UK December election GT

[AnonymousStranger]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

It's more that the markets hate uncertainty. It wouldn't have mattered who was elected as long as it looks like stability. A majority government from a party saying what they will do with Brexit provides a lot of that.

Yeah because there is nothing uncertain about a looming no-deal brexit and the eventuality of renegotiating, from scratch, trade with every other country in the world. The looming eventuality of the financial services industry exiting your country. Not to mention the looming possibility of secession of Scotland and N.Ireland.


The UK is ****ed.

[accord1999]

Anybody else find the UK system of reporting riding results, with all the candidates no matter how wacky in the same place, interesting/weird compared to normal North American practice?

[troutman]

Was Elmo a candidate?

[accord1999]

Apparently so:

Bobby “Elmo” Smith was an opponent of Johnson’s in the constituency of Uxbridge & Ruislip South, and he wasn’t even the strangest character.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wh...son-2019-12-13

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by AnonymousStranger

Yeah because there is nothing uncertain about a looming no-deal brexit and the eventuality of renegotiating, from scratch, trade with every other country in the world. The looming eventuality of the financial services industry exiting your country. Not to mention the looming possibility of secession of Scotland and N.Ireland.


The UK is ****ed.

I pulled my money out of the one European-focused mutual fund I had it in when I did my yearly review with my adviser and found out that 49% of its exposure was to the bloody United Kingdom. No wonder its performance was so mediocre relative to the other funds I had holdings in.

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by accord1999

Anybody else find the UK system of reporting riding results, with all the candidates no matter how wacky in the same place, interesting/weird compared to normal North American practice?

Ha ha, I remember seeing that on John Oliver. I think it's awesome. I wish we had that here. That guy dressed like a knight / robot with the garbage can head would have gotten my vote if it was between him, Scheer, Trudeau, May, or Singh in the last election.

[TorqueDog]

I think it would be down to Prime Minister Elmo vs Prime Minister Garbage Can Head Man.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

I think it would be down to Prime Minister Elmo vs Prime Minister Garbage Can Head Man.

That's Lord Buckethead to you

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by troutman

Was Elmo a candidate?

Elmo represents some variation of Fathers For Justice where sad angry dads who generally (but not always) have acted like pr**** are angry the courts have decided to stop them acting like pr**** around their ex and kids.