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Re: How was he supposed to know that at the time he made the post? snoopcester Send a noteboard - 13/05/2010 10:59:35 PM

And the LibDems getting a generous share of Cabinet seats (although I have to wonder where you got your total of 12 from, I've seen much larger numbers for the amount of people in the Cabinet?) does not somehow erase the imbalance in the seats. After all, if they had as many seats as their share of the vote would earn them under any kind of somewhat proportional representation, they'd be in a position to get more Cabinet seats still while not having to call it generous or somehow feel in debt to Cameron's magnanimity. And you wouldn't have to get angry about it.


There are 23, plus an additional 5 Tories who will attend.
So the Lib Dems have around 21% of the actual cabinet posts (for 23% of the vote) and not even very good ones (Scotland Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister are nothing jobs with flashy titles) - it has already emerged that Cable doesn't have the power to actually head some committees he was supposed to and Osborne will instead.
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Lib Dems: Up 1% of the vote, down 10% of the seats. Nebhead - 07/05/2010 09:29:03 AM 1663 Views
Re: Lib Dems: Up 1% of the vote, down 10% of the seats. Liam - 07/05/2010 09:45:23 AM 1109 Views
So what would you move to? Roland00 - 07/05/2010 09:53:51 AM 950 Views
I imagine if the UK changes it will move to Proportional Representation Mark - 07/05/2010 10:04:38 AM 1041 Views
Re: So what would you move to? p hart - 07/05/2010 02:55:32 PM 1047 Views
God I hate the British system Camilla - 07/05/2010 10:24:35 AM 1080 Views
It's an excellent morning. Conservatives are at 301 right now. *NM* Tom - 07/05/2010 01:57:52 PM 560 Views
Are you counting the Speaker? *NM* Camilla - 07/05/2010 01:59:37 PM 604 Views
Indeed snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:22:37 PM 1109 Views
I love how they're calling that option "The Coalition of the Losers". Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:27:56 PM 1022 Views
They are? Where? snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:38:01 PM 1155 Views
On the lovely BBC. Paxman, Robinson, Dimbleby et al. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:52:01 PM 1038 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 987 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 1033 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 1066 Views
That is true snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:53:51 PM 1044 Views
Re: That is true p hart - 07/05/2010 03:54:51 PM 1064 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 560 Views
I suspect we'll get one of those anyway. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:52:32 PM 1021 Views
What is the general consensus on who would win or lose from new elections? Tom - 07/05/2010 02:57:04 PM 1170 Views
I've not heard any comment on this yet. I might have missed some. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:58:00 PM 1047 Views
Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:21:23 PM 1171 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 1150 Views
King William IV indeed. Liam - 07/05/2010 03:37:18 PM 1121 Views
Re: King William IV indeed. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:40:41 PM 971 Views
Re: Not being talked about yet - I'd guess whoever is PM will lose though snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:04:03 PM 1055 Views
I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:09:51 PM 1064 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn p hart - 07/05/2010 04:24:56 PM 938 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:26:50 PM 816 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:28:45 PM 1012 Views
Re: I suspect a great deal of the problem is George Osborn p hart - 07/05/2010 04:34:41 PM 995 Views
I'm sure he is snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:25:20 PM 1064 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 04:27:44 PM 1109 Views
Re: Heh. snoopcester - 07/05/2010 04:43:18 PM 1105 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 622 Views
Re: I'm sure he is p hart - 07/05/2010 04:40:07 PM 1044 Views
Cameron might be in trouble anyway. Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:25:14 PM 1151 Views
If they got PR as part of the deal it would be worth it Mark - 07/05/2010 02:42:36 PM 1157 Views
Possibly. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:53:28 PM 1175 Views
Re: Possibly. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:00:55 PM 965 Views
I didn't mean from that point of view. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 03:05:05 PM 1045 Views
Re: I didn't mean from that point of view. p hart - 07/05/2010 03:18:57 PM 1055 Views
Short term pain for long term gain Mark - 07/05/2010 03:02:51 PM 1141 Views
Sylvia Hermon the independent unionist would probably support them as well Mark - 07/05/2010 02:44:35 PM 1072 Views
Re: Indeed p hart - 07/05/2010 03:45:00 PM 1069 Views
Re: Indeed snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:59:41 PM 1167 Views
Well I'm fairly sure some Shinners have attended Tory conferences in the past Mark - 07/05/2010 04:05:56 PM 995 Views
Here's what i would do to sink the Tories p hart - 07/05/2010 04:06:10 PM 1031 Views
that does sound strange AgentOrange - 07/05/2010 10:57:10 AM 988 Views
The breakdown is pretty wack snoopcester - 07/05/2010 11:07:20 AM 1002 Views
Tell me about it. Liam - 07/05/2010 11:14:44 AM 1020 Views
I liked that as well snoopcester - 07/05/2010 11:46:42 AM 1081 Views
I'm in the Cities of London and Westminster constituency. Zeeb - 07/05/2010 11:56:04 AM 1049 Views
Not that I'd ever try to one-up you. Liam - 07/05/2010 12:54:47 PM 1101 Views
Zeeb - 07/05/2010 01:44:03 PM 979 Views
Re: The breakdown is pretty wack p hart - 07/05/2010 03:23:32 PM 1025 Views
Same here snoopcester - 07/05/2010 03:47:51 PM 974 Views
Re: Same here p hart - 07/05/2010 03:56:46 PM 1127 Views
A simple change is all Druid - 07/05/2010 01:16:16 PM 1067 Views
That's not a simple change. THIS is a simple change: Tom - 07/05/2010 01:59:09 PM 1053 Views
Not that simple snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:45:00 PM 1008 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 1167 Views
Show off snoopcester - 07/05/2010 02:53:16 PM 1007 Views
Re: Not that simple p hart - 07/05/2010 03:04:57 PM 1160 Views
Re: Not that simple Mark - 07/05/2010 03:14:46 PM 1156 Views
Re: Not that simple p hart - 07/05/2010 03:20:55 PM 852 Views
PR is hardly too difficult to implement and is much more democratic Mark - 07/05/2010 02:48:01 PM 1033 Views
I hate the list system. Rebekah - 07/05/2010 02:55:39 PM 1073 Views
There are many different versions Mark - 07/05/2010 03:10:38 PM 993 Views
It's that bad i registered to moan. p hart - 07/05/2010 02:53:37 PM 1075 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 526 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 978 Views
Conservatives win and the stock market plummets. j/k Burr - 07/05/2010 03:40:11 PM 961 Views
Oh, and the other interesting thing will be seeing whether the Conservatives offer.... Rebekah - 07/05/2010 03:57:52 PM 1130 Views
I like John Major Liam - 07/05/2010 04:01:03 PM 1007 Views
There's only one the LibDems will be interested in though. Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:30:55 PM 1115 Views
But p hart - 07/05/2010 08:21:11 PM 1052 Views
Isn't that the very definition of a coalition? Legolas - 07/05/2010 08:16:05 PM 1052 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 531 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 563 Views
Whatever it takes. *NM* LiterateDog - 07/05/2010 04:31:13 PM 504 Views
Please no, the milk stealer is still used to frighten children in Scotland p hart - 07/05/2010 04:47:26 PM 992 Views
OK here is the map of England by constituency, blue Tory, red NUlab p hart - 07/05/2010 05:00:20 PM 1015 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 998 Views
Basically... Werthead - 07/05/2010 06:43:10 PM 1032 Views
And things are changing already Werthead - 08/05/2010 04:08:47 PM 1106 Views
To be fair, I don't know it makes for much of a change snoopcester - 08/05/2010 04:20:26 PM 1125 Views
I thought they weren't allowed to do that if Brown isn't Prime Minister? Rebekah - 08/05/2010 04:52:39 PM 1078 Views
The latter, I'd say. Legolas - 08/05/2010 05:43:23 PM 1371 Views
Brown is PM at the moment p hart - 08/05/2010 06:16:48 PM 1003 Views
They certainly can. Werthead - 09/05/2010 04:37:46 PM 1099 Views
God, our system is fucked up *NM* Monkey - 07/05/2010 06:25:04 PM 590 Views
If i were the tories p hart - 07/05/2010 11:28:43 PM 1053 Views
That is hilarious. Both Brown and Dimbleby have been around for a while, huh? Legolas - 07/05/2010 11:59:58 PM 1347 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 1096 Views
Sounds like the pressure is on for Cameron snoopcester - 08/05/2010 02:01:49 PM 1103 Views
Hmmm Balwer - 13/05/2010 12:08:04 PM 1370 Views
Completely uncalled for! Rebekah - 13/05/2010 01:12:05 PM 1182 Views
How was he supposed to know that at the time he made the post? Legolas - 13/05/2010 09:52:24 PM 1467 Views
Re: How was he supposed to know that at the time he made the post? snoopcester - 13/05/2010 10:59:35 PM 1077 Views
Yes I jumped the gun on the 12 Balwer - 14/05/2010 09:53:49 AM 1052 Views
Re: Yes I jumped the gun on the 12 snoopcester - 14/05/2010 10:45:35 AM 960 Views
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