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Yeah, I wasn't actually being entirely serious about "best known".

Just highlighting that the Conservatives seem to be under the impression that a majority government is the only way to function. As evidenced by the election leaflets, campaign, attitude... The Tories seem to be under the impression that no-one (including themselves) can govern as a minority.

Best known for his role on Family Guy, surely? G_jP2vrRFy8

Tell that to TM and the Conservatives. They've made a big deal over the last few years of a majority government being essential to the functioning of the country. (Need I say it again, "Strong and Stable"). They are required to command the support of the house, and although that's not...

Probably not. She'll have wanted to appear "strong and stable" (she's going to come to loathe those words, isn''t she? :p ) and wanted to go ahead as quickly as possible. There was little doubt that the DUP would support May, at the very least as an anti-Corbyn manoeuvre. I would imagine that an...

Some of them go on to become Chief of Staff at Number 10. Defeated MP Gavin Barwell is Theresa May's new chief of staff Mr Barwell was voted into Croydon Central in the 2010, narrowly held on in 2015 and was annihilated by Labour's Sarah Jones on Thursday. Safe to say he's fallen on his feet.

Well, "resigned". There was obviously a lot of pressure on them to do so. If it wasn't on their own volition, you can be assured it wouldn't have been. Strong and stable, everyone. Strong and stable.

And so it begins. Number 10 was "toxic" says former aide (BBC) None of these revelations come as any surprise. There seems to be a particular attack here on her chiefs of staff, and TM is being pushed to fire them or face a leadership challenge. Her premiership is far from secure. Strong...

Is it more a representation that people in Southern land: 1) Are naturally more Conservative voters in the first place (so would be unlikely to sway en masse). Lots of the seats down there are very safe Conservative seats, and you'd need something catastrophic to swing them. The railways will...

We walk the 0.4 miles to St Thomas's Road and catch the 16:15 Stagecoach Hastings number 28 service towards Conquest Hospital. We alight at the stop just outside the hospital at Helenswood Leisure Centre at 16:34 on Tuesday afternoon.

Nothing in Tweedbank, plenty in Galashiels for more than an hour. If you want to travel the full length of the line, you can go onwards from Tweedbank to Melrose which is a lovely little town; there's the famous abbey and lots of nice shops and cafes. It's a good half an hour walk from Tweedbank...

Ah, the leader of the DUP. "Cold is God's way of telling us to burn more Catholics!"

And, at the same time, all of the above bar the Kippers will be happy with the result to some degree. Or at least claim to be. Conservatives win the election technically, and are still in power (for now, but still in power). Labour performed much better than expected, and Jeremy Corbyn's...

She is probably the most arrogant politician I can think of - amongst strong competition. Her arrogance in thinking that she could walk this election, her arrogance towards the voters (this is ongoing) and her arrogance towards the country as a whole. I'll go one stage further - I cannot...

Just watched an interview with TM. Link to video (Guardian website). She is clearly angry. Not so much sad or remorseful, she is angry. She hints at being angered by the electorate, which won't exactly endear her to voters. A quick look at some right wing sources suggest that she is not...

I don't think he said that you and your wife would be dead (to pick two specific septuagenarians would be very odd), rather he points out the simple fact that the older electorate as a whole are naturally more prone to dying than the younger ones. And that's a looming problem for the Tories -...

Undoubtedly. I know of very few young people who will vote Conservatives, and after the last month's performance I can't see that changing. Their policies specifically harm young people, so they're unlikely to gather many new voters. The Tory voters are largely going to start dying off, to be...

The push seems to come from relatives. It really is amazing how many people don't realise just how invasive a lot of treatments are, and whilst there are always circumstances when it is appropriate, it's not always the case. CPR is the classic example. There is a widespread belief that it's...

To be in a truly unconscious state (a rather bold claim to make), you would essentially be diagnosing a signifiant element of brain death. You'd be looking at a definitive clinical indication for withdrawal of treatment. You wouldn't even be in the realm of "prospect of recovery". In your...

The odds from Ladbrokes tonight: TM to be PM on 1st of July looks pretty comfortable: 1/16. They appear to have a degree of confidence in her being able to get at least her first Queen's Speech through. Boris 10/1, Corbyn 12/1. But the odds are still on another GE this year - 11/8. 5/1 for...