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Re: The UK election thread

Post by RuleBritannia » Tue May 11, 2010 1:23 pm

My politics myth of the week (other than the unelected Prime Minister nonsense)?

It has to be: "forming a strong and stable government in the national interest". It's bullshit on two counts.

1. There is no "national interest", individuals have their own interests.

2. The is no possible coalition, or otherwise, that will be stable. Lib/Lab don't have the numbers, Lib/Con don't agree on any policies and Tory minority would get nothing through parliament.
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Re: The UK election thread

Post by Elessarina » Tue May 11, 2010 1:26 pm

redunderthebed wrote:Tories almost have no chance of forming govt i'm so happy. :woot:

From what i have observed it's Lib-Lab that has no chance of forming a government.. it seems a Lib-Con coalition is likely. A lot of labour people have started to speak out about how they DO NOT want a coalition which seems to me to be an indication of what is about to happen..

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Re: The UK election thread

Post by Elessarina » Tue May 11, 2010 1:37 pm

I'm betting on an announcement later today of a Lib-Con coalition agreement

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Re: The UK election thread

Post by RuleBritannia » Tue May 11, 2010 1:39 pm

Elessarina wrote:I'm betting on an announcement later today of a Lib-Con coalition agreement
I'm betting on the coalition falling apart before the end of the year.
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Re: The UK election thread

Post by Elessarina » Tue May 11, 2010 1:43 pm

RuleBritannia wrote:
Elessarina wrote:I'm betting on an announcement later today of a Lib-Con coalition agreement
I'm betting on the coalition falling apart before the end of the year.

October 14th the next election will be

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Re: The UK election thread

Post by RuleBritannia » Tue May 11, 2010 3:11 pm

Lib/Lab talks are over and luggage has been leaving No. 10.
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Re: The UK election thread

Post by Elessarina » Tue May 11, 2010 3:14 pm

Gordon is going to see her majesty tomorrow...

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Re: The UK election thread

Post by klr » Tue May 11, 2010 3:20 pm

Elessarina wrote:Gordon is going to see her majesty tomorrow...
Deal ... or no deal? :coffee:
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Re: The UK election thread

Post by RuleBritannia » Tue May 11, 2010 3:23 pm

klr wrote:
Elessarina wrote:Gordon is going to see her majesty tomorrow...
Deal ... or no deal? :coffee:
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Re: The UK election thread

Post by Elessarina » Tue May 11, 2010 3:35 pm

klr wrote:
Elessarina wrote:Gordon is going to see her majesty tomorrow...
Deal ... or no deal? :coffee:

No deal.. it's pretty obvious. All day a lot of labour MPs have been spouting off that there could be no workable deal with other parties and that Labour should accept defeat etc.

It's been trickling out bit by bit all day.

Apparently Labour didn't offer any deal with the lib dems just offered their manifesto the tories have actually made concessions.

Bookmakers have stopped taking bets on the new UK government and 10 Downing Street has luggage being taken out the back

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Re: The UK election thread

Post by klr » Tue May 11, 2010 3:38 pm

:funny:

I was waiting for someone to post that! :cheers:
Elessarina wrote:
klr wrote:
Elessarina wrote:Gordon is going to see her majesty tomorrow...
Deal ... or no deal? :coffee:

No deal.. it's pretty obvious. All day a lot of labour MPs have been spouting off that there could be no workable deal with other parties and that Labour should accept defeat etc.

It's been trickling out bit by bit all day.

Apparently Labour didn't offer any deal with the lib dems just offered their manifesto the tories have actually made concessions.

Bookmakers have stopped taking bets on the new UK government and 10 Downing Street has luggage being taken out the back
Yes, I think it's no deal (and have done for some time). But until we see white smoke and habemus Papam PM ... :levi:
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Re: The UK election thread

Post by Elessarina » Tue May 11, 2010 3:48 pm

The white smoke is coming out of Gordon's ears

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Re: The UK election thread

Post by klr » Tue May 11, 2010 4:16 pm

Mixed signals from this BBC feed:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/liveevent/
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1648: The editor of the Spectator magazine, Fraser Nelson, tweets: Senior Tories say most likely outcome is minority government, with Lib Dems in a confidence-and-supply deal.

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1714: Conservative blogger Tim Montgomerie expects David Cameron to be in Number 10 tomorrow. He writes: "The Tories are optimistic that they'll get an agreement to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats rather than support for a minority government. They think this will be most stable government possible. Clegg will be Deputy Prime Minister.
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Re: The UK election thread

Post by RuleBritannia » Tue May 11, 2010 4:26 pm

Apparently the Lib Dems are meeting tonight (19:30) to vote on the coalition deal. They need 75% of their 57 MPs to agree and 75% of the Federal Executive.
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