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Again you could be right, so where do you think the nearly 4 million will plant their cross.....be careful what you wish for.
It will be a fool who tries to predict a UK "cross" these days. The last election showed us this.
Again you could be right, so where do you think the nearly 4 million will plant their cross.....be careful what you wish for.
Nope I mean tory. They have one vote to decide the two most popular parties then another to decide who should win.
Again you could be right, so where do you think the nearly 4 million will plant their cross.....be careful what you wish for.
Again you could be right, so where do you think the nearly 4 million will plant their cross.....be careful what you wish for.
and on the subject, i was going to say well done to the French for not lurching hard right, but apparently the first round the nationalists won with the largest proportion of the popular vote. a rout appears to overstate how they attract a substantial proportion of the population.
Again you could be right, so where do you think the nearly 4 million will plant their cross.....be careful what you wish for.
Most will return to the Tory fold and I can't see any ex Labour voters attracted by UKIP returning to Corbyn's Labour as they are polls apart (literally!).
As for the FN I thought this analysis from the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris was interesting.
There can be no hiding that the results of the elections are a big personal blow to Marine Le Pen.
She has lost the chance to govern a region and show the world that her party is serious. She has been reminded that however strongly the FN performs, the gates of power remain tightly closed.
But in a way that suits her fine.
Because what it all means is that nothing in France has changed. The two main parties continue sharing out the goodies (in this case deliberately conniving to keep hers as well).
Meanwhile unemployment rises; terror stalks; the grim insurrectionary mood continues to spread.
Marine's prospects for power may be limited, but her appeal is as strong as ever for France's growing numbers of disgruntled and disaffected.
That French "ouf" of relief? It's also the noise you make when you get a fist in the abdomen.
Why does having no prospect of power suit her fine?
PS it suits me fine.
Lucky for them they have a sensible voting system. We wouldn't have a Tory government under their system.
A 1% lead over second place and with just 28% of the vote is not substantial by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, this highlights perfectly why they went for a 2-run system. Either that or coalition government model.
Well Soulman, you were are UKIP voter no? Where will you be placing your vote?
Based on what data? Seeing as more people voted for Con/UKIP than Lab/Green that's a big and seemingly frivolous assertion.
I do not expect you to. You will vote traditional Tory mate, you know it. Most of the UKIP supporters will as well.Will see, though it will not be Labour.
I do not expect you to. You will vote traditional Tory mate, you know it. Most of the UKIP supporters will as well.
About 56% of the population voted for left leaning parties. Simple maths.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2015
I do not expect you to. You will vote traditional Tory mate, you know it. Most of the UKIP supporters will as well.
Do you ever read my posts, how many times have i mentioned that i have NEVER voted Tory.
Voted Labour all my life, but never ever again. There are hundreds of thousands of voters just like me.
Voted Labour all my life, but never ever again. There are hundreds of thousands of voters just like me.
Do you read mine? I didnt say you had. I said you will.