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May 7th | UK General Election 2015 OT - Please go vote!
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MrS
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None of the arguments are relevant to my present situation. I voted for who would be best for me and my area.
The voting public has spoken and they want 5 more years with Cameron at the helm. Let it wash over you.
Tell that to the guys n gals in the Midlands & North. I don't think Labour or UKIP would manage any better, but damn, it's hard for a lot of people I know around Birmingham to find work.
Couldn't find the one without the Scottish Sun, but rightly or wrongly, they'll claim it was all their doing.
I think I'm gonna have nightmares now, thanks.
Any call for another referendum from Nicola 'I can't believe it's not Salmond' Sturgeon will just come across as petty and pathetic.
The_Hitcher89
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Has there ever been a general election where thousands of people haven't melodramatically responded with vague musings of emigration?
RedSparrows
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How is it common sense? This phrase irks me no end: purporting to be everyday, sensible and genuine, but when applied to the realm of politics, let alone economics wt al, what does it actually mean?
Hank Scorpio
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So the junior coalition partner gets absolutely smashed. The trend continues. Such a common occurence here in Ireland.
It doesn't matter how it will come across to people in England though.
I just meant from an overall voting standpoint. The Scottish vote being completely irrelevant yet again is only going to further fracture the joke of a Union and push the Scots towards independence.
To the English? Who cares? If Scotland wants a second chance at leaving the English should have no say in it.
The Lib Dem vote in 2010 was a protest vote but it was against both the 2 main parties. That's stuck, it just went to UKIP/Greens this time.
Labour learnt nothing from defeat, they just gambled on the Tories and the coalition being hated. Forgetting they were hated, and not trusted, as well.
The protest vote should go to the opposition, but they'd done nothing to earn it back. That's all on Ed's head.
Would it? It's not like they're Scottish Labour, the clue is in the name as to what they want and they've been voted in overwhelmingly by Scotland. If the people of Scotland start shouting for it, it should be done again, especially with how thin the margin was last time around.
MmmSkyscraper
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Good riddance to Galloway, that never ending shit stain.
UnblessedSoul
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Good things to take away:
Lib dems are no more
Eu referendum hopefully
Miliband out(?) Ed balls out
Bad things:
SNP soaring, Uk even more divided
Tory majority - 5 more years of cutting with nothing to show for it, the deficit wont be gone in 5 years time, with nobody keeping them in check I await the shitstorm
Lib dems are no more
Eu referendum hopefully
Miliband out(?) Ed balls out
Bad things:
SNP soaring, Uk even more divided
Tory majority - 5 more years of cutting with nothing to show for it, the deficit wont be gone in 5 years time, with nobody keeping them in check I await the shitstorm
ShemhazaiX
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Well actually, 60% of the public didn't want this. I'm glad your wealthy enough to enjoy the Tory benefits, but to think for a second that they're good for the country or the economy in any way shape or form implies a complete lack of foresight. So please, get off your high horse, you aren't coming across as good as you think you are.
I'm not sure what that means? I think they've done well, other than the over-saturated coverage of UKIP.
Laughed at this, from one cunt to another:
Iain Duncan Smith on Rochester result "I was once a colleague of Mark Reckless, I am pleased he is no longer the MP for that seat" #GE2015
Also, Conservatives won the popular vote, so I don't know how you came to that statistic.
Mr. Luchador
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Apparently calling out the previous coalition on their various failures = left wingers throwing a tantrum according to some people here.
Geez, I get it, your beloved tories won, not everyone in the country is going to be celebrating that fact, especially after the past 5 years.
Geez, I get it, your beloved tories won, not everyone in the country is going to be celebrating that fact, especially after the past 5 years.
Considering the union has survived that last few years of tory rule I don't see any reason why that is suddenly going to change overnight, asides from increased drama on some forums nothing has really changed.
Is a bit of a shame though in one respect, I would like to see the UK ditch Scotland.
FortuneFaded
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Can't decide if Sturridge celebrating or Sterling running.
He really needs to add the cane back.
If the people of Scotland want another referendum they should have it.
are you surprised? a tory majority means that the bbc are going to be on the chopping block. if they fall into lockstep now they might just about manage to scrape through without being sold to news corp.
It's the juvenile and militant responses certain people are using that are indicative of that. Nobody's upset with those debating sensibly.
More shockingly there are more Tory MPs than Labour MPs.
Just woke up to check results (I work evenings). I agree. My sodium levels are pretty high right now.
Also, Conservatives won the popular vote, so I don't know how you came to that statistic.
STOP SPITTING EVERYWHERE! YOU'LL BE DROWNING SOON!
Mangoverboard
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If the SNP can continue this popularity for 2 or 3 years, they'll force another referendum on the Union. This will also get the Euroskeptics backs up and they'll want one on Europe too.
A slim Tory majority is quite dangerous in a lot of ways. Cameron now must rely on 50 or so Tory hardliners who'll push to leave Europe and could vote against him if he doesn't give them a referendum.
Punishing the Lib Dems so severely was the big mistake here.
A slim Tory majority is quite dangerous in a lot of ways. Cameron now must rely on 50 or so Tory hardliners who'll push to leave Europe and could vote against him if he doesn't give them a referendum.
Punishing the Lib Dems so severely was the big mistake here.
Not every bloody year they shouldn't.
Of course not. Once per UK government they didn't elect though?
why should i care, i'm a bit richer now.
Black Republican
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No matter what party you support, do you see a real lib dem revival in 10 years?
The whole lead up to the election they've gave the tories an easy ride. From that impartial question time which wasn't so impartial to the coverage last night. The media swaying more votes than the actual individuals running for seats.
MrS
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The thread is full of people saying "fuck this country" - are you going to call out any of those people for not debating sensibly?
Nowhere near the level of 2010, but they'll get some seats back.
Well the North is going to suffer. I kinda hope middle England suffers as well so they know the pain of what some of my friends have had to deal with this last 5 years.
Thank Christ I have a perm contact with BT I'd be fucking terrified looking for a job over the next couple of years.
Thank Christ I have a perm contact with BT I'd be fucking terrified looking for a job over the next couple of years.
brokenbeans
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Mr. Luchador
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So where do SNP go from here, as it's not as if they can ever get more seats (except the 2 out there). No one in England can vote for them, so they can't really grow, or is there a chance that they can start to try and stand in England too? I mean, I'd be tempted to vote for them if they had someone where I lived.
I lived in a flat for 6 years and the rent never went up once. It stayed at £380 all the way through the last government, however I think that was due to how lazy the Landlord was (at one point they forgot we lived there).
I lived in a flat for 6 years and the rent never went up once. It stayed at £380 all the way through the last government, however I think that was due to how lazy the Landlord was (at one point they forgot we lived there).
They'll fracture before that, I reckon.
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