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Not a hope in hell the Libs will go down that route again. Of course Tories could do a deal with DUP but they will have to change Brexit. My prediction is Conservatives fall below 300 seats. Labour will run as a minority government successfully. (There is no way SNP or Lib Dem’s can vote down the majority of Labours plans and side with Tories).

No, I don’t see any great benefit for the country from either side but I’d rather one side gets to govern rather than nothing getting done as has happened for the last 2 years. I’m at centrist at heart. The country is really crying out for a Labour 1997 outcome but that’s not on offer. Im back to lurk mode now to get my nibbles and blue moon ready for 10pm.

No, all options are shit. Johnson’s just for Johnson and Labours plans will ruin the economy.

I’ve never been away Just restrain myself. Honestly don’t really mind who wins as long as they can freely implement their manifestos.

At least Dianne has surfaced

Not a chance the gammons are turning out today. Hung Parliament, Labour government. Lots of people voting for their least worse option today which sums up UK politics.

Bye but you summoned the wisdom.

Yes, but they’ve done that over many years and on the back of higher taxation for everyone as detailed by the IFS yesterday. You know it’s a cheap con. You can have all this but only the top 5% will pay. Sadly that’s the way politics is. If they’d said everyone has to pay for this better standard of living, they would get nowhere.

The city forecasts that Brexit will mean a slower growth rate. On Corbyn the FT says “TERMINAL ECONOMIC DECLINE”! Good paper, suggest you read it

They say Brexit might reduce the amount of growth, but Labours manifesto, sadly will bankrupt the country. If Labour put that manifesto forward but added that all of us would have to pay a bit more to achieve it ( as happens in Europe), then it would get a landslide. That would be honest and achievable.

Simples. They manage the economy better than anyone else. Every Labour government has left office with unemployment higher than when they came in. I thought Corbyns manifesto launch was very good, also his speech to the CBI. I think he is a very genuine bloke and believes what he says but the bottom line is that promising he can achieve all that just by hitting the richest 5% is bollocks. Even the IFS say so. I find the return to secondary picketing and taking 10% of the value off every company with 250 plus employees terrifying. We will be back to the 70’s of wealth creators moving offshore, crippling strikes hitting every sector and eventually the continued trend of no money left and more unemployment. Personally I long for a return to sensible centrist policies and living within our means. We should be welcoming in a landslide centre left government but it looks like we are heading for another deathly hung parliament.

So then, what’s up?

Cant take anything seriously from a fella who skate boards in green shoes tbf

One more nasty word out of your mouth and I’m heading straight over to the cooking thread with a years worth of pictures.

I think the transgender movement would disagree

iPhone XR Briefly flirted with Android option but didn’t like it last time. know someone who works in the NHS? £40 a month (over 2 years) 50 gb data ”free” handset

Blue moon (without orange)

You’ll thank me when the cracking deal is done, the trade deals are pouring in, North Shields fish market is returned to glory and the economy is booming. Enjoy your hols.

Your confusing me with @Meenzer . An easy mistake tbf

I still read what’s going on but have no time for the way political discussion takes place on here these days. It’s sunk to twitterish levels.

Only possible future referendum is a 2 part. Leave v remain , then deal (if there is one) v no deal. nice try though

Although it’s hard, don’t let yourselves get too stressed and worked up. My oldest is 30, youngest (boy) is 8 and two in between. At 8 it’s big change because they’ve usually gone from being top dogs at infants to small fish at Juniors. There style of play gets much more boisterous but at 8 there is usually (in boys) very little if any genuine malice behind it. A fluid pecking order starts to develop and eventually he fill find his place in that group or will move on to a different group. If it starts to effect him badly (more than at a bit of whinging that Billy won’t let him join in), or physical attacks, then insist the teachers get more involved and set up a few meetings with the head. DONT take it out on the kids parents either. Honestly, a lot of this has been going on in my sons year group this year and they can be in and out of favour all the time over the stupidest of reasons. Good luck with the situation but at 8 it really is quite often more of a drama for the parents than the kids.