a village hall.

Someone had booked it for a game of badminton. So they had to move and count again.
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