So, those election results

[andrewducker]

Good news: Hung parliament!
Bad news: Conservatives + DUP coalition is the only one that can get a majority
Even worse news: DUP are, frankly, worse than the Conservatives, being the party who have been blocking marriage equality in Northern Ireland
Sad News: If it wasn't for Unionists in Scotland voting Conservative to "send the SNP a message*" we'd have the possibility of a Lab+SNP+LibDem+PC+Green alliance.

As it is, Theresa May wins this year's award for "Conservative MP holding a vote to get her party into line, and throwing the country into chaos when it goes wrong".

Chances of another election this year: High
Chances of more people voting tactically at the next one, and getting the numbers to push the Conservatives out: Who the fuck knows.
Chances of any negotiation of Article 50, which continues to count down, getting underway: Slim

Just to note:
Purely vote-wise, Lab+SNP+LibDem is over 50%. Fuck FPTP.

*A completely pointless one, as it's the Scottish Government who pushes for Independence, and this election doesn't change that.

Comments

[andrewducker]

The SNP let the Tories in?

I'm blaming people who were in SNP seats, and decided not to vote tactically, but instead to vote for a party who wouldn't win. Or, worse, for the Conservatives.

[movingfinger]

I call that "the dumbass vote."

[poshmerchant]

If UK's anything like Canada, there were people who didn't know anything about their own riding who voted tactically based on a country-wide polling rather than local polling. Tactical voting is not easy to do right.