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So I'm just one of those upstart colonists....explain to me what is going on.... Jeordam Send a noteboard - 07/05/2010 05:26:59 PM
Brit politics has never been my thing. I've always kinda wanted the royals to take over and rule their people with an iron fist, but it hasn't happened.

So what did this election mean? What has happened? I've read the (titles of) articles, and they are all saying that things are kinda deadlocked....

So yeah, let me know if I should care.

~Jeordam
ex-Admin at wotmania (all things wot & art galleries)
Saving the Princess, Humanity, or the World-Entire since 1985
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Lib Dems: Up 1% of the vote, down 10% of the seats. Nebhead - 07/05/2010 09:29:03 AM 1816 Views
Re: Lib Dems: Up 1% of the vote, down 10% of the seats. Liam - 07/05/2010 09:45:23 AM 1290 Views
So what would you move to? Roland00 - 07/05/2010 09:53:51 AM 1087 Views
I imagine if the UK changes it will move to Proportional Representation Mark - 07/05/2010 10:04:38 AM 1224 Views
Re: So what would you move to? p hart - 07/05/2010 02:55:32 PM 1190 Views
God I hate the British system Camilla - 07/05/2010 10:24:35 AM 1227 Views
It's an excellent morning. Conservatives are at 301 right now. *NM* Tom - 07/05/2010 01:57:52 PM 623 Views
Are you counting the Speaker? *NM* Camilla - 07/05/2010 01:59:37 PM 665 Views
Indeed snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:22:37 PM 1241 Views
I love how they're calling that option "The Coalition of the Losers". Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:27:56 PM 1181 Views
They are? Where? snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:38:01 PM 1291 Views
On the lovely BBC. Paxman, Robinson, Dimbleby et al. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:52:01 PM 1184 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 1117 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 1192 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 1220 Views
That is true snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:53:51 PM 1179 Views
Re: That is true p hart - 07/05/2010 03:54:51 PM 1216 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 640 Views
I suspect we'll get one of those anyway. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:52:32 PM 1162 Views
What is the general consensus on who would win or lose from new elections? Tom - 07/05/2010 02:57:04 PM 1308 Views
I've not heard any comment on this yet. I might have missed some. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:58:00 PM 1181 Views
Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:21:23 PM 1317 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 1284 Views
King William IV indeed. Liam - 07/05/2010 03:37:18 PM 1286 Views
Re: King William IV indeed. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:40:41 PM 1120 Views
Re: Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:04:03 PM 1216 Views
I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:09:51 PM 1187 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn p hart - 07/05/2010 04:24:56 PM 1090 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:26:50 PM 967 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:28:45 PM 1170 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn p hart - 07/05/2010 04:34:41 PM 1140 Views
I'm sure he is snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:25:20 PM 1221 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:27:44 PM 1277 Views
Re: Heh. snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:43:18 PM 1257 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 686 Views
Re: I'm sure he is p hart - 07/05/2010 04:40:07 PM 1196 Views
Cameron might be in trouble anyway. Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:25:14 PM 1295 Views
If they got PR as part of the deal it would be worth it Mark - 07/05/2010 02:42:36 PM 1318 Views
Possibly. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:53:28 PM 1323 Views
Re: Possibly. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:00:55 PM 1112 Views
I didn't mean from that point of view. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 03:05:05 PM 1211 Views
Re: I didn't mean from that point of view. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:18:57 PM 1197 Views
Short term pain for long term gain Mark - 07/05/2010 03:02:51 PM 1280 Views
Sylvia Hermon the independent unionist would probably support them as well Mark - 07/05/2010 02:44:35 PM 1222 Views
Re: Indeed p hart - 07/05/2010 03:45:00 PM 1218 Views
Re: Indeed snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:59:41 PM 1337 Views
Well I'm fairly sure some Shinners have attended Tory conferences in the past Mark - 07/05/2010 04:05:56 PM 1140 Views
Here's what i would do to sink the Tories p hart - 07/05/2010 04:06:10 PM 1179 Views
that does sound strange AgentOrange - 07/05/2010 10:57:10 AM 1149 Views
The breakdown is pretty wack snoopcester - 07/05/2010 11:07:20 AM 1141 Views
Tell me about it. Liam - 07/05/2010 11:14:44 AM 1164 Views
I liked that as well snoopcester - 07/05/2010 11:46:42 AM 1240 Views
I'm in the Cities of London and Westminster constituency. Zeeb - 07/05/2010 11:56:04 AM 1183 Views
Not that I'd ever try to one-up you. Liam - 07/05/2010 12:54:47 PM 1251 Views
Zeeb - 07/05/2010 01:44:03 PM 1112 Views
Re: The breakdown is pretty wack p hart - 07/05/2010 03:23:32 PM 1159 Views
Same here snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:47:51 PM 1118 Views
Re: Same here p hart - 07/05/2010 03:56:46 PM 1270 Views
A simple change is all Druid - 07/05/2010 01:16:16 PM 1227 Views
That's not a simple change. THIS is a simple change: Tom - 07/05/2010 01:59:09 PM 1188 Views
Not that simple snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:45:00 PM 1154 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 1304 Views
Show off snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:53:16 PM 1142 Views
Re: Not that simple p hart - 07/05/2010 03:04:57 PM 1306 Views
Re: Not that simple Mark - 07/05/2010 03:14:46 PM 1302 Views
Re: Not that simple p hart - 07/05/2010 03:20:55 PM 1009 Views
PR is hardly too difficult to implement and is much more democratic Mark - 07/05/2010 02:48:01 PM 1158 Views
I hate the list system. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:55:39 PM 1234 Views
There are many different versions Mark - 07/05/2010 03:10:38 PM 1143 Views
It's that bad i registered to moan. p hart - 07/05/2010 02:53:37 PM 1210 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 586 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 1153 Views
Conservatives win and the stock market plummets. j/k Burr - 07/05/2010 03:40:11 PM 1118 Views
Oh, and the other interesting thing will be seeing whether the Conservatives offer.... Rebekah - 07/05/2010 03:57:52 PM 1279 Views
I like John Major Liam - 07/05/2010 04:01:03 PM 1147 Views
There's only one the LibDems will be interested in though. Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:30:55 PM 1261 Views
But p hart - 07/05/2010 08:21:11 PM 1198 Views
Isn't that the very definition of a coalition? Legolas - 07/05/2010 08:16:05 PM 1196 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 597 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 630 Views
Whatever it takes. *NM* LiterateDog - 07/05/2010 04:31:13 PM 574 Views
Please no, the milk stealer is still used to frighten children in Scotland p hart - 07/05/2010 04:47:26 PM 1140 Views
OK here is the map of England by constituency, blue Tory, red NUlab p hart - 07/05/2010 05:00:20 PM 1175 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 1150 Views
Basically... Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:43:10 PM 1186 Views
And things are changing already Werthead - 08/05/2010 04:08:47 PM 1258 Views
To be fair, I don't know it makes for much of a change snoopcester - 08/05/2010 04:20:26 PM 1278 Views
I thought they weren't allowed to do that if Brown isn't Prime Minister? Rebekah - 08/05/2010 04:52:39 PM 1220 Views
The latter, I'd say. Legolas - 08/05/2010 05:43:23 PM 1514 Views
Brown is PM at the moment p hart - 08/05/2010 06:16:48 PM 1153 Views
They certainly can. Werthead - 09/05/2010 04:37:46 PM 1257 Views
God, our system is fucked up *NM* Monkey - 07/05/2010 06:25:04 PM 706 Views
If i were the tories p hart - 07/05/2010 11:28:43 PM 1230 Views
That is hilarious. Both Brown and Dimbleby have been around for a while, huh? Legolas - 07/05/2010 11:59:58 PM 1492 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 1247 Views
Sounds like the pressure is on for Cameron snoopcester - 08/05/2010 02:01:49 PM 1269 Views
Hmmm Balwer - 13/05/2010 12:08:04 PM 1516 Views
Completely uncalled for! Rebekah - 13/05/2010 01:12:05 PM 1334 Views
How was he supposed to know that at the time he made the post? Legolas - 13/05/2010 09:52:24 PM 1617 Views
Re: How was he supposed to know that at the time he made the post? snoopcester - 13/05/2010 10:59:35 PM 1236 Views
Yes I jumped the gun on the 12 Balwer - 14/05/2010 09:53:49 AM 1203 Views
Re: Yes I jumped the gun on the 12 snoopcester - 14/05/2010 10:45:35 AM 1102 Views
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