Because Scottish Labour and Jim Murphy in particular

are shooting themselves in the foot.

A lot of seats in Scotland will be a straight choice/fight between Labour and SNP, with Lib Dems involved in a few battles. Conservatives only have 1 MP in Scotland.

There are more cloned sheep than Conservative MPs north of the border!

Posted By: caley canary on May 7th 2015 at 10:35:10

Message Thread

Voted on my way to work and for the first time ever, voted tactically. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 09:46:40
- SNP can't dictate aything. If they bought down a labout goverment and let the tories back (General Chat) - megson, May 7, 13:11:57
  - Oh really, you just watch if Labour have to rely on them. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 13:33:07
- That will make the square root of fuck all difference in Scotland (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 7, 10:00:33
  - In that case, we ALL need to worry - BMTP! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 10:07:37
    - Nope. Give them independence and the North of England can join them (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 7, 10:12:49
    - Yeah, poxy democracy (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 7, 10:11:01
      - You'll see how democratic it is if less than 10% of MPs, representing about 8% (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 10:24:41
        
        That's just FPTP in action (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 7, 10:27:22
        
        Yes, if they end up keeping Ed in power - we'e seen them in action first hand up here. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 10:35:18
        
        So you're going to vote Labour because you don't want Ed? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 7, 10:45:16
        
        I have voted Labour beause I don't nt the SNP having any influence.... (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 10:53:15
        
        of course he does, he read it in the 'papers (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 7, 10:29:43
        
        Its a bot of a ,ess tho, you have to admit.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 7, 10:33:37
        
        no, i don't think it is a mess really, it's just not what people are used to (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 7, 10:46:06
        
        But thats the trouble with any coalition.. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 7, 11:09:21
        
        no, that's the problem with politics - see Tony Blair and his promise not to introduce (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 7, 11:19:26
        
        True i guess (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 7, 11:27:11
      - That's a hangover from the independence referendum. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 10:16:48
        
        How come she's so popular down here then? They'd get a huge number of votes if they stood (General Chat) - CB41, May 7, 10:18:15
        
        Cos she comes across as representing people. That's the blinded view I've noticed (General Chat) - pants, May 7, 11:18:03
        
        But she hasn't, shes just another lwyer in politics and there's hundreds of them already. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 11:21:35
        
        Sure, but I think her background relates to the electorate (General Chat) - pants, May 7, 11:25:31
        
        You only here what sh says , their record up here is much less impressive..... (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 10:22:01
        
        Again though, if the record is so dreadful why has the popularity soared? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 7, 10:24:56
        
        Because Scottish Labour and Jim Murphy in particular (General Chat) - caley canary, May 7, 10:35:10
        
        Cos labour have failed in scotland (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 7, 10:29:05
        
        Undoubtedly many have transferred from Labour to the SNP (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 7, 10:34:18
        
        Labour voters who voted Yes to independence have stayed with the SNP. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 10:40:38
        
        So the hangover point is exactly the same as the first point? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 7, 10:43:48
        
        Which one? (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 10:46:28
        
        I just mean the hangover point is the same as Labour voters transferring to SNP (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 7, 10:55:53
        
        Apparently there are two types of Labour voter causing this swing.... (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 11:07:20
        
        Exactly (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 7, 11:10:35
        
        Many traditional gordon brown/labour voters voted for independance but didnt get it (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 7, 10:37:35
        
        Correct on both counts. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 10:33:34
        
        No she wouldnt. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 7, 10:21:44
  - Not necessarily alot of people up here cannot stand the sight of Sturgeon or the SNP.... (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 10:04:52
    - Not as frightening as another 5 years of Tory ideology (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 7, 10:35:45
      - More frightening for the longer term financial health of the country. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 10:42:48
- 1st ever tactical for me too; anything but Ed, his silly stone and the magic money tree (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, May 7, 09:59:21
  - ABC for me, the man's a (General Chat) - CB41, May 7, 10:11:24
- My first vote was 45 years ago for Ted Heath. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 7, 09:55:17
  - Ted Heath was a shapeshifting Lizard (General Chat) - maidstoneyellow, May 7, 10:32:38
    - Indeed and Wilson was a top Soviet Agent - The Daily Diana told me that (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 7, 10:41:03
  - you were old, so of course you voted Tory... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 7, 09:58:14
    - Last time though. Ted was the last decent Tory leader. Went (General Chat) - CB41, May 7, 10:10:37
      - Fatcher was an ace leader.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 7, 10:23:35
        
        She was an arrogant, self obsessed, bully who destroyed anyone who didn't agree (General Chat) - CB41, May 7, 11:42:14
        
        Always loved hr for the massive saary inceases she gave to the forces.... (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 7, 11:19:11
        
        Yep - the party that backed the forces (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 7, 11:32:34
        
        and the Old Bill, perhaps she knew that there were going to be strikes where they'd be (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, May 7, 11:24:57
        
        I wasn't talking about leadership, I was refering to the "type" of (General Chat) - CB41, May 7, 10:39:47
        
        Some people say the same thing about Hitler.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, May 7, 10:32:29
        
        Do they? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 7, 10:35:20

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