The Brexit Election

[clearspira]

Admittedly this may look a bit silly if we don't get one in a few hours, but it now seems certain that Britain is going to an early election after the SNP and the Lib Dems agreed to the Tory proposals.

Will Boris be the shortest reigned PM in modern history? Will Brexit win or lose him the election? Interesting times my friends.

[CmdrKing]

Haven’t found any articles summarizing the situation, but looks like folks are aiming for a mid-December election, with some quibbling over dates due to concerns of suppressing student votes.

Still, this was coming, it was a matter of if Johnson would be able to burn the country to the ground before getting it.

[Mecha82]

And the farce goes on. That's what whole Brexit has been. One big farce without end in sight. Maybe they will end up solving it to one direction or other but I am not holding my breath.

[TGLS]

Admittedly, I'm not expecting anything to change with an election. Sure, seats may be traded and the Brexit Party may sit in Parliament, but nobody is going to have a majority and tedium will continue.

[Darth Wedgius]

With all the postponements you might think there'd be progress toward UK-sourcing some medications that people are concerned about. But I might be acting on incomplete or erroneous information.

One thing, though -- next time Florida has trouble counting votes in an election, I expect some patience from across the pond.

[clearspira]

12th of December - its on.

The way I see it:

If you want Brexit with a deal: Tory
If you want Brexit without a deal: Brexit Party
If you want a referendum: Labour
If you want to Remain: Liberal Democrats
If you want independence for Scotland: SNP
If you want to waste your vote: Green/UKIP

There will be other issues that they will TRY and discuss, but lets be honest: there is only one issue of the day that will dominate.

My prediction is hung parliament between the two main parties, but the real winners in their own way will be Brexit Party, Lib Dems and SNP who stand a good chance of cleaning up in the marginal seats.

[Robovski]

What marginal seats are left in Scotland. The SNP has no real appeal outside of Scotland and is already dominating Scotland.

[clearspira]

What marginal seats are left in Scotland. The SNP has no real appeal outside of Scotland and is already dominating Scotland.

Actually they took quite a hit in 2017 compared to their undisputed dominance in 2015.

[clearspira]

BTW, I said earlier that he could be the shortest serving PM of all time... and that is no longer true. With the election on the 12th, he could be the third shortest serving PM of all time behind George Canning (April to August 1827) and Viscount Goderich (August 1827 to January 1828).

[LittleRaven]

I am at a loss. Why the heck hasn't the EU been like "Ok, seriously guys...this is ridiculous. We don't even WANT you in our club any more. Just....just go."