The Official General Election Thread December 2019

[sasguru]

I have a couple of bottles of red currently breathing - I will probably migrate to the Bourbon if Labour get in, closely followed by a look at the job boards for France, Germany, Holland or Belgium. The last time Labour came to power I nipped over to Germany for a couple of years.

You're going to get Irish dual nationality then? Not very patriotic is it?

[Zigenare]

You're going to get Irish dual nationality then? Not very patriotic is it?

I won't be needing it because Corbyn won't take us out of the EU. Hth.

[SimonMac]

First exit poll:

The exit poll in seat numbers...
Conservatives 368 (+50)

Labour 191 (-71)

Lib Dem 13 (+1)

SNP 55 (+20)

Plaid Cymru 3 (-1)

Green 1 (no change)

Brexit Party (no change)

Other 19 (+1)

Taxi for Corbyn!

[jamesbrown]

80 seats. Feck. Oh well, I was only off by two years.

[scooterscot]

First exit poll:



Taxi for Corbyn!

Independence for Scotland,

SNP + 20 seats

[BlasterBates]

indeed the UK will be no more

[jamesbrown]

Independence for Scotland,

SNP + 20 seats

Looks like a good night for the SNP, but tricky for independence now with a Tory majority and Brexit. Ironically, Brexit makes independence much less likely, despite what the SNP says.

[SimonMac]

Independence for Scotland,

SNP + 20 seats

Wee Jimmy Krankie will bleat on about independence, but BoJo has said out right he won't sanction it

[scooterscot]

Wee Jimmy Krankie will bleat on about independence, but BoJo has said out right he won't sanction it

That wouldn't be the first time he's ignored the will of the people.

[jamesbrown]

Hard Brexit it is then? Or maybe not with an 80 seat majority...