Capital Summertime Ball 2024

[Bumble_85]

Sorry, MISTER LONG LEGGED CLEGGY WEGGY!

This is my favourite post in this entire thread.

With Cameron as leader, the Tories got 2 million more votes than Labour and more seats. If he becomes PM I don't see how you can say he'd be unelected.

Because he isn't! If he was elected he'd have a majority. He doesn't therefore technically isn't elected.

[E*F*4L]

apparently Brown is going to announce he is to quit

[Roy H]

apparently Brown is going to announce he is to quit

That didnt take long then! Ted Heath managed four days before he announced he was standing down following the last 'hung' parliament.

I know that because my Dad told me..........

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

apparently Brown is going to announce he is to quit

That's going to be the only way Labour can possibly move forward I think, still wouldn't want to be Nick Clegg... (sorry, MR LONG LEGGED CLEGGY WEGGY), right now, but it would make working with the Labour party slightly more likely... really still more likely to go the Tory way, and still damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.

[cxx666]

none of this would have happened if Mr T had been standing

[E*F*4L]

the presenter on itv news was on about Brown quitting by the end of today, some news website have mentioned it also, but nothing definite yet.

[Chippy]

But i see the news saying 'Outline' of a deal between tories and lib dems is in place.

[Jono]

But i see the news saying 'Outline' of a deal between tories and lib dems is in place.

That doesn't mean much to me.

[E*F*4L]

Brown says he will go in september

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8672859.stm

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

Brown says he will go in september

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8672859.stm

It's Blair all over again...

[Lee.]

i would hate to be nick clegg in all this !!

[E*F*4L]

i would hate to be nick clegg in all this !!

well Labour will offer more to him & the Tories know this, so they know they will have to sweeten their deal a bit more, it's not Nick's fault either he knows the next government has to be stable for a number of years at least because if another election is called within 18 odd months or so the Lib-Dem vote will be decimated & could well never recover.

i'm ok with Nick taking his time, as he absolutely has to get it right, he has no second chance & its make or break for the Lib-Dems, however they MUST get some sort of PR in place before the next election, although the PR ball has gained a lot of momentum & there is enough support to sustain it for a while, it may run-out of steam but it will never truly go away.

i still think that Nick & the Lib-Dems will come out better in the long-term if they side with the Tories & the coalition is a success, than if they join Labour.

[DC]

kind of a shame about brown, i personally didn't think he was as bad as the tory media made him out to be. but if he has to go to convince the lib dems and keep the conservatives out, then i'm for it.

[E*F*4L]

more, sky news is shit

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gkHwU4DRA8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gkHwU4DRA8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

[DC]

i bet they've creamed themselves at sky news. someone else's life and dreams they can delight in seeing crushed. bring back the itv news channel.

[yorkieboy]

Sky News and Boulton are so right wing that it's not really surprising. Alistair Campbell is a master of mind games and patronising people and Boulton fell for it. Shame he didn't punch him though...

[Chippy]

Sky News and Boulton are so right wing that it's not really surprising. Alistair Campbell is a master of mind games and patronising people and Boulton fell for it. Shame he didn't punch him though...

Yeh Sky News are right wing yack yack. But why doesn't Ofcom or some news regulator if there is any do something?

[yorkieboy]

Yeh Sky News are right wing yack yack. But why doesn't Ofcom or some news regulator if there is any do something?

Because we have a free press, the BBC has to be neutral but commercial TV/Radio stations can be as biased as they like, except they have to give all the major parties equal coverage in an election period.

[Roy H]

Clegg states talks have now reached "A final and critical phase"

[Jono]

I think before 9pm we'll have an announcement about whether the Tories will go with Lib Dems or go it alone. Either way we will wake up to David Cameron as PM tomorrow.

I think it's the best way for Labour to go - leave the Lib Dems alone and focus on restoring faith in their party. And in the meantime, the Tories can stuff up.

[yorkieboy]

I think before 9pm we'll have an announcement about whether the Tories will go with Lib Dems or go it alone. Either way we will wake up to David Cameron as PM tomorrow.

I think it's the best way for Labour to go - leave the Lib Dems alone and focus on restoring faith in their party. And in the meantime, the Tories can stuff up.

According to 5live it'll be announced pretty soon and Tory/Lib coalition is a done deal. Could be announced during Scott's show.

[DC]

I think it's the best way for Labour to go - leave the Lib Dems alone and focus on restoring faith in their party. And in the meantime, the Tories can stuff up.

yes but they'll probably have 5 years at it. long enough to put the working class on the streets so the rich stock brokers can drive by and laugh. fnar,

[E*F*4L]

looks like its gonna happen very soon.

think this is one of those "where were you" moments

[John]

Wish they'd hurry up, I want to go trick or treating in October

[cxx666]

looks like its gonna happen very soon.

think this is one of those "where were you" moments

Funny how those "where were you" moments are often ones you wouldn't necessarily call good