Thread: The 2017 General Election
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Old 11-06-2017, 10:02   #256
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Re: The 2017 General Election
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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
She is practising her negotiating technique for next week
At this rate, the Conservatives will be negotiating an alliance with the DUP concurrently with Brexit. You couldn't make it up!

Meanwhile, a summary of why the Conservatives failed to win a majority and why the £ and stock market did not plummet after the results:
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“The election delivered two messages to the government: the electorate is fatigued with continuing austerity, and there was a rejection of the confrontational approach to Brexit negotiations,” said Mike Amey, a managing director at the funds giant Pimco. “That’s how the markets interpret it and we interpret it.”
(The Sunday Times via, paywall, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/b...exit-lcwm7mjng)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
But Corbyn is weaker without Diane Abbott by his side to help him calculate the cost of his policies.
Is May stronger or weaker without Tim and Fiona by her side?
http://news.sky.com/story/who-are-ni...isers-10911080
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