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2005-05-09 Britain

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Posted by Fred 2005-05-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Tony real socialists would take these wankers out back and shoot them. You need to establish your socialist bona fides and do it.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-05-09 01:49|| 2005-05-09 01:49|| Front Page Top

#2 This could happen sooner than you all may think. Remember it happened to Thatcher and this is starting to be similar. Unpopularity with your party versus waning popularity with your nation equals no-confidence. But I believe it will be over something more domestic like NHS or immigration than Iraq. Iraq will be the BBC lede but not necessarily the Brown-led attack point. Brown needs a headstart for the next round of elections.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2005-05-09 09:37|| 2005-05-09 09:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, if I recall correctly, when the Tories did this very thing to Margaret, her successor, John Majors, went down in flaming defeat...

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2005-05-09 18:06|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2005-05-09 18:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Not quite. Thatcher was dumped in 1990. Conservatives won 1992 by a small margin (much smaller than Labour just did). It was the following election (1997) in which they lost.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-05-09 18:31|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-05-09 18:31|| Front Page Top

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