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  4. Posted

    13 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

    Now we test the "mettle" of the new Scottish Tories.

     

    Will they approve of a deal which gives NI extra money but denies Scotland and Wales the consequentials under the Barnett formula? A formula that Mundell has already called sacrosanct.

     

    If they vote for this, every person in Scotland who voted Tory should be ashamed of this shabby deal.

     

    Awaiting Sinn Fein...

    Being DUPed?

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    2 hours ago, msc said:

     

    Oh yes, sorry.

     

    Mind you, the "cream of Scotland Yard" line has always raised a chuckle here. That old Scottish black humour.

    Not even the most logic-somersaulting stories of the Moffat era has been as downright weird at the time as 'Ghost Light' was...

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    8 hours ago, Davey Jones' Locker said:

    Oh, and Bindi's all grown up - and out - now. No stingray barb is ever going penetrate past these monster mammaries:

     

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    Yeah but it looks like they've had a go at her jeans though!

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  17. Posted

    12 hours ago, msc said:

    The last three elections have seen an MP from the previous parliament die within a month of the election. Patsy Calton in 2005, Rudi Vis in 2010, and (sadly) Charlie Kennedy in 2015.  Uxbridge MP Michael Shersby survived the Labour landslide in 1997, but didn't survive a heart attack one week later. Can't mind anyone from 2001 to complete this cycle: think there was one, but my mind goes blank. Wonder if 2017 will continue this trend.

    Ipswich MP Jamie Cann died in October 2001...

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    2 hours ago, Deathray said:

    So we've got 10 abstentionists in the new parliament (7 Sinn Fein and 1 Speakers and 3 Deputy Speakers (2 Lab, 1 Con)). 

     

    It's looking like an effective majority of 16 in the house for the government. This'll increase to 18 if she keeps Kensington and Chelsea.

     

    Right/Centre Right

    Conservative 316 (if they don't hold Kensington and Chelsea)

    DUP 10

    Government 326 + Sylvia Hermon = 327

     

    Left/Centre-Left 

    Labour 259

    SNP 35

    Lib Dem 12

    Plaid Cymru 4

    Green 1

    Total: 311

     

    That's a hell of a lot better than it could have been for Theresa May. It also means she'll be able to win some votes without the support of the DUP'; crucially. Can imagine the whips will be working overtime this parliament, may we see the return of politicians being taken to the house of commons on stretchers as in the 1974-79 parliament?

    Actually Sylvia Hermon can be considered more centre/left. She became an independent because she disagreed with the Conservative-UUP tie up a few years back...

  24. Posted

    35 minutes ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

    I always like to see how the lesser known candidates got on.  The Irish Times have provided a helpful list of the ten hopefuls who accrued the lowest amount of votes.  I think it is regrettable that the man who dressed up as Elmo and challenged Teresa May only persuaded three constituents he was the best man for the job.

     

    http://www.irishnews.com/magazine/daily/2017/06/09/news/here-are-the-10-least-popular-candidates-from-the-general-election-1050396/

    It was nice to see Lord Buckethead back on the campaign trail after all these years...

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