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

[killer b]

Miliband vs Johnson on Marr this morning is interesting viewing. A case study in what a lightweight Johnson is - his mooted coronation post election is far from his Imo.

http://labourlist.org/2015/04/ed-miliband-rattles-boris-johnson-on-the-marr-sofa/

 

[DotCommunist]

he gave boris a good mugging off there, didn't know he had it in him.

 

[killer b]

Why? Haven't you been paying attention?

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

hell yes

 

[DotCommunist]

I've seen him focused doing heated words, but not ripping the piss- the lynton line for instance.

 

[Dogsauce]

Trouble is that Lynton got Boris elected in London, maybe his style is effective despite how vulgar and stupid it appears to most of us.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

Trouble is that Lynton got Boris elected in London, maybe his style is effective despite how vulgar and stupid it appears to most of us.

did it though? I think Ken played as much of a roll in getting Boris elected...

 

[DotCommunist]

Trouble is that Lynton got Boris elected in London, maybe his style is effective despite how vulgar and stupid it appears to most of us.

quite close as I recall- not close enough to bother counting 2nd preffs tho

 

[Dogsauce]

did it though? I think Ken played as much of a roll in getting Boris elected...

The attacks on Ken in the Standard were ridiculous though. Strangely when I looked at a copy of the Standard on the tube last week it didn't seem anywhere near as partisan on the reporting of this election as I'd expect, maybe they're no longer on the team?

 

[JTG]

quite close as I recall- not close enough to bother counting 2nd preffs tho

Boris got 44% of first prefs, Ken got 40%. Ken did better on second prefs but not by enough to win

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_mayoral_election,_2012#Results

 

[DotCommunist]

Boris got 44% of first prefs, Ken got 40%. Ken did better on second prefs but not by enough to win

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_mayoral_election,_2012#Results

ta. I seem to recall ken turning up like banquos ghost post-election at a meeting too. Trolling for the lol.

did it though? I think Ken played as much of a roll in getting Boris elected...

 

[Buckaroo]

Cameron's latest catchphrase 'Stick it where the sun don't shine'! Stupid cunt. What makes my heart beat faster!

 

[rutabowa]

The attacks on Ken in the Standard were ridiculous though. Strangely when I looked at a copy of the Standard on the tube last week it didn't seem anywhere near as partisan on the reporting of this election as I'd expect, maybe they're no longer on the team?

yeh I thought this too, thought I was just imagining it... or maybe its just in comparison to how extremely partisan most of the other papers are.

 

[brogdale]

Cameron's latest catchphrase 'Stick it where the sun don't shine'! Stupid cunt. What makes my heart beat faster!

eh?

 

[Buckaroo]

eh?

He just made a speech where he said what I quoted. It was on the telly.

 

[brogdale]

He just made a speech where he said what I quoted. It was on the telly.

Ah, right.

So crude, those hammers fans.

 

[Santino]

So crude, those hammers fans.

Yeah, typical Brummies.

 

[Buckaroo]

Cameron is a wanker, he's got his sleeves rolled up, he's reaching out and it's all a bit sad, he's a daft cunt. Milliband is a cunt too. Dirty bastards.

 

[Dogsauce]

Boris's comment on Labour's proposal to (weakly) cap rent:

"First of all you'd discourage people from getting into the rental market"

Won't somebody think of the landlords?

 

[Quartz]

Won't somebody think of the landlords?

Someone has to. You do realise that you have to make it so that people want to rent out property, don't you?

 

[chilango]

Someone has to. You do realise that you have to make it so that people want to rent out property, don't you?

Why? What'll happen to the houses if they don't?

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

Someone has to. You do realise that you have to make it so that people want to rent out property, don't you?

thick cunt

 

[butchersapron]

Yeah, typical Brummies.

How can you just lie there thinking about football when you're getting bonus pointed off the field not 176 miles away?

 

[Quartz]

Why? What'll happen to the houses if they don't?

Please note that I said people; companies are a different matter. If people can't feel that they can safely let out their property then the property will likely be sold to property companies, who will be far worse. You'll also discourage people from taking jobs which might involve long periods abroad like diplomats and military.

 

[butchersapron]

Please note that I said people; companies are a different matter. If people can't feel that they can safely let out their property then the property will likely be sold to property companies, who will be far worse. You'll also discourage people from taking jobs which might involve long periods abroad like diplomats and military.

Sometimes i love being alive.

 

[Idris2002]

Sometimes i love being alive.

Then you wake up.

 

[butchersapron]

Then you wake up.

That's what the booze is for.

 

[discokermit]

will no one think of the diplomats?

 

[Idris2002]

will no one think of the diplomats?

With this ferrero rocher, they are spoiling us.

 

[Lo Siento.]

Please note that I said people; companies are a different matter. If people can't feel that they can safely let out their property then the property will likely be sold to property companies, who will be far worse. You'll also discourage people from taking jobs which might involve long periods abroad like diplomats and military.

Why are property companies worse than buy-to-let landlords (who are, by their very nature, harder to regulate and working to smaller profit margins)?

On the second one, who gives a fuck.