1. Hopefully, Paul O'Grady will take Tony Robinson and Russell Brand to Venice as well.
If the EU referendum materialises it will be an international cnt circus that will tear the party apart.
Boris takes over before the next election.
A lot of dystopian novels won't need to be rewritten.
What's so bad about Tony Robinson?
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Neither UKIP not the SNP hold the balance of power (although I predict many tedious conversations about another bloody referendum!), we will get to see just how much influence the Lib Dems really had in stemming the excesses of the last government.
Oh and the massive irony of Scotland stemming a swing to Labour in England!
Greens did well.
Greens only have one seat
Greens only have one seat
That's the most interesting aspect for me (although they did get over 5,500 votes in my constituency and came second behind the Dame of Dereliction). The Greens seem to me to be the thinking man/woman's choice, so is their lack of popularity down to (1) people don't think they can win, so don't bother voting for them, or (2) it's a fear "let's not let the Tories/Labour etc" in thing?
It's a slow process but the Greens are showing themselves as a valid option rather than a wasted or protest vote. I think we'll see a few at the next election.
Greens only have one seat
Oh you cad...
The Greens seem to me to be the thinking man/woman's choice
Genuine 😆
People of Morley and Bradford West
I salute you 🙂
Katie Hopkins doesn't have to move house
Nope.
Using your Green argument you would have to agree that the sneaky rascists are also a credible party. There should be a test before some people are allowed to vote! UKIP are a rebadged BNP
I was surprised Lucas managed to do so well in Brighton in spite of the Town council. No green surge elsewhere though.
The problem is, like the Lib Dems of old, or the SNP, their policies really don't bear scrutiny.The Greens seem to me to be the thinking man/woman's choice
Regardless of the right's/wrong's their drug policy isn't a popular oppinion, notice how it's barely mentioned now that they've got the media exposure they've been asking for. And really their sums on the economy/welfare don't add up. They are still a protest vote to the left. That's no bad thing, it keeps the main parties in line, if there was no green or SNP then labour could/would lurch to the right to get more votes as they would still be the most left option (ditto but less likely, Tory's and UKIP).
A lot of dystopian novels won't need to be rewritten.
Well 1984 seems pretty mild compared to how things have turned out!
They won.
huh? By percentage there has been a massive surge. It is just not reflected in the fptp system. As I said it's a slow process but their are getting a lot more support.No green surge elsewhere though.
The Greens seem to me to be the thinking man/woman's choice
Read their manifesto again, and if you work in many major industries you'd be effectively voting to lose your livelihood. All a bit vague (as they all are) but enough warning notes to worry me.
huh? By percentage there has been a massive surge. It is just not reflected in the fptp system. As I said it's a slow process but their are getting a lot more support.
I agree, but I'm re thinking my position on PR, with the vote gained by UKIP.
The Government have had their majority slashed to very fragile number. That's really not an endorsement of their current 5 year record and certainly not a mandate to continue on the same track. If the electorate was happy with what they've done they'd have increased their majority.
Read their manifesto again, and if you work in many major industries you'd be effectively voting to lose your livelihood. All a bit vague (as they all are) but enough warning notes to worry me.
Industry is probably more worried about Britain leaving Europe right now. The Tories are in an even weaker position now then before, so will be much less able to influence the outcome of any Referendum / legislation on the issue.
The Government have had their majority slashed to very fragile number. That's really not an endorsement of their current 5 year record and certainly not a mandate to continue on the same track. If the electorate was happy with what they've done they'd have increased their majority
Sort of, but given that it was previously a coalition and now it looks like there will be a (albeit very small) Tory majority you could argue that it is an endorsement of the Conservatives.
The Tories won? Ed and Ed won't be anywhere near power?
BNP votes have gone from 564,331 in 2010 to just 1,667 (with almost all of the seats declared)
We'll get an EU referendum and settle that once and for all.
Settle? PAH!
At least Farage's career is over!
Mark - Resident GrumpyThe Government have had their majority slashed to very fragile number. That's really not an endorsement of their current 5 year record and certainly not a mandate to continue on the same track.
Pff, they've spent the last 5 years acting like the kings of the universe after being best losers so just imagine what they're going to be like now.
On the positives
Ed Balls is gone
Milliband will quit
as will Clegg
Farage is not elected.
Galloway is out.
On the downside the SNP will be non stop trying to get a new referendum. And will start banging on about legitimacy etc etc.
At least Farage's career is over!
He's the only thing they have though, the rest of them really don't have the the charisma to do anything, so not sure they'll be able to replace him easily, which is good.
at least farage didn't win and will hopefully resign
We'll get an EU referendum and settle that once and for all.
Suspect this will be a let down for anyone hoping for a straight in out question
At least Farage's career is over!
Ish - but won't he do a Blair now, appearing as if from nowhere just before elections before returning to his cryogenic crypt? We haven't see the last of the Nige, I wager. 👿
A Tory majority at least means no Farage in the Cabinet, a slim Tory minority propped up by 6 or so UKIP nutters was my worst case scenario.
That's pretty much all the positives I can take from the result TBH.
Well five more years of the Tories should help close the poverty gap and increase the national average wage.
(...due to the increased deaths in the poor and elderly)
Saves the public purse the moving expenses of shifting Dave out of and Ed into No. 10.
The Greens seem to me to be the thinking man/woman's choice
I rather think of them as the the choice of those who think they can think but can't, those who can actually think think that they have some very ill thought out ideas. 🙂
So the question is, if the Labour party had managed to choose the right Milliband would they be forming a Government today?
They'll help those people with the power & the wealth to help themselves.
They'll really put the 'n' in cuts.
Farage's career isn't over, he will continue as an MEP and will campaign in the EU in/out referendum
Also on the plus side, as a middle class afluent home owner with private health insurance, I'll probably be personally better off with any luck. Shame about anyone that doesn't fit into that categorgy, but I'm all right, so screw them, they are all scroungers anyway right?
The worst thing about a Tory win is that we won't see Boris Johnson as leader of the oppostion.
Imagine a Milliband/Johnson confrontation at PM question time!
The best thing is it's now blatantly obvious that our first past the post system is broken.
