UK Politics (32 Viewers)

[JBF]

I meant for the prime minister's place

 

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[Red]

Brown is the only realistic Scottish candidate for PM.

The SNP have a Scottish leader, but are never going to get enough seats to have a PM.

 

[Ford Prefect]

I meant for the prime minister's place

Dont allow that to be infaction on the UK for mistreating regions within the UK. Everyone over the age of 18 can stand for office, it up to them to find the support for their ideologies.

 

[JuveJay]

I came out about 45% Lib Dem, 30% Labour and 25% Conservative.

 

[Ford Prefect]

I came out about 45% Lib Dem, 30% Labour and 25% Conservative.

I would vote labour if i were you, the Lib Dems just arent organised enough to run the country. Clegg is doing fine, but all the other debates i have seen with lib dem candidates they have completely choked it.

 

[JuveJay]

I usually would, but I can't see Brown staying in power, eventually people just have enough. I don't like David Cameron as he really is a 'lightweight', and won't vote Lib Dems for the reasons you stated. :S

 

[Boksic]

Fair enough.

I don't understand how the Press are seen as this wonderful trustworthy thing, while politicians are all viewed as being a bunch of liars.

So much shit is written in the Press, but heaps of people still believe every word of it.

Brown won't change much from the last debate.

He will continue to at least match the other two with regard to the substance of the policies.

He will also continue to be out-done by them when it comes to delivery and appearances.

Shame a large chunk of the electorate a dim enough to be swung by the latter.

Similarly many people still think that the conservatives are led by Thatcher.

Unfortunately most people vote for all of the wrong reasons.

 

[Red]

Good to see the Tories are starting to show their true colours.

On an interview with Paxman tonight, David Cameron seemed to suggest he was fed up of the State supporting certain areas of Britain (he mentioned north-east England and Northern Ireland).

Not like the Tories to seek to ignore struggling areas when they are in power.

 

[IrishZebra]

Labour are in bed with the unions right?

Nothing says finnancial stability like greedy trade unionists.

 

[Bjerknes]

Whomever is in bed with the bankers are the worst. Rid yourselves of the financial terrorists and then you'll have sound financial practices.

 

[IrishZebra]

Whomever is in bed with the bankers are the worst. Rid yourselves of the financial terrorists and then you'll have sound financial practices.

It's much of a muchness here, the Unions are just as bad, similar situation in the UK but not to as big an extent i think.

Parties Here

FF- Big Business, governed over housing boom
FG- Big Business, trippled national debt in the 70s
Labour- In bed with Unions. Union worker in Ireland are overpaid and lazy dickheads, would bring in the type of regulation that is 10times worse than what you lads have in the US.
SF- Terrorists led by a convicted murderer.

I dunno who to vote for, they're all crooks.

 

[Red]

Labour are in bed with the unions right?

Nothing says finnancial stability like greedy trade unionists.

Labour aren't as close to the Unions as they use to be, but still get a lot of funding from them.

Whomever is in bed with the bankers are the worst. Rid yourselves of the financial terrorists and then you'll have sound financial practices.

Both parties used to want to be seen to be close to folk in the City, now they all want to distance themselves from it.

Traditionally, the Tories are probably the party that is friendlier to financial institutions.

 

[IrishZebra]

Labour aren't as close to the Unions as they use to be, but still get a lot of funding from them.

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Unions are greedy scum.

 

[Red]

I don't know about greedy, but they are certainly power hungry and many of them have ideas above their station.

 

[IrishZebra]

I don't know about greedy, but they are certainly power hungry and many of them have ideas above their station.

The always equate that with financial gain no?

 

[Red]

Not in this case.

I get the impression the Unions are mostly after power and influence, rather than money.

 

[IrishZebra]

Not in this case.

I get the impression the Unions are mostly after power and influence, rather than money.

The opposite is the case here, they only care about the bottom line.

 

[Red]

Just came across this:


Pulp's Common People adjusted for the Tories.

 

[Red]

 

[JuveJay]

Gordon Brown has been caught unawares calling a Labour-supporting pensioner who confronted him on the election campaign trail a "bigot".

Gillian Duffy, a 66-year-old widow, told the Prime Minister that she was concerned about immigration from Eastern Europe.

Mr Brown chatted to her for five minutes and appeared to end the conversation amicably, telling her she came from a "good family".

But he was unaware that his microphone was still on as he got into his car and sped away, and was heard berating his staff for allowing the encounter.

He told an aide: "That was a disaster. Should never have put me with that woman. Whose idea was that?"

When the aide said they did not know who was responsible, the Prime Minister snapped: "ridiculous".

His companion suggested that television crews who filmed the encounter, in a residential street in Rochdale, would not broadcast it.

But Mr Brown said: "They will use it."

The aide asked what Mrs Duffy had said, and Mr Brown replied: "Everything. She's just a sort of bigoted woman who says she used to be Labour."

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