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Catfish  Burgess Hill 08 May 15 5.17pm |
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Quote Catfish at 08 May 2015 11.31am
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I predict that not only will the Tories be the largest party they might just get a majority. If not, they will go for a minority's govt rather than go I to coalition again and dare the opposition to vote down the Queesn's Speech. Going further, I think they will put something in the Queen's Speech to make it impossible for Labour to stand aloof - such as new union restrictions.
Did I mention that I predicted it? Such a surprise result. Anyone who saw that coming must be a genius!
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| imbored UK 08 May 15 5.18pm |
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Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 08 May 2015 5.04pm
Quote Johnny Eagles at 08 May 2015 4.47pm
Bennett has just confirmed she's staying on as leader of the greens!
They really are clueless. She's been on the mung beans again. They could actually do really well if they had a half competent leader. Haha. This election was a great opportunity for Greens to pick up a chunk of the Lib Dem vote, but she really put her foot in it. That and some of their policies are just a bit too 'out there'.
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 Stuk Top half 08 May 15 5.24pm |
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Quote Catfish at 08 May 2015 5.17pm
Quote Catfish at 08 May 2015 11.31am
Quote Catfish at 08 May 2015 8.11am
Quote Catfish at 04 Apr 2015 9.50pm
I predict that not only will the Tories be the largest party they might just get a majority. If not, they will go for a minority's govt rather than go I to coalition again and dare the opposition to vote down the Queesn's Speech. Going further, I think they will put something in the Queen's Speech to make it impossible for Labour to stand aloof - such as new union restrictions.
Did I mention that I predicted it? Such a surprise result. Anyone who saw that coming must be a genius! The bloke in Glasgow who stuck £30K on it at 7/1 is a genius.
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| matt_himself Matataland 08 May 15 6.08pm |
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Who, do you reckon, of the new intake of MP's, will be the first caught 'looking for badgers' (copyright R. Davies)?
"That was fun and to round off the day, I am off to steal a charity collection box and then desecrate a place of worship.” - Smokey, The Selhurst Arms, 26/02/02 |
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 08 May 15 6.14pm |
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Quote Catfish at 08 May 2015 5.17pm
Such a surprise result. Anyone who saw that coming must be a genius! I was in a pub with my daughter's fiancee on Sunday night and I mentioned to him that I just had the feeling that the Conservatives would gain an overall majority.He looked at me quizzically and thought I had taken leave of my senses ! In rather more 'Bullish' mood on Wednesday I repeated this message more emphatically to my dear wife and she was also of this opinion !!!! I told her that on the back of an economic recovery I just could NOT see how the polls were right and I was getting a much more positive message when I was out campaigning in marginals. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC ! Need to get to bed early tonight as I have been up all night !!!!
Edited by Willo (08 May 2015 6.14pm)
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| derben 08 May 15 6.17pm |
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So difficult to decide - captions please. Edited by derben (08 May 2015 6.17pm)
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Quote matt_himself at 08 May 2015 6.08pm
Who, do you reckon, of the new intake of MP's, will be the first caught 'looking for badgers' (copyright R. Davies)?
“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ” |
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Johnny Eagles  berlin 08 May 15 6.36pm |
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Loving the lefties who think Labour isn't left wing enough. "We need to move further away from that horrible centrist Tony Blair and his 179 seat majority"
...we must expand...get more pupils...so that the knowledge will spread... |
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| serial thriller The Promised Land 08 May 15 6.46pm |
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Quote Johnny Eagles at 08 May 2015 6.36pm
Loving the lefties who think Labour isn't left wing enough. "We need to move further away from that horrible centrist Tony Blair and his 179 seat majority"
If punk ever happened I'd be preaching the law, instead of listenin to Lydon lecture BBC4 |
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 08 May 15 6.49pm |
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My compassion leads me to think about all those who lost their seats through no fault of their own. It must have been devastating for the vanquished particularly those with sizeable majorities who would have expected to keep their seats.Politics can be very cruel. And even though I am a devout Conservative who campaigned tirelessly in marginals, I take my hat off to Miliband and Ed Balls for the magnanimous and respectful way they accepted defeat and the same could probably be said of many,many others. It cannot be easy to make such gracious speeches and at such times. Edited by Willo (08 May 2015 6.50pm)
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| matt_himself Matataland 08 May 15 6.49pm |
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Quote Johnny Eagles at 08 May 2015 6.36pm
Loving the lefties who think Labour isn't left wing enough. "We need to move further away from that horrible centrist Tony Blair and his 179 seat majority"
The left never learn.
"That was fun and to round off the day, I am off to steal a charity collection box and then desecrate a place of worship.” - Smokey, The Selhurst Arms, 26/02/02 |
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| derben 08 May 15 6.50pm |
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Quote Johnny Eagles at 08 May 2015 6.36pm
Loving the lefties who think Labour isn't left wing enough. "We need to move further away from that horrible centrist Tony Blair and his 179 seat majority" To be fair, they practically had a communist manifesto in 1945 and won easily - and did a lot of good. Mind you, they also had a great deal more common sense in those days and wanted to help ordinary working people rather than various disparate minority groups. [Link]
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