Poll: The official I voted/election results thread

[Terminal_Boy]

The amount of wailing and butthurt amongst the beardies on my train this morning was epic.

Their tears were delicious.

 

[platypus]

Well if he re-stands then he'll be voted back in, as good as other candidates are Farage is the best orator they have and without him the party will fade.

I thought you hated lying, back tracking politicians?

 

[antijoke]

"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."

 

[Merlin5]

Clegg officially resigns.

 

[Cosimo]

Clegg resigning now.

 

[George Hincapie]

Very used to typical English blatant attacking on the SNP/Salmond, so an oversight on my part.

The system is like that because without it, Scotland wouldn't have a say in anything, and there'd be literally no point to us voting at all. We might be a union, but we are two separate countries and should have a decent say.

The voting system has to be fair to everyone, you cannot fairly argue that the electorate in one country should have more influence than those in another if they have fewer voters; that's madness.

 

[robgmun]

Farage stands down.

Now the small print - taking a summer break and the will stand for leadership elections in September

This man apparently does not like double talking politicians !!!!!

He's consistent. He has always been about the democratic right to choose. If the UKIP members want Farage to stay shouldn't they have the right to re-elect him if that's what they want?

 

[a1ex2001]

Sorry to see Clegg go, he was put in an impossible position 5 years ago and has paid a very heavy price for being a successful coalition member.

 

[George Hincapie]

I'm happy to see that UKIP got naff all.

Don't have much love for any of them but that slimy git annoys me.

You won't have to endure him for much longer, so go do a happy dance.

 

[anything I don't mind]

farage lost

 

[platypus]

He's consistent. He has always been about the democratic right to choose. If the UKIP members want Farage to stay shouldn't they have the right to re-elect him if that's what they want?

Your duplicity would be funny if it wasn't sad.

I can only imagine how much you'd be disgusted if one of the others did it.

 

[Freakbro]

farage lost

You're late to the party, you've missed the first round of celebrations on that one

 

[robgmun]

I thought you hated lying, back tracking politicians?

He lie or back-track, he said he would resign and he has.

 

[The Geezer]

Well if he re-stands then he'll be voted back in, as good as other candidates are Farage is the best orator they have and without him the party will fade.

Do you have any standards at all ?

Now do you see Mr Farage is no different from other politicians, he's been in the game for over 20 years so I have never understood where people say he is a breath of fresh air.

 

[Raumarik]

1 to go for the majority win!

Sien Fein (however you spell it) don't take up their seats so they had it at 324.

 

[Judgeneo]

Whatever you think of the result, it makes for a great show.

The polls were pretty much all wrong, with even the exit poll under predicting the conservatives. Shame about UKIP and Farage, and some of the lib dems like cable didn't really deserve to go.

Going to be an interesting 5 years

Also, the Tories bow have the same amount of seats in Scotland as Labour!

 

[leaskovski]

The country seems to be happy with what he has done as well, hence why they have voted him in as a majority.

 

[George Hincapie]

Better stock up on food bank vouchers at work for five years of poor kicking

Or the 'poor' could use it as incentive to get off their arses, take control of their own life and stop taking handouts.

 

[Merlin5]

Clegg's biggest mistake was probably putting the university fees up. He was never forgiven for that.

 

[cheesyboy]

Your duplicity would be funny if it wasn't sad.

I can only imagine how much you'd be disgusted if one of the others did it.

To be honest, standing down and giving the party the option to re-hire seems perfectly honourable to me. It fits in with the "will of the people" shtick.