General Election 7th May 2015

[Real Sharapova]

Except that we've another two weeks at least of vile, backstabbing, hypocritical horse trading to cone before we get a government

Happy days

Vote homer

Yeah, they'll all be fighting over who get to tup Wee Jimmy Krankie first.

 

[jb5000]

Looks like a high turnout here at least, please do exercise your freedoms as you see fit.

 

[Real Sharapova]

Looks like a high turnout here at least, please do exercise your freedoms as you see fit.

Excercised mine on the way to work this morning. I used to work as a polling clerk many years ago, and it's a very long day!

 

[Mawsley]

hypocritical horse trading to cone

I'd prefer vanilla with sprinkles and a Flake.

 

[Jeff]

I used to work as a polling clerk many years ago, and it's a very long day!

I did that last year, working under Mrs Jeff, the presiding officer. She's going to have something like a 23 hour working day today, with no proper break. After locking up the polling station she's going to be counting votes for the general election and city council election.

 

[Mawsley]

I did that last year, working under Mrs Jeff, the presiding officer. She's going to have something like a 23 hour working day today, with no proper break. After locking up the polling station she's going to be counting votes for the general election and city council election.

She should do what my lad's Science teacher does with marking and just make it up, no one cares.

 

[Jeff]

She should do what my lad's Science teacher does with marking and just make it up, no one cares.

I'm sure she'd like to do that, but the candidates will be standing right behind them watching what's going on.

 

[Lako42]

I'm sure she'd like to do that, but the candidates will be standing right behind them watching what's going on.

As if them pillocks have a clue

 

[M17TT C]

I did that last year, working under Mrs Jeff, the presiding officer. She's going to have something like a 23 hour working day today, with no proper break. After locking up the polling station she's going to be counting votes for the general election and city council election.

Get paid pretty generously for it though, well you do down here at least!

 

[Jeff]

Get paid pretty generously for it though, well you do down here at least!

For the polling clerk thing last year I was paid £134.40 after tax. That was for 16 hours work. 15 hours in the polling station, plus one hour training.

 

[David Gwilliam]

Except that we've another two weeks at least of vile, backstabbing, hypocritical horse trading to cone before we get a government

Happy days

Vote homer

The odds are that you are right. However, there is another scenario that is more complex.

My understanding is that David Cameron stays as Prime Minister until he knows he cannot command a majority in the House of Commons. In theory this could wait for the Queen's Speech but in practice would be well before that.
If Cameron feels he cannot command a majority then he resigns and the Queen sends for Ed Miliband.

In 2010 it was relatively easy. The LibDems got a lot of seats and are the whores of British politics (deliberate provocation). They were willing to "get in bed" with either side in return for an electoral reform that would make them permanently part of the government.

It may be naïve but I believe the SNP Greens and UKIP do have principles. It would be almost impossible for the SNP and Greens to support the Conservatives. The attitude of Labour and the LibDems to Europe is so supine that it would be impossible for UKIP to work with them.

My question and I am genuinely puzzled is this "What happens if both Cameron and Miliband find themselves unable to form a government?"

 

[Blaarev]

The odds are that you are right. However, there is another scenario that is more complex.

My understanding is that David Cameron stays as Prime Minister until he knows he cannot command a majority in the House of Commons. In theory this could wait for the Queen's Speech but in practice would be well before that.
If Cameron feels he cannot command a majority then he resigns and the Queen sends for Ed Miliband.

In 2010 it was relatively easy. The LibDems got a lot of seats and are the whores of British politics (deliberate provocation). They were willing to "get in bed" with either side in return for an electoral reform that would make them permanently part of the government.

It may be naïve but I believe the SNP Greens and UKIP do have principles. It would be almost impossible for the SNP and Greens to support the Conservatives. The attitude of Labour and the LibDems to Europe is so supine that it would be impossible for UKIP to work with them.

My question and I am genuinely puzzled is this "What happens if both Cameron and Miliband find themselves unable to form a government?"

You'll have a Polish Parliament.

 

[Real Sharapova]

The odds are that you are right. However, there is another scenario that is more complex.

My understanding is that David Cameron stays as Prime Minister until he knows he cannot command a majority in the House of Commons. In theory this could wait for the Queen's Speech but in practice would be well before that.
If Cameron feels he cannot command a majority then he resigns and the Queen sends for Ed Miliband.

In 2010 it was relatively easy. The LibDems got a lot of seats and are the whores of British politics (deliberate provocation). They were willing to "get in bed" with either side in return for an electoral reform that would make them permanently part of the government.

It may be naïve but I believe the SNP Greens and UKIP do have principles. It would be almost impossible for the SNP and Greens to support the Conservatives. The attitude of Labour and the LibDems to Europe is so supine that it would be impossible for UKIP to work with them.

My question and I am genuinely puzzled is this "What happens if both Cameron and Miliband find themselves unable to form a government?"

If both Cameron and Miliband,both having tried to go for a minority government, lose confidence votes then we have another general election. Smaller parties are sometimes wary of that, because usually they get punished by the public for putting us all through it again.

 

[jb5000]

In 2010 it was relatively easy. The LibDems got a lot of seats and are the whores of British politics (deliberate provocation). They were willing to "get in bed" with either side in return for an electoral reform that would make them permanently part of the government.

You forget, we're in favour of legalised prostitution as a way for whores to band together so they can escape violence from their pimps and their clients.

Xxx

 

[jb5000]

If both Cameron and Miliband,both having tried to go for a minority government, lose confidence votes then we have another general election. Smaller parties are sometimes wary of that, because usually they get punished by the public for putting us all through it again.

The Labour party are as well, because they know the Tories have the cash to fight again.

 

[Real Sharapova]

The Labour party are as well, because they know the Tories have the cash to fight again.

You're not wrong there.

 

[Cate Fox]

Facebook is amusing today - I've never seen so many people claim to be working class and needing to stick together (despite their villas abroad and extra properties here that they rent out).

When it comes down to it, I have voted for the party that will provide the most benefit to me - being working class has sod all to do with it.

 

[homer]

If you're not doing so well, vote for a better life for yourself.

If you're doing quite nicely, vote for a better life for others

 

[pork pie fox]

If you're not doing so well, vote for a better life for yourself.

If you're doing quite nicely, vote for a better life for others

I like that.

 

[homer]

I like that.

Irvine Welsh

Sadly this country is full of self-centered, selfish tossers who would always choose to ignore his very wise words