UK Election 2010

[Rusty]

A thread to voice opinions on the Election and the mess that seems to have resulted in a hung Parliament... not to mention the mockery that some of the Polling Stations have made of the democratic process. If this was Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan then we'd be in uproar about such activities.

Round my way the Conservatives have taken massive gains with the Liberal Democrats all but iradicating Labour from Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire and Bristol etc. Only South Bristol remain red on the map!

I'd be interested to hear what any non UK members think of our rather outdated form of 'first past the post' voting and any reaction to the weakening UK markets and position in World Politics.

A quick plea to all posters not to descend into abuse but to engage in lively conversation and discussion!

[GazzaG60]

im tired today.

although i didn't vote i watched the progress on the telly for while.

not many surprises i dont think. i never really saw lib dems getting many more seats even if the opinion pole said they would. opinion is not a vote. lib dem fans sit on the couch more than they queue.

still await the result of oldham/saddleworth

[Audi Parts Guru]

I just hope that Gordon Brown does the decent thing and steps down as he clearly isn't wanted as PM by the majority of this country

[Colesy]

I wish I'd bought those parts from Europe yesterday before the £ slumped today!

[Le S2 Audi]

I wish I'd bought those parts from Europe yesterday before the £ slumped today!

Ouch.... Just looked at the exchange rates.... Crapolla.. Euro gone from 1.17 to 1.14
USDollar gone from 1.51 to 1.46.

That's gonna push prices up if it stays like that...

Lets Hope GB does the right thing and stands down...

Seem's to me that if it was only English votes that counted we would have had a landslide for the tories... Have to say I do think our whole system is past it's sell by date and is GB...

As for the voting issues how the F**K can they run out of Ballot papers... we are getting more like a 3rd world country by the day...

[Rusty]

At least in the middle of all this the venerable Boris Johnson has managed to remain his affable, aloof self by sugesting that David Cameron finds a 'Mechano solution' and then likening whatever Parliament we end up with to 'a Wall's sausage' where the main filling is Conservative and the 'bread' represents the rest. Much needed light relief on quite a serious day!

I'll post a link when it's avaialable.

[dest]

I am SO tired! Ive had 3 hours sleep and now off to work.
Sat up until 4:30am watching it all unfold. Im not into politics, but love seeing it all unfold as it happens.

Personally, I think Brown will stand down and Cameron will take it.
Even though Cameron did not win outright, its clear that Labour are now f*cked and have had the wind knocked out of their sales in a big way!

[nesshead6]

Would be good to see a Labour/Lib Dem coalition government, although I think Gordon Brown should stand aside and let someone else take over as leader.

[Colesy]

Would be good to see a Labour/Lib Dem coalition government, although I think Gordon Brown should stand aside and let someone else take over as leader.

IMO that would be the worst possible outcome!

[Rusty]

Best outcome for the Conservatives, they'll be able to improve their position while the Libs and Labs try to get along...

Best outcome for the country is the strongest coallition that can be formed with a decent majority. Whoever teams up, they'll have a tough time sorting out the current mess and won't be in bed together for long.

As promised, here's a vid of Boris J, shame they've edited out the beginning Mechano comment... the whole interview was entertaining.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8668036.stm

[Laurel]

Boris was a breath of fresh air after a very tense night.

- "Haven't you got a city to run?"
-" Yes I have!"

Oh Boris, you and your sausages. lol

I wonder how the results would have played out if everyone had been able to make their vote? Will there be no inquiry on the matter?

Also, I heard the Queen has the power to step in and elect a new Priminister - does anyone have anymore information on this? I'm not sure how this would work because no member of the Royal Family are legally able to vote in General Elections....?

I hope the Hung Parliament doesn't last long.....Ross and I wanted to go to the States next month and with the pound plummeting we wont be able to do as much shopping over there as I would like....!

[Rusty]

The voting problems were rported on the news at about 10 different Polling stations so it would only make a difference in a constituency with a very small margin.

From what I understand the Queen is fairy impotent in this situation. She can only appoint a new Primeminister if the old one resigns and I think that any power to relieve the Primeminister are as a very last resort, in that end I think a General Election would again be called.

[Smith_S2]

It's pathetic our government can't even decide on a PM!

I'm not having a go at all politicians but most of them are a bunch of lying barstools, claiming left right and center for expenses i'm glad Jackie Smith is out, no more porn for the husband!!!

I think it's a good time to get out of the UK, taxes are going to go up, well lets face it somebody's got to pay for the banks screw up!!!

[jogi730]

Bad timing or what for this election?
A hung parliament on its own will not cause any damage to sterling. Don't forget what is happening in Greece - this is the main cause of instability at this moment in time.
If a government is formed and is stable, the markets will react accordingly.
Personally, I think this is no bad thing as each party will have an element of control levied on them.
Just hope my public sector pension and my 11% contributions are safe andey don't move the goal posts just before I cross the finishing line!

[jogi730]

It's pathetic our government can't even decide on a PM!

I'm not having a go at all politicians but most of them are a bunch of lying barstools, claiming left right and center for expenses i'm glad Jackie Smith is out, no more porn for the husband!!!

I think it's a good time to get out of the UK, taxes are going to go up, well lets face it somebody's got to pay for the banks screw up!!!

Does that mean he will have to resort to having sex with his wife?