Labour lost because they didn't listen. They may not like immigration being one of the main concerns but it was but they only started discussing it late in the day. Likewise the EU referendum - lots of people want a say on the EU ( on both sides of the argument ) yet even on last nights Question...
Oh indeed, not a good result. As has already been mentioned though I find it utterly disgusting that UKIP and the Greens get nearly 5m votes and get two MPs while the SNP get 1.5m votes and get 56 MPs. The system doesn't represent the votes cast.
Call me a cynic but he's chosen his words extremely carefully. He said he would do a deal with them but a couple of senior figures in the Labour Party then said 'of course we'll talk to the SNP, we talk to all parties, that's how the system works'. Milliband's 'promises' around the SNP are no...
As someone who will be voting UKIP on Thursday, I'll say it now for you - I've supported PR for a long time. It's unfair on all the voters for the smaller parties that their voice is not represented in parliament. If UKIP get 15% of the vote then they should get around 95 MPs or, if UKIP aren't...
I actually have some sympathy with Lloyds. They were a strong bank and the government persuaded them to buy a failing bank. This in turn took them down. To add insult to injury the EU then said they were too big so had to get rid of branches.
I agree - which is why I originally posted the size of the economies but Herr objected to that and said he was talking about growth ..... so I posted the growth figures.