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imbored  UK 09 May 15 10.05pm |
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Quote Johnny Eagles at 09 May 2015 5.04pm
I am so loving the lefty tropes coming out since Labour's defeat. The latest one: They lost because of a Murdoch media conspiracy. The lead was of a magnitude that to do that would be foolish. Everything factors in though. The written press was hugely against Miliband and didn't pull any punches. There is no Murdoch 'conspiracy' because it's transparent, it was all opinion, no news. The day before the election the first 'ten' pages of the Sun were anti Labour without exception. They also printed you'd be better off 'letting Jimmy Saville babysit your kids' than voting for Labour. UKIP got it in the neck a lot too due to worries about splitting the vote, but it's hard to trump telling the public that voting for a specific party is worse than a leaving your kids with a pedo.
Gussett bombarded us with pro-TUSC propaganda, but did all of the HOL go out and vote for them? The electorate make up their own minds, all the nonsense in the media makes little difference. Sorry mate, but you are seriously deluded if you believe the media have little influence on people's views and outlook when it comes to voting. Sorry mate, but you are seriously deluded if you underestimate the common sense of the majority of the electorate. We're all influenced by multiple factors, some factual, some distortions. A vote isn't a Mensa exam. The reality is that whether Labour or the Tories are in power, people haven't gone through the Krypton Factor before casting their vote.
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| derben 09 May 15 10.06pm |
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Quote derben at 09 May 2015 7.47pm
Gussett bombarded us with pro-TUSC propaganda, but did all of the HOL go out and vote for them? The electorate make up their own minds, all the nonsense in the media makes little difference. To be frank, you have not been a member here long enough to know if HOL'ers have been bombarded or not. I've been on here for the last weeks of the election campaign and Gussett has continually posted links to dubious left-wing propaganda. You seem awfully familiar with someone you know nothing about. It's almost as if you're a regular who doesn't like him and wants two bites of the cherry beyond the usual profanity Merely fed up with his constant posting of tedious facile links to, what passes these days as left wing, propaganda.
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Quote derben at 09 May 2015 10.06pm
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Quote derben at 09 May 2015 7.47pm
Gussett bombarded us with pro-TUSC propaganda, but did all of the HOL go out and vote for them? The electorate make up their own minds, all the nonsense in the media makes little difference. To be frank, you have not been a member here long enough to know if HOL'ers have been bombarded or not. I've been on here for the last weeks of the election campaign and Gussett has continually posted links to dubious left-wing propaganda. You seem awfully familiar with someone you know nothing about. It's almost as if you're a regular who doesn't like him and wants two bites of the cherry beyond the usual profanity Merely fed up with his constant posting of tedious facile links to, what passes these days as left wing, propaganda.
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 Seth  On a pale blue dot 10 May 15 1.08am |
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Quote derben at 09 May 2015 10.06pm
Quote imbored at 09 May 2015 10.02pm
Quote derben at 09 May 2015 9.36pm
Quote pefwin at 09 May 2015 9.32pm
Quote derben at 09 May 2015 7.47pm
Gussett bombarded us with pro-TUSC propaganda, but did all of the HOL go out and vote for them? The electorate make up their own minds, all the nonsense in the media makes little difference. To be frank, you have not been a member here long enough to know if HOL'ers have been bombarded or not. I've been on here for the last weeks of the election campaign and Gussett has continually posted links to dubious left-wing propaganda. You seem awfully familiar with someone you know nothing about. It's almost as if you're a regular who doesn't like him and wants two bites of the cherry beyond the usual profanity Merely fed up with his constant posting of tedious facile links to, what passes these days as left wing, propaganda. Does this remind you of anyone?
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Bubbs  Edinburgh 10 May 15 2.42am |
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Quote derben at 09 May 2015 8.46pm
Quote Bubbs at 09 May 2015 8.29pm
Quote derben at 09 May 2015 7.47pm
Quote imbored at 09 May 2015 5.17pm
Quote Johnny Eagles at 09 May 2015 5.04pm
I am so loving the lefty tropes coming out since Labour's defeat. The latest one: They lost because of a Murdoch media conspiracy. The lead was of a magnitude that to do that would be foolish. Everything factors in though. The written press was hugely against Miliband and didn't pull any punches. There is no Murdoch 'conspiracy' because it's transparent, it was all opinion, no news. The day before the election the first 'ten' pages of the Sun were anti Labour without exception. They also printed you'd be better off 'letting Jimmy Saville babysit your kids' than voting for Labour. UKIP got it in the neck a lot too due to worries about splitting the vote, but it's hard to trump telling the public that voting for a specific party is worse than a leaving your kids with a pedo.
Gussett bombarded us with pro-TUSC propaganda, but did all of the HOL go out and vote for them? The electorate make up their own minds, all the nonsense in the media makes little difference. Sorry mate, but you are seriously deluded if you believe the media have little influence on people's views and outlook when it comes to voting. Sorry mate, but you are seriously deluded if you underestimate the common sense of the majority of the electorate.
DELUDED!
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| nickgusset Shizzlehurst 10 May 15 12.11pm |
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Quote derben at 09 May 2015 9.36pm
Quote pefwin at 09 May 2015 9.32pm
Quote derben at 09 May 2015 7.47pm
Gussett bombarded us with pro-TUSC propaganda, but did all of the HOL go out and vote for them? The electorate make up their own minds, all the nonsense in the media makes little difference. To be frank, you have not been a member here long enough to know if HOL'ers have been bombarded or not. I've been on here for the last weeks of the election campaign and Gussett has continually posted links to dubious left-wing propaganda. Hardly. I thought I toned it down a bit. Still 5 more years of it to look forward to.
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| nickgusset Shizzlehurst 10 May 15 12.35pm |
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Ed Milliband has found a new job already.!
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Attachment: | crystal balls The Garden of Earthly Delights 10 May 15 10.08pm |
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Quote Seth at 10 May 2015 1.08am
Quote derben at 09 May 2015 10.06pm
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Quote derben at 09 May 2015 9.36pm
Quote pefwin at 09 May 2015 9.32pm
Quote derben at 09 May 2015 7.47pm
Gussett bombarded us with pro-TUSC propaganda, but did all of the HOL go out and vote for them? The electorate make up their own minds, all the nonsense in the media makes little difference. To be frank, you have not been a member here long enough to know if HOL'ers have been bombarded or not. I've been on here for the last weeks of the election campaign and Gussett has continually posted links to dubious left-wing propaganda. You seem awfully familiar with someone you know nothing about. It's almost as if you're a regular who doesn't like him and wants two bites of the cherry beyond the usual profanity Merely fed up with his constant posting of tedious facile links to, what passes these days as left wing, propaganda. Does this remind you of anyone?
I thought he would've just been around for the election campaign. Maybe UKIP's poor showing persuaded him to stay on!
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| Hoof Hearted 11 May 15 10.27am | |
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Quote Bubbs at 09 May 2015 5.18am
Quote JL85 at 08 May 2015 8.16pm
Does anyone know why the last 2 elections were 5 years apart and the previous 2 4 years?
Previous elections were up to the discretion of the incumbent Government. They could call an election anytime they wanted within the 5 year limit. Obviously, Governments would wait for the optimum moment to call one when they thought their stock was highest. Very much a game of poker. When Tony Blair stepped down and let Brown in as PM, 2 years into his term; there was strong speculation that Brown, for credibility and fairness as he was unelected by the country, would call an election to get the mandate of the people. He was in his honeymoon period with the public and would almost certainly had won. He decided not to. Roll on a year, and the banking crisis and suddenly his popularity plummeted; so he stretched out his term to the 5 year limit in the hope that his fortunes could turn. He must look back on his decision not to go to the country in 2007/8 and kick himself. I'm quite happy to kick his fat arse if he wants the job done properly. The guy was a tool (like many Labour leaders before and after him) and would have lost whenever he called the election.
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| matt_himself Matataland 11 May 15 10.34am |
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Quote crystal balls at 10 May 2015 10.08pm
Quote Seth at 10 May 2015 1.08am
Quote derben at 09 May 2015 10.06pm
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Quote derben at 09 May 2015 9.36pm
Quote pefwin at 09 May 2015 9.32pm
Quote derben at 09 May 2015 7.47pm
Gussett bombarded us with pro-TUSC propaganda, but did all of the HOL go out and vote for them? The electorate make up their own minds, all the nonsense in the media makes little difference. To be frank, you have not been a member here long enough to know if HOL'ers have been bombarded or not. I've been on here for the last weeks of the election campaign and Gussett has continually posted links to dubious left-wing propaganda. You seem awfully familiar with someone you know nothing about. It's almost as if you're a regular who doesn't like him and wants two bites of the cherry beyond the usual profanity Merely fed up with his constant posting of tedious facile links to, what passes these days as left wing, propaganda. Does this remind you of anyone?
I thought he would've just been around for the election campaign. Maybe UKIP's poor showing persuaded him to stay on!
What is poor is that you refuse to accept the total and utter defeat of your leftie/liberal chums. We have turned right and you need to accept that.
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Johnny Eagles  berlin 11 May 15 10.51am |
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I don't agree that Britain has "turned right". But - without wishing to get involved with all the sniping (can we not give that a rest now please? I find it very tiresome) - I think the election proves that Britain will simply not elect a leftist party. Labour chose Foot over Healey and failed in 1983. Kinnock's "alternative" (despite moving rightwards as time went on) was roundly defeated in 1987 and 1992. Blair won elections for Labour because he recognised that people are happy for you to spunk money as long as you get the right tone on business and aspiration. The Greens are as left-wing as they come. Even in a PR system they get about 25 seats. UKIP would get 82. Labour used to get in because a lot of people had socialist views. But the country has moved on. It is more prosperous. It is more consumerist. Apart from a small fringe (not more than 5-10%) it is not interested in the tired old lefty tropes of bashing the rich and class war. The old Left is on its way out. It needs to reinvent itself if it wants to survive.
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| derben 11 May 15 10.54am |
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Quote Johnny Eagles at 11 May 2015 10.51am
I don't agree that Britain has "turned right". But - without wishing to get involved with all the sniping (can we not give that a rest now please? I find it very tiresome) - I think the election proves that Britain will simply not elect a leftist party. Labour chose Foot over Healey and failed in 1983. Kinnock's "alternative" (despite moving rightwards as time went on) was roundly defeated in 1987 and 1992. Blair won elections for Labour because he recognised that people are happy for you to spunk money as long as you get the right tone on business and aspiration. The Greens are as left-wing as they come. Even in a PR system they get about 25 seats. UKIP would get 82. Labour used to get in because a lot of people had socialist views. But the country has moved on. It is more prosperous. It is more consumerist. Apart from a small fringe (not more than 5-10%) it is not interested in the tired old lefty tropes of bashing the rich and class war. The old Left is on its way out. It needs to reinvent itself if it wants to survive. Spot on Johnny, couldn't agree more.
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