Re:UK election: Conservatives lose majority
by nostrademons on Friday June 09, 2017 @03:47AM
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Someone closer to the UK than me mind explaining why SNP lost so many seats, including several that seemed pretty safe? I thought that Scottish nationalism was on the rise after Brexit, with many people there wanting to remain within the EU. Why the sudden shift to the Tories there?
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Re:UK election: Conservatives lose majority
by nicoburns on Friday June 09, 2017 @03:55AM
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Scottish nationalism is still somewhat popular, but a lot of people voting for the SNP last time weren't actually voting for Scottish nationalism, but for a left party, an area in which Ed Milliband's labour was deemed to be lacking.
The shift to the Tories can explained by: 1. The popularity of Ruth Davies, leader of the scotrish conservatives. 2. The left vote being split between the SNP and Labour, allowing the conservatives to win under FPTP.
Re:UK election: Conservatives lose majority
by sofaofthedamned on Friday June 09, 2017 @06:25AM
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Ruth Davidson has got to be the next Conservative leader, she's hardly put a foot wrong.
Ruth Davies is the only person who had an unabashedly good night.
Well, her and Jean-Claude Juncker, who probably hasn't stopped laughing for the last 12 hours.
Re:UK election: Conservatives lose majority
by matthewmacleod on Friday June 09, 2017 @05:41AM
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Bit of a split - what I'm hearing is a bit of ballot fatigue with no appetite for a second referendum, combined with a laser-focused campaign from the Conservatives.
It's worth bearing in mind that the 2015 result was a bit of an anomaly for the SNP to say the least. There was no way to move but down - I didn't expect it quite to this degree, but it does look like both Labour and SNP voters have gone blue.
Leader of the SNP was pushing for a second referendum. Not a vote winner.