British Election

Catwoman · 04-21-2005, 08:05 AM

May the.... I've forgotten.

Three distinct parties from the right, left and... right.

Clear policies focusing on key issues of.... pensions?

Important global issues such as the environment being tackled by.... the Liberal Democrats.

Who's Gordon Brown again?

Why are we voting? Why is Jeremy Paxman on coke?

BigV · 04-21-2005, 06:47 PM

Um, yeah.

In Italy too. Must be contagious. I wish we had some here.

jaguar · 04-21-2005, 06:58 PM

Berlusconi going is wonderful news for democracy in general, the man was a throughly corrupt quasi-dictator who should have has ass thrown in jail for a decade or two, might get that smarmy look off his ugly mug.

All i'm hoping is the lib dems gain real ground, they're the party of difference and innovation, the tories are running a crappy scare campaign and labour mostly seem to be arguing that they're not as bad as the tories. Don't remind me about the coverage, total circle jerk disconnected from reality.

smoothmoniker · 04-21-2005, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jaguar

Don't remind me about the coverage, total circle jerk disconnected from reality.

Cheers from across the pond. We feel your pain.

Catwoman · 05-05-2005, 10:34 AM

Well, it's election day. I hope all you Brits are going to utilise your freedom of speech. I voted for the Liberal Democrats. Twice.

jaguar · 05-05-2005, 10:45 AM

ditto on that, pratically everyone I know here voted libdem, fingers crossed they make some serious gains.

wolf · 05-05-2005, 10:48 AM

If all you hang out with are Liberal Democrats, then of course practically everyone you know voted for liberal democrats.

This is the same mistake the American Media made when they got blindsided by the Bush Victory.

OnyxCougar · 05-05-2005, 03:53 PM

Which partisan faction is Tony Blair with again?

Happy Monkey · 05-05-2005, 04:00 PM

Labor

jaguar · 05-05-2005, 04:11 PM

Quote:

If all you hang out with are Liberal Democrats, then of course practically everyone you know voted for liberal democrats.

Well that's the thing, many of them are ex labour, some would've been green or socialist but decided libdem would be more useful. There is that factor involved but not all that much, a lot of labour's traditional supporters are pretty pissed, the real factor here is that labour is now seen as centre-right leaving the lib dems as the only credible left-wing party.
We'll see soon enough.

be-bop · 05-05-2005, 06:29 PM

It's an election free household in my house tonite.Have had my fill of all these Fuckwit politicians..Beer in hand,Headphones clamped on and Led Zepp giving it all they have got.Fuck em all

richlevy · 05-05-2005, 07:15 PM

So the brits are holding their noses and voting for the lesser of three evils. Welcome to the club.

wolf · 05-06-2005, 01:22 AM

Blair won, but apparently with a loss of seats in parliament.

jaguar · 05-06-2005, 04:40 AM

A hell of a loss, over 100 seats wolf. Well not really richlevy, we have real 3rd parties here, lib dems garnered about 23% of the vote overall and 59 seats, that is partly due to disaffected voters who didn't want to vote blair.

CzinZumerzet · 05-06-2005, 07:52 AM

My town, Libdem for eight years, was taken back by tories last night. Young tories (english speaking hitler youth) trashed the town centre in 'celebration'... 'youthful high spirits' the local tory media described it. Here we go again.

I give Blair six months. Any advance on that...?

04-21-2005, 08:05 AM	#1
Catwoman stalking a Tom Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: on the edge of the english channel Posts: 1,000	British Election May the.... I've forgotten. Three distinct parties from the right, left and... right. Clear policies focusing on key issues of.... pensions? Important global issues such as the environment being tackled by.... the Liberal Democrats. Who's Gordon Brown again? Why are we voting? Why is Jeremy Paxman on coke? __________________ I've decided I'm not going to have a signature anymore.

04-21-2005, 06:47 PM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Um, yeah. In Italy too. Must be contagious. I wish we had some here. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-21-2005, 06:58 PM	#3
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Berlusconi going is wonderful news for democracy in general, the man was a throughly corrupt quasi-dictator who should have has ass thrown in jail for a decade or two, might get that smarmy look off his ugly mug. All i'm hoping is the lib dems gain real ground, they're the party of difference and innovation, the tories are running a crappy scare campaign and labour mostly seem to be arguing that they're not as bad as the tories. Don't remind me about the coverage, total circle jerk disconnected from reality. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

05-05-2005, 10:34 AM	#5
Catwoman stalking a Tom Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: on the edge of the english channel Posts: 1,000	Well, it's election day. I hope all you Brits are going to utilise your freedom of speech. I voted for the Liberal Democrats. Twice. __________________ I've decided I'm not going to have a signature anymore.

05-05-2005, 10:45 AM	#6
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	ditto on that, pratically everyone I know here voted libdem, fingers crossed they make some serious gains. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

05-05-2005, 10:48 AM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	If all you hang out with are Liberal Democrats, then of course practically everyone you know voted for liberal democrats. This is the same mistake the American Media made when they got blindsided by the Bush Victory. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-05-2005, 03:53 PM	#8
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	Which partisan faction is Tony Blair with again? __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

05-05-2005, 04:00 PM	#9
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Labor __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-05-2005, 06:29 PM	#11
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	Election It's an election free household in my house tonite.Have had my fill of all these Fuckwit politicians..Beer in hand,Headphones clamped on and Led Zepp giving it all they have got.Fuck em all

05-05-2005, 07:15 PM	#12
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	So the brits are holding their noses and voting for the lesser of three evils. Welcome to the club. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

05-06-2005, 01:22 AM	#13
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Blair won, but apparently with a loss of seats in parliament. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-06-2005, 04:40 AM	#14
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	A hell of a loss, over 100 seats wolf. Well not really richlevy, we have real 3rd parties here, lib dems garnered about 23% of the vote overall and 59 seats, that is partly due to disaffected voters who didn't want to vote blair. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

05-06-2005, 07:52 AM	#15
CzinZumerzet .....short for Caz Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The West Coast of England Posts: 358	My town, Libdem for eight years, was taken back by tories last night. Young tories (english speaking hitler youth) trashed the town centre in 'celebration'... 'youthful high spirits' the local tory media described it. Here we go again. I give Blair six months. Any advance on that...? __________________ ..down by the zea zippin' zider

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