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UK - Election 2015

There weren't any riots. There were a couple of protest marches, one of which turned to a bit of violence; a couple of officers treated in hospital, 15 arrests and some unforgiveable vandalism on a war memorial.
 
SNP now pushing for 3rd party perks that Lib Dems previously got. Could be interesting......
 
Coz, yeah, I can see that the SNP might struggle to get any media attention otherwise.......
 
MikeG said:
Coz, yeah, I can see that the SNP might struggle to get any media attention otherwise.......
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"Perks" may mean something like this from the Guardian.
With the SNP on course to become the third largest party at Westminster, its Commons leadership said that would entitle the party to sit or win chairmanships on many of the most influential select committees, including the Treasury, defence and foreign affairs committees.

It would also entitle Nicola Sturgeon’s party to have automatic speaking and tabling rights during Commons debates and at prime minister’s questions – putting it ahead of the Liberal Democrats for the first time in the party’s history.
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Gorgeous George is challenging the result in Bradford West, alleging that 'widespread malpractice in postal voting' and 'false statements' by the winning candidate Naz Shah means the result must be set aside.

Those false statements would of course have nothing to do with the false statements made by Galloway's Respect party about Naz Shah.

If the result were to be set aside and another election held in Bradford West, I hope the people give Naz Shah an even bigger majority than the 11,000 she has now.
 
Agatha said:
Gorgeous George is challenging the result in Bradford West, alleging that 'widespread malpractice in postal voting' and 'false statements' by the winning candidate Naz Shah means the result must be set aside.

Those false statements would of course have nothing to do with the false statements made by Galloway's Respect party about Naz Shah.

If the result were to be set aside and another election held in Bradford West, I hope the people give Naz Shah an even bigger majority than the 11,000 she has now.
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Galloway is either the biggest scoundrel, charlatan and mountebank in UK politics, or he is stone mad. Or both.
 
Craig B said:
Galloway is either the biggest scoundrel, charlatan and mountebank in UK politics,
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Gosh, there are a lot of exceptionally good candidates for that particular title but I think you're right, Gorgeous George is probably top.

Craig B said:
or he is stone mad. Or both.
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IMO I don't think he's mad as such but he thinks that he (and his views) is so vital to the country that he cannot imagine how the electorate could fail to elect him.
 
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