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Britain
UK Elections
2010-05-06
Oki doki ..

I was wondering if we could get a show of hands from the other side of the pond as regards who you would like to see in power over here. Yes I used the term power , when in fact we could just be a Euro stooge so please this is just a bit of light hearted fun to find out what you guys want.

Think most will know Im conservative at heart, I remeber the Labour of the 70's and under gordon browns austere leadership , thats where we are heading

Please cast an open vote , Im curious

1) Labour
2) Conservative
3) Lib Dems
4) Other
5) Has no impact on us, there is no special relationship
Posted by:Oscar

#17  For those of us who never quite understood the parties on the other side of the Atlantic, S. Weasel provides a guide.
Posted by: James   2010-05-06 22:48  

#16  Looks like those visits from the Obama crew paid off. They're even chanting "Yes we can." But they can only cheat if it's close.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2010-05-06 21:07  

#15  Big increase in voter turnout in Labour marginals indicative of widespread fraud.

Also indicative is large discrepancy between exit polls and votes in these constituencies.
Posted by: phil_b   2010-05-06 20:52  

#14  I'd say a Conservative majority of 1 to 10 seats.
Posted by: phil_b   2010-05-06 20:42  

#13  I expect a conservative majority of 20-30.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2010-05-06 20:33  

#12  "Exit polls are predicting Tories winning, but a hung parliament."

Wow, Bulldog - ya'll get to hang Parliament?

Wonder if we could get a similar provision about ReCongress?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2010-05-06 19:52  

#11  BP - the sensible money's on a hung parliament. Do you expect otherwise?!
Posted by: Bulldog   2010-05-06 18:12  

#10  Bulldog.
Based on a uniform swing... Which is nonsense.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2010-05-06 17:57  

#9  Just in: Exit polls are predicting Tories winning, but a hung parliament.
Posted by: Bulldog   2010-05-06 17:02  

#8  Live Election results
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2010-05-06 16:59  

#7  UKIP if it was an option locally, Tory if there wasn't any other option. The modern Tories make our local Democrats look like models of Heroic Limited Government by comparison. Cameron is a tool.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2010-05-06 14:56  

#6  Tory first, UKIP second, and who would want a relationship with Bambi?
Posted by: Steve White   2010-05-06 11:15  

#5  First of all, I think there is going to be some serious acrimony based on massive voter fraud, mentioned a day or two ago. Then there is the problem of forming a new government.

The Lib Dems will refuse to join with Labour unless Brown is kicked out, and a lot of cabinet ministers are Lib Dems. The Tories have already refused a potential coalition with the Lib Dems.

Brown ill-advisedly said that he would remain PM unless some other party has a clear majority. The Lib Dems said "Not only 'no', but hell no!", to that one.

For once in a way, I suspect the real entertainment is going to be with UKIP and BNP, who are likely going to get an unexpected surge in the polls. UKIP, in past, has polled at a peak of 15% support at one point.

The reason for this is that there has been huge growth in the English Defense League (EDL), which is not a political party, but is like the Tea Parties. It quickly gained over a thousand chapters nationwide, and has turned out big and enthusiastic crowds several times.

They could blow the polls out of the water. The English media have tried to ignore and disparage them even more than the US media has attacked the Tea Parties as well. But wherever you see a St. George's Cross, they have a foothold.

So if the Tories win, but not enough, the UKIP might well throw in with them for the majority, but demand a LOT more Euroscepticism in exchange.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2010-05-06 11:10  

#4  UKIP. Tory if that is the only choice. But it doesn't matter much. Obama will have pissed Britain off so much that none of them will want to cooperate with the US.
Posted by: Formerly Dan   2010-05-06 10:35  

#3  From what I've seen discussed here, I'd prefer UKIP. But that would be throwing my vote away, so I'd vote Tory, and work to change the party from within. I'm American, in case you want to tally by nationality as well, Oscar.
Posted by: trailing wife   2010-05-06 08:54  

#2  6) Has no impact on them, their rulers are in Brussels and they aren't elected.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2010-05-06 08:32  

#1  Other: UKIP.
Posted by: Excalibur   2010-05-06 08:07  

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