UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold general election

Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold... by moomin on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @06:40AM (#14137673)

Yeah, the geography of the Leave/Remain vote is naturally gerrymandered in favour of Leave to a breathtaking extent.

To be clear, I don't think anything nefarious was done to engineer this, but it's a hugely distorting effect on national politics RN.

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Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold... by bonaldi on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @06:54AM (#14137750)

There's quite a lot to suggest that a lot of the Leave vote doesn't turn out for GEs. And some of it has died too

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Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold... by 7952 on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @07:43AM (#14138010)

The conservatives could have real trouble getting out the vote if people think it a foregone conclusion. Will people really fear a Corbyn victory enough to turn out?

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Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold... by moomin on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @08:46AM (#14138343)

I don't think anyone fears a Corbyn victory. This is likely to be both a landslide and a damp squib.

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