The Hung Like a Donkey General Election December 2019 Thread

[chrisp65]

So where I'm voting it was a two horse race last time, with some interesting straggler numbers:

tory 25,000

lab 23,000

plaid 2,000

libdem 2,000

ukip 800

green 500

If ever there was a seat where some parties need to do a deal....

 

 

 

[chrisp65]

I don't suppose anybody heard the woman on the vox pop on Radio 4 around about 7:30 this morning?

She declared she was voting for Johnson because 'although he is a naughty boy, he has some life about him, all the others are dreary'.

All the issues of the day, she's voting for the funny naughty boy. That's democracy in action right there.

 

[bannedfromHandV]

14 minutes ago, chrisp65 said:

I don't suppose anybody heard the woman on the vox pop on Radio 4 around about 7:30 this morning?

She declared she was voting for Johnson because 'although he is a naughty boy, he has some life about him, all the others are dreary'.

All the issues of the day, she's voting for the funny naughty boy. That's democracy in action right there.

 

Populism, we've been heading this way for some time.

No one cares about actual issues any more because it typically involves reading and learning about something that's probably quite complex and not really fun.

So all anyone wants is someone to please them purely from an aesthetic perspective, step forward Boris, Trump etc.

[Chindie]

As I've mentioned a few times, I worked with someone who voted Leave in the referendum became 'it'll be interesting'.

There's some powerfully stupid people out there.

[Wainy316]

[tonyh29]

1 hour ago, avfcDJ said:

I've encountered a lot of ex military who believe the Tory/BBC line. Scary go think these people are in our armed forces. Very easily lead.

Use of the word traitor  may be hyperbole but to write Corbyns actions  off as a BBC/Tory line is taking revisionism beyond any credibility .

[Dodgyknees]

5 minutes ago, tonyh29 said:

Use of the word traitor  may be hyperbole but to write Corbyns actions  off as a BBC/Tory line is taking revisionism beyond any credibility .

You're right, i forgot to add the Daily Mail and Sun to the list. 

[AshVilla]

I'll be voting conservative because I'm filthy rich and don't care about the common folk.

It's also important that we get brexit done.

[Xela]

 

[PompeyVillan]

2 minutes ago, Xela said:

 

The hilarious irony is that Trump's endorsement of Johnson will do him absolutely no favours and Corbyn and Labour will relish his criticism.

[Xela]

3 minutes ago, PompeyVillan said:

The hilarious irony is that Trump's endorsement of Johnson will do him absolutely no favours and Corbyn and Labour will relish his criticism.

Recommended by Trump is akin to the dreaded 'vote of confidence' that managers get just before they are sacked! 

[mjmooney]

1 hour ago, Chindie said:

Funny, they didn't show that on the BBC News. 

[Chindie]

4 minutes ago, mjmooney said:

Funny, they didn't show that on the BBC News. 

If they had Kuennsberg would have reported it as a hospital filled with Labour activists.

[Rugeley Villa]

For the first time ever i’ll be voting Labour. Some of the discussions I’ve had with work mates, and my mum about it are borderline insanity.  Immigrants and Corbyn are the two main issues they have. 

[bobzy]

Media has done a phenomenal job of assassinating Corbyn to be fair. 

[Xela]

 

[mjmooney]

16 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said:

For the first time ever i’ll be voting Labour. Some of the discussions I’ve had with work mates, and my mum about it are borderline insanity.  Immigrants and Corbyn are the two main issues they have. 

If we implement Brexit and prevent free movement of EU workers, we'll be getting a helluva lot more non-EU (read: brown) immigrants. 

[Chindie]

And American corporations **** us.

[Rugeley Villa]

2 minutes ago, mjmooney said:

If we implement Brexit and prevent free movement of EU workers, we'll be getting a helluva lot more non-EU (read: brown) immigrants. 

I know  Some don’t realise that the Muslims will still be able to come into the country. 

[Xela]

No Government for years has had any control over legal or illegal immigration. They have no idea who is coming into the country.