Support NeoGAF

[Varion]

2256 Liam Fox is confirmed as defence secretary.

Paddy ;_;

 

[Omikaru]

I don't get some people. LibDems finally get a say, a real say, and even though the conditions aren't ideal, we can temper Tory savagery here.

I know you guys are angry, but this is the best outcome of a bad situation. Labour are obviously more interested in power than they are in acting in the national interest. As are the Tories, but at least they're in a position to assume power.

Honestly, what would you guys rather? Up to five (though probably less than one) more years without Tory rule, only to endure a landslide at the next election? And whatever happened, the LibDems would suffer for it.

 

[killer_clank]

The fixed terms are 5 years. FUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

[J Tourettes]

once the coalition is announced, i'll start making a neew thrread

Or resurrect the old political thread if you're feeling lazy.

 

[Dark Machine]

Need a version of the reagonomics picture except with that picture and "We told them we'd changed :lol"

 

[Mama Robotnik]

5 YEARS (FIVE)

Not bad at all!

Maybe "They believed us when we said we had changed!"

 

[Chinner]

Or resurrect the old political thread if you're feeling lazy.

Nah. deseves a new thread.

might take awwhile

my e d c buttons dont work (have to usee a virtual keyboard for them).

i'll do it tomorrow

 

[Subliminal]

The Sun (LOL GET MOAR RESOLUTIONS GUYS)

 

[D4Danger]

edit: nm

 

[Dambrosi]

Boulton is a corporate hack. So I'm sure that's pure fiction. But okay I'll play along... who gets to be Marilyn Monroe?

Clegg better get used to wearing white and standing over air vents.

EDIT: Subliminal, could you use a smaller Sun image, please? My monitor's about to throw up :lol

 

[Souldriver]

I love the independent, Frontpages with just a picture are amazing

I agree that going from the front pages that've been posted in this thread, the format and styling of the Independent is very nice. The content seems to be (at first glance) less slanderous than many other papers.

 

[Wes]

Polly Toynbee being called out on Newsnight. Fantastic.

 

[Souldriver]

Dave New World?


Coming from the Sun, I don't think they know the meaning of that reference. :lol

 

[Harry_Tequila]

Where do you guys get front pages from?

 

[killer_clank]

Oh god, the Mirror is going to be amazing.

 

[Mama Robotnik]

They've been in power for two hours and I want a new series of The New Stateman.

Seriously. B'Stard should be back.

 

[Nexus Zero]

You're mental if you think this coalition is a bad thing. I can't believe the responses I'm reading on Facebook and Twitter. I believe in Liberal Democrat policies, I voted Liberal Democrat, they came a clear third place, and now they have a substantial say in the next government. I win?

 

[travisbickle]

Yes.

But this ConLib alliance is good but it seems they got a bit too good of a deal seen as they did come third.

NOBODY WON.

but I can see you're quite upset about David Cameron not being Prime Min..oh shit!!

 

[killer_clank]

Nick Clegg is officialy deputy PM.

 

[Subliminal]

 

[Dark Machine]

So there I was...browsing NeoGAF, when the front pages of the papaers came up, and I was just dreading the Murdoch triumph, but then someone had posted it in MASSIVE size...I was really sad, yeah...And then I just CHUNDERED EVERYWHERE! Been on the lash on election night you know darling...

 

[Mama Robotnik]

I'm getting a "Server Not Found" error message from news.bbc.co.uk.

Was Murdoch waiting outside for the okay to bulldoze them? Fuck!

 

[Varion]

Confirmed on BBC:

- Libs scrapped mansions tax, and the Conservatives scrapped plans on inheritance tax.
- Trident staying, but Conservatives will scrutinise it.
- Marriage tax breaks to go through most likely - but Lib Dems won't vote for it, they'll abstain.
- No further transfer of powers to Europe without a referendum.
- Not joining Euro this parliament.
- Fixed term 5 year parliaments.
- No rise in national insurance.

Also emergency budget within 50 days.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

Unlike many people on here i dont think 2012 has come 2 years earlier than predicted and Im looking forward to how this parliament works.

Ditto, and it's labours own fucking fault. They just couldn't help themselves pissing money down the drain and diddling in social engineering wankery. They won't learn though, not with that millaband scrote.

 

[Wes]

Deputy Prime Ministers don't receive a salary.

 

[Zenith]

2256 Liam Fox is confirmed as defence secretary.

He is head and shoulders the most right-wing front bencher and a born-again christian. Thank god our nuclear deterrent can't work without american help.

it's a betrayal, nothing more. Millions of Lib Dem voters didn't expect to see a coallition with the fucking toffs on the table. Fuck it, Nick Clegg has destroyed the Liberal Democrat party.

Lib Dems are now in the greatest position to influence policy in a 100 years and it's a "betrayl"? Were you under the impression that Cameron wouldn't get into number 10 without them? Stupid delusional class war morons.

 

[Dark Machine]

Confirmed on BBC:

- Libs scrapped mansions tax, and the Conservatives scrapped plans on inheritance tax.
- Trident staying, but Conservatives will scrutinise it.
- Marriage tax breaks to go through most likely - but Lib Dems won't vote for it, they'll abstain.
- No further transfer of powers to Europe without a referendum.
- Not joining Euro this parliament.
- Fixed term 5 year parliaments.

Also emergency budget within 50 days.

How're fixed term parliaments going to work? If people vote no confidence and block everything, how the fuck can one keep functioning?

Edit: I will now vote Labour at the next election. I love being a floater.

 

[jamieson87]

Holy shit, 5 years!!!?

 

[Scum]

How're fixed term parliaments going to work? If people vote no confidence and block everything, how the fuck can one keep functioning?

That's probably something Labour will be hoping for! :lol

 

[Chinner]

Confirmed on BBC:

- Libs scrapped mansions tax, and the Conservatives scrapped plans on inheritance tax.
- Trident staying, but Conservatives will scrutinise it.
- Marriage tax breaks to go through most likely - but Lib Dems won't vote for it, they'll abstain.
- No further transfer of powers to Europe without a referendum.
- Not joining Euro this parliament.
- Fixed term 5 year parliaments.
- No rise in national insurance.

Also emergency budget within 50 days.

10k threshold introduced gradually.

 

[Shanadeus]

Dave New World

That's.... that's not really a good thing :lol

 

[Varion]

"Obama tells Cameron he's still committed to a 'special relationship' between the US and UK"

... I thought the special relationship died when Obama came into office? :lol

 

[Dark Machine]

That's.... that's not really a good thing :lol

I wonder if people know or remember what that pun can be taken to really mean...Oh wait it's the S*n...never mind.

 

[Mecha_Infantry]

Confirmed on BBC:

- Libs scrapped mansions tax, and the Conservatives scrapped plans on inheritance tax.
- Trident staying, but Conservatives will scrutinise it.
- Marriage tax breaks to go through most likely - but Lib Dems won't vote for it, they'll abstain.
- No further transfer of powers to Europe without a referendum.
- Not joining Euro this parliament.
- Fixed term 5 year parliaments.
- No rise in national insurance.

Also emergency budget within 50 days.

Being an expert on International Security, and knowing Conservatives lines..This is going to be the most horrid fake scrutiny in political history

 

[Chinner]

BREAKING NEWS FROM THE GUARDIAN:

11.12pm: The Tories have been briefing on details of the coalition. One of the most remarkable is that there will be a commitment to hold the next election on the first Thursday in May 2005 (that's May 7).

Time machine introduced into British Politics!

 

[jamieson87]

"Obama tells Cameron he's still committed to a 'special relationship' between the US and UK"

... I thought the special relationship died when Obama came into office? :lol

They probably need a favour soon.

 

[killer_clank]

BREAKING NEWS FROM THE GUARDIAN:

Time machine introduced into British Politics!

This is like dividing by zero.

 

[Varion]

BREAKING NEWS FROM THE GUARDIAN:

11.12pm: The Tories have been briefing on details of the coalition. One of the most remarkable is that there will be a commitment to hold the next election on the first Thursday in May 2005 (that's May 7).

Time machine introduced into British Politics!

:lol :lol

 

[Souldriver]

Lib Dems are now in the greatest position to influence policy in a 100 years and it's a "betrayl"? Were you under the impression that Cameron wouldn't get into number 10 without them? Stupid delusional class war morons.

I don't think people understand how coalition formation works. It's not as if there's this rule that there's a left block and a right block, and the one that get 50+% gets to govern. You have to face the political reality that there are winners and losers, that there's only so many options available. Especially in the UK, which has basically only 3 parties you can shuffle around with. That's very little, and effectively makes for only 3 possible coalitions. And I don't see the Tories working with Labour. Which makes for only 2 coalitions. And that the Lib Dems and Labour have most in common is only one of the many factors that decide on coalition formation.

 

[travisbickle]

The Sun hyphenates the Prime Minister's Wife's name!!! Fuckin' hell it's one button press on Indesign!

 

[Jill Sandwich]

 

[phisheep]

From the BBC

23:23 Details of the Tory-Lib Dem deal emerge. The Lib Dems have agreed to drop plans for a "mansion tax", while the Conservatives have ditched their pledge to raise the inheritance tax threshold to £1m. The new administration will scrap Labour's planned rise in National Insurance but some of the benefits will go to reducing income tax thresholds for lower earners.

I guess - or rather I really hope - that they mean to increase the thresholds?

 

[elseanio]

So Tories for 4 years, no chance of another vote in a year or whatever? Not really keeping up with how this all works out.

It's fair to say my family were poor under the last Tory reign.. bad times ahead?

 

[blazinglord]

The fixed terms are 5 years. FUUUUUUUUUUUUU

I support fixed terms, but I think it should be four years, not five. Only two chances to change a government per decade? First bad policy I've heard from the Lib-Cons pact. I wonder which side it was that wanted five instead of four.

 

[Burai]

BREAKING NEWS FROM THE GUARDIAN:

Time machine introduced into British Politics!

This is why you don't activate the Queen this late in the day. The corgis have gone nuclear.

 

[Mama Robotnik]

Hahahahahah!

 

[Wes]

Laura Lovelyberg just said the Lib Dems will be getting:

5 cabinet positions
20 seats in government overall

 

[Shanadeus]

So Tories for 4 years, no chance of another vote in a year or whatever? Not really keeping up with how this all works out.

It's fair to say my family were poor under the last Tory reign.. bad times ahead?

5 years.

5 years.

 

[Varion]

More from the BBC:

- Rise on capital gains tax not related to business in order to increase funds for raising the income tax threshold.
- Cap on non-EU immigrants agreed.
- Immigrant amnesty as good as gone.
- Lib Dems will be getting 20 posts in government - 5 of which are in cabinet.
- Commitment to carry on with Conservative policy of introducing free schools.

 

[Chinner]

20 lib dem seats in government