UK General Election thread -

Bullet Magnet · #91 05-07-2010, 06:47 AM

Lib Dems ritualistically devour Tories, country exhales?

Wings of Fire · #92 05-07-2010, 07:08 AM

To stand as a candidate in the UK election you must lodge a £500 deposit. If you get less than 5% of the vote, you don't get it back.

We have data on 609 of 650 constituencies.

A BNP candidate appeared on 338 ballots (312 of which have been called). 260 have lost their deposit.

The BNP is currently down

£130,000

Good work!

STM · #93 05-07-2010, 07:21 AM

Haha, on other affairs, can't wait for a hung government. Should be fun. Not.

OANST · #94 05-07-2010, 07:28 AM

On the plus side you guys get to listen to plenty of lively debate. Nonstop. Right?

Wings of Fire · #95 05-07-2010, 07:33 AM

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On the plus side you guys get to listen to plenty of lively debate. Nonstop. Right?

And we don't even have a black man.

OANST · #96 05-07-2010, 07:35 AM

Maybe one day you guys will be as open minded and forward thinking as we Americans are. Maybe.

Bullet Magnet · #97 05-07-2010, 08:58 AM

Statistically, we're more likely to get south-east Asian and middle-eastern politicians than black politicians. Oh, and Polish politicians, if they haven't all gone back to Poland to find work by now.

MA · #98 05-07-2010, 12:28 PM

friggin Polish almost forced my stepfather out of his job. i am not impressed with their 'knocking other people the fuck off the employment ladder' forte.

Wings of Fire · #99 05-07-2010, 12:31 PM

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friggin Polish almost forced my stepfather out of his job. i am not impressed with their 'knocking other people the fuck off the employment ladder' forte.

Lucky for you that the Tories got in then!

Bullet Magnet · #**100** 05-07-2010, 03:02 PM

Damn those Poles and their penchant for working harder and for less pay than we lazy, greedy natives.

OANST · #**101** 05-07-2010, 03:06 PM

The Beaners, too.

MA · #**102** 05-07-2010, 03:23 PM

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Damn those Poles and their penchant for working harder and for less pay than we lazy, greedy natives.

no no, its got nothing to do with scaffolding.

Bullet Magnet · #**103** 05-07-2010, 04:02 PM

Ah. Booze money.

MA · #**104** 05-08-2010, 01:04 AM

LOOK YOU'VE ONLY BEEN BACK 10 MINUTES FUCK OFF

MeechMunchie · #**105** 05-11-2010, 11:42 AM

David Cameron is our new Prime Minister.

Eurgh.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/liveevent/

shaman · #**106** 05-11-2010, 11:46 AM

This reich will last for a thousand years.

OddjobAbe · #**107** 05-11-2010, 11:47 AM

I'm on the verge of fucking hanging myself.

Bullet Magnet · #**108** 05-11-2010, 12:03 PM

Can't wait to see how they reform the electoral process. By getting rid of elections, I imagine.

OANST · #**109** 05-11-2010, 12:04 PM

Oh, come on guys. He seems to about as liberal as a conservative can possibly get. It can't be that fucking bad.

OddjobAbe · #**110** 05-11-2010, 12:06 PM

He's a fucking twat. It's a fucking disaster. He's all for the chuffing rich.

OANST · #**111** 05-11-2010, 12:11 PM

I've read quotes from him stating that the government should find ways to increase their populations health and happiness, and lessen their attempts to line everyone's pockets.

He just doesn't seem that bad to me.

Wings of Fire · #**112** 05-11-2010, 12:13 PM

Even though I don't like the man I really also don't like when people keep crying SHADOW OF THATCHER.

OddjobAbe · #**113** 05-11-2010, 12:26 PM

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I've read quotes from him stating that the government should find ways to increase their populations health and happiness, and lessen their attempts to line everyone's pockets.

He just doesn't seem that bad to me.

That is clearly just something he has said to make people think "Jesus Christ, that sounds great! Let's vote for him!". The man's an utter tit, and I don't trust a word that is regurgitated through his smarmy little mouth.

OANST · #**114** 05-11-2010, 12:54 PM

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That is clearly just something he has said to make people think "Jesus Christ, that sounds great!

Ahhh. So he's a politician.

Bullet Magnet · #**115** 05-11-2010, 01:28 PM

Yes, to be honest, since the election I was hoping he'd get in just to clear up this fucking mess as quickly as possible. Now we can get back to the normal kind of political despair.

***Nate*** · #**116** 05-11-2010, 06:19 PM

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I've read quotes from him stating that the government should find ways to increase their populations health and happiness, and lessen their attempts to line everyone's pockets.

He just doesn't seem that bad to me.

Perhaps you don't realise it, but most Conservative parties in the Western World are not only more Liberal than your country's Republican party; many of them are more Liberal than the Democrats also.

Wings of Fire · #**117** 05-11-2010, 07:22 PM

We're just spoilt.

OANST · #**118** 05-12-2010, 05:49 AM

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Perhaps you don't realise it, but most Conservative parties in the Western World are not only more Liberal than your country's Republican party; many of them are more Liberal than the Democrats also.

I think that maybe you're exaggerating a bit? Our liberals can be quite liberal. It's just that fuck Lieberman who ruins it for everyone.

Wings of Fire · #**119** 05-12-2010, 07:47 AM

http://libdems.org.uk/latest_news_de...7-7778979458ff

OANST · #**120** 05-12-2010, 07:57 AM

And that proves.....what? That your conservatives are much less hard line than ours? I think we all knew that.