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A long way to go, but that's a hell of a shift in just a week. Things are going from "absolutely impsosible" to merely "quite unlikely". 

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-poll-wales-general-election-2017-16-point-shift-swing-a7749786.html

 

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Labour support surges in Wales with 16-point shift towards Jeremy Corbyn's party

 

 First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones PA Archive/PA Images

Support for Labour has surged in Wales, with a massive 16-point shift in support towards Jeremy Corbyn's party, the latest poll shows. 

A poll by YouGov just two weeks ago showed Welsh Labour trailing Theresa May's party, but a stunning reversal now puts Labour 10 points ahead.

The YouGov Welsh political barometer has Labour on 44 per cent up 9 per cent on two weeks ago and the Tories on 34 per cent down 7 per cent.

The shift comes after the launch of Labour's manifesto, which included popular policies such as nationalising the railways, energy grid, and water companies, as well as rent controls and taxes on the richest five per cent of earners.

The Conservatives have also had a nightmare week after a poor reception to their planned so-called "Dementia Tax" care policy.

The party has moved up in the national UK-wide polls in recent weeks but still trails the Conservatives by around 10 points, depending on the poll in question.

The dramatic turnaround in Wales will give Labour hope they can achieve a similar transformation in UK-wide polls.

The regular Welsh poll was jointly commissioned by ITV Cymru Wales and Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre.

The poll would see Labour hold all its seats in Wales and take one off the Conservatives, Gower, the most marginal seat in the country.

It has top-line voting intention figures of LAB: 44% (+9) CON: 34% (-7) PC: 9% (-2) LDEM: 6% (-1) UKIP: 5% (+1). 

 

 

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There was this in the north too, reported by Faisal Islam

As you said, a long way to go and polls, pinch of salt yadda yadda, but blimey, a real shift.

And Theresa May-be an actual lizard isn't helping matters.

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I'm looking forward to Monday, when May has to come out of hiding and share a stage with Corbyn.

No direct debate, because she's a coward and knows she's out of her depth, but I can't see her coming out of it unscathed.

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31 minutes ago, Davkaus said:

A long way to go, but that's a hell of a shift in just a week. Things are going from "absolutely impsosible" to merely "quite unlikely". 

Image result for keegan love it

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-poll-wales-general-election-2017-16-point-shift-swing-a7749786.html

 

 

That video reminded me so much of Keegan, the way she sounded like her bottom lip was quivering on the second "nothing has changed".

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50 minutes ago, PauloBarnesi said:

Its North of the Border where we need to see real traction... But to be honest I am taking all the polls with a little pinch of salt. Lib Dems romp home with a massive majority....

Did someone see that debate on BBC where Wee Crankie got shredded by the nurse? A day later SNP front benchers claimed that the nurse was married to a conservative MP, which has been totally ridiculed today in Scotland. Both the Conservatives and SNP are falling to bits - if there's anywhere Corbyn should do well it's Scotland. They're tired of Nicola's even worse handling of the NHS against the Conservatives in England.

Go to Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen Corbyn, those seats are ripe for the taking - worry less about South England - down here people are far too set in their mind.

On that note, Ruth Davidson seems a likely Conservative leader. She's coherent, a good debater and really well put together.

To elaborate, the nurse called out the SNP for dumping the NHS in Scotland into a hole. SNP MP's went on the attack on twitter and claimed she was lying and married to a conservative counselor. Nationalists are bad, no matter their creed or colour. SNP have now had to grovel and apologise as their followers posted personal information about the lady, her address, her dog's name etc.

 

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30 minutes ago, Davkaus said:

If the young still can't be arsed to vote after the last year or two, then we deserve what we get as a generation.

Yep. It's all well and good having #GrimeforCorbyn and turning up at a libertines gig, but to have a cat in hells chance he needs millions of these feckers to get out and vote. I'm not convinced they will. 

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4 hours ago, hippo said:

Ive Heard the Daily Mail are leading with a story about Pippa Middletons bum tomorrow. ! 

I looked at the photos and couldn't see an arse on her :(

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1 hour ago, StefanAVFC said:

Oh it is good fun

My word she looked desperate the end there.

 

 

Bloody Laura Kuenssberg and the MSM - just Tory stooges, right?
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1 hour ago, magnkarl said:

Did someone see that debate on BBC where Wee Crankie got shredded by the nurse? A day later SNP front benchers claimed that the nurse was married to a conservative MP, which has been totally ridiculed today in Scotland. Both the Conservatives and SNP are falling to bits - if there's anywhere Corbyn should do well it's Scotland. They're tired of Nicola's even worse handling of the NHS against the Conservatives in England.

Go to Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen Corbyn, those seats are ripe for the taking - worry less about South England - down here people are far too set in their mind.

On that note, Ruth Davidson seems a likely Conservative leader. She's coherent, a good debater and really well put together.

To elaborate, the nurse called out the SNP for dumping the NHS in Scotland into a hole. SNP MP's went on the attack on twitter and claimed she was lying and married to a conservative counselor. Nationalists are bad, no matter their creed or colour. SNP have now had to grovel and apologise as their followers posted personal information about the lady, her address, her dog's name etc.

 

SNP ruining education north of the border. Whatever colour of your politics, you need strong opposition. One party rule is terrible.

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Seems like The Tory's are getting so worried they have to steal and add a watered down Corbyn pledge to their manifesto and give people an extra day off work a year, don't get too excited as it will not be a paid day off like Corbyns extra bank Holidays.

Monday 22 May 2017 by Andrew

Tories to allow day off work to leave elderly relative on mountain-top for vultures


 
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The Conservative Party has today made a manifesto pledge to guarantee workers one day off work each year in order to drag a sick or elderly relative to a mountain-top to be eaten alive by vultures.

Simon Williams, a spokesman for the party said, “More and more workers are having to care for ageing parents, and employers are putting pressure on them not to take time off work

“But with this manifesto promise, Britain’s workers will not have to risk losing their jobs for disposing of a relative they could no longer afford to feed, keep warm or buy medication for.

“This pledge guarantees them time off work to provide end-of-life care for a relative by enshrining in law their right to a full 24 hours to drag their loved one’s still living body up a mountainside to be consumed by scavengers.

“This pledge also demonstrates our commitment to protecting endangered species, i.e. vultures.”

The spokesman added, “This day off will of course be unpaid. We can’t expect employers or the state to shoulder that burden.”

 

http://newsthump.com/2017/05/22/tories-to-allow-day-off-work-to-leave-elderly-relative-on-mountain-top-for-vultures/

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