Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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howard,i thinking sid is getting mixed up with that pirate jock strap,a real right villan you know.
Ken led the reds AFTER they won the first GLC elections. There was a coup to replace the guy that led them to their victory some short while after the election, and Red Ken took over.
Interesting to hear the John Reid interview tonight. He is firmly of the opinion Labour should retire to the Opposition benches and the Conservatives invited to form a minority government. His view on Lib/LAb pact was that it would ultimately be a disaster for both parties, and more importantly, the country.
As for his view on PR beign part of deal, he rightly said, there was no mandate from the country to change the voting system. If there was, the LibDems would be the election winners, which of course they aren't.
Reid is not everyone's cup of tea, but he never minces words. His view also reflects that of David Blunkett on election night.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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in other words ken never lost sid.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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It seems that within 24 hours David Cameron will be PM.
There is conflicting details about the type of arrangement that will emerge much of which will be wildly inaccurate - all the rumors cannot be right!!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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thank goodness for that barry, now the country will run by someone.
does sound like nick has been offered a top job and david will be head honcho.
what will you do now, without old gordon to say rude things about?
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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Start saying them about Nick Clegg!
True friends stab you in the front.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Maybe Andy..... The fact is that I cannot imagine even another Labour leader being as bad as Brown. I disliked Blair too but at least he was a human being.
Lets face it, whatever the deal it wont last more than 2 years at most. personally I see an election within 12 months.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i think the reds will be hoping for the coalition to last 2 years, will give them time to regroup while the government makes themselves unpopular by dishing out the spending cuts and tax rises necessary to cut the deficit.
i tend to go along with poisoned chalice theory, will be a very interesting period.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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i give it 6 months.
Howard, I agree 100%.
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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Barry
Dour-faced miserable Scot that he was, for me Bliar was much more odious than Gordon Brown. You call Bliar a human being - I can't dispute that, but he was a warmongering sycophantic two-faced human being with a sickening false grin; no, for me, Brown was the better of the two. Marginal thing, though.
True friends stab you in the front.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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i know what you mean, Andy. I have little time for either but with my arm up my back and having to choose one of them to come around for dinner it would have to be Blair - minus his dreadful wife though!
I am awaiting details of the Cabinet and the 'deal' and will post on it. Some of the rumours are very interesting and if true DC is being very clever. I did think an election within a year or two but I have a funny idea that this could last the duration...The LibDem ministers wont want to give up their chauferred cars very easily. I can imagine LD splits during that period though...
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i see that andrew lansley is the health secretary, he was down here some time ago and was pictured with chas and the new hospital campaigners and promised us an all singing all dancing hospital.
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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Not for me Barry! If either of them had to come round for dinner it would be Brown; at least we could talk about rugby.
True friends stab you in the front.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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don't mention rugby andy, that was how he lost an eye.
I'd take Brown too, at least he is less likely to tell lies.
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In theory, in the future, at any given moment during a Parliament session, the Libdems could vote a no confidence vote, end the government, and ally with Labour. It could happen all over a sudden. I too believe there will soon be another General Election.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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A lot of stuff is emerging about 'the deal' and I must say that I can endorse much of it, largely very good stuff. There is a lot and have decided to post it on my blog tonight, detailed and with my comments. I see no problems for Conservatives from what is emerging.
I give it a year before another general election is called. Cameron to me seems the spoilt sort always wants his own way to which i think Clegg wont tolerate and why should he? this "honeymoon" period wont last long.
The same story still the tories having ago at Gordon and labour , is it there fault only 37% of voters wanted the tories in , that means 63% didnt .
