I have a retired, elderly neighbour who was treasurer of the local branch of the Conservative party. He gave it up when his wife suffered a stroke and became bed-bound at home. He paid for twice daily health care visits until his savings went below the £23,000 cut-off, the authorities now pay. The proposal to take his house value into account was going to make him abstain - he even considered voting Labour. If May managed to alienate people like him, think of how many others she alienated.

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]

It was truly astonishing that the proposed that before an election. It was like they were trying to lose.

They clearly do because they did not win.

I can see you're having some real difficulty with this apparently complicated concept.

Jez has got his claws in. He's got the taste of blood Washing around his pallet. You think that this is it? Don' be daft. He'll be back and will have his day.

"We love you Palace, we f@cking hate Man U, We love you Palace, we hate the brighton too, We love you Palace we play in red 'n' blue, so f@ck you, and you ...

You must ask yourself how the Tories were lined up like ducks in a row, unpopular, in disarray and Labour, running a good campaign, still couldn't beat them, even with the biggest swing since 1945. They still trail the Tories by 57 seats.

Call me delusional if you wish but the result suggests that there is some momentum with his views but it wasn't enough. Where is this additional support (which will involve another huge swing) going to come from at the next election? They've thrown the kitchen sink at this one and it wasn't enough and it'll be a very different Tory party next time.

I said in an earlier post that this election was a victory for "none of the above". Neither candidate captured the imagination of the electorate sufficiently to deliver a majority. Apathy towards both parties was very apparent and there was a lot of tactical voting taking place, either because of distaste towards Corbyn or to give the Tories a kicking.

With all respect to yourself, I think the delusion lies with those who believe that this is the dawning of a new era - it's not. This election was all about vindictive voting and I fully expect that the Tories will regroup and perform significantly better next time.

Very good Cucking.
When did you become so eloquent?

You fed me, you bred me, I'll remember your name.

Now that the results are virtually all in, what is evident is that c.55% of votes cast were in favour of rejecting austerity. That now is clear and unequivocal. 10 points clear. Theresa May now has no mandate for virtually anything but certainly no mandate for further cuts. This is certainly a victory for those who believe that such policies damage our economy and our vital public services.

I'm disappointed Labour didn't win, but it would have been like Lazarus if they had and clearly Corbyn outperformed expectations enormously. Given many seats labour didn't win have gone from safe to marginal another election this year would provide a genuine opportunity for a labour victory and would allow Corbyn to be much more ambitious in targeting those now marginal seats.

The DUP are a revolting group of people with a horrible record on women's rights and LGBT equality. Not to mention their links to paramilitary loyalist groups. Not surprised May has handed them the balance of power in what can only be described as a weak and desperate move.

It's also now evident that there is genuine appetite for a progressive modern socialist choice on the ballot paper.

It's as good as a win because now the Tories will have to turn to Boris Johnson to lead the party. He was exposed together with Farage as lying to the electorate to push the brexit referendum through. There will be even more younger generation elegible to vote by that time (and even less older as that's nature) and another general election will be on the cards before brexit is anywhere near a done deal.

Religious extremists to boot.