Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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It's reassuring to know that the majority of voters prefer left-leaning politics.
Too early to call young HT, too early to call. And seats and votes dont always mean the same thing as we both know
It's reassuring to know that the majority of voters prefer left-leaning politics.
They're having a dreadful campaign so far. Labour, by contrast, ...
... need to keep cranking it up.
Next target: tax avoidance from multi-national companies, linked to reform of the EU. Opposing TTIP wouldn't go amiss either.
The Tories seem to be making things up as they go along at the moment. It will be highly amusing if this past week's back-of-the-fag-packet policies make it into print.
It will be interesting to see what happens this week with the manifesto launches , Tories already under pressure to say where all these funds for their policies coming from.
The Tories seem to be making things up as they go along at the moment. It will be highly amusing if this past week's back-of-the-fag-packet policies make it into print.
Next target: tax avoidance from multi-national companies,
Clegg has intimated that this time around he would prefer to side with Labour. A leftist alliance of Lab + LD + SNP + PC + Greens = 344. Even if the Conservatives win 300 seats they cannot muster enough support from other parties (UKIP , DUP etc) if the LibDems are unwilling to enter a coalition with them.
The last time Clegg refused to join up with Labour as they had fewer seats, even though constitutionally he had the right to. More like the sentiment was that the country had had enough of a shambolic labour party, eg in fighting, lying on middle east, crahsed economy again etc. i suspect he will talk to the conservatives and if he is holding the key will extract real policy gives this time
It will be interesting to see what happens this week with the manifesto launches , Tories already under pressure to say where all these funds for their policies coming from.
In the cold light of day it's clearly obvious that although neither of them are by any means perfect another 5 years of a Tory/ Lib Dem coalition is the only way forward for this country.
It will be interesting to see what happens this week with the manifesto launches , Tories already under pressure to say where all these funds for their policies coming from.
I think they have done well to recover from what they inherited and we now have the strongest economic growth of the major economies. It will be preferable to a Lab SNP pact which is likely to ultimately lead to the break up of the nation
The last time Clegg refused to join up with Labour as they had fewer seats, even though constitutionally he had the right to. More like the sentiment was that the country had had enough of a shambolic labour party, eg in fighting, lying on middle east, crahsed economy again etc. i suspect he will talk to the conservatives and if he is holding the key will extract real policy gives this time
Sucking up to the Scots.
Labour leader Ed Miliband will allow Scotland to set a more generous benefits system than the rest of the UK if he becomes Prime Minister.
Mr Miliband will hand Scottish MPs the unprecedented power to set a higher state pension and more generous dole and disability payments in a desperate attempt to reverse the exodus of his voters to the SNP.
He will unveil the radical proposals in his manifesto, due to be published tomorrow, as he attempts to fight back in Scotland – a key General Election battleground. But the move will lead to fears that it could again put the future of the Union at risk by setting Scotland apart from the rest of the UK
Sucking up to the Scots.
Labour leader Ed Miliband will allow Scotland to set a more generous benefits system than the rest of the UK if he becomes Prime Minister.
Mr Miliband will hand Scottish MPs the unprecedented power to set a higher state pension and more generous dole and disability payments in a desperate attempt to reverse the exodus of his voters to the SNP.
He will unveil the radical proposals in his manifesto, due to be published tomorrow, as he attempts to fight back in Scotland – a key General Election battleground. But the move will lead to fears that it could again put the future of the Union at risk by setting Scotland apart from the rest of the UK
The last time Clegg refused to join up with Labour as they had fewer seats, even though constitutionally he had the right to. More like the sentiment was that the country had had enough of a shambolic labour party, eg in fighting, lying on middle east, crahsed economy again etc. i suspect he will talk to the conservatives and if he is holding the key will extract real policy gives this time
Isn't it just a case that the Scottish government will be able to top up the existing benefits. If they chose to do that they have to cut from other areas.
Clegg won't be talking to anyone when he loses his seat.