General Election 2015 - chat, predictions, results and post election discussion

[JTG]

A labour candidate standing in Hampstead isn't really on a path to any kind of power, are they? Desperate.

It's a Labour held seat. She's hoping to be the successor to Glenda Jackson

 

[gosub]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...Vote-Conservative-in-seats-Ukip-cant-win.html Farage urges vote Tory in seats they can't win. You have to put £5k on deposit if you want to run for parliament that you have to get 5%of the vote to get back... There must be some UK candidates spitting tintacks at that.

 

[belboid]

You have to put £5k on deposit if you want to run for parliament

£500

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Labour's manifesto out now. Quite strong on climate change and they'll abolish bedroom tax. Haven't digested it yet.

 

[treelover]

Ed Miliband's speech and Q&A - Verdict from the Twitter commentariat
It will take a while for journalists to pore over the manifesto - it runs to 86 pages, and it is relatively dense - but the verdict on his speech and Q&A is already in, and it is highly positive. Political journalists and commentators are impressed. This is what they are saying on Twitter.

From the BBC’s Nick Robinson

http://www.theguardian.com/politics...-2015-live-ed-miliband-labour-party-manifesto

of course the elites like it, it will continue austerity, be very fiscally responsible, what's not to like for them.

 

[bi0boy]

Labour's manifesto out now. Quite strong on climate change and they'll abolish bedroom tax. Haven't digested it yet.

First page wittering on about "hard working" again. ftfo.

 

[treelover]

The poor, unemployed, disabled, etc are without a voice in this election, unless its to be contrasted with the 'hard working families'(TM Bill Clinton)

 

[bi0boy]

Oooh they're going to outlaw discrimination against...members of the armed forces.

No more criticising people who bravely choose to serve their country.

 

[treelover]

Labour will pause and review the Universal Credit programme

Interesting

 

[DotCommunist]

christ. Soldiers of course, notoriously experience routine difficulty and discrimination. So desperate

 

[treelover]

Labour will ban MPs from holding paid directorships and consultancies

and Ministers?, and what about after they leave Parliament?

Blunkett with A4E, Hewitt with U.S private healthcare multi-national comes to mind.

still a very radical policy

 

[Idris2002]

So we won't be allowed to make fun of likesfish anymore, is that what they're saying?

 

[likesfish]

Generally somebody does something mindbogglingly stupid and then desperately backtracks as the public gives them an earful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_discrimination_in_the_United_Kingdom:rolleyes:

• An army officer was refused entry to Harrods in November 2006. (At the time, Harrods stated that its policy was to exclude persons in "non-civilian attire" from their store.)[3] this discrimination obviously needs dealing with

 

[J Ed]

Busker sings a song to David Cameron, "fuck off back to Eton with all your Eton chums"

Dog bites 3 fingers off Tory councillor out electioneering

 

[Artaxerxes]

God look at that twat strolling up to him, he's loving it

 

[J Ed]

Wannabe Stasi twat

 

[jakethesnake]

I might buy one of those curly-wired ear pieces - I'll be able to listen to my choons and feel important at the same time.

 

[danny la rouge]

Busker sings a song to David Cameron, "fuck off back to Eton with all your Eton chums"

On the one hand, well played Mr Busker. On the other hand, that's a ukulele.

 

[danny la rouge]

I'm singing that to myself now. It's very catchy.

 

[JTG]

Dog bites 3 fingers off Tory councillor out electioneering

Was it on Hampstead Heath? Is the dog's name Gramsci?

Not reading the link in case the above isn't so

 

[emanymton]

Busker sings a song to David Cameron, "fuck off back to Eton with all your Eton chums"

Dog bites 3 fingers off Tory councillor out electioneering

Poor dog, can you imagine the taste of Tory in your mouth.

 

[Wilf]

I'm singing that to myself now. It's very catchy.

Bit early for the Christmas number one though. That'll probably be Jedward or one of those lads.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Interesting

Makes sense. They need to analyse whether full roll-out will cause more spunking of good money after bad, or will be financially and politically "doable".

 

[ViolentPanda]

I might buy one of those curly-wired ear pieces - I'll be able to listen to my choons and feel important at the same time.

You'll feel important, but become impotent.

 

[chilango]

I'm in western Cornwall at the moment. Depressing how many Lib Dem "winning here" placards are about. Lots.

A few Tory ones on the bigger farms too.

Spotted one MK one too. Will the SNP surge trickle down to them a touch?

Driving through Devon the big farms were alternating Tory and UKIP.

 

[Wilf]

Driving through Devon the big farms were alternating Tory and UKIP.

The opening shots of a dystopian film.

 

[brogdale]

The opening shots of a dystopian film.

I don't want to pander to the stereotypic view of farmers being hard of thinking...but really? Farmers wanting to support UKIP? Are they fed up with the Mercs that the CAP has gifted them?

 

[chilango]

Spinal cord in a baguette.

 

[chilango]

The opening shots of a dystopian film.

Yeah, with the next scene being increasingly dense forests of orange diamonds.

Yuk.

Theres a 5ft square one at the end of the road from where I'm sat right now.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Driving through Devon the big farms were alternating Tory and UKIP.

How many were actually working farms and not conversions/holiday homes though?