UK General Election 2017

[OgraAnDun]

May didn't visit the North pre-election, now it's their 'friends in DUP'. The DUP are being used, pawns in a game. Can't they see that? Or maybe it's just that they put up with anything as long as they're under Queen Lizard and can wrap their fleg around themselves?

The three of them at the Balmoral Show.

[Stall the Bailer]

How long does it take the Tories to vote in a new leader?
I presume they wouldn't go into a new election without one appointed.
If the dup are smart, they will make it part of deal that may has to stay and no new leader contest can take place, until after brexit.

[AhNowRef]

Where are all the t**sers who said Sinn Fein taking their seats in Westminster didn't matter anyway??!!

DUP in a f**king Coalition Government??!!

Time for Sinn Fein to get real and think about taking their seats in Westminster lest we get tramped into the ground again. Saying a meaningless oath is much less an issue for me than letting the DUP run amok!

OK, maybe you can explain to all the tossers exactly how SF taking their seats would stop a Tory / DUP coalition ? ....

I cant wait 

[yellowcard]

Jim Allister will be a satisfied man today. He always wanted direct rule from Westminster and now with a DUP added flavour he will get his wish ironically. 

[AhNowRef]

This is great they DUP being exposed for what they are on a world stage.

was sorta thinking that myself ... an awful lot of the English dont really have a clue as to whats really been happening here for the last 100 years ... they're about to get an eye opener 

[BennyCake]

May didn't visit the North pre-election, now it's their 'friends in DUP'. The DUP are being used, pawns in a game. Can't they see that? Or maybe it's just that they put up with anything as long as they're under Queen Lizard and can wrap their fleg around themselves?

The three of them at the Balmoral Show.

Feck.

I stand corrected. Hang on, that's a double. A bunch of Prod farmers though. How many Sinn Fein were there?

Anyway, the rest of what I said still applies.

[Hardy]

This is great they DUP being exposed for what they are on a world stage.

was sorta thinking that myself ... an awful lot of the English dont really have a clue as to whats really been happening here for the last 100 years ... they're about to get an eye opener 

Yeah, but the same lot won't understand any distinction between DUPers and normal people. DUPers will now be representing what Irish people are like as far as your average Brit is concerned. Expect a dramatic drop in tourism as your Union-Jack-T-shirt-wearing stag party gangs choose Prague instead of Temple Bar.

See - every cloud ...

[BennyCake]

This is great they DUP being exposed for what they are on a world stage.

was sorta thinking that myself ... an awful lot of the English dont really have a clue as to whats really been happening here for the last 100 years ... they're about to get an eye opener 

Yeah, but the same lot won't understand any distinction between DUPers and normal people. DUPers will now be representing what Irish people are like as far as your average Brit is concerned. Expect a dramatic drop in tourism as your Union-Jack-T-shirt-wearing stag party gangs choose Prague instead of Temple Bar.

See - every cloud ...

At €10 a pint or damn near it, who wouldn't?!

[sid waddell]

Banning line dancing across the UK is one of the DUP's key demands for supporting the Tories, says a source.

[Walter Cronc]

Lads I work in London at the min. Everyone is asking who the DUP.

Trust me. This is not good for the DUP long term. No rock to hide under. They will come under serious scrutiny now!!!

Getting hammered in social media.

[magpie seanie]

Why was Corbyn painted as the devil incarnate  by the UK media? the majority of his policies seemed to be good. May always seemed to be out of her depth and her calling for this election has to go down as one of the biggest ever political errors in history

Murdoch owned press are big mates with the far right and tories. They'd gas Corbyn at auschticw as a communist if they could. The guardian and independent and other sandal wearing losers are big corbynista cheerleaders and damn nearly as repulsive as the murdochs.

P.s. Murdoch is also Australian which makes him an arrogant right wing turnip stealing  dinosaur.

On top of this there are the Blairite idiots within Labour who crave only power and thought it impossible to beat the Tories so became like them.

The establishment and especially the 1% really fear people like Corbyn and it's not because of his policies - it's because of his integrity. They know if he gets into power they won't be able to control him because he's not driven by love of fame, money or even power - he wants to make the world a better place as he sees it. Unselfishness is an alien concept to these people so they think he must be akin to a devil.

Jeremy Corbyn is far from perfect but he has reestablished policy as the central plank of your argument and advocated a really plausible alternative to the (failed) economic model of the west since Thatcher/Reagan. Who knows from here but my gut feeling is that the longer May stays the worse it is for the Tories but they're also not well blessed with alternatives. A late autumn election with all the Blairite toadies on message (necessary evil) might be the ticket.

[T Fearon]

The DUP has undergone a process of modernisation with the Paisleyite wing having been escorted to the sidelines since Robinson gained control.Among their 10 MPs only Gregory is noted for occasional buffoonery and I suspect that is just an act and he knows where to draw the line.

If they play their cards right and achieve substantial deliveries for all here they can win more inclusive support for the Union by demonstrating economic benefits, respect and tolerance,and win the votes of many staunch Catholics who agree with their stance on moral issues..The signs are good,I don't detect any gloating (unlike SF after the Assembly elections),but instead a cautious approach and not overplaying its hand.

[yellowcard]

Protest rallies now being organised by LGBT and women's rights groups in England. I don't think this Tory government is a done deal yet, get the popcorn.

[seafoid]

Why was Corbyn painted as the devil incarnate  by the UK media? the majority of his policies seemed to be good. May always seemed to be out of her depth and her calling for this election has to go down as one of the biggest ever political errors in history

Murdoch owned press are big mates with the far right and tories. They'd gas Corbyn at auschticw as a communist if they could. The guardian and independent and other sandal wearing losers are big corbynista cheerleaders and damn nearly as repulsive as the murdochs.

P.s. Murdoch is also Australian which makes him an arrogant right wing turnip stealing  dinosaur.

On top of this there are the Blairite idiots within Labour who crave only power and thought it impossible to beat the Tories so became like them.

The establishment and especially the 1% really fear people like Corbyn and it's not because of his policies - it's because of his integrity. They know if he gets into power they won't be able to control him because he's not driven by love of fame, money or even power - he wants to make the world a better place as he sees it. Unselfishness is an alien concept to these people so they think he must be akin to a devil.

Jeremy Corbyn is far from perfect but he has reestablished policy as the central plank of your argument and advocated a really plausible alternative to the (failed) economic model of the west since Thatcher/Reagan. Who knows from here but my gut feeling is that the longer May stays the worse it is for the Tories but they're also not well blessed with alternatives. A late autumn election with all the Blairite toadies on message (necessary evil) might be the ticket.

Corbyn is a threat to the 1%. When ordinary people have had enough and have a political movement is when economic systems change.

[yellowcard]

Why was Corbyn painted as the devil incarnate  by the UK media? the majority of his policies seemed to be good. May always seemed to be out of her depth and her calling for this election has to go down as one of the biggest ever political errors in history

Murdoch owned press are big mates with the far right and tories. They'd gas Corbyn at auschticw as a communist if they could. The guardian and independent and other sandal wearing losers are big corbynista cheerleaders and damn nearly as repulsive as the murdochs.

P.s. Murdoch is also Australian which makes him an arrogant right wing turnip stealing  dinosaur.

On top of this there are the Blairite idiots within Labour who crave only power and thought it impossible to beat the Tories so became like them.

The establishment and especially the 1% really fear people like Corbyn and it's not because of his policies - it's because of his integrity. They know if he gets into power they won't be able to control him because he's not driven by love of fame, money or even power - he wants to make the world a better place as he sees it. Unselfishness is an alien concept to these people so they think he must be akin to a devil.

Jeremy Corbyn is far from perfect but he has reestablished policy as the central plank of your argument and advocated a really plausible alternative to the (failed) economic model of the west since Thatcher/Reagan. Who knows from here but my gut feeling is that the longer May stays the worse it is for the Tories but they're also not well blessed with alternatives. A late autumn election with all the Blairite toadies on message (necessary evil) might be the ticket.

Good post, read Owen Jones book on the establishment and it explains it well how exactly the system works.