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1. weka 1

   9 June 2017 at 1:18 am

   Some Brits got into the spirit of things,

   https://twitter.com/NivenJ1/status/872695784877248512

   https://twitter.com/NessRowlands/status/872718693423304704

   This morning I reignited the British spirit with the newsagents entire stock of Suns and Daily Mails.
   John Niven‏Verified account

   …

   Did they say anything when you bought them all?
   Ness Rowlands‏ @NessRowlands 5h

   “What was I going to do with them?” – my reply “they’re going to a good home” 😊
   John Niven‏Verified account @NivenJ1 5h

   Hahaha
   
   • ianmac 1.1

     9 June 2017 at 8:57 am

     A great gesture! The Tories must be worried that things are slipping away.
2. tc 2

   9 June 2017 at 9:08 am

   I found corbyn to be inclusive and surprisingly good in terms of a solid easy to get message well delivered in an intelligent campaign.

   Tories have been divisive and nasty with May being forced into a last week interview with jon snow of radio4 who dug in over her refusal when every other PM candidate has made themselves available over his long career.

   Wonder how much that born to rule arrogance will impact the result with Mays BS and shit slinging going up a notch as she felt the margin shrink in the run in whilst jez kept it calm and on message.
   • gsays 2.1

     9 June 2017 at 9:16 am

     there seems to be more than one similarity to the situation here in aotearoa.
     • B 2.1.1

       9 June 2017 at 9:50 am

       Same advisers same MO, tis the ‘right’ way of doing business because its not about people anymore its all about plunder and profit for command and control.
3. greywarshark 3

   9 June 2017 at 9:47 am

   Maybot is the shorthand for the PMs style and thinking.
4. Bill 4

   9 June 2017 at 10:10 am

   First blood to Labour.

   Newcastle with an increased majority of 2% 🙂
   • mauī 4.1

     9 June 2017 at 10:14 am

     Houghton + Sunderland 3.5% swing to conservatives.. Labour holds though.
     • weka 4.1.1

       9 June 2017 at 10:40 am

       But isn’t that only because the UKIP vote collapsed? So not really a swing?

       Fuller results from Houghton and Sunderland South paint a more complex picture.

       Labour held the seat with 24,665 votes; that’s 59.6%, up 4.4 points on last time.

       The Tories were second on 12,324 – up 11 points on 2015 and benefiting from Ukip falling 16 points. They came third.

       But the result is a 3.5% swing Labour to Conservative – the opposite to what the exit poll predicted.

       https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2017/jun/08/general-election-results-2017-uk-live-labour-tories-corbyn-may-election-results-live-news-line?page=with:block-5939cbace4b0bdd87e2f4c61#block-5939cbace4b0bdd87e2f4c61

       Britain Elects‏ @britainelects

       Houghton & Sunderland South:
       Lab: 59.6% (+4.4)
       Con: 29.6% (+11.2)
       UKIP: 5.7% (-15.8)
       LDem: 2.2% (+0.1)
       Grn: 1.7% (-1.1)
       Ind: 1.2% (+1.2)

       https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/872938572965453824
       • mauī 4.1.1.1

         9 June 2017 at 11:45 am

         Yeah from what ive seen so far Ukip vote collapsed and being split between Lab\Con. I think I heard that Sunderland is a strong Brexit area so that vote is going more towards the Tories.
5. greywarshark 5

   9 June 2017 at 11:52 am

   Found this course that is run in Britain. Do our political studies at uni do the same. 1 year full -time or 2 years part-time.

   https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/courses/2017/postgraduate/pir/elections-campaigns-and-democracy.aspx

   Elections are more unpredictable than ever. Recent campaigns have shocked and surprised pundits and politicians alike. From the 2015 UK General Election, to Brexit and the election of Donald Trump – recent elections have thrown up some unexpected results. This course is designed to better understand how modern election campaigns work, to identify what strategies have been employed, which have been successful, which have failed, and why. What explains the success of political outsiders and how best can mainstream parties respond? Why have recent results been so unpredictable? And how can we better track public opinion and analyse voting behaviour?

   Working with academics who are expert in the field of elections and polling agencies who have worked on political campaigns, you will get both a theoretical and practical insight into the challenges of running a modern election campaign. This course is ideal for anyone who wants a career in campaigning, social research or political consultancy, or is interested in a career in government or academia.

   The Department of Politics and International Relations has a strong commitment to high quality, cutting-edge research which informs our teaching. We are an international research community that draws on various methodological and theoretical approaches to the study of domestic, transnational, regional and global politics. This includes research into areas such as security, international diplomacy, public policy, the European Union, voting behaviour, political participation, and the impact of new communication technology on politics, nationalism and migration.

   This course is also offered at Postgraduate Diploma level for those who do not have the academic background necessary to begin an advanced Masters degree. The structure of the Diploma is identical except that you will not write a dissertation. If you are successful on the Diploma you may transfer to the MSc, subject to academic approval.
   
6. Don't worry. Be happy 6

   9 June 2017 at 12:48 pm

   Where’s our Jeremy Corbyn? Where’s our Bernie Sanders?

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