The Official UK Election Thread! 6th May it is!

[commandlinegamer]

I think it behooved the LDs to push for electoral reform as their number one priority no matter which party they joined. I hope they can achieve it.

 

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Hang on, hang on... a horrible thought is starting to sink in..

Is David Cameron now my Prime Minister? Like as in the actual real proper Prime Minister?

No, seriously?

If your location is correct, then it's actually Margaret Thatcher.

Does that make you feel better?

 

[Ashles]

If your location is correct, then it's actually Margaret Thatcher.

Does that make you feel better?

A little, thank you.

 

[commandlinegamer]

One thing annoying me tonight is the BBC female news presenters playing second fiddle to the men again. Huw Edwards, Nick Robinson on Downing St duty, Fiona Bruce relegated to the studio and other news.

 

[MarkCorrigan]

A little, thank you.

I've got to say, I'd rather David Cameron than Thatcher.

Then again, I'd rather remove all my limbs with a rusty hacksaw than be led by that evil woman.

 

[Rolfe]

I remember 1979. It's the only time I went to bed on election night without waiting to see what happened. My mother woke me to go out to college the next day with the words, well, she's in.

I wasn't massively worried. I had no idea what she was going to be like. Labour had been a bit of a disaster and had sold Scotland down the river. I thought she might even do a bit of good.

How wrong I was. But I didn't know that in 1979. I submit we don't know yet what Cameron has in store for us.

Rolfe.

 

[dudalb]

There's probably a support group you can join....

Rolfe.

I can understand not wanting a Tory Government, but this absolute aversion to one borders on fantacism.
It's not like The Emperor Palpentine has taken over...except to the extreme partisans.

 

[Agatha]

How long do we give this coalition before it implodes?

 

[Rolfe]

I can understand not wanting a Tory Government, but this absolute aversion to one borders on fantacism.
It's not like The Emperor Palpentine has taken over...except to the extreme partisans.

Well, I wasn't going to like any of the possible outcomes, so I'm pretty relaxed for the moment.

How long do we give this coalition before it implodes?

You could start a poll - maybe we need a new thread....

Rolfe.

 

[Rolfe]

Somebody has just pointed out that we lose the Animated Skull as Secretary of State for Scotland. This is a silver lining and a half.

I expect we'll get a LibDem now, because only an idiot would appoint Mundell.

Rolfe.

 

[geni]

I can understand not wanting a Tory Government, but this absolute aversion to one borders on fantacism.
It's not like The Emperor Palpentine has taken over...except to the extreme partisans.

If you live much north of the midland going by what happened last time it's not an unreasonable worry. However there are a number of factors that mean the result is very likely to be different:
1)There is very little in the way of nationalised industry left (well other than a few banks) so killing off coal mining towns isn't viable.
2)Cameron is in a much weaker position so pure idologly driven cuts isn't an option.
3)Tory voters are older. That alone means that significant cuts to the NHS are not viable (much the same as US republicans supporting Medicare).
4)There is no real Arthur Scargill figure for cameron to get into a victory or death fight with
5)even by tory standards thatcher was unique

Against that areas that heavily rely on public sector jobs (northern Ireland say) are going to have a rought time of things but that was inevitable.

 

[MarkCorrigan]

I can understand not wanting a Tory Government, but this absolute aversion to one borders on fantacism.
It's not like The Emperor Palpentine has taken over...except to the extreme partisans.

You clearly don't know what they did last time.

The REASON we don't make things, as Mr Cameron constantly hammered on during the election, was because the Conservative party ripped the British economy to shreds and took a crap on what remained.

 

[geni]

How long do we give this coalition before it implodes?

It doesn't actualy exist yet. At least a year. If they don't get things that far ahead planned out in advance they are not really trying. The second year looks to be interesting. The tories first year cuts of 6 billion or so will be minor compared to what needs to come.

 

[MarkCorrigan]

If you live much north of the midland going by what happened last time it's not an unreasonable worry. However there are a number of factors that mean the result is very likely to be different:
1)There is very little in the way of nationalised industry left (well other than a few banks) so killing off coal mining towns isn't viable.
2)Cameron is in a much weaker position so pure idologly driven cuts isn't an option.
3)Tory voters are older. That alone means that significant cuts to the NHS are not viable (much the same as US republicans supporting Medicare).
4)There is no real Arthur Scargill figure for cameron to get into a victory or death fight with
5)even by tory standards thatcher was unique

Against that areas that heavily rely on public sector jobs (northern Ireland say) are going to have a rought time of things but that was inevitable.

North of the Midlands?
NORTH of the Midlands?

I live near the Midland coalmining areas. They hate them as well, they're just outnumbered by the chinless wonders.

 

[geni]

North of the Midlands?
NORTH of the Midlands?

I live near the Midland coalmining areas. They hate them as well, they're just outnumbered by the chinless wonders.

Have you been north of the midlands?

 

[MarkCorrigan]

Have you been north of the midlands?

Yes I have, and I know it was devastated, I was saying that they ripped the Midlands apart as well.

 

[Architect]

I can understand not wanting a Tory Government, but this absolute aversion to one borders on fantacism.
It's not like The Emperor Palpentine has taken over...except to the extreme partisans.

Were you in the UK during the early 1980s ? ? ?

 

[Debaser]

I can understand not wanting a Tory Government, but this absolute aversion to one borders on fantacism.
It's not like The Emperor Palpentine has taken over...except to the extreme partisans.

Essentially Thatcherism was the start of the problems we have in the UK now, with all our eggs in the deregulated 'financial services' basket. After all what other civilized Western nations make steel, build ships, mine coal, etc., etc., etc.?

 

[commandlinegamer]

Germany, Poland ?

 

[Delscottio]

You clearly don't know what they did last time.

The REASON we don't make things, as Mr Cameron constantly hammered on during the election, was because the Conservative party ripped the British economy to shreds and took a crap on what remained.

You forgot the bit that it was done out of spite.