Election time again

[andrewducker]

So, it looks very much like we'll be having an election in about six weeks time. In an ideal world we wouldn't do this - we'd have a referendum, knock Brexit on the head and _then_ have an election. But there's no majority for a referendum, there's no extension time for a referendum, so election it is!

It's probably about as good a time for an election as possible, to be honest. The Conservatives will be going into it with the Brexit Party on their flank, draining off a bunch of their votes, and Farage complaining loudly that his deal is Not Brexit. Providing Remainers vote tactically we have a chance at a hung parliament with a Labour/Lib-Dem/SNP/PC alliance as a majority.

Of course, this was the election result I wanted back in 2015, and I didn't get it. Nor in 2017. I shall continue to hope. And if not, and the Conservatives get an actual majority, then Johnson can bring in his Brexit, and take responsibility for everything that happens afterwards.

(I'll be voting SNP, but in a constituency that will probably go Labour, as it's the safest seat in Scotland.)

Comments

[amaebi]

Holding my thumbs for y'all from over here.

[rhythmaning]

At least Ian Murray is solid remain!

[andrewducker]

True!

[andrewducker]

And just got reselected
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-50177150

[skington]

...and now the news is that it won't happen, because the opposition parties won't agree.

I could have sworn Orkney and Shetland was safer, but the result last time around was 49% to 29%, compared to Edinburgh South's 55% to 22%. It wasn't even that close in 2015, when the SNP were in danger of winning absolutely everything. That's impressively solid. Is Ian Murray really popular, or is the seat just drawn that way?

[andrewducker]

They won't agree until an extension is granted.

[cmcmck]

It's a one party Tory state hereabouts (what you pay for being rural, more sheep than people territory)) so I'm left with precious little choice, especially as my usual choice is not dealing with the antisemitism in the party even if it actually stood any chance of taking the seat.

I think you may be right about yet another hung parliament, however.

For me,it may again be a matter of creative ballot paper spoiling. :o(

[calimac]

The wisest comment has come from Anna Soubry, of all people. She's right, an election won't solve anything.

[andrewducker]

Not by itself, but it might lead to a coalition government that supports another referendum, which is about the only thing that might put this to bed at least for a while.

[calimac]

There'll be another hung parliament, as there is now. Boris will still be PM, as any attempt to kick him out and substitute a coalition will get hung up on whether Corbyn will be its PM.

[andrewducker]

The latter is definitely problematic.

Let's hope the Lib Dems can get over themselves enough to not make everything worse.