General Election 2017 | Cabinet reshuffle: Hunt re-appointed Health Secretary for record third time

How do you intend to vote in the 2017 General Election if eligible?

  • Conservatives

    Votes: 80 14.5%
  • Labour

    Votes: 322 58.4%
  • Lib Dems

    Votes: 57 10.3%
  • Green

    Votes: 20 3.6%
  • SNP

    Votes: 13 2.4%
  • UKIP

    Votes: 29 5.3%
  • Independent

    Votes: 3 0.5%
  • Plaid Cymru

    Votes: 2 0.4%
  • Sinn Fein

    Votes: 11 2.0%
  • Other (UUP, DUP, BNP, and anyone else I have forgotten)

    Votes: 14 2.5%

  • Total voters
    551
  • Poll closed .
Doing predictably well with the audience questions. The Paxman bit may be a bit different (somehow I doubt his fellow Jeremy is a fan of his).
Yep, solid start- he gets loads of time with the answers though, agree the Paxman part will be more interesting. There is no way he will underperform May in either section though, so don't think Labour has much to worry about here.
 
A salt of the earth Labour voter who sends his kids to public school and employs his staff on zero hour contracts :rolleyes:
 
Yep, solid start- he gets loads of time with the answers though, agree the Paxman part will be more interesting. There is no way he will underperform May in either section though, so don't think Labour has much to worry about here.
You might be right.

If so I may need our Ubik to give me some depressing regional statistics, by the end of this, to stop me getting carried away and falling in to hope.
 
I felt Corbyn did quite well there actually. Should more personality in that 10 mins than May has the entire election.
 
A salt of the earth Labour voter who and s his kids to public school and employs his staff on zero hour contracts :rolleyes:

Classic pull up the drawbridge tekkers. Corbyn is smashing it so far, hopefully he comes across positively with Paxman.
 
Faisal Islam got the balance right, I thought. Applied further scrutiny at times, by going back to the person who asked the question, but without interrupting.
 
Overall, he did well. Not the most challenging questions I don't think, but came across well. Read online that they were briefed of the questions beforehand? If so, should expect May to at least do okay as well.
 
Paxman reminds me of the bosses in Golden Axe, laughing in the background until the minions get beaten, then they stop laughing and get the sledgehammers ready for our hero.
 
Don't really agree with the banning on zero hour contracts.

It's a difficult one. Clearly there are situations where zero hour contracts are desired and make sense for both parties, but there's been an explosion in people who shouldn't be on them and employers who are using them to back up appalling practices.
 
Overall, he did well. Not the most challenging questions I don't think, but came across well. Read online that they were briefed of the questions beforehand? If so, should expect May to at least do okay as well.

Even if thats the case Corbyn comes off better as people realise he's not the crazed lunatic they've been told he was.

I've yet to see May do one good interview though
 
Overall, he did well. Not the most challenging questions I don't think, but came across well. Read online that they were briefed of the questions beforehand? If so, should expect May to at least do okay as well.

Yeah I guess if they weren't briefed then May wouldn't have turned up
 
It's a difficult one. Clearly there are situations where zero hour contracts are desired and make sense for both parties, but there's been an explosion in people who shouldn't be on them and employers who are using them to back up appalling practices.
I agree. Surely some sort of compromise could be done though? Outright banning seems a step too far for me.
 
Neither Jeremy is going to come out of this well.
 
You might be right.

If so I may need our Ubik to give me some depressing regional statistics, by the end of this, to stop me getting carried away and falling in to hope.
Debates usually have minimal effect on the eventual outcome if it helps :lol:

Though maybe a fertile ground for it being different today with May's previous good reputation in doubt, and people seeing Corbyn as a genial old fellow.