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[Grendel]

All the n Shropshire vote shows is that in a free hit protest vote Tories are prepared to vote Lib Dem to send a message. It'll be a Tory seat again in 2024.

100% the only downside is we have a gurning Ed Davy for a few days coming out with every cliche under the sun

 

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[David O'Day]

Lol

That is the exact same reaction I keep having at the absolute drivel you have been coming out with.

So swings and roundabouts

 

[David O'Day]

All the n Shropshire vote shows is that in a free hit protest vote Tories are prepared to vote Lib Dem to send a message. It'll be a Tory seat again in 2024.

Lol

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

A least he's got some morals, unlike most of the others.
If this enquiry into Hardings appointment finds that laws were broken I wonder if any one will fall on their sword?

The way things are going Johnson may already be impaled by then.

If any of them had a moral sense of duty they wouldn’t be waiting until they got caught to step down.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

100% the only downside is we have a gurning Ed Davy for a few days coming out with every cliche under the sun

At least it’s got him off his yoga mat for a bit

 

[Grendel]

At least it’s got him off his yoga mat for a bit

He’s got COVID so at least he’s not in every TV studio but still “it’s a watershed moment in British politics”

ok Ed

 

[PVA]

It's not a protest vote

It's a catastrophic defeat in a seat that's been blue for 200 years ffs

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Both in-laws are in that constituency as it goes, both voted Lib Dem for the first time ever and are usually bread and butter Tories. They’ll probably switch back in a few years

 

[fernandopartridge]

That is the exact same reaction I keep having at the absolute drivel you have been coming out with.

So swings and roundabouts

Ok Dave, don't be upset mate

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

He’s got COVID so at least he’s not in every TV studio but still “it’s a watershed moment in British politics”

ok Ed

He’s trying to cure it with green tea the last I heard

 

[fernandopartridge]

Both in-laws are in that constituency as it goes, both voted Lib Dem for the first time ever and are usually bread and butter Tories. They’ll probably switch back in a few years

Have they not heard about the progressive alliance then?

 

[Grendel]

Why did Labour select a candidate who looks like a spitting image puppet of Ed Milliband as a schoolboy?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Have they not heard about the progressive alliance then?

They don’t give a toss about that, just wanted to flip off Boris. Their words

 

[CCFCSteve]

Deserved result for the Tories, after the arrogance shown by Paterson and then subsequently Johnson, in particular in relation to Paterson.

 

[Ian1779]

Why did Labour select a candidate who looks like a spitting image puppet of Ed Milliband as a schoolboy?

And one that used to work for Owen Paterson to boot.

 

[David O'Day]

Ok Dave, don't be upset mate

I'm really quite happy but if you want to play for likes off the weirdo squad then so be it

 

[David O'Day]

ummmm

 

[David O'Day]

ummmm

But lads there was no progressive alliance/anyone but the tories voting

 

[David O'Day]

anyway while North Shropshire may turn Tory again there are a lot more a lot closer seats that are now at risk for the tories (and Sheffield Hallam)

 

[JAM See]

ummmm

The problem is this.

In the past I would probably have held my nose and voted Lib Dem/SDP/Liberal party (showing my age here) if it meant defeating an incumbent Tory.

Then Nick Clegg got into bed with David Cameron in 2010.

I don't trust the fuckers anymore.

 

[David O'Day]

The problem is this.

In the past I would probably have held my nose and voted Lib Dem/SDP/Liberal party (showing my age here) if it meant defeating an incumbent Tory.

Then Nick Clegg got into bed with David Cameron in 2010.

I don't trust the fuckers anymore.

That is an issue for a lot of people

 

[TomRad85]

Progressive alliance is a load of cringey nonsense. If Labour have aspirations to run a country they need to encourage people to vote for them, not for the Lib Dums.

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[Moff]

But lads there was no progressive alliance/anyone but the tories voting

the only problem with that is getting people to collectively work together at a general election.
It’s easier in a by election, but when a general election comes around people often become more tribal again.

 

[chiefdave]

The problem is this.

In the past I would probably have held my nose and voted Lib Dem/SDP/Liberal party (showing my age here) if it meant defeating an incumbent Tory.

Then Nick Clegg got into bed with David Cameron in 2010.

I don't trust the fuckers anymore.

That pretty much sums up my position as well. I've never been a vote for a particular party no matter what person, I've always looked at what policies they are pushing at each election and voted accordingly but what Clegg did in 2010 means there's no chance they'll get my vote.

 

[PVA]

Why did Labour select a candidate who looks like a spitting image puppet of Ed Milliband as a schoolboy?

Because they knew they had zero chance of winning probably.

Why did the Tories put up a candidate who didn't even know where in the country he was running?

 

[PVA]

Progressive alliance is a load of cringey nonsense. If Labour have aspirations to run a country they need to encourage people to vote for them, not for the Lib Dums.

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Cringey or not its the best way for Labour to get in power.

They won't win if they battle against Lib Dems in tight constituencies.

Thankfully people finally seem to be seeing sense and realise that the best way to get the Tories out is for the majority of the country who don't want a tory government to work together, not against each other.

 

[clint van damme]

ummmm

Ed Davey played down the idea when he was interviewed on the radio earlier.

 

[jordan210]

Dont think labours campaign leaflet worked haha

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

My comments would be you are 100% wrong and predicting a 100% turnout?

Should have said "a proportion of the residual 53%" in case someone might have taken it literally just to be obtuse.

 

[TomRad85]

Cringey or not its the best way for Labour to get in power.

They won't win if they battle against Lib Dems in tight constituencies.

Thankfully people finally seem to be seeing sense and realise that the best way to get the Tories out is for the majority of the country who don't want a tory government to work together, not against each other.

Not battling for every seat is the action of a party with no real ambition. Think people will see right through it honestly. No point in arguing about it though we'll see come the next GE.

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[Ian1779]

Dont think labours campaign leaflet worked haha

That’s the one - sack the clown that made it.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

But lads there was no progressive alliance/anyone but the tories voting

What swung it wasn’t a thousand Labour votes going the other way but an enormous number of pissed off Tories.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Cringey or not its the best way for Labour to get in power.

They won't win if they battle against Lib Dems in tight constituencies.

Thankfully people finally seem to be seeing sense and realise that the best way to get the Tories out is for the majority of the country who don't want a tory government to work together, not against each other.

"People" in ONE constituency out of 650.

 

[TomRad85]

What swung it wasn’t a thousand Labour votes going the other way but an enormous number of pissed off Tories.

Wonder if they'll get a thank you for lending their votes.

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[clint van damme]

Wonder if they'll get a thank you for lending their votes.

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They did