Why the Tories Won

michaels

Not PPE from Oxford? Clearly not prime-ministerial material then

cepheus

I like how Nick Robinson only told us after the election Cameron threatened to scrap BBC if they didn't give Tories an easy time

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/21/nick-robinson-cameron-threatened-close-down-bbc-election-bus

Far too much Labour coverage as you can see

Thrugelmir

cepheus wrote: »

Far too much Labour coverage as you can see

Perhaps if they had something to say they would. Simply bashing the party in power does not make good media coverage. Nor policy on the hoof which falls apart under close scrutiny.

PixelPound

Does that differentiate tory spokesperson to govt spokesperson/

Generali

Where did you get the numbers from? They seem incredibly unlikely during an election campaign given UK election law.

Labour lost because they were too far left for England and too far to the right for Scotland. It's hard to understate how much of a problem this is for them.

Moby

cepheus wrote: »

I like how Nick Robinson only told us after the election Cameron threatened to scrap BBC if they didn't give Tories an easy time

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/21/nick-robinson-cameron-threatened-close-down-bbc-election-bus

Far too much Labour coverage as you can see

They really are the orrible scum we knew they' d be if given another chance.Well they can gloat but things are gonna get rough and me and thousands of others marching yesterday will be on their backs straight away. I can wait;)

Generali

Moby wrote: »

They really are the orrible scum we knew they' d be if given another chance.Well they can gloat but things are gonna get rough and me and thousands of others marching yesterday will be on their backs straight away. I can wait;)

This orrible scum won a majority of seats to push through a bunch of changes. You may not like them but I suspect they'll happen regardless.

gazter

Moby wrote: »

They really are the orrible scum we knew they' d be if given another chance.Well they can gloat but things are gonna get rough and me and thousands of others marching yesterday will be on their backs straight away. I can wait;)

You really think any serious politician takes the demonstrations yesterday with anything other than a pinch of salt?

Those people marching yesterday couldnt have proved themselves more irrelevant if they had tattooed across their heads "we are completely irrelevant".

Things will get tough. As government always does. The last parliament was supposed to be the one that kept the victor out of power for a generation. Well, how's that working out?

antrobus

gazter wrote: »

You really think any serious politician takes the demonstrations yesterday with anything other than a pinch of salt?.....

The TUC organised March for the Alternative back in 2011 claimed to have attracted 500,000 people. The organisers of last weekend's protest are claiming that 250,000 turned out. So it looks like reverse gear has been firmly engaged.

princeofpounds

The TUC organised March for the Alternative back in 2011 claimed to have attracted 500,000 people. The organisers of last weekend's protest are claiming that 250,000 turned out. So it looks like reverse gear has been firmly engaged.

No idea about the TUC but I can tell you that nowhere near that many attended at the weekend. Probably not even a tenth of that number.