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

[danny la rouge]

Everyone is going to watch it either way aren't they? .

No. I've no intention of watching it. My guess is that the majority of the population have never seen Brand's YouTube channel. I know I haven't.

 

[killer b]

Nor have I. I'll probably watch this though, and I'd expect the viewing figures to be many times what they usually are.

 

[rioted]

No. I've no intention of watching it. My guess is that the majority of the population have never seen Brand's YouTube channel. I know I haven't.

Never took you as a craven populist. The majority of the population haven't done a lot of things you've done, surely?

 

[Artaxerxes]

Everyone is going to watch it either way aren't they?

I'd rather poke myself in the eye with a red hot spoon coated in vinegar

 

[DotCommunist]

I'll watch it. I want to see if miliband drops any slang in there

 

[cantsin]

No. I've no intention of watching it. My guess is that the majority of the population have never seen Brand's YouTube channel. I know I haven't.

always a good bet to basically stick to what 35M + have done

 

[ska invita]

I'll watch it. I want to see if miliband drops any slang in there

hes already been dropping t and hs in the trailer innit

 

[danny la rouge]

Never took you as a craven populist. The majority of the population haven't done a lot of things you've done, surely?

I was answering a post that said "Everyone is going to watch". My point was I know for certain one who won't (me), and my best guess is that actually I'll be in the majority on this.

Although not on many other things, like: liking brown sauce (HP, for me); not using "on demand" TV services; and not being able to name any current members of the Scottish football team.

 

[DotCommunist]

hes already been dropping t and hs in the trailer innit!

I noticed that. I want to hear him say peng

 

[killer b]

Well, whatever. Either way it'll be watched by a huge number of people, many of whom wont have watched brand's show before and many of whom wont have been reached by an interview on, say, newsnight. So a good move for Miliband, depending on how its played.

 

[bi0boy]

hes already been dropping t and hs in the trailer innit

And the arms. You can see him remember to wave his arms about like Brand.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I noticed that. I want to hear him say peng

I had to look that up.

 

[andysays]

I was answering a post that said "Everyone is going to watch". My point was I know for certain one who won't (me), and my best guess is that actually I'll be in the majority on this.

Although not on many other things, like: liking brown sauce (HP, for me); not using "on demand" TV services; and not being able to name any current members of the Scottish football team.

Brown sauce is bad enough (true communists should always go red, obvs...) but a sauce named after the Houses of Parliament?

I never thought I'd see the day <------ note red smiley

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Brown sauce is bad enough (true communists should always go red, obvs...) but a sauce named after the Houses of Parliament?

It's a Unionist condiment.

 

[danny la rouge]

Brown sauce is bad enough (true communists should always go red, obvs...) but a sauce named after the Houses of Parliament?

I never thought I'd see the day <------ note red smiley

Yes, I eat the Houses of Parliament on my breakfast.

Roar.

 

[andysays]

And don't think you can wriggle out of this by switching to Daddie's Sauce, which is clearly supportive of the patriarchy, remember

The People's Sauce is deepest red,
It calls to mind our martyred dead,
And ere their sausages grew cold,
Their hearts' blood dyed its ev'ry fold

 

[Fozzie Bear]

It's fine to use HP sauce as long as you subvert the label by glueing some George Clinton stuff over it.

 

[belboid]

interesting interview with one of the academics behind 'Nate Silvers' projections - mostly about whty they think Farage will only come in third. Seems overly keen on shy tories to me, and on people thinking UKIP couldn't actually win - which may be right in many seats, but surely not Thanet?
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/academics_claim_nigel_farage_will_lose_in_south_thanet_1_4051891

 

[treelover]

Will there be many 'shy tories' this time?, for many, of course not all, the brand has been 'de-toxified' somewhat,


despite them having the most brutal welfare policies for a century.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Will there be many 'shy tories' this time?, for many, of course not all, the brand has been 'de-toxified' somewhat,


despite them having the most brutal welfare policies for a century.

For a century?
My grandad and his two sisters were in Guildford workhouse less than a century ago. Orwell wrote about the Spikes less than a century ago.
If you're going to do hyperbole, at least make it halfway accurate and say "for 70 years".

 

[littlebabyjesus]

If you're going to do hyperbole, at least make it halfway accurate and say "for 70 years".

tbf if you make it 'for 70 years', you're being entirely accurate and not hyperbolic in the slightest. And given that this period includes Thatcher, that's going some.

 

[skyscraper101]

The full Miliband v Brand interview is here:

 

[bi0boy]

He's like a real Ali G without the irony.

 

[danny la rouge]

Just heard that the Tories will pass legislation to stop them raising taxes for 5 years if they win.

Are they saying they aren't to be trusted? It sounds a strange ploy.

 

[DotCommunist]

Just heard that the Tories will pass legislation to stop them raising taxes for 5 years if they win.

Are they saying they aren't to be trusted? It sounds a strange ploy.

Cameron insisting that it would be absolutely written into law. Presumably that emphasis means his other pledges are subject to post-victory review



this interview is lol. Jam tommorow. Banks are good vs 'hang bankers , hidden elites etc

 

[Wilf]

Just heard that the Tories will pass legislation to stop them raising taxes for 5 years if they win.

Are they saying they aren't to be trusted? It sounds a strange ploy.

Even though there are other things they can do to increase tax revenues, it does put the emphasis of cutting the deficit right back on welfare cuts. going to be a grim few years whoever wins.

 

[Roadkill]

Just heard that the Tories will pass legislation to stop them raising taxes for 5 years if they win.

Are they saying they aren't to be trusted? It sounds a strange ploy.

Peston's making the same point on the BBC. It does seem a rather odd move - or a 'ridiculous gimmick,' as Ed Balls described it.

 

[danny la rouge]

Even though there are other things they can do to increase tax revenues, it does put the emphasis of cutting the deficit right back on welfare cuts. going to be a grim few years whoever wins.

Yes, it's a shit assumption to be starting from. But I just thought the message was pretty astonishing. Like, "To be honest, I can't be trusted on any of these promises, so I'm going to have to pass laws that stop me from going against my word".

So, will you pass a law to make sure you pass the law stopping you from increasing taxes?

 

[two sheds]

No, it means that labour isn't going to be able to raise taxes if *they* get in after the tories' 5 years is up ...

... until the day after they pass new legislation saying that they can raise taxes.

 

[bi0boy]

No, it means that labour isn't going to be able to raise taxes if *they* get in after the tories' 5 years is up ...

... until the day after they pass new legislation saying that they can raise taxes.

I'm sure the Tories can pass legislation preventing an incoming Labour government from passing legislation to repeal the legislation that says they can't raise taxes.