Chimpy Chompy on 6/4/2010 at 14:19
screw Ukip I want my Kilroy option :mad:
casalor on 6/4/2010 at 14:24
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made Prime Minister should on no account be allowed to do the job. "
R Soul on 6/4/2010 at 14:39
Quote Posted by SD
Surely it's only fringe lunatics like UKIP who think we should leave the EU?
I think many people are concerned about the shift from trade to political matters and the loss of accountability. The government tends to implement EU legislation as much as possible, and if people don't like it they use the fact that it originated in the EU to get out of having to take responsibility. I wouldn't trust UKIP to handle it, but I'm sure Britain could negotiate an amicable no-fault divorce.
Here's another issue: Where do the main parties stand on support for Grammar schools?
Matthew on 6/4/2010 at 15:44
As I am not able to vote directly for any of the three main political parties in my constituency, I suppose I will have very little impact upon the makeup of the Parliament that will govern my country. Yay.
R Soul on 6/4/2010 at 16:00
No but you could have an MP who's an outspoken bugger who cares more about principle than popularity. In theory.
Namdrol on 6/4/2010 at 16:03
Actually for the first time in a long while it's us in the provinces whose votes may count.
If the polls are correct (which is debatable) then the result may be a hung Parliment.
Which would mean the Nats/Plaid Cymru would hold some form of bargaining chips.
Though I know things are different and fragmented with you guys over the water.
Are the Torys still trying to field candidates there Matthew?
SubJeff on 6/4/2010 at 16:45
My constituency has a fairly close 3 way split. Labour atm but its a Lib Dem target as there was only a few percent in it last time. And the Tories are bringing up the rear, but not by much.
Actually I know I'm not voting for Cash Gordon (love that Tory nonsense) as Labour seem to be the action planners of the Daily Mail and subsequently have messed up alot in the NHS these past few years. LD/Tory. What's in it?
SD on 6/4/2010 at 16:58
Depends if you trust the Tories on the NHS or not I suppose!
Which constituency is that, btw?
Matthew on 6/4/2010 at 17:00
Quote Posted by R Soul
No but you could have an MP who's an outspoken bugger who cares more about principle than popularity. In theory.
Haha, we had Iris Robinson for crying out loud. She cried principle for all she was worth and ended up having to resign over affairs and potentially dodgy financial dealings. See also under gay-bashing fundamentalist Christian.
Namdrol, the Tories have entered into an electoral pact with the Ulster Unionist Party so as to field joint 'Conservative and Unionist Party - New Force' candidates. In practice that means that I get to vote for a former UTV news presenter and former Victims Commissioner (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Nesbitt) Mike Nesbitt, as the only candidate who is connected to a main party.
Labour won't field any candidates as the Social Democratic and Labour Party is considered to be a 'sister' socialist party; I presume that the Lib Dems take the same attitude towards the Alliance Party. The trouble is that as local parties they take their place on the unionist / nationalist scale with all the others (less so for the Alliance Party who are generally seen as non-sectarian and non-partisan but leaning towards the unionist side of things just a tad).
The other two options are Democratic Unionist (Iris' old party; admittedly the candidate they are putting up is one with a great track history on local matters as a councillor, but still part of the fundie party) or Traditional Unionist Voice (the Democratic Unionist party on steroids, basically a hardcore splinter faction of the DUP).
