UK General Election 2017: The most important in a generation

[Steamdevolopment]

well that was short and anti-climactic

Next election is within two years, I promise you that.

 

[Prince Abubu]

well that was short and anti-climactic. Really hoping their 'source' was just their asshole

I hear the DUP are the Northern Irish version of the Tea Party in the US. WTF.

 

[Steamdevolopment]

I hear the DUP are the Northern Irish version of the Tea Party in the US. WTF.

Social conservative, a bit less economically conservative.

 

[Prince Abubu]

Next election is within two years, I promise you that.

It may even be held in a few months time. No way this coalition of lunatics will survive, especially when they all have their knives out for May. And I thought US politics was crazy.

 

[Steamdevolopment]

It may even be held in a few months time. No way this coalition of lunatics will survive, especially when they all have their knives out for May. And I though US politics was crazy.

Haha, it's the olympics of retards and the UK has taken the leading position

However on a more serious note, I think both is due to the lack of proportional voting, allowing for upsets due to small changes in some geographical seats like you saw with the scotland.

Conservative only have 2.4 % more than Labour but somehow has 65 votes more. In a proportional system labour would have won.

 

[Prince Abubu]

Social conservative, a bit less economically conservative.

Ultra religious
Rightwing
Homophobic
Anti-abortion
Corrupt/scandals
Eurosceptic (they want to close the Irish borders)

 

[Steamdevolopment]

Ultra religious
Rightwing
Homophobic
Anti-abortion
Corrupt/scandals
Eurosceptic (they want to close the Irish borders)

They don't want a hard border but they want to avoid a special border arrangement because it would foil nationalist sentiment for reuniting with Ireland.

Other than that you are right, but they don't want a hard brexit either. It means you will most likely stay in the single market.

 

[Prince Abubu]

Haha, it's the olympics of retards and the UK has taken the leading position

However on a more serious note, I think both is due to the lack of proportional voting, allowing for upsets due to small changes in some geographical seats like you saw with the scotland.

Conservative only have 2.4 % more than Labour but somehow has 65 votes more. In a proportional system labour would have won.

You're right. FPTP voting is rubbish. Why should a tiny north Wales village have the same voting power as a whole District in London?

 

[Steamdevolopment]

You're right. FPTP voting is rubbish. Why should a tiny north Wales village have the same voting power as a whole District in London?

I presumed it was based on population but it appears not.

 

[Prince Abubu]

Oh and they're also climate change deniers. Great.

 

[Steamdevolopment]

Oh and they're also climate change deniers. Great.

Reer UK manages to bring anti-abortion climate change deniers

 

[Prince Abubu]

The UK is actually pretty right-wing. It's only dabbled with the centre since Tony Blair.

 

[Abdalla]

Haha, it's the olympics of retards and the UK has taken the leading position

However on a more serious note, I think both is due to the lack of proportional voting, allowing for upsets due to small changes in some geographical seats like you saw with the scotland.

Conservative only have 2.4 % more than Labour but somehow has 65 votes more. In a proportional system labour would have won.

It's because if their system that UKIP received one seat four years ago, despite them being the third largest party based on number of voters.

 

[Prince Abubu]

 

[Prince Abubu]

It's because if their system that UKIP received one seat four years ago, despite them being the third largest party based on number of voters.

True. Donald Trump would never be elected prime minister, for instance.

 

[Abdalla]

True. Donald Trump would never be elected prime minister, for instance.

Actually he would because he lost the popular vote but won the electoral college. UKIP became the third in popular vote but lost the electoral college.

 

[black]

I hear the DUP are the Northern Irish version of the Tea Party in the US. WTF.

Yeah, they're staunch social conservatives, anti-gay, abortion etc. They do want a soft brexit and a lax border with Ireland though. They also want free trade and a customs agreement with the rest of the EU so I have no clue what the conservatives are giving them in return. They're absolute cunts too because apparently they only propping up the Tories because of Corbyn specifically. Not the Labour party, but Sheikh Jezza bin Corbyn. They say he's an IRA and terrorist sympathizer

Here's the funny part, I only earlier found out their party found and has strong historic ties to paramilitary groups.

They whacked one of their former commanders outside of Sainsbury's and in front of his 3-year old last week Imagine all the terrorist sympathizer slander if it was Corbyn crawling to them.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...-stood-up-to-gangsters-says-mum-35772913.html

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...after-loyalist-murder-in-bangor-35776873.html

 

[Apollo]

The UK is going to get the shittiest trade deal in history. This whole brexit crap will end up in regrexit.

 

[Prince Abubu]

Actually he would because he lost the popular vote but won the electorate college. UKIP became the third in popular vote but lost the electorate college.

Wait, Americans have a similar FPTP system?

 

[Steamdevolopment]

Wait, Americans have a similar FPTP system?

Yeah, and even worse gerrymandering (districts are drawn by political parties). Every 10 years all districts have to be re-districted on the basis of the census, which is made every 10 years.

That happend in 2010, where Republican won big at state level and thereby got the right to district at the state leve.

Look at this example:

At least yours is fair somewhat