Poll: *** 2010 General Election Result & Discussion ***

[cymatty]

Tories / Lib coalition would be the best result, if Labour get back in it would make a mockery of the system.

 

[Luseac]

Why is it irrational?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=16512138&postcount=3327

Who starts all this facebook crap? Considering most people that use Facebook were 8 when the tories were last in power (me included) what do they have against them? Other than the usual Teacher/lecturer hatred of the tories which is instilled into them, a youtube video which says cameron's a snob and possibly closed minded family members stating "Thatcher was mean".

 

[Luseac]

I dispair at my Facebook homepage these last few weeks.

Can I just delete all my friends and add OcUK'ers instead?

Haha I agree, thankfully I found 2 fb friends that are tory voters... In a sea of labour/Lib-dem

 

[scorza]

While it's good that the BNP didn't gain any MPs and lost councillors, it should be remembered that they took 2% of the popular vote across the country, more than doubling what they got last time. There's still a lot of anger out there and it concerns me that it appears to be growing.

 

[Rich_L]

Out of interest, presumably if the Tories try and form a minority government, couldn't the LD's/Labour introduce a Private Members Bill on electoral reform and gang up to get it pushed through regardless?

 

[Von Smallhausen]

Who thinks Gordon Brown's position is untenable ?

 

[MagicBoy]

Eh? Not really, I don't think.

The England vs Scotland sentiment tends to be most strongly felt north of the border I don't think I'm alone in being happy to have Scots playing their part in the governance of our union.

I agree with the sentiment having spent three years living on the West Coast of Scotland

Back in 1997 I'd have said the same regarding the Union however "New" Labour messed it all up with half arsed devolution. I don't see how regional nationalist parties can be allowed to vote in parliament on what's effectively an English matter where powers have been devolved to a regional assembly.

They should have done it properly with a national consensus required :
1) implement regional government in England along similar lines
2) tell the regions to sod off and put up barbed wire fences to keep them out.

Another populist **** up by President Tony and his regional chums.

 

[Gideon Lorr]

Lib dems got too big a proportion there. Stil, it isn't as bad as I expected. I guess, in the end, many of those student types who were jumping on a bandwagon that they didn't really know much about couldn't really be bothered to get out of bed and vote.

I'd like to point out against the stereotypes here. I know for a fact in Sheffield, that sickeningly, the queue for the polling station was split into two lines, one for students, and one for 'residents', who were then put in front of the students. That meant a number of students who had turned up at a decent time were forced to the back and as a result were denied their chance to vote.

 

[Robbo]

Who thinks Gordon Brown's position is untenable ?

o/

 

[Sankari]

Who thinks Gordon Brown's position is untenable ?

I do. Hopefully this is a view shared by his cabinet. But he doesn't strike me as a jumper, so he'll have to be pushed.

 

[cymatty]

Who thinks Gordon Brown's position is untenable ?

\o/

 

[Robbo]

I do. Hopefully this is a view shared by his cabinet. But he doesn't strike me as a jumper, so he'll have to be pushed.

Well put, sir.

 

[JohnnyG]

I'd like to point out against the stereotypes here. I know for a fact in Sheffield, that sickeningly, the queue for the polling station was split into two lines, one for students, and one for 'residents', who were then put in front of the students. That meant a number of students who had turned up at a decent time were forced to the back and as a result were denied their chance to vote.

Out of interest, what was a "decent time"?
I don't know anyone who couldn't vote because of congestion but have a feeling that some who were involved turned up about 9.45pm expecting to be in & out in 2 minutes then threw a wobbly when they realised they couldn't

Who thinks Gordon Brown's position is untenable ?

He doesn't, but then he never listens to anyone else anyway.

 

[Luseac]

A bit like those morons that saw a que at 8pm and thought "I'll come back later" =/

 

[Von Smallhausen]

I find it astounding that he is clinging on.

Even a Lib/Lab coalition would likely have his resignation as a pre-condition.

 

[Rich_L]

I think Brown will go, eventually - that said who knows, maybe the Tory/LD talks will go on so long that the public will change their focus to the next Pop Idol and forget there was an election and he'll carry on regardless

I actually think it's reasonable enough for him to remain in No10 at least until the Tories/LDs come up with anything significant.

 

[Von Smallhausen]

So when are you running for Governor of California Rich ?

 

[Rich_L]

:d Citizenship first then I'll think about it

 

[chriscpritchard]

Out of interest, what was a "decent time"?
I don't know anyone who couldn't vote because of congestion but have a feeling that some who were involved turned up about 9.45pm expecting to be in & out in 2 minutes then threw a wobbly when they realised they couldn't



He doesn't, but then he never listens to anyone else anyway.

Some people turned up at 2030 and got turned away

 

[Sankari]

I find it astounding that he is clinging on.

Even a Lib/Lab coalition would likely have his resignation as a pre-condition.

Absolutely; I imagine it would be the first card on the table.

Something tells me Mandelson and Balls have spent the last few hours talking urgently to their respective supporters within the party...