Thread For People to Argue About the General Election
Posted by: JeremyD on 07 April 2005
Here are the candidates:
Posted on: 07 April 2005 by Ancipital
I vote for voting all of them out as opposed to any of them in 
Steve.
Steve.
Posted on: 07 April 2005 by Mick P
Chaps
Anyone care to make a prediction.
I reckon blair will wind up with an overall majority of 90.
Nothing scientific, just a gut feel.
Regards
Mick
Anyone care to make a prediction.
I reckon blair will wind up with an overall majority of 90.
Nothing scientific, just a gut feel.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 07 April 2005 by JonR
That's similar to what my uncle reckons and he's a Labour councillor.
Posted on: 07 April 2005 by kevj
Mr Parry,
I think that's a pretty good estimate.
Kevin
I think that's a pretty good estimate.
Kevin
Posted on: 07 April 2005 by Martin D
69 or less seats or no majority 8/11
70 or more seats evens
from ladbrokes.com
70 or more seats evens
from ladbrokes.com
Posted on: 07 April 2005 by Not For Me
Good to see everybody getting behind Labour for a third term.
Keep up the good work.
DS
Keep up the good work.
DS
Posted on: 07 April 2005 by Mick P
David
The system we use is the best of a bad bunch.
The winner is elected by a system that few of us have complained about, so live with it.
Good luck to whoever wins because we put them there.
Regards
Mick
The system we use is the best of a bad bunch.
The winner is elected by a system that few of us have complained about, so live with it.
Good luck to whoever wins because we put them there.
Regards
Mick
Posted on: 08 April 2005 by Not For Me
Mick,
There was no irony in my post - I mean it!
Good luck to Tony
DS
There was no irony in my post - I mean it!
Good luck to Tony
DS
Posted on: 09 April 2005 by Steve Toy
Definitely not good luck to Tony.
B.Liar's position of strength in terms of his chances of winning is protected by a universally-held cynical view that all politicians are liars and cheats, and as such he's no worse or better than anyone else.
I disagree. He's the most expedient politician this country has ever known. He will stop at nothing to stay in power. He has absolutely no scruples and no integrity whatsoever.
Millions of pounds will undoubtedly be promised to the West Midlands following the closure of Rover at Longbridge. But once his feet are back under the table at his desk in Downing Street the money will evaporate (or will be shifted between pots) and he'll be secure in the knowledge that the voters of those marginal constituencies in the West Midlands will have at least four years to get over this betrayal (even if they don't, he'll have had a good innings anyway.)
Last time it was the students and their parents he betrayed...
I'll vote for Howard's lot because although he shares much of Blair's authoritarian bent he's much more up-front and principled about it, and his value system is clearer, er, I mean, he actually has values.
B.Liar's position of strength in terms of his chances of winning is protected by a universally-held cynical view that all politicians are liars and cheats, and as such he's no worse or better than anyone else.
I disagree. He's the most expedient politician this country has ever known. He will stop at nothing to stay in power. He has absolutely no scruples and no integrity whatsoever.
Millions of pounds will undoubtedly be promised to the West Midlands following the closure of Rover at Longbridge. But once his feet are back under the table at his desk in Downing Street the money will evaporate (or will be shifted between pots) and he'll be secure in the knowledge that the voters of those marginal constituencies in the West Midlands will have at least four years to get over this betrayal (even if they don't, he'll have had a good innings anyway.)
Last time it was the students and their parents he betrayed...
I'll vote for Howard's lot because although he shares much of Blair's authoritarian bent he's much more up-front and principled about it, and his value system is clearer, er, I mean, he actually has values.