Re: The UK General Election Thread (II)

by Guest Mon 10 May 2010, 18:07

Damn, sounds quite entertaining, wish I'd seen it.

by JKLever Mon 10 May 2010, 18:08

I'm sure it'll end up on Youtube!

by Basil Mon 10 May 2010, 18:09

vilkrang wrote:Damn, sounds quite entertaining, wish I'd seen it.

It'll probably end up on You Tube - if it isn't already!

by Basil Mon 10 May 2010, 18:10

And the £ has dropped a cent in the wake of Brown's announcement

by LeFromage Mon 10 May 2010, 18:11

JKLever wrote:Adam Boulton on Sky was going apesh!t at Alastair Campbell just then. Losing the plot totally...

Kay Burley has come under fire for shouting down some electoral reform protesters she was supposed to be interviewing the other day too.

Perhaps all at Sky are getting a bit tetchy at the prospect of Pefect Dave not getting into Downing Street...

by Guest Mon 10 May 2010, 18:12

Just saw Adam Boulton talking about the interview, did he come off badly? Seemed a bit bitter...

by JKLever Mon 10 May 2010, 18:14

vilkrang wrote:Just saw Adam Boulton talking about the interview now, did he come off badly? Seemed a bit bitter...

Steam out of ears, toys out of the pram...

by Basil Mon 10 May 2010, 18:15

Campbell did what he does best - just talked over Boulton. There's clearly "history" between them as they had a bit of a do last week as well.

by LeFromage Mon 10 May 2010, 18:16

Boulton's a twat anyway. Broke the rules of impartiality when he tried to question Clegg about a Telegraph smear right in the middle of the second debate.

by JKLever Mon 10 May 2010, 18:18

The spectre of Harriet Harman prime minister looms larger...

by Basil Mon 10 May 2010, 18:20

JKLever wrote:The spectre of Harriet Harman prime minister looms larger...

Milliband (the David variety) is apparently going to throw his his hat into the leadership ring.

by Guest Mon 10 May 2010, 18:26

Dello wrote:Boulton's a twat anyway. Broke the rules of impartiality when he tried to question Clegg about a Telegraph smear right in the middle of the second debate.

He does seem to come from the Bill O'Reilly school of impartiality.

Cue Allan D claiming no bias from Fox News...

by Allan D Mon 10 May 2010, 18:38

JKLever wrote:The spectre of Harriet Harman prime minister looms larger...

by JKLever Mon 10 May 2010, 18:51

by Guest Mon 10 May 2010, 19:03

What a little girl Laughing

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by Guest Mon 10 May 2010, 19:21

Adam Boulton is still crying about it on Sky News Laughing

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by JKLever Mon 10 May 2010, 19:43

Poor man is twice the size he was when making his TV reporting debut

by LeFromage Mon 10 May 2010, 20:05

Wow... that was pathetic.

by Basil Mon 10 May 2010, 20:06

Labour is offering the Lib Dems a bill on AV followed by a referendum on Proportional Representation.

The Tories are offering a referendum on AV

Harriet Harman is offering to have Nick Clegg's babies.

by LeFromage Mon 10 May 2010, 20:08

Basil wrote:
Harriet Harman is threatening to eat Nick Clegg's babies.

Fixed.

And that's why the Libs have suddenly U-turned.

by JKLever Mon 10 May 2010, 20:24

Hague's got it pretty much spot on. You can either have a stable government with an elected PM and a referendum on AV or you can have an unstable rainbow government that is seen to stitch up England, a second unelected PM in a row and force through undemocratic electoral reform.

I'm no Tory lover but that should be that. The Tories would have a hell of a lot of material to work with in opposition.

by LeFromage Mon 10 May 2010, 20:26

Who is the elected PM?

by DJ_Smerk Mon 10 May 2010, 20:28

Dello wrote:Who is the elected PM?

Fromage.

by Guest Mon 10 May 2010, 20:31

JKLever wrote:Hague's got it pretty much spot on. You can either have a stable government with an elected PM and a referendum on AV or you can have an unstable rainbow government that is seen to stitch up England, a second unelected PM in a row and force through undemocratic electoral reform.

I'm no Tory lover but that should be that. The Tories would have a hell of a lot of material to work with in opposition.

I think that Clegg will go with the Tories but is just flirting with Labour in order to strengthen his bargaining position. The Tories might start to shit it and offer more if they think there is a chance they won't be in power, though in reality I really cannot see Labour enticing the Lib Dems with anything.

by JKLever Mon 10 May 2010, 20:33

Dello wrote:Who is the elected PM?

Cameron would be a legitimate PM in a minority government. Far more mandate than having your PM chosen by the Unite union. i get your point though.

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