Thread: How are the Tories doing?
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21st May 2014, 3:12 PM #126
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On the grounds of which one's the woman again...?
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22nd May 2014, 4:26 PM #127
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23rd Sep 2014, 10:13 AM #128
We're about 8 months from the General Election now....
UK August public finances show further slippage, income tax weak
Public borrowing for the tax year to date, excluding banks, was 45.4 billion pounds, 6.2 percent higher than between April and August 2013.
Britain's government said in March that it would aim to reduce borrowing by 10 percent in the 2014/15 tax year to take the budget deficit down to 5.5 percent of GDP from around 6.5 percent in 2013/14.“If my sons did not want wars, there would be none.” - Gutle Schnaper Rothschild
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5th Jan 2015, 9:41 AM #129
"Gloves come off in first day of election battle".
Oh good grief, this is going to go on for months isn't it? Two rubbish clones of Tony Blair, one evil and one just broken, plus fringe lunatics UKIP buying way more coverage than they deserve. If only we could do something about it.Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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5th Jan 2015, 1:13 PM #130
I've switched off, literally. Press and tv. It's just lies and brainwashing, imo.
On the subject of the coalition, and the story we are fed that inflation is under 2%....I was shopping in Tescos last week and noticed that the weight/packaging of cheese has dropped from 350g packets to 300/310g, but the price remains the same. That's some serious shrinkflation going on...“If my sons did not want wars, there would be none.” - Gutle Schnaper Rothschild
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5th Jan 2015, 2:17 PM #131
Are You Registered To Vote?
Last year, did you get your letter last year saying the you've been automatically enrolled to the new voting system?
If, like me you can't remember - you think you might have got some thing, but it was quickly thrown in the trash - then pop on over to: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
It's handy if you have your National Insurance number to hand (you might find a copy of that on your wage slip) but it should still work if you don't.
If you're moving house , you might want to wait until you've moved - and then register from your new abodeAssume you're going to Win
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5th Jan 2015, 3:39 PM #132
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edited due to a brain burp...
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5th Jan 2015, 3:41 PM #133
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5th Jan 2015, 7:50 PM #135
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Well thanks Phil for the link. I completed it but as I pressed "Send" or whatever it was, I remembered I voted in last year's European and Local elections.
They haven't changed the rules again have they?
And yeah Perry, every day until May we're going to get this crap. And then for a couple of days afterwards as well.
The only good thing about watching Sky News (when I'm at work so I can only see it on my breaks and lunch) is you can smell their fear!
They haven't got a clue what the outcome is. But I will stick my neck out and say UKIP won't get the victories the media are saying they will.
Besides, what if we did get a referendum and the outcome was "Yes" to staying in? All that hate and fear for nothing!
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22nd Apr 2015, 2:45 PM #136
So the polls seem to suggest that we're two weeks away from electing another coalition?
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22nd Apr 2015, 3:05 PM #137
The polls are often wrong, but I think this time they may be right. The Tories have alienated some since being in Government but Labour have come across as pretty ineffective in the last few years, with Milliband coming across as more or a liability to their chances of success. As for the Lib Dems, guilt by association in this coalition Government could destroy the number of MP's they will have after the election with the fringe parties taking a bigger share.
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22nd Apr 2015, 3:06 PM #138
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As long as it's Green/Monster Raving Loony...
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22nd Apr 2015, 5:30 PM #139
I've been having a go at this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32336071
It's BBC's "What if no-one Wins the Election" game
and it's a bit of fun too
It gives you a somewhat random result and you get to pick the parties that will form the coalition.
I must say, most of my coalitions involve the LibDems, SNP and largest out of Conservatives or Labour.
I know, boring!
But invariably that's simplest way for it to work.
Occasionally I put UKIP in bed with the Tories, but that's only to not use SNPAssume you're going to Win
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22nd Apr 2015, 9:35 PM #140
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Labour, LibDems and... Sinn Fein to get 326 exactly.
No way in hell that would happen of course!
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23rd Apr 2015, 4:33 PM #141
Can a Cat Predict the Outcome of the Election
Because no-one else can :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02p...omedy_vidclip1Assume you're going to Win
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24th Apr 2015, 2:46 PM #142
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If an octopus can do that well predicting the World Cup...
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8th May 2015, 3:22 AM #143
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Well at least this thread will have a good few pages left...
Cue the emigration to Scotland threads?
And when I saw Angela Eagle who I voted for when she spoke on my doorstep in the European Elections, both Ed Miliband and Ed Balls have to go!
03:21 Sky News "Ed Miliband Won't make tomorrow lunchtime".
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8th May 2015, 10:33 AM #144
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We're not going to get a Coalition, not now at any rate!
The Tory faithful will be singing in the streets (are they doing that already? ) while the SNP will be lording it up in ScotlandAssume you're going to Win
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8th May 2015, 10:54 AM #145
Well done to Nicola Sturgeon - you've let the Tories back in. Feel proud of yourself now ?
(BTW, I know that's not the only reason , but hey - I've been watching soundbite election coverage !!)Bazinga !
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8th May 2015, 11:01 AM #146
I feel like crying. This is the worst possible outcome imaginable.
Edit: Well, bar UKIP winning, but that was never going to happen."RIP Henchman No.24."
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8th May 2015, 11:06 AM #147
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9th May 2015, 11:17 AM #148
Thread title has been edited in the light of yesterday's events.
Well it's happened. Labour really need to get their act together for 2020 as it is we'll most likely see Boris or Theresa (or possibly George or Sajid) take over well before the end of the end of the current parliamentary term.
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12th May 2015, 11:25 PM #149
So it's started already. LINK
Great to know that I'm in an essential public service. Just not so essential that my ultimate employer ignores the independent pay recommendations, steals my pension contributions to pay off the deficit and makes me compete with completely unqualified people for a dwindling number of jobs.
From a party who were only voted for by 3% of the UK electorate.Bazinga !
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13th May 2015, 10:14 AM #150
There's the Left Wing if I ever saw it
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