General Election June 2017

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Her "job", along with everyone else at the BBC is to ....

His "job" was to launch the childcare policy. As leader of the opposition. It's in no way unreasonable to ask how much a wonderful sounding new policy will cost - especially if you've agreed to appear on Woman's Hour to promote it.

If the leader of the opposition can't say how much a policy will cost it is in the public interest to know.

You can blame the journalist and the BBC all you like but it was Corbyn who cocked up - and all credit to him he's admitted it.

The wider point that the Tories complete lack of figures is getting no scrutiny at all still stands though.

I'm not pretending that he didn't drop the ball, it's unfortunate but true. My point was that besides the obvious blunder by Corbyn, the interview style, choice of questions and direction she took with his responses was totally out of step of the supposed non-partisan stance of the BBC. And on top of that—the way it's been represented by the BBC has been totally disproportionate to similar blunders made by the PM.

That's the issue, don't just make it out to be a Corbynista circle jerk.

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I still haven't listened to the interview (it's not sounding like an attractive prospect to be honest) but I definitely agree with this:

the way it's been represented by the BBC has been totally disproportionate to similar blunders made by the PM.

More interesting polls: https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/869627097031094272

It appears polling companies, in the hope of correcting the mistakes they made in 2015, have changed weighting (in some cases substantially). Due to, presumably, Labour supporters not actually voting, this bumps Tory predictions.

Generally this is polling stuff, and nothing particularly weird. But, if CORBO! is different, and does get the youth vote out, it could mean polls are too conservative. (If he's not, and this election is like others, polling may be more accurate).

Article (behind a pay wall): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/latest-general-election-poll-predicts-conservatives-will-lose-seats-02zfwl8lc?CMP=Sprkr-_-Editorial-_-thetimes-_-News-_-Imageandlink-_-Statement-_-Unspecified-_-TWITTER&linkId=38176699

Or the polls are fixed cos YouGov belongs to Tories.

On the YouGov methodology: https://twitter.com/ptr_yeung/status/869667740281442304

Interesting night if you're a polling nerd.

Bad night if you're Theresa May. Although I somehow doubt it'll get as much BBC time as other stories seem to. Corbyn numbers forgetfulness still second story.

I think it's worth cringing through.

Either it's going to be vilifying or vindicating, depending on your dispostion.

Pollsters trolling the Maybot surely

Be fun if she U-turns again. What would her new position be?

No election?

Is it legally possible for her to say "it's all off"?

Why don't you just listen to it ?

Unless it really kicked off, e.g. War, I'd be surprised. Parliament has been dissolved, there'd be no MP's.

Sounds alright.

Nope because Parliament has voted to dissolve itself and call an election, and our constitution means that Parliament is sovereign so the government cannot override that.

The Queen will tell us when the next Parliament starts, because we live in a democracy.

Much as it pains me to say: opinion polls have been famously inaccurate prior to some recent general elections.

and we still never got the actual figure yesterday

RIP journalism

"Biddy-biddy"

Let us not forget the Tories 7p breakfast, that was in print in the manifesto presumably proof read and approved. Yet Corbin wanting to check the figure is a bigger deal!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/election-2017-conservatives-free-school-breakfast-7p-per-meal-lunch-scrap-education-manifesto-a7752991.html

^ and i bet they'll change the recipe on those fucking pancakes. scum.

/good seeing you yesterday boss man.

//npf

It was a pleasure.