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Re: Indeed snoopcester Send a noteboard - 07/05/2010 03:59:41 PM
I suppose we could loosely say the "left" won the election, if we count labour as left.


Yes, parties that are, to varying degrees, left leaning have got most seats, just. Depends if they choose to use that though.

Also the real line is actually 323 cause of the sinn Fein results, not including whoever is speaker, if you add Lab,Fibs,PC,SNP,and the green which is 324, could add in Alliance with 1 and SDLP with 3, PR could be forced through this parliment regardless of what the Tories want. Unless SF decide to attend parliment to vote with the Tories, which seems unlikely.


Alliance is pretty much Lib Dem Northern Ireland from what I've seen... it would take something pretty spectacular to tempt them apart.
I think it is pretty safe to assume either Sinn Fein or the Tories would have to have a really, really, really, really serious shift in politics for them to work together:P
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Lib Dems: Up 1% of the vote, down 10% of the seats. Nebhead - 07/05/2010 09:29:03 AM 1793 Views
Re: Lib Dems: Up 1% of the vote, down 10% of the seats. Liam - 07/05/2010 09:45:23 AM 1268 Views
So what would you move to? Roland00 - 07/05/2010 09:53:51 AM 1067 Views
I imagine if the UK changes it will move to Proportional Representation Mark - 07/05/2010 10:04:38 AM 1205 Views
Re: So what would you move to? p hart - 07/05/2010 02:55:32 PM 1172 Views
God I hate the British system Camilla - 07/05/2010 10:24:35 AM 1208 Views
It's an excellent morning. Conservatives are at 301 right now. *NM* Tom - 07/05/2010 01:57:52 PM 613 Views
Are you counting the Speaker? *NM* Camilla - 07/05/2010 01:59:37 PM 655 Views
Indeed snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:22:37 PM 1221 Views
I love how they're calling that option "The Coalition of the Losers". Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:27:56 PM 1161 Views
They are? Where? snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:38:01 PM 1271 Views
On the lovely BBC. Paxman, Robinson, Dimbleby et al. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:52:01 PM 1160 Views
Ah, we have it on but with the sound turned down - the subtitlers must be skipping that phrase snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:13:57 PM 1098 Views
The thing with PR is, the current vote results are a horrid predictor for PR vote results. Legolas - 07/05/2010 03:45:58 PM 1173 Views
Re: The thing with PR is, the current vote results are a horrid predictor for PR vote results. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:52:19 PM 1200 Views
That is true snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:53:51 PM 1161 Views
Re: That is true p hart - 07/05/2010 03:54:51 PM 1191 Views
I'm sure it would be a setup for new elections in a few months if they did. *NM* Tom - 07/05/2010 02:40:49 PM 629 Views
I suspect we'll get one of those anyway. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:52:32 PM 1145 Views
What is the general consensus on who would win or lose from new elections? Tom - 07/05/2010 02:57:04 PM 1290 Views
I've not heard any comment on this yet. I might have missed some. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:58:00 PM 1165 Views
Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:21:23 PM 1296 Views
Re: Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though p hart - 07/05/2010 03:29:37 PM 1261 Views
King William IV indeed. Liam - 07/05/2010 03:37:18 PM 1263 Views
Re: King William IV indeed. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:40:41 PM 1101 Views
Re: Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:04:03 PM 1195 Views
I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:09:51 PM 1170 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn p hart - 07/05/2010 04:24:56 PM 1071 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:26:50 PM 951 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:28:45 PM 1149 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn p hart - 07/05/2010 04:34:41 PM 1122 Views
I'm sure he is snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:25:20 PM 1201 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:27:44 PM 1263 Views
Re: Heh. snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:43:18 PM 1240 Views
His talking about "Portillo moments" was one of the best parts of the BBC's election broadcast. *NM* Legolas - 07/05/2010 08:14:11 PM 679 Views
Re: I'm sure he is p hart - 07/05/2010 04:40:07 PM 1174 Views
Cameron might be in trouble anyway. Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:25:14 PM 1279 Views
If they got PR as part of the deal it would be worth it Mark - 07/05/2010 02:42:36 PM 1298 Views
Possibly. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:53:28 PM 1305 Views
Re: Possibly. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:00:55 PM 1095 Views
I didn't mean from that point of view. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 03:05:05 PM 1190 Views
Re: I didn't mean from that point of view. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:18:57 PM 1178 Views
Short term pain for long term gain Mark - 07/05/2010 03:02:51 PM 1264 Views
Sylvia Hermon the independent unionist would probably support them as well Mark - 07/05/2010 02:44:35 PM 1204 Views
Re: Indeed p hart - 07/05/2010 03:45:00 PM 1200 Views
Re: Indeed snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:59:41 PM 1318 Views
Well I'm fairly sure some Shinners have attended Tory conferences in the past Mark - 07/05/2010 04:05:56 PM 1124 Views
Here's what i would do to sink the Tories p hart - 07/05/2010 04:06:10 PM 1162 Views
that does sound strange AgentOrange - 07/05/2010 10:57:10 AM 1133 Views
The breakdown is pretty wack snoopcester - 07/05/2010 11:07:20 AM 1122 Views
Tell me about it. Liam - 07/05/2010 11:14:44 AM 1145 Views
I liked that as well snoopcester - 07/05/2010 11:46:42 AM 1223 Views
I'm in the Cities of London and Westminster constituency. Zeeb - 07/05/2010 11:56:04 AM 1164 Views
Not that I'd ever try to one-up you. Liam - 07/05/2010 12:54:47 PM 1234 Views
Zeeb - 07/05/2010 01:44:03 PM 1097 Views
Re: The breakdown is pretty wack p hart - 07/05/2010 03:23:32 PM 1141 Views
Same here snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:47:51 PM 1099 Views
Re: Same here p hart - 07/05/2010 03:56:46 PM 1253 Views
A simple change is all Druid - 07/05/2010 01:16:16 PM 1206 Views
That's not a simple change. THIS is a simple change: Tom - 07/05/2010 01:59:09 PM 1174 Views
Not that simple snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:45:00 PM 1133 Views
Because my school was a polling station we used to get the day off every polling day Mark - 07/05/2010 02:51:18 PM 1290 Views
Show off snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:53:16 PM 1121 Views
Re: Not that simple p hart - 07/05/2010 03:04:57 PM 1283 Views
Re: Not that simple Mark - 07/05/2010 03:14:46 PM 1287 Views
Re: Not that simple p hart - 07/05/2010 03:20:55 PM 989 Views
PR is hardly too difficult to implement and is much more democratic Mark - 07/05/2010 02:48:01 PM 1138 Views
I hate the list system. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:55:39 PM 1213 Views
There are many different versions Mark - 07/05/2010 03:10:38 PM 1118 Views
It's that bad i registered to moan. p hart - 07/05/2010 02:53:37 PM 1194 Views
What's amazing is that the exit polls are actually looking astonishingly correct, now. Huh. *NM* Legolas - 07/05/2010 03:35:12 PM 575 Views
As soon as i turned on the TV, i was being told the Exit polls must be wrong p hart - 07/05/2010 03:47:15 PM 1138 Views
Conservatives win and the stock market plummets. j/k Burr - 07/05/2010 03:40:11 PM 1099 Views
Oh, and the other interesting thing will be seeing whether the Conservatives offer.... Rebekah - 07/05/2010 03:57:52 PM 1263 Views
I like John Major Liam - 07/05/2010 04:01:03 PM 1121 Views
There's only one the LibDems will be interested in though. Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:30:55 PM 1240 Views
But p hart - 07/05/2010 08:21:11 PM 1178 Views
Isn't that the very definition of a coalition? Legolas - 07/05/2010 08:16:05 PM 1178 Views
Until you bring Lady Thatcher back, all of your elections are just pick-the-least-offensive anyway. *NM* LiterateDog - 07/05/2010 04:08:32 PM 587 Views
Well her son is good at starting coups, so maybe he might be hired for her return. *NM* p hart - 07/05/2010 04:28:52 PM 620 Views
Whatever it takes. *NM* LiterateDog - 07/05/2010 04:31:13 PM 564 Views
Please no, the milk stealer is still used to frighten children in Scotland p hart - 07/05/2010 04:47:26 PM 1119 Views
OK here is the map of England by constituency, blue Tory, red NUlab p hart - 07/05/2010 05:00:20 PM 1152 Views
So I'm just one of those upstart colonists....explain to me what is going on.... Jeordam - 07/05/2010 05:26:59 PM 1133 Views
Basically... Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:43:10 PM 1170 Views
And things are changing already Werthead - 08/05/2010 04:08:47 PM 1242 Views
To be fair, I don't know it makes for much of a change snoopcester - 08/05/2010 04:20:26 PM 1258 Views
I thought they weren't allowed to do that if Brown isn't Prime Minister? Rebekah - 08/05/2010 04:52:39 PM 1201 Views
The latter, I'd say. Legolas - 08/05/2010 05:43:23 PM 1492 Views
Brown is PM at the moment p hart - 08/05/2010 06:16:48 PM 1137 Views
They certainly can. Werthead - 09/05/2010 04:37:46 PM 1234 Views
God, our system is fucked up *NM* Monkey - 07/05/2010 06:25:04 PM 690 Views
If i were the tories p hart - 07/05/2010 11:28:43 PM 1205 Views
That is hilarious. Both Brown and Dimbleby have been around for a while, huh? Legolas - 07/05/2010 11:59:58 PM 1470 Views
Re: That is hilarious. Both Brown and Dimbleby have been around for a while, huh? p hart - 08/05/2010 06:11:38 PM 1228 Views
Sounds like the pressure is on for Cameron snoopcester - 08/05/2010 02:01:49 PM 1250 Views
Hmmm Balwer - 13/05/2010 12:08:04 PM 1495 Views
Completely uncalled for! Rebekah - 13/05/2010 01:12:05 PM 1317 Views
How was he supposed to know that at the time he made the post? Legolas - 13/05/2010 09:52:24 PM 1601 Views
Re: How was he supposed to know that at the time he made the post? snoopcester - 13/05/2010 10:59:35 PM 1217 Views
Yes I jumped the gun on the 12 Balwer - 14/05/2010 09:53:49 AM 1179 Views
Re: Yes I jumped the gun on the 12 snoopcester - 14/05/2010 10:45:35 AM 1086 Views
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