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Mick Mac

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red devil

red devil

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*Bob* Wrote:

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> No deals yet.

>

> Clegg has to stick by his guns. No movement on PR,

> no deal! The Tory bribe is not worth it in the

> long term.


I'd rather the country went back to the polls and provide the Tories with a clear majority government than being held to ransom by Clegg. If the public are so strongly in favour of PR they would've voted Liberal in the first place...maybe the Tories will cop out and meet them half way by promising a national referendum.

SimonM

SimonM

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Other things aside, I was really pleased to see the myth of the "significance" - as insisted on by the various infatuated print and broadcast media - of the so-called "live debates" blown out of the water. It seems after all that they did Clegg no good at all and had minimjal-to-no effect on people's voting on the day.
Loz

Loz

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Not really, SimonM. I think that, had there only been one debate, then you would have seen more of an effect for the LibDems. The LibDems support had been slowly ebbing away in the weeks following their peak just after the first debate. It gave the Lab/Tory papers and the election machines time to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt.


On the other hand, I think Cameron's rather solid showing in the last debate gave the Tories a late extra couple of percent.


And Gordon's rather scary attempt at smiling during all three debates put the bejeesus up everyone! If they ever want to do a remake of 'Psycho', they could do worse than cast Mr Brown's smile.

SimonM

SimonM

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You overlook what a small proportion of the electorate actually watched the things. The 1st got 9 million - big vurioisdity factor? - the 2nd only 4 million. I venture to suggest that the vast najority of viewers were the more politically well-informed and/or already decided. I see nothing to persuade me that the final voting figures/seats for the three main parties would have been any different had there been no debates at all
katie1997

katie1997

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Mick Mac Wrote:

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> How will this pan out?

>

> Milliband is being tipped.

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> (If you could let me know before i get back in

> from golf.)


All this uncertainty... except if any of the people mentioned on this thread become PM, I think I'd want to leave too!


The UK has enjoyed a lovely meal (dessert wine and chocs included) and the bill has now arrived. So living in these 'last days', we will all need to survive as best we can.


I've got an air rifle and a fishing rod and luckily the mackerel season is upon us ;-)

woofmarkthedog

woofmarkthedog

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Is there....


Someone called "Peater"..?


( how weird was that, I was thinking "andre" & the commentator on "match of the day" said "on comes AndreArshavin" )



Because I can't think of one, so it might be nice this time to have a Prime Minister called Peater ( spelt the unusual way too )




Just for a change, like




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