Limey'lection '17
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Limey'lection '17
So besides everyone, who loses today?
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I've just voted and I was the only one in the polling station, though to be fair it is in an area that makes Beirut look safe.
There seems to be a huge groundswell for Labour at the moment, though I still think the Tories will piss it, unfortunately.
There seems to be a huge groundswell for Labour at the moment, though I still think the Tories will piss it, unfortunately.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Question: Do UK elections suffer from structural impediments to voting—stuff that makes it harder for the poor and non-white to vote—as in the US (and, to a lesser degree, Canada)? Just curious whether the Tories (and even Nu Labour) introduced election legislation in the last couple decades to hinder turnout by "undesirables."
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I'm going with the conventional wisdom: Tories win, but Labour makes an impressive showing relative to expectations. Hard Brexit ensues under May, British economy tanks, Scotland leaves the UK. A thousand years of darkness follow, and then Corbyn squeaks out a win.
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YesDr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Jun 2017, 11:03amQuestion: Do UK elections suffer from structural impediments to voting—stuff that makes it harder for the poor and non-white to vote—as in the US (and, to a lesser degree, Canada)? Just curious whether the Tories (and even Nu Labour) introduced election legislation in the last couple decades to hinder turnout by "undesirables."
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Details?Heston wrote: ↑08 Jun 2017, 11:10amYesDr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Jun 2017, 11:03amQuestion: Do UK elections suffer from structural impediments to voting—stuff that makes it harder for the poor and non-white to vote—as in the US (and, to a lesser degree, Canada)? Just curious whether the Tories (and even Nu Labour) introduced election legislation in the last couple decades to hinder turnout by "undesirables."
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Is Tony Bllair thrown into a volcano or shot into the sun?
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I have come to understand that Corbyn is the absolute boy and a proper legend according to twitter,,
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I never thought I'd have fond feelings for Labour after Iraq. I hope they succeed. Even if they lose, I hope they fuck up the Tories.
Corbyn's also been useful at showing where loyalties lie among the media class.
Corbyn's also been useful at showing where loyalties lie among the media class.
I feel that there is a fascistic element, for example, in the Rolling Stones . . .
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I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
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Deadlocked Parliament would sure be pants.
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Oh god, what was the convo where we were first introduced to that limeyism? Was it the BAD obsessive guy being upset about something and calling it "pants?"
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Found it: http://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic.p ... sm#p294244
I miss that guy some days.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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no more tories then,,,,,,,pants maetmatedog wrote: ↑08 Jun 2017, 1:15pmFound it: http://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic.p ... sm#p294244
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I feel that there is a fascistic element, for example, in the Rolling Stones . . .
— Morton Feldman
I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
— Clashy
— Morton Feldman
I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
— Clashy
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There have been reports of students from Keele University being turned away at polling stations despite being eligible to vote. The reported problem is in the constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyme where Labour won by just 650 votes from the Conservatives at the last election, in 2015 and where Ukip is not standing this time to boost the Tories’ chances.
From The Guardian. Also lots of reports from eligible overseas voters not receiving their polling credentials despite applying months in advance.
From The Guardian. Also lots of reports from eligible overseas voters not receiving their polling credentials despite applying months in advance.
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