UK General Election 2017 Megathread

[lemons]

I think that video has only put them (the conservatives) in a bad light tbh. I've seen a lot of tory voters who aren't happy with the video because it's so distasteful.

I genuinely think it was a very bad move for them but hey this entire election seems to be the Continuing Conservative Car Crash.

yes but it's the sort of thing that will influence your average voter

i heard it was put together by peeps from obama team and torys 2015

[MKR&*42]

Polls actually show that a lot of people simply do not care about Jeremy Corbyn's IRA/Terrorist palava, because it's all the media has complained about for 2 years so people have pretty much adjusted to it. It is a dead issue and a sign of desperation from the party who have absolutely nothing left to offer

Young people, most of all, do not care - and this is exactly who the video is hitting.

From ICM Unlimited
24% of voters think Corbyn's "close links" with IRA leaders make him a "statesman ahead of his time willing to take risks to achieve peace."
29% think they make him a "dangerous threat to Britain's national security"
27% think they make him "neither"
20% "Don't know"

55% of over 75s think Corbyn's links with the IRA make him a dangerous threat to national security; 49% of over 65s; only 20% of 18-24s

[FlyingJesus]

Basically kids are easily sucked into the cult of personality and won't be swayed no matter what once they've made a choice that's the reason he's only tries to appeal to the young and why he wants to lower the voting age to 16 - idealist youngsters don't care about reality as long as someone "seems" like a nice person

[-:Undertaker:-]

One of the few benefits of having a socialist government come in under Corbyn is that it would teach the country once again, as it did during the disasterous 1970s, of just why socialism does not work. The Winter of Discontent: communist Unions holding the government to ransom, the dead being left unburied, blackouts across the country, the 3-day week, our inner cities virtually collapsing and the country being humiliatingly bailed out by the IMF. Not to mention local councils being taken over by literal Marxist lunatics: London councils were flying the Red Flag instead of the Union Jack over town halls, and Liverpool was at the centre of the Militant group (like Corbyn's Momentum) that was hijacking the Labour Party.

My city only started recovering in 2008 onwards after the Liberal Democrats (to give them their due) put together the Liverpool One project along with the Tory aristocrat, the Duke of Westminster. The marxists in Militant put us back by 40 years.

[lemons]

Anti-May song currently at No2 on itunes chart - ppl hoping BBC would be 'forced' to play during their chart show but I'm pretty sure they only do songs 20-1 and only a few from 40-21! also when maggie thatcher died ding dong the witch is dead was no2 and they didn't play it

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a7761091.html

[MKR&*42]

Paxman taking on May and Corbyn at 8:30 tonight (channel 4 or sky news), can't wait

[wixard]

those harping on about jeremy corbyns IRA links are completely arrogant. the majority of the british public have no idea about the irish troubles, or ireland in general tbh. every military force in n.i during that time were terrorists. stop pretending you give a shit about northern ireland

[lemons]

jezza was a bit shakey during his bit but he did well! paxman was a ***** but im sure he will be to theresa too

[MKR&*42]

Paxman was an absolute state in that interview, I've never seen him come across so bad and based on audience response Corbyn came across a lot better.

Theresa's doing quite well with the audience Q&A tbh so she might pull it off as well which would be an accomplishment for her.

[FlyingJesus]

I don't like Paxman in general, he's constantly trying to make people trip up rather than actually get any proper answers and doesn't listen to the person he's interviewing because he has his script that he wants to get through