General Election 2010!

Matthew on 14/4/2010 at 11:46

Quote Posted by ilweran

Not in Wales

Or in Northern Ireland now, I believe. :D

SD on 14/4/2010 at 17:54

Quote Posted by Chimpy Chompy

Well wait isn't that the danger? Giving minor parties influence beyond what their small voter base warrants?

Say what? The SNP got 33% of the vote in the Scottish Parliament election but couldn't govern on its own. Labour got 35% of the vote in the General Election and that was enough to give it 55% of the seats and form a government in its own right.

If there's any system which gives parties influence beyond what their voter base warrants, it's FPTP.

Quote Posted by Chimpy Chompy

And governments that can't actually do anyting without forming such coalitions.

You mean... parties have to work together? Oh the horror!!

Chimpy Chompy on 14/4/2010 at 21:07

I'm talking about how it seems like a small-time party could become king-maker and get a say in how the country works, above that of much bigger parties.

Namdrol on 14/4/2010 at 21:21

But what's wrong with that?
How is that worse than the current situation?
That's the important question.

june gloom on 14/4/2010 at 21:55

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Zygoptera on 15/4/2010 at 00:27

I shall vote for :pondering ponting: as an excellent potential meme.

D'Juhn Keep on 15/4/2010 at 06:21

It was, at the time of the Ashes last year, on somethingawful

Another good one

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Brian The Dog on 15/4/2010 at 09:44

I was in the pub watching that game, Broad was so stupid at the end, hence the look of horror on his face as he realises what he's just done!

One of the problems with minority governments and coalitions is that the Markets really don't like them - it makes government look weak, even if the coalition is just as strong as a small 1-party government. The small parties in the coalition can hold the government to ransom, which makes the finance people very jittery.

Matthew on 15/4/2010 at 10:20

Which is amusing given that the markets are making the governments jittery at the moment.

Brian The Dog on 15/4/2010 at 11:09

Catch-22 :)

By the way, one of my friends sent me (http://voteforpolicies.org.uk/) this link today. You mention what policies matter to you, and it asks you which of a set of annonymous statements you agree with - you choose one and it then tells you at the end which party has policies aligned to your views.

I came out with 1 answer for LibDem, 1 Labour, 1 Conservative, 1 UKIP, and 1 Green. So I still don't know who to vote for :grr: