Snap General Election 2016

AutomaticEarth · Post by **AutomaticEarth** » 07 Feb 2016, 18:37

http://voxpoliticalonline.com/2016/02/0 ... this-year/

Could we have a snap GE this year after Cameron stakes his future on us staying in the EU?

UndercoverElephant · Post by **UndercoverElephant** » 07 Feb 2016, 18:44

Possibly a tactic from Labour to scare dissenting MPs into line.

johnhemming2 · Post by **johnhemming2** » 07 Feb 2016, 19:06

Pretty nonsensical as an idea.

Post by **clv101** » 07 Feb 2016, 20:05

I do wonder whether Cameron will resign in event on a 'leave' vote this year.

johnhemming2 · Post by **johnhemming2** » 07 Feb 2016, 20:16

He has said that he won't.

Post by **clv101** » 07 Feb 2016, 20:22

johnhemming2 wrote:He has said that he won't.

Well, we know he's going to resign at some point between the EU vote and the 2020 election... I could well imagine that event being brought forward a bit if he loses the EU vote badly.

johnhemming2 · Post by **johnhemming2** » 07 Feb 2016, 21:28

That is a separate issue.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 08 Feb 2016, 08:07

We won't leave! The one down-side is that we'll have to put up with Cameron for a little longer.

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 08 Feb 2016, 12:14

I don't know how the vote will go. I am in favour of staying, because I think for all its problems, the EU at least constrains the more extreme neoliberal agenda that has been dominant in UK politics for far too long.

However, I think the popular mood is increasingly anti-EU and the MSM are divided on the issue. I think the English will see it as their equivalent of the SNP victory at the election - a protest vote with some bite for once.

With the pollsters calling the election wrong, it is difficult to get a feel of how people who will vote, will vote.

Even if Cameron resigns, there is no need and little precedent to call an election.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 05 Mar 2016, 13:13

We'd just get Gideon at no. 10.

Whatever your views on the referendum, that alone is a reason for voting to stay in!!

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 05 Mar 2016, 13:34

RenewableCandy wrote:We'd just get Gideon at no. 10.

With Galloway, Farage and Boris in the cabinet.

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 05 Mar 2016, 13:49

RenewableCandy wrote:We'd just get Gideon at no. 10.

Whatever your views on the referendum, that alone is a reason for voting to stay in!!

We'd just get Lawson's puppet at no. 10.

Whatever your views on the referendum, that alone is a reason for voting to stay in!!

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 08 Mar 2016, 11:28

kenneal - lagger wrote:
RenewableCandy wrote:We'd just get Gideon at no. 10.

Whatever your views on the referendum, that alone is a reason for voting to stay in!!
We'd just get Lawson's puppet at no. 10.

Whatever your views on the referendum, that alone is a reason for voting to stay in!!

The Sun supports a brexit. A solid reason for staying in the EU.