I am happy to be disappointed but I am resolutely not getting my hopes up.
Who'd have thought it would be possible to look back on Cameron and think "good times"?
Quote from: dave on June 07, 2017, 08:39:43 amWho'd have thought it would be possible to look back on Cameron and think "good times"?Amazingly, the same can genuinely be said of Dubya
Quote from: andy popp on June 07, 2017, 01:02:57 pmQuote from: dave on June 07, 2017, 08:39:43 amWho'd have thought it would be possible to look back on Cameron and think "good times"?Amazingly, the same can genuinely be said of DubyaUnless you're from the Middle East I suppose.
Interesting that, gives my seat as a potential Lab win.http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/cgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Sheffield+HallamI was assuming it would be a fairly safe LibDem (Cleggy) done deal. Therefore standard tactical voting protocol would have dictated that I vote LibDem, but I suppose since the Tories have no chance here that I should actually vote Lab this time with no real risk.
Interesting that, gives my seat as a potential Lab win.I was assuming it would be a fairly safe LibDem (Cleggy) done deal. Therefore standard tactical voting protocol would have dictated that I vote LibDem, but I suppose since the Tories have no chance here that I should actually vote Lab this time with no real risk.
be nice to see that last bit of non-Labour South Yorkshire coloured red
Clearly this is complete bollocks. If the Tories are a few short the DUP might help them struggle on, but no one else will touch them in a coalition.
Quote from: dave on June 07, 2017, 01:26:14 pmInteresting that, gives my seat as a potential Lab win.I was assuming it would be a fairly safe LibDem (Cleggy) done deal. Therefore standard tactical voting protocol would have dictated that I vote LibDem, but I suppose since the Tories have no chance here that I should actually vote Lab this time with no real risk.I will definitely not be voting Labour in Sheffield Hallam. Nationally, Labour cannot win outright unless there is some miracle turnaround in Scotland. Therefore the best we can hope for is a rainbow coalition of the left. I can't think of another MP who will bring more valuable recent experience to that coalition than Clegg. I was planning to vote Green but am a bit conflicted due to this. I don't think another inexperienced Labour MP would have much to offer in comparison, and locally the Labour council (as witnessed by the Amey Tree 'care' contract) is verging on the rotten.
After the last two years the Lib Dems won't touch them with a barge pole. And that's before you consider Brexit.
LDs will be a minor player.
The risk of them propping up the tories is nil. It was a disaster last time and the LDs flagship stance on Brexit is utterly at odds with their direction since.A strong LD, SDP and Green component to a left coalition will ensure a second referendum on any deal.It does look more likely the Cons will win a slim overall majority though.