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Lib Dems & Tories... Can they work together?

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  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    edited 7 May 2010 at 5:07PM
    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    Sensitive?
    so you did join the thread to have a dig at me - lol, you need to get yourself a life
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    chucky wrote: »
    so you've never heard of coalition or national governments - bl oody hell, we do have some really intelligent people here

    LOL.

    There IS no coalition. Nor a national government :D

    Keep trying :p
  • ninky_2
    ninky_2 Posts: 5,872 Forumite
    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    Erm, no.

    What you have done is basically lumped the lib dems and labour together and counted them as one, to somehow make the point that more people voted for these two parties together.

    Labour are not the lib dems, and lib dems are not labour. Therefore you cannot count them as "one" just because you don't like the other party, and want to make a point that because you count them as one, actually, less people voted tory.

    no they are not one. and i'm sure lots of tories support an immigration amnesty, scrapping trident, 10k tax free rate, a promise not to take military action against iran, proportional representation, a move to a federal europe.

    where do you as a conservative stand on these policies?

    i voted labour but i support all the above policies as do many other labour voters. in fact i prefer much of the lib dem manifesto to the labour manifesto. the only sticking point would be a refusal to do deals with the tories. and that is why the lib dems wouldn't have got my vote.
    Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron
  • chucky
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    LOL.

    There IS no coalition. Nor a national government :D

    Keep trying :p
    lol - we know that but that wasn't what was said
    so you've never heard of coalition or national governments
    it's lovely to see you squirm that the only reason that you joined the thread was to score forum points.
    keep on trying :T
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    ninky wrote: »
    where do you as a conservative stand on these policies?
    he 'allegedly' voted Lib Dem but is very sensitive if anyone says anything negative about any of the Conservatives.

    strange that one
  • Graham_Devon
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    edited 7 May 2010 at 5:11PM
    ninky wrote: »
    no they are not one. and i'm sure lots of tories support an immigration amnesty, scrapping trident, 10k tax free rate, a promise not to take military action against iran, proportional representation, a move to a federal europe.

    where do you as a conservative stand on these policies?

    i voted labour but i support all the above policies as do many other labour voters. in fact i prefer much of the lib dem manifesto to the labour manifesto. the only sticking point would be a refusal to do deals with the tories. and that is why the lib dems wouldn't have got my vote.

    I'm not a conservative. I have to keep repeating myself as if you so much as try and take a view of all 3 parties, you are simply labelled conservative.

    I'm not sure what any of what you said though relates to your 2 pies.

    The fact is simple. 3 main parties, tories got more votes than the other 2. Your point was to try and count the votes of labour and lib dems, as one, to try and suggest this was somehow wrong, or the wrong way to look at it.
    chucky wrote: »
    he 'allegedly' voted Lib Dem but is very sensitive if anyone says anything negative about any of the Conservatives.

    strange that one

    Yes chucky. I decided to tell everyone I voted for the party that came third place instead of telling everyone I voted for the winning party. You know, just for the crack.

    Your loosing it dear chap. I've consistently said on here im voting lib dems. Doesnt mean I'm completely blinkered to lib dems and therefore hate everyone else.
  • Kohoutek
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    ninky wrote: »
    no they are not one. and i'm sure lots of tories support an immigration amnesty, scrapping trident, 10k tax free rate, a promise not to take military action against iran, proportional representation, a move to a federal europe.

    Cameron has said he is prepared to implement raising the personal allowance to 10k.
  • chucky
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    Yes chucky. I decided to tell everyone I voted for the party that came third place instead of telling everyone I voted for the winning party. You know, just for the crack.
    i guess you must have done...
    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    I'm not a conservative. I have to keep repeating myself as if you so much as try and take a view of all 3 parties, you are simply labelled conservative.
    are you sure, you're not
    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    Your loosing it dear chap. I've consistently said on here im voting lib dems. Doesnt mean I'm completely blinkered to lib dems and therefore hate everyone else.
    it's not me that's cracking up old chap - you're memory is playing tricks on you
    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    Maybe I'm a bit biased, as I swing towards the tories a bit more than labour. As I have said before, I respect Darling, but can't respect Brown, Mandleson, or indeed, any of the other lot on the front bench, and I detest Harman.

    But I don't see the sort of insults coming from tory supporters, or lib dem supporters that I see coming (a lot) from labour supporters. As many know I use DT on this forum and it's the same there.
  • Snooze
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    chucky wrote: »
    so you've never heard of coalition or national governments - bl oody hell, we do have some really intelligent people here

    :rolleyes:

    Chucky, !!!!!! just get over it. Labour didn't win, end of. Ever since the result all you've done is whinge and whine on here like some little kid and lashed out at anyone who has dared to say anything negative about your beloved Labour party.

    Just... get... over.... it. And grow up.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    chucky wrote: »
    it's not me that's cracking up old chap - you're memory is playing tricks on you

    So because I say I swing more towards tory than labour.....that obviously means I am a tory supporter.

    I swing more towards chinese food than indian food. But I normally go for fish and chips.
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