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general election. When. It can`t come soon enough

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  • Another couple of months of postive hpi will see a snap Spring 09 election.
  • Heyman_2
    Heyman_2 Posts: 1,819 Forumite
    dervish wrote: »
    Your fickleness somewhat refutes the demands for universal suffrage.

    The election results of the last few decades haven't exactly supported the cause either.

    I think you'll find that the criteria that I used is probably more sophisticated than a lot of people who will make their way to the polls next year.
  • tuggy12
    tuggy12 Posts: 1,314 Forumite
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    Yes, it's been downhill all the way since dearest Margaret was stabbed in the back !!
  • beingjdc
    beingjdc Posts: 1,680 Forumite
    dervish wrote: »
    Labour break the economy EVERY TIME!!

    Every government breaks the economy, and if they don't it breaks itself. This time it's a mixture of both. Then we vote them out, and feel better for a bit. It's mainly psychological, like sacking the manager when your football team loses, better to sack the players, really.
    Hurrah, now I have more thankings than postings, cheers everyone!
  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
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    I reckon that Brown will leave it as late as possible. No one knows whether this will help him or not. Things could get a lot worse before then, but I suppose he's hoping that some things might get better and he can take credit for it.
    Happy chappy
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 14,328 Forumite
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    The only good thing about this recession is that it has landed right in Gordon Brown's lap; it would be poetic justice if things were to be picking up just has he tearfully closed the door behind him.
  • iltisman
    iltisman Posts: 2,589 Forumite
    What we need is a general election where just the generals vote.
  • What's so great about a Conservative government? What is David Cameron going to do that's positive?
  • mark5
    mark5 Posts: 1,365 Forumite
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    I cant see Cameron throwing money at the work shy like Brown have, that's enough to get my vote!
  • you should keep in mind that camoron needs a lead in the polls of 8 or 9% to have a majority of one,now even if he starts out at the beginning of an election campaign with 12%or so lead theres no way it will end up anywhere near that on the day(when ever that is,but prob may2010),my bet is that we will see a labour minority govt next year,they will then pull in a few elder lib dems into the cabinet in exchange for a change to PR,then a new election in 2012/13 with possibly almost a 3 way split between libs lab and cons,the downside being that depending on the version of PR that we end up with we may have to stomach 1 or 2 bnp mps
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