twit of the Week

One other thought - there is absolutely no way in the world that the DUP will support a hard Brexit with no agreement about open borders in Northern Ireland. Puts the Tories in a very tricky position.

Also, another example of our ridiculous electoral system. Tories will win 22% more seats than Labour though they received just 10% more votes.

Quoted from Hagrid

I nominate Fat Cobra. With Joy

Now now children-if you keep on Hagrid you will have to go on the naughty step  

Teresa 'sparra legs' May for even contemplating carrying on after the world's biggest ever miscalculation She should follow her predecessors example and fuk off now. Great result!

All those knuckledraggers on here who said Jeremy Corbyn was a hopeless case. Some judgment.

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One other thought - there is absolutely no way in the world that the DUP will support a hard Brexit with no agreement about open borders in Northern Ireland. Puts the Tories in a very tricky position.

It seems was wrong about this one. The DUP are backing the Tories, just as long as they don't make Northern Ireland any sort of a special case in the Brexit negotiations - because that's what Sinn Fein were campaigning for! Don't want to risk being accused of heading towards a united Ireland and screw the consequences.

It does seem that reality has caught up with the 'Hard Brexit' rhetoric so perhaps the lost majority might do some good and they might enter the negotiations with a bit more humility and a more sensible approach. Not holding my breath, however.

Who will replace May, that's the question? If she's still in office in 12 months time I'd be absolutely amazed. I personally expect a not entirely true report of a decline in her health which requires her to step down at some point so she can go without admitting she's a failure. She's certainly not looked very well during the campaign and she is a diabetic in her 60s so it might not be that far from the truth.

Front runners would obviously be BoJo, a man so dishonest that he can't be trusted with, well, pretty much anything. Fox, a corrupt, dishonest crook. Erm, dunno who else. Rudd's escape by the skin of her teeth means she won't be considered despite her best efforts to the contrary. I bet Gideon is gutted that he decided to cash in a bit earlier than he needed to because he'd probably have been a shoo-in for the job he's always wanted otherwise.

One additional thought.

The Tories will end up with a tiny working majority because of Scottish Tory MPs and the support of a Northern Irish political party.

I presume there will be the same amount of outrage as the other year when, before the polls, the right-wing meme was that the Labour Party would have to form a coalition with the SNP to get a majority!  

What about the DUP's strong links to terrorism?

https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/adam-ramsay/so-who-are-dup

Is it OK, because they are 'good' terrorists?

Please can I change my nomination to Theresa May.  How anyone can preside over such a shambles and not have the dignity to fall on their sword is beyond me. Clearly self preservation has kicked in. The EU leaders must be jumping about with glee.
On a slightly different note. Now that the election is over can we please all unite for the UK and on here for the Mighty Mariners.  

After all this week has presented, it's got to be Theresa May.

The D.U.P. were strongly associated with extreme Protestants,can you imagine the furore in the right wing press if Labour were propped up by Sein Fein

Here's something for you, Grim74:

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/jun/09/law-firm-leigh-day-cleared-over-iraq-compensation-claims

Interesting timing, but it seems that the solicitors you've been having a go at weren't guilty after all and no dishonesty was involved. Just a member-up on their part.