Poll: General Election - TheatreBoard Decides!

There's almost no chance the coalition will stand for 2-3 years. We have an unelected religious extremist far right wing fringe party who received 1.5% of the votes essentially running the country on the say of an unelected PM who has run what is universally acknowledged to be one of the worst election campaigns in history, in an entirely unnecessary vanity election. The coalition will struggle to get any laws passed against such opposition. There will certainly be massive pressure on May to resign. It's highly unlikely May will remain in power much longer, and the coalition is highly unstable.

The most realistic option is May's resignation, a new PM (maybe Boris?) and a strong possibility of another election in October. Will they be able to run a better campaign in a matter of months following such a disastrous pasting, while neck-deep with the loathed and feared DUP and in the middle of constant internal fighting and strife? Yes (they could hardly be worse) but will it be a decent campaign? May has zero chance of winning another election, could Boris?

Labour certainly will be able to run a more successful campaign going from their gains and the current momentum and popularity, and by using what they learned from this campaign which after all was thrown at them without warning.

I would agree with that but I don't think she wants to be an MP.

I doubt another election

Will be anytime soon

Will piss people off

3 votings within 18 months

And in the middle of brexit negotiations

Is also quite bad

And I don't think MPs have the energy for it

In fact I know they don't

It is out of their hands, a couple of MPs die off (and they tend to be older) and it's over. Or, as the liberal wing are up in arms against a DUP link, anyone of Soubry, Vaizey, Morgan and many others could follow their conscience and just withhold support.

As for Brexit, likelihood is that it may well be the catalyst in the first place for another election.

Since 2010 there hasn't been an election where a majority large enough for contentious legislation has been gained. Given that may well be the case again, for Brexit we are left with the choice of a National Government as per the thirties (highly unlikely), unstable governmemt pushing a deal through (likely but electoral suicide and liable to be dismissed at a subsequent election) or an all party committee set up to negotiate Brexit (messy, likely impossible to organise and maintain in order to get a mutually acceptable conclusion).

There is no good option because there is no mutually acceptable Brexit. I really have no clue as to how we get out of this mess.

First, the Prime Minister decided to call an election when she heard voices as she walked in Welsh hills.

Then, the Cabinet approved this u-turn.

Finally, the vast majority of the UK Parliament agreed to it, overturning the Fixed Term Act.

They all share responsibility for the present situation.

Nick Timothy has a very Russian appearance with that beard. I wonder if he was a Russian mole, diligently working away to destabilise the UK?

You know, I don't really follow politics but ever since the confirmation of Brexit, from an internatioal point of view, this is embarrassing!

She thought a submarine tactic, that worked in the referendum so well, would work in the election, except she disappeared without a trace do never reemergence. How can you govern with a majority of 2? How do you organise an effective whip to enact law, the backbenchers now smell blood - but no one will stab Theresa May in the back, they will stab her fatally in the front just like Thatcher.

I Have a feeling they won't be teaching Brexit in these new Grammar Schools in 10 years time.

Kensington once the safest Tory seat in the whole country.



Fiona, Nick and the Great Comets of 2017.

Our last labour government

Told us one of the biggest lies ever

And many people died

As a result

Someone who earns £150k a year would pay £4850 a year more in tax. But your presumption is that such people can easily afford it because they have lots of spare income and that's often not the case. Big mortgage, school fees (to have 20% VAT added), etc etc - over £400 a month is a lot and amounts to a couple of theatre visits for 2. These people are your premium seat theatre goers who probably subsidise a lot of the rest. If they have to cut back, then theatre trips will be among the first things to go. They aren't going to take their kids out of school or move house so they can carry on going to the theatre. It can only have a negative impact. Not saying it's right or wrong, or condoning people's lifestyles, just saying.

Thought the biggest theatre goers don't actually speak English.