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Shebear

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12. I was in Scotland last week...

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 08:58 AM

Jun 2016

... but listening to BBC broadcasts of town halls in the wake of Brexit... it doesn't break down along tradition political lines (tho some extremist groups are trying to exploit that). It is mostly a class issue. The area around London voted Stay (of course, financial center, more affluence), the countryside voted Leave. Scotland and N Ireland voted Stay. Their economies were not as negatively impacted... most people in England have not seen their lives improved, that was the basic story.

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Cameron says Corbyn should resign [View all] brooklynite Jun 2016 OP

*snort* Recursion Jun 2016 #1

Cameron was right though. Corbyn was a wet rag during the campaign. OnDoutside Jun 2016 #13

OK, but this is the Black Knight in the Monty Python movie saying "call it a draw" (nt) Recursion Jun 2016 #26

Is Corbyn the Black Knight hanging around like a bad smell ? OnDoutside Jun 2016 #29

I agree , Corbyn did seem a bit half-hearted, BUT TubbersUK Jun 2016 #33

Cameron has a lot of nerve LittleGirl Jun 2016 #2

Fuck you Cameron. Helen Borg Jun 2016 #3

80% of his own party says that he should resign. FBaggins Jun 2016 #4

80% of his own party? rpannier Jun 2016 #5

Yes. His own party. FBaggins Jun 2016 #6

They are not THE PARTY rpannier Jun 2016 #7

Completely true but it's like hitting your head against a wall to get people to understand this! Nihil Jun 2016 #31

Irrelevant... Helen Borg Jun 2016 #9

They both failed, utterly so. Biggest pair of losers in UK history geek tragedy Jun 2016 #8

Second point not true: Labour's almost always had to win in the rest of the UK Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #10

the ideological differences between Scots and the English have never been more stark. nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #19

Yeah, in some ways. Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #23

Cameron? Definitely on the list of biggest losers. Corbyn? Hardly ... Nihil Jun 2016 #11

Do you have a link to the list of Corbyn's accomplishments as leader? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #15

Point 2 below covers a few Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #24

"All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, ... Nihil Jun 2016 #30

LOL Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #32

Labor can't be a majority party without Scottish votes. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #17

Labour lost Scotland under Miliband, before Corbyn took the leadership! Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #25

I was in Scotland last week... Shebear Jun 2016 #12

Do you have any data ? n/t TubbersUK Jun 2016 #27

By this article, the same situ as here... Shebear Jun 2016 #34

The pilot who has now left the flight deck Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #14

Unfortunately it appears that half the plane doesn't trust the co-pilot's skill either... brooklynite Jun 2016 #16

Correction: It appears that half of the flight attendants are having a hissy fit. Nihil Jun 2016 #35

Unfortunately the passengers have a choice of airlines... brooklynite Jun 2016 #37

"And I'm just the one to tell him!" nt bemildred Jun 2016 #18

takes one to know one ... nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #20

That desperate need to drag someone else down to your level so as not to be alone there. nt bemildred Jun 2016 #21

part of being a colossal loser is having nothing left to lose nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #22

"The good of the country!!!!" Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #28

Cameron has some nerve to be blaming others. yellowcanine Jun 2016 #36