Will Gordon go????

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

The Tories supporting voting reform. They must be gambling that any future referendum would result in a no vote.

Well, your lads have apparently gone one better by offering the Lib/Dems a whipped vote in Parliament on AV and a referendum on Google Page Ranking. To be honest I would think neither issue was exactly uppermost in the minds of the electorate at the moment, but both major parties are dancing to the Lib/Dem's tune now and the wishes of the electorate come last despite all the fine words.

[Tealeaf]

If we are going to have a referendum on Google Page Ranking, why not a referendum on our continuing membership of the EU at the same time? I see that idiot Darling has just thrown another £16bn into EU coffers.

[Bernard Dawson]

This is unfortunately what you can get when you end up with an Hung Parliament. It's also what you would see on a regular basis if you did away with the present voting system,and brought in some form of P.R.

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

If we are going to have a referendum on Google Page Ranking, why not a referendum on our continuing membership of the EU at the same time? I see that idiot Darling has just thrown another £16bn into EU coffers.

That's one thing that all three major parties ARE agreed on. They'll never offer a referendum on EU membership because they know what the answer will be!

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

This is unfortunately what you can get when you end up with an Hung Parliament. It's also what you would see on a regular basis if you did away with the present voting system,and brought in some form of P.R.

Quite right, Bernard, what a pity your party are so willing to compromise their principles over the issue, all for the sake of grabbing power. I reckon the present squalid situation will just serve to eliminate any last remaining traces of respect the British electorate had for all the major parties.

[Less]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

That's one thing that all three major parties ARE agreed on. They'll never offer a referendum on EU membership because they know what the answer will be!

There's an answer? should we have a poll here on accyweb just to find out what it might be?

[Mancie]

It's a complete farce...even if the Tories give the Lib-Dems a referendum on Google Page Ranking they have already said they will retain the right to campiagn for a "NO" vote... that means we will have a Government spending a lot of time and a lot of the taxpayers money, working to get a No vote on a referendum they have set up ...crazy! the same could happen if the Lib-Dems join Labour.

[Less]

Can we not just cut the losses, give people plenty of notice, have a new, General Election, so that there won't be a rush in the last hour, then everyone can vote and miracle, of, miracles, we will be a green and pleasant land once more?

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by Less

so that there won't be a rush in the last hour

I'll still be rolling up from the pub at 9.50 and I'll expect to exercise my democratic right!

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Less

Can we not just cut the losses, give people plenty of notice, have a new, General Election, so that there won't be a rush in the last hour, then everyone can vote and miracle, of, miracles, we will be a green and pleasant land once more?

A very sensible suggestion.
I think that most folks would support that, after all most coalition governments are not very durable.....lasting only a few months, but then a sensible way isn't the way politicos do things is it???

[Less]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

A very sensible suggestion.

How DARE you accuse me of a sensible Post!

[Margaret Pilkington]

I dare, Less...I dare!

[Less]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

I'll still be rolling up from the pub at 9.50 and I'll expect to exercise my democratic right!

I'm sure you'll make it as well, we have thing's better organised up here in the North, (Yes, I do include Yorkshire), Unlike those folk down south we've never been allowed to squander our money, those grasping swine get rid of it before we've been given the chance of going t'thole I' wall.

[Wynonie Harris]

So, the upshot of all this is, we've had an election, the people have spoken...and we're now going to have policies foisted on us by a few dozen Lib/Dem MPs. Is it any wonder people are totally disillusioned with politics?

[cashman]

what i can't grasp is why when parties have leadership elections, those that have crap support have to drop out n the main 2 go forward to the next vote, why this can't be the case in any hung parliment? twould save this pratting about n the country would then have a government voted in by the MAJORITY of the voting electorate, job sorted.