How Will This Effect The General Election?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29696467
A lot of Scotts feel betrayed by Labour following the referendum. Looks like ED may well struggle north of the border.

[BlackadderV]

Even more to the point, ROFLMAO. If you are on the floor, laughing your AO, how do you manage to type?

[mikey4444]

LOL appears to mean all things to all men, which is a little problematic if you don't have the same mindset as the person on the receiving end of the LOL.

Best to use Plain English I think..... never knowingly misunderstood, except by Americans of course !

[SirOracle]

I am delighted to have the correct explanation pointed out to me.

I had always thought it stood for Loyal Orange Lodge.!!

[Quizmonster]

The problem could be solved just by putting 'I' at the beginning; thus, ILOL = 'I laughed out loud.' This at least gives the recipient the freedom to join the laugher or not.

[Svejk]

it's often just so people don't take things the wrong way and get all offended. I'd like emoticons(or is it coms?)

[BlackadderV]

Sir Oracle is right; that was always the abbreviation for Orange lodges.

[ludwig]

// Ludwig, the last sentence in my earlier response above actually said the Tories had only one seat to lose in Scotland, so I'm none too sure what you're lolling at //

I'll clarify then. The reason I'm rotflmao is because of your amusingly desparate attempts to put a positive spin on everything for Labour.

'Oh yes, Labour will lose 11 seats in Scotland, and the Tories will lose a single one, but that represents 100% of the seats they hold so that obviously a far greater loss for them - you can't get more than 100%...blah di blah'

In fact, if gromit's figures on page one are anything to go by, the Tories stand to actually gain 3 seats, which would be a 200% increase. Have a go at spinning that.

[Quizmonster]

L, You haven't 'clarified' anything! You simply reiterate the fact that I myself referred to, namely that the Tories have only one seat in Scotland. I added that, given the increased dislike of Cameron after the wholly unnecessary Vow/EVEL tie-up, they might well lose even that.
I said nothing whatsoever about Labour, other than referring to the fact that they might very well (quote) "suffer" at the hands of the electorate. In what conceivable way can admitting a party will possibly 'suffer' at election time be deemed to be spin?

As regards polling predictions, I may be wrong, but I seem to recall you yourself pointing out to Mikey that the only poll that matters is the one next May. Whether you did or not, I endorse that sentiment.

[ludwig]

// I said nothing whatsoever about Labour, other than referring to the fact they might very well (quote) "suffer" at the hands of the electorate. //

It's only fair QM. The electorate's suffered at their hands often enough. ;o)

[Quizmonster]

Well, L, the Scottish electorate obviously haven't suffered at the hands of Labour to nearly the same extent as they have at the hands of the Tory party; namely, to the extent of the latter's being reduced to near-oblivion and - with any luck - to total oblivion soon!
The mistake Labour made during the Independence referendum was being seen "on the same platform", as it were, as the Tories. That's the unforgivable sin up there! Hence the likelihood of a loss of seats.
Let's just wait and see, eh?

[ludwig]

// The mistake Labour made during the Independence referendum was being seen "on the same platform", as it were, as the Tories //

I don't think they've made any mistake to be honest (other than having a useless leader). It's just that the SNP is now more of an attractive option to alot of scots - they prefer their policies, because they're focused on improving the lot of the Scottish people, and don't really give much of a t0ss about anywhere else.

[Gromit]

QuizMonster

You really should see these



http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/cgi-bin/seatdetails.pl?seat=Edinburgh%20South

http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/cgi-bin/seatdetails.pl?seat=Aberdeenshire%20West%20and%20Kincardine

http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/cgi-bin/seatdetails.pl?seat=Berwickshire,%20Roxburgh%20and%20Selkirk

http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/cgi-bin/seatdetails.pl?seat=Dumfriesshire,%20Clydesdale%20and%20Tweeddale

[Quizmonster]

L, it may very well be that YOU "don't think they've made any mistake", but the inescapable fact of the matter is that many Scots DO!

G, didn't I just say that the only poll that matters is the one next May? I glanced at the link material you provided and agree that Labour's chances are looking grim in places. As an elderly Scot, I easily recall the days when the Tories were the leading party for decades on end other than in the industrial towns and cities in Scotland. Perhaps they're due a resurgence? One can only hope not!