Sean 6,348 Posted December 7, 2019 It's back and bigger than ever.Back with your new host Sean who has very big shoes to fill after Bibliogryphons tenure which I think we can all applaud. On to the rules: Pick 65 (1/10) of the 650 members of parliament elected on 12 th December. During the next parliament you will score the following for: -Death while in seat_ 30 points _Resignation for criminal activity -20 points -Non criminal resignations -10 points (Reduced to 5 if the candidate stands in the by election and wins) -Correctly predicted by elections that wipe out a government majority 25 (Increased to 50 if the government collapses as a result) -Unique picks :10 points Ebtries open 13th December 12:00 GMT and end on 31st December 2019 at 23:59 GMT Good luck everyone. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,348 Posted December 7, 2019 Game will be live as of 00:00 1st January 2020.Sinn Fein and other members who don't take their seat count as have been elected.Entries can be posted on this thread or to me by direct message. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,614 Posted December 7, 2019 Bravo @Sean. All the best and thanks for stepping up. I will play. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,426 Posted December 7, 2019 I'm so glad this was picked up as I was intending to join in this time round. Grazie @Sean 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GraveDanger 22 Posted December 8, 2019 Thanks for running this! I'll be submitting a team soon 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,512 Posted December 8, 2019 Will put in a team just as soon as I can be sure the good voters of Bolsover don't bugger up the one gimme pick! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 288 Posted December 10, 2019 One interesting scenario - should Boris Johnson lose his own seat on Thursday, he may try to remain as Conservative party leader by being parachuted into a safe seat, with that seat's incumbent standing down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,942 Posted December 10, 2019 46 minutes ago, JQW said: One interesting scenario - should Boris Johnson lose his own seat on Thursday, he may try to remain as Conservative party leader by being parachuted into a safe seat, with that seat's incumbent standing down. He can try this but I don't see how he could survive as leader. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,769 Posted December 10, 2019 He won’t lose his seat. Pointless discussion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted December 10, 2019 I'm in. PM you my team next week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,426 Posted December 11, 2019 13 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: He won’t lose his seat. Pointless discussion. That’s the spirit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,621 Posted December 11, 2019 On 10/12/2019 at 15:35, Ulitzer95 said: He won’t lose his seat. Pointless discussion. Raab could and I wouldn't be shocked to see someone resigning so he could stand again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,209 Posted December 11, 2019 And they call it democracy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,348 Posted December 13, 2019 And his was the seat that got them over the line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,348 Posted December 13, 2019 Mentioned on BBC that he has been unwell recently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,614 Posted December 13, 2019 Will be interesting to see who gets most votes now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,942 Posted December 13, 2019 7 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Will be interesting to see who gets most votes now. Tories by some margin.... Tory 13,966,451 Lab 10,295,907 LibD 3,696,423 SNP 1.242,380 The eagle eyed amongst you will have spotted the total Lib Dem and Labour vote is more than the Tory vote. The last time this wasn't the case was in 1959. Despite the tragedy don't fall for the narrative that Britain is a right wing country, we need to build a progressive alliance to head into the 2024 election and decimate the Tories. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,614 Posted December 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, Kinnock said: Tories by some margin.... Tory 13,966,451 Lab 10,295,907 LibD 3,696,423 SNP 1.242,380 The eagle eyed amongst you will have spotted the total Lib Dem and Labour vote is more than the Tory vote. The last time this wasn't the case was in 1959. Despite the tragedy don't fall for the narrative that Britain is a right wing country, we need to build a progressive alliance to head into the 2024 election and decimate the Tories. I think we need more than Decimation that would only remove about 36 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,766 Posted December 13, 2019 13 minutes ago, Kinnock said: Tories by some margin.... Tory 13,966,451 Lab 10,295,907 LibD 3,696,423 SNP 1.242,380 The eagle eyed amongst you will have spotted the total Lib Dem and Labour vote is more than the Tory vote. The last time this wasn't the case was in 1959. Despite the tragedy don't fall for the narrative that Britain is a right wing country, we need to build a progressive alliance to head into the 2024 election and decimate the Tories. Do you have total vote count in just Scotland by party too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,942 Posted December 13, 2019 10 minutes ago, Grim Up North said: Do you have total vote count in just Scotland by party too? SNP 1,242,380 CON 692,939 LAB 511,838 LIB 263,417 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,766 Posted December 13, 2019 SNP got 45.8% of the vote - is that a mandate for IndyRef2 as they are trumpeting ? Not sure it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,942 Posted December 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Grim Up North said: SNP got 45.8% of the vote - is that a mandate for IndyRef2 as they are trumpeting ? Not sure it is. It's not but Boris can't really say it's not because he got even less than that and it's his mandate for Brexit. Hence Sturgeon doubling down on it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,766 Posted December 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Kinnock said: It's not but Boris can't really say it's not because he got even less than that and it's his mandate for Brexit. Hence Sturgeon doubling down on it. I've got a good campaign slogan I could suggest. 'Let's get Scottish Independence done!' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,942 Posted December 13, 2019 Another one. Pro Second Ref (52.2%) Labour (32.1) Lib Dems (11.5) SNP (3.9) Green (2.7) Plaid Cymru (0.5) Sinn Fein (0.6) Alliance (0.4) SDLP (0.4) Yorkshire Party (0.1) Pro Leave (46.8%) Conservative (43.6) BXP (2.0) DUP (0.8) UUP (0.3) UKIP (0.1) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites