You give the media too much influence.
It's been quite obvious that the poor care about immigration above all else.
I don't know why that is.
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It's been quite obvious that the poor care about immigration above all else.
I don't know why that is.
Because the media has told them that it is bad, that the immigrants are ones taking their jobs and driving down wages and causing strain on the NHS. It all comes back to Dacre and co. imo.
Sadly I think we(People who want Labour to win)might be a week to late. If this election wasn't over this Thursday then I think there might of been a chance of a Tory collapse.
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Hardly a surprise she has her strongest lead in the demographic that consumes print newspapers still though, is it?
Good speech by Rebecca Long-Bailey on Sky News at the moment.
She's born in Old Trafford too.
She's born in Old Trafford too.
Please let this man be our next PM
I still don't think social media momentum and enthusiasm can really touch rabid, right-wing fearmongering in the tabloid press in terms of influence on an election. Corbyn's getting the favourable Twitter coverage but is still being hammered daily in outlets proven far more likely to be of influence to people proven to actually vote in greater numbers.
I do worry (maybe slight exaggeration) that the left have submerged themselves in the echo chamber of social media ignoring the rather large constituency of blue-rinsers who've never posted a hashtag but will be turning up in far great numbers next Thursday. With #Milifandom, there seems to be a pattern of assuming a direct conflation between social media buzz and reality.
One Daily Mail front page packs more clout than for May than a week of unflattering Tweets. If this is a defeat for Labour it's the second election in a row where it'll be proven that social media's impact, and what it tells you about the mood of the country, is limited and that a proper press strategy is needed.
I do worry (maybe slight exaggeration) that the left have submerged themselves in the echo chamber of social media ignoring the rather large constituency of blue-rinsers who've never posted a hashtag but will be turning up in far great numbers next Thursday. With #Milifandom, there seems to be a pattern of assuming a direct conflation between social media buzz and reality.
One Daily Mail front page packs more clout than for May than a week of unflattering Tweets. If this is a defeat for Labour it's the second election in a row where it'll be proven that social media's impact, and what it tells you about the mood of the country, is limited and that a proper press strategy is needed.
A week today, we shall be mopping the tears of our currently optimistic, naive friends...
I will be drying mine with the wads of cash I receive from hedging on BetFair.
I'll make sure I have a bottle of rum that I can hold tight.
Farron's an idiot
Oh, for fecks sake...
at this Conservative campaignThis is pretty huge though. Wonderful timing too. Although I'm not clear how much coverage is possible given prejudicial law
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Is this the same election they were investigated for before? or a different one?
I'm getting confused by the amount of elections & amount of fraud involving the Tories..
Far as I know all the investigations are about 2015, yeah.
I can't find it that exciting. They were a bit bent. I doubt anyone is shocked by that or liable to change their voting intention due to it.
BBC Radio 5live now discussing Captain Ska's "Liar liar" song and played a tiny bit of it.
This was the one they didn't throw out, but its interesting for a couple of reasons.
First its not just the MP, its the woman from central office. She was also involved in the other campaigns that were under investigation because she ran the battle bus. So we are to believe that what she was doing potentially broke the law here but not anywhere else apparently.
Secondly, the guy who co-wrote mays manifesto and her chief advisor, Timothy, was involved in thanet a lot. Theres a famous video of Michael Crick chasing him up thanet high street during the campaign.
It's certainly catchy.
If there is a God he wants Corbyn to win
Banana republic here we come! A bit bent - who cares. Disregard for the democratic process - not that exciting.
Labour on 40 (40!)
It's not exciting, but certainly begins to show a pattern.
That begins to raise eyebrows for sure, I'll keep an eye on this.
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We must have similar twitter feeds, was about to post that ya bastard haha.
How on Earth Labour is getting this figure despite Scotland voting SNP is beyond me.
And he should say no because he believes it, not just because it hurts his image if he doesn't. I'm sorry, I don't care what your religious beliefs tell you; thinking that being gay is a sin in this day and age is pathetic.
Bienkov is worth following tbf
Aye, it's very draconian. I'm all for liberals being able to have converging views on certain matters, even on ones wherein there's a generally accepted line of thought, but I'm going to struggle to take anyone seriously who is talking about concepts like 'sin'. It's all well and good for Farron to say he's pro-LGBT, but there's nothing more annoying than a religious type who says they 'accept,' homosexuality while sort of still semi-condemning it on the sidelines.
ELI5 what it means that the NHS has a deficit.
Even with government funding and fees, they are nearly £1bn in the red each year?
As long as we get a hung parliament, I'm happy.
Hubris will be her undoing.
Hubris will be her undoing.
They've probably gained in Scotland a tad - remember some polls had them hitting around the 15 mark or so. My suspicion is they're reaching the mid-20s, and about even with the Tories now, while the SNP are between 40-45.
They've also made significant gains in Wales and are ahead again. Just need to hope the gains they're making are actually at the expense of the Tories, and not in safe seats they've already got wrapped up anyway.
Yup, so they're under funding the NHS. Which I must admit is a genuine surprise for me... (sarcasm).
Ill-informed me reckons the polls on Monday/Tuesday are the ones that'll tell us things. Will account for the debate and QT (my feeling is a fair few people might actually watch tonight, compared to the debate).