Well, the Torries are set to dominate, but the jury is still out as to whether they will win a clear majority. Will the LD and Labor have to form a coalition resulting in a continued Brown government? Live Feed: BBC ~String
No matter who gets in, it's still using an unfair and unjust electoral system. I hope it ends up a hung parliament, that way they'll be forced into a Coalition. During a coalition phase they could actually re-write the electoral system to be fair and resubmit for a future election after a year or so. However thats ideology, it's more likely that we are going to get stuck with the corrupt parliamentary figures for another 3 years. If it comes down to this, then the only true way of rewriting the electoral system will be if the Great British people take it upon themselves to stop being apathetic and start protesting for the changes that people promise. Incidentally in the modern age, it's become increasingly more difficult for a robber to rob a bank. There's CCTV, various types of mechanisms to cause a lock down, tracing equipment, premanent dyes etc. It's actually far easier to become a politician and skim off of public funding. So to any would be robbers or Nigerian scammers, go into politics. Quite frankly though I've lost all heart in this country, I just want the money thats due me and I'll find an island somewhere that I can move to where I only have to concern myself about survival and not bullshit party politics.
A coalition should have a fixed term, say two years. A coalition might be a good compromise. I don't trust any of them to govern effectively. Bunch of self serving W-----rs!
I'm not well acquainted with UK affairs, but if I were a Briton (is that racist to use that term?!?), I would be strongly impelled to vote for the UKIP in some manner. Speaking as a citizen of the USA, if I were part of a similar union like the EU, which our country seems to be heading towards by force and stealth, I would probably want out very strongly. While I can't endorse UKIP's policies 100%, I would certainly consider voting for their candidates.
What's even more apparent, is that people are completely dissatisfied with voting systems and party politics, whether in the UK or USA. We have an unchecked system of control between major parties that in either case seem to push to the front and champion the globalist, big government candidates while ridiculing the naysayers and the marginalized third, fourth, and fifth party candidates. Who, I should say, often make the most sense and have the country's interests in mind, for the most part.
It's interesting that Cameron basically cloned Obama's campaign. All the way down to the campaign signs.
And then Clegg out-Obama'd Cameron. What happened to the votes though? My prediction. Cameron will cave in to Clegg's demand for a referendum on voting reform. I voted for Labour in this election, but Brown's position is untenable. If Clegg does not get an agreement from Cameron, he should not form a coalition with Brown. He has no mandate to be a Kingmaker. He has built his whole image on being a new face of Politics. Had he received the number of votes or seats projected for his party, it would have been a different matter, but he didn't. Such a coalition would be deeply cynical. If Brown does win, then he'd better turn off the microphone in his car after meeting the Queen.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Cameron has just made a speech. He is going to make a deal with Clegg. Good. Other than that is chaos.
Would you Brits like to trade "Conservatives"? I would like to offer you ours in the USA. Please throw in some government vulnerability too- we could use a lot more of that over here, thanks.
Our UK voting system is shit, the Lib Dems got something like 23% of the votes but won only 8% of the seats. The Conservatives however recieved 36% of the votes but walked away with 46% of the seats. A coalition is highly likely, perhaps for the best.
Tell me about it, I'm a big fan of Ian Duncan Smith. It was thrilling watching him wipe the the floor with Prime Minister Blair during those epic Iraq war debates.
The country is split into 650 constituencies of roughly equal population by an independent commission. Anyone who can round up a relatively small number of sponsors' signatures can stand for election. The person achieving the most votes is elected. That's straight and honest by my book. If there are coalitions compromising the independence of opinion of individual candidates then it is that (the Party system) that contaminates the purity of the electoral process. Making the Party "king" is exactly the wrong way to go. Freedom lies in the elimination of the power of Parties.
That's the way I voted, Giambattista -- and so did half a dozen other guys! (OK, they actually got about 2% in my constituency.) Oh dear, I am an Old Age Pensioner now, and no one I ever voted for in a General Election has ever been elected. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Hung Decision, Lib dems will merge with the Tory's after Labour serve the rest of this term Most likely. Peace.
W***ers I suppose there are winners among them, and whiners too. Some of them should be walkers, and some will soon be weepers. But these are not the word I was thinking of. It was in fact, wankers.
Not an entirely satisfying General Erection (as the Japanese pronounce it) then? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
How about some clarification for those of us outside the UK. The Torys (conservatives) won the most votes. The Labor Party is the party that's been in power for a long time. Then we have the Liberal Democrats. Is the Liberal Democrat Party to the Left or Right of Labor?
