Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Post
  • Reply
Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
we definitely got the funniest result possible. also may talking about the DUP is absolutely poisonous for the tories because they're like the most insane US republicans and it'll get lots of noise

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

CottonWolf
Jul 20, 2012

Good ideas generator

Not a Step posted:

From what I understand, Sinn Fein exists as a political party for the sole reason of never taking their seats. I don't think any bait short of full independence would ever win them over.

Given their and Corbyn's historic links, I reckon some trolling is on the cards though. There's plenty they can do to make a Tory/DUP coalition look bad without having to take their seats. The very fact that the DUP are going to be so involved, means that the Northern Ireland parties generally will be able to get more coverage.

Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013

pathetic little tramp posted:

SF would have to pledge allegiance or fealty to the queen or whatevs, so do they hate DUP enough to do that?

those are just words :unsmigghh:

Raeg
Jul 7, 2008

The top 1% of ducks have control of 99.9% of the bread.

Jose posted:

we definitely got the funniest result possible. also may talking about the DUP is absolutely poisonous for the tories because they're like the most insane US republicans and it'll get lots of noise

This is what I keep going back to, I just can't see how the Ruth Davidson wing will be happy aligning with the DUP

Nix Panicus
Feb 25, 2007

CottonWolf posted:

Given their and Corbyn's historic links, I reckon some trolling is on the cards though. There's plenty they can do to make a Tory/DUP coalition look bad without having to take their seats. The very fact that the DUP are going to be so involved, means that the Northern Ireland parties generally will be able to get more coverage.

Yeah, hasn't Sinn Fein already called attention to the DUP partnership violating the Good Friday Agreement?

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

Not a Step posted:

Yeah, hasn't Sinn Fein already called attention to the DUP partnership violating the Good Friday Agreement?

it was just some twtiter rando pointing it out but its true

CottonWolf
Jul 20, 2012

Good ideas generator

Raeg posted:

This is what I keep going back to, I just can't see how the Ruth Davidson wing will be happy aligning with the DUP

She is very clearly not. It's wonderful.

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
lol

https://twitter.com/montie/status/8...r%3D355%23pti13

Agnosticnixie
Jan 6, 2015

Not a Step posted:

From what I understand, Sinn Fein exists as a political party for the sole reason of never taking their seats. I don't think any bait short of full independence would ever win them over.

To be fair the original sinn fein considered the Dail and Stormont illegitimate and they caved on that, so maybe if the opportunity to gently caress over the DUP is too tempting some might consider it.

That said I wouldn't count on it, some of the hardcore republicans get really touchy about that oath.

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

CottonWolf posted:

She is very clearly not. It's wonderful.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/09/ruth-davidson-planning-scottish-tory-breakaway-challenges-theresa/

Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013


:discourse:

PostNouveau
Sep 3, 2011

VY till I die
Grimey Drawer

Itzena posted:

The Tories will probably try to run a minority government i.e. nothing will happen.

Oh that's interesting. I didn't know that was possible.

So the PM doesn't have to win a 50%+1 vote of the MPs or anything, they can be PM with a plurality and then try to pass laws with votes from people that wouldn't vote for her to lead?

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
i think she was just trying to rush a queens speech before they could get rid but lol May has hosed this up badly

https://twitter.com/Independent/sta...r%3D355%23pti40

SHY NUDIST GRRL
Feb 15, 2011

Communism will help more white people than anyone else. Any equal measures unfairly provide less to minority populations just because there's less of them. Democracy is truly the tyranny of the mob.

Peel posted:

i defy anyone to predict this result after where labour had been for two years and the local elections without being a bill mitchell level crank though

Seems to be the right time to be a crank

CottonWolf
Jul 20, 2012

Good ideas generator

PostNouveau posted:

Oh that's interesting. I didn't know that was possible.

So the PM doesn't have to win a 50%+1 vote of the MPs or anything, they can be PM with a plurality and then try to pass laws with votes from people that wouldn't vote for her to lead?

She just has to have enough guaranteed support to survive votes of no confidence and pass the Queen's speech. That's how confidence and supply arrangements work. People agree to support on votes of no confidence and pass the Queen's speech, generally in exchange for quite extensive policy concessions (it's been estimated every vote the DUP helped with in the previous equivalent arrangement cost about 1 billion pounds in concessionary spending in Northern Ireland), then vote freely on other issues.

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

Itzena posted:

The Tories will probably try to run a minority government i.e. nothing will happen. Then Brexit negotiations kick off, the Leave fuckheads get really, really angry because the only deal May might be able to get through Parliament would be the softest of soft Brexits (read: the UK still has all the obligations and restrictions of being in Europe but without any voice in the European Parliament) and the next election gets called immediately thereafter. May is only PM as scapegoat for Brexit, imo, but Boris (worra ledge) is probably too sodding thick to realise that.

Also this tweet hasn't aged well:
https://twitter.com/JohnCleese/status/866188904814260226

:thunk:

looks like hes a staunch lib dem so by definition his vote is in fact utterly worthless

Peel
Dec 3, 2007

like 'labour does better than expected and tory gains are kept to a manageable level' sure, but gaining seats was surely a pipe dream with the forces arrayed against corbyn and the difficulty he had had fighting them so far

but that's all gone now. everything is gone. the walls have vanished and the air is full of light

Bear Retrieval Unit
Nov 5, 2009

Mudslide Experiment

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

those are just words :unsmigghh:

BAH GAWD that's Sinn Fein's music!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-64CaD8GXw

PleasingFungus
Oct 10, 2012
idiot asshole bitch who should fuck off

Vox Nihili posted:

looks like hes a staunch lib dem so by definition his vote is in fact utterly worthless

no he's helping

https://twitter.com/JohnCleese/status/873207610127921152

metallica - master of puppets

Fast Luck
Feb 2, 1988

https://twitter.com/nlaire/status/873166588849135617

Bulgogi Hoagie
Jun 1, 2012

We

Jose posted:

labour won kensington by 20 votes lol

:vince:

Quotey
Aug 16, 2006

We went out for lunch and then we stopped for some bubble tea.
20 votes? That's loads.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000049

Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013

why isn't this thread rated 5?

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



hakimashou
Jul 15, 2002
Upset Trowel
Lol which idiot was pearl clutching about the NY Times earlier?

sincx
Jul 13, 2012

furiously masturbating to anime titties

hakimashou posted:

Lol which idiot was pearl clutching about the NY Times earlier?



I hate how the color of the good and bad guys are reversed in the UK. Takes a few seconds to context switch every time.

Zoran
Aug 19, 2008

I lost to you once, monster. I shall not lose again! Die now, that our future can live!

sincx posted:

I hate how the color of the good and bad guys are reversed in the UK. Takes a few seconds to context switch every time.

blame our news stations for arbitrarily picking the opposite colors from everywhere else in the world in the 2000 election

yes, "red state" and "blue state" were invented then

though the idea of Democrats as an actual Red party is admittedly laughable

Gringostar
Nov 12, 2016
Morbid Hound

Zoran posted:

blame our news stations for arbitrarily picking the opposite colors from everywhere else in the world in the 2000 election

yes, "red state" and "blue state" were invented then

though the idea of Democrats as an actual Red party is admittedly laughable

funny thing is that every election the colors changed until 2000 when everyone got use to seeing the red and blue map because of florida and the recounting that took months

yet again the south, and specifically florida has hosed the us long term

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

sincx posted:

I hate how the color of the good and bad guys are reversed in the UK. Takes a few seconds to context switch every time.

they aren't reversed in the UK ffs, red for socialists, blue for conservatives is standard.

logikv9
Mar 5, 2009


Ham Wrangler
jeb would've won all the seats

Bulgogi Hoagie
Jun 1, 2012

We

hakimashou posted:

Lol which idiot was pearl clutching about the NY Times earlier?



lmao the MSM is really out to confuse the minds of good men today!!

Wraith of J.O.I.
Jan 25, 2012


lmao beautiful

https://twitter.com/el4jc/status/873198548384436225

Gum
Mar 9, 2008

oho, a rapist
time to try this puppy out

logikv9 posted:

jeb would've won all the seats

I have confirmation from several memes that he in fact did

Pener Kropoopkin
Jan 30, 2013


This is better than the guy who had to eat a bug.

Excelzior
Jun 24, 2013

so how long until the PLP attempts to coup Corbyn for "failing" to win the election?

:laffo:

Raeg
Jul 7, 2008

The top 1% of ducks have control of 99.9% of the bread.

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

This is better than the guy who had to eat a bug.

Where's that guy who said he'd eat a Brexit book if Corbyn got over 39%?

Zoran
Aug 19, 2008

I lost to you once, monster. I shall not lose again! Die now, that our future can live!

Gum posted:

I have confirmation from several memes that he in fact did

what policies will the new Jeb!bed parliament set out in their Queen's Speech?

DMCrimson
Jan 2, 2005

Nap Ghost

Raeg posted:

Where's that guy who said he'd eat a Brexit book if Corbyn got over 39%?

https://twitter.com/GoodwinMJ/status/868562780990959621

Peel
Dec 3, 2007

gonna shout out For The Many Not The Few as a real good slogan

Excelzior posted:

so how long until the PLP attempts to coup Corbyn for "failing" to win the election?

:laffo:

a lot of the usual suspects have owned up and admitted he did well and is staying, though no doubt several of them are fuming privately and on the lookout for the next opportunity

his position is a lot stronger than it was though, especially since labour gained dozens of seats and those new guys are gonna be a lot more pro-corbyn than the old guys. the labour left will have something resembling a parliamentary bench now.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



i read somewhere that the bill clinton campaign purposefully claimed blue to show they weren't lefties or old-style new deal dems

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Post
  • Reply