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Post by mouse on May 6, 2010 9:43:44 GMT
SO THE DAY ARIVES so many of us have waited for..the day when the rictus grin is wiped away from british politics.. but who will win..who will be pm i think the conservatives will win by a small[even very small] majority i think a few well known faces will disapear off the political map i think the libdems will perhaps not do as well as they thought they would i hope at least one ukip will gain a seat
i know that the going will be tough..tax rises inevitable 6p is estimated..and i know not one of the parties has spelt out how dire the situation is...
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Post by mouse on May 6, 2010 9:45:36 GMT
but of course i could be totally wrong....but on one thing i think i am sure....the party is over...the good days have gone for a few years.....lets hope we dont follow greece
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Post by Big Lin on May 6, 2010 12:34:15 GMT
I think no party will gain an overall majority but that the Conservatives will not do as well as they think, Labour will do better than expected and the Lib Dems will get about 80-90 seats.
Cameron is clearly totally unfitted to be Prime Minister - he's never done a proper day's work in his life and he has no understanding of ordinary people.
I hope we have a hung Parliament where politicians are forced to work together for the good of the country rather than for narrow sectional interests.
Of course, being Britain, anything is possible.
Labour could still scrape back with a small majority. The Tories could win with a small majority. There could be no overall majority which would of course be the best possible result.
Mike and I both voted today - come on, guys, let's get out to the ballot boxes and cast your votes too!
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Post by firedancer on May 6, 2010 12:40:15 GMT
I've noticed something really odd in our area - don't know if it is the case elsewhere....
Going round our (big) village and the two nearest towns I haven't seen any election posters in house windows at all. Other times there were always plenty of houses with election posters up.
The only posters I've seen are the big hoardings in fields and round the edges of the towns.
Seems people are really playing things close to their chests - at least in my area.
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Post by mouse on May 6, 2010 13:00:00 GMT
same in our village..i have seen two small posters for the conservatives..driving to a small town near us...not one poster..where usually there are big posters in fields..all very strange...going further afield last sunday i notice one labour poster only i shall vote later today i hope we dont have a hung parlim,ent...because they wont work together for the common good regardless of politics...they couldnt even do that in the wqar coilition [we knew some one in the war cabinet..and it drove them mad the party politicking] for good or bad we need a disisive result..we possibly wont get one..but thats what we need as for cameron and ordinary people...lol and never done a days workmin his life..neither has brown and neither has clegg on what grounds is cameron unfit to be leader... any more than brown or clegg....
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Post by mouse on May 6, 2010 13:00:53 GMT
and exactly what are ordinary people....
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Post by Ben Lomond on May 6, 2010 13:12:18 GMT
What struck me as we voted this morning was how busy our polling station was. The clerks agreed that the turn-out was "very busy for mid-morning, compared with the last one". My own gut feeling (for what its worth) is that the Tories will gain a small overall majority, and that Cameron will surprise a lot of his critics by becoming a very good P.M.
Let's face it; he can hardly be worse that the present joker, now, can he?
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Post by mouse on May 6, 2010 13:25:32 GMT
i hope who ever gets in publishes exactly how deep in the mire we are..warts and all.. i remeber one out going labour government saying blah blah all tory lies etc etc and then it came to light exactly how bad the siruation was and it was bad......but they do it every time they are elected skrew up and leave some one else to clear up the mess
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Post by alanseago on May 6, 2010 13:39:22 GMT
I am hoping for a clear UKIP majority. Not much chance I know but it would certainly confront many people with reality.
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Post by randomvioce on May 6, 2010 15:15:56 GMT
What struck me as we voted this morning was how busy our polling station was. The clerks agreed that the turn-out was "very busy for mid-morning, compared with the last one". My own gut feeling (for what its worth) is that the Tories will gain a small overall majority, and that Cameron will surprise a lot of his critics by becoming a very good P.M. Let's face it; he can hardly be worse that the present joker, now, can he? A high turnout normally favours the Labour Party, but with the Lib Dems throwing a huge spanner in the works, I think it really is in the mix. My gut feeling is the same as yours. The polls (such as they are) have stayed pretty rigid, with the Tories remaining anywhere between 6 and 10% in the lead and that lead further solidified at the week-end. Not too sure about Cameron as P.M. though, being in opposition is an entirely different ball game. Soundbites are no good when action and leadership are required, but if he does get a decent majority, then he will have the opportunity to make me eat my words.
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Post by peterl on May 6, 2010 15:39:22 GMT
I hope it will be Cameron Because Brown in my opinion as been a complete disaster and Clegg would be another Brown
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Post by Big Lin on May 6, 2010 15:39:34 GMT
I eventually made up my mind and cast a reluctant vote for Labour.
Mike voted Lib Dem (again, without much enthusiasm.)
So far we've not once voted for the same party at a General Election!
(Or the same party two elections running!)
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Post by Ben Lomond on May 6, 2010 16:08:46 GMT
What struck me as we voted this morning was how busy our polling station was. The clerks agreed that the turn-out was "very busy for mid-morning, compared with the last one". My own gut feeling (for what its worth) is that the Tories will gain a small overall majority, and that Cameron will surprise a lot of his critics by becoming a very good P.M. Let's face it; he can hardly be worse that the present joker, now, can he? A high turnout normally favours the Labour Party, Not in my village, it doesn't!
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Post by randomvioce on May 6, 2010 16:59:41 GMT
Not in my village, it doesn't! No doubt, Ned, but within the National context it does (or at least used to), who knows now?
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Post by riotgrrl on May 6, 2010 17:15:55 GMT
I've noticed something really odd in our area - don't know if it is the case elsewhere.... Going round our (big) village and the two nearest towns I haven't seen any election posters in house windows at all. Other times there were always plenty of houses with election posters up. The only posters I've seen are the big hoardings in fields and round the edges of the towns. Seems people are really playing things close to their chests - at least in my area. You're not looking in my windows then. I've got my posters up! Voting for Osama Saeed.
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Post by fretslider on May 6, 2010 17:27:30 GMT
Whoever wins, I'm still going to need the sick bag.
None of the above.
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Post by mouse on May 7, 2010 8:01:21 GMT
so far no winners except the cons are majority MP,s with majority number of votes the lidems have virtually sunk and the anti democracy party is hanging on by its skin...although harriet the horrible swears this is demorcratic and the dark lord is running round in circles...the rictus grin has slipped a little the odious balls retained his seat whil porno jacky lost hers along with cheeky girls opik
the markets went down..and we are in a worse state than iceland... yo folks..thinks can only get better..and if you believe that you believe anything
however the good news is......if gordon the moron holds on.......he will have to do some very very unpleasant things...bring it on...banana rupublics can be fun....so im told
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Post by clemiethedog on May 7, 2010 11:01:05 GMT
I wonder how long any coalition government will last with these numbers. My take is that there will be another national election within a year.
(me, I'd voted for the devil himself over Cameron)
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Post by riotgrrl on May 7, 2010 11:25:40 GMT
David Owen on the telly just now pointing out that Cameron actually does have the strongest mandate; a reasonable point.
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Post by fretslider on May 7, 2010 11:30:36 GMT
Post devolution we now have a nasty dilemma....
A major part of Labour's support is in Scotland and most Tory support is in England.
Delicious.
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