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2010-05-06 Britain

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Posted by Oscar 2010-05-06 07:33|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 Other: UKIP.

Posted by Excalibur 2010-05-06 08:07|| 2010-05-06 08:07|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-05-06 08:32|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-05-06 08:54|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-05-06 10:35|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-05-06 11:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Tory first, UKIP second, and who would want a relationship with Bambi?

Posted by Steve White 2010-05-06 11:15|| 2010-05-06 11:15|| Front Page Top

#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|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2010-05-06 14:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Live Election results

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-05-06 16:59|| 2010-05-06 16:59|| Front Page Top

#9 Just in: Exit polls are predicting Tories winning, but a hung parliament.

Posted by Bulldog 2010-05-06 17:02|| 2010-05-06 17:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Bulldog.
Based on a uniform swing... Which is nonsense.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-05-06 17:57|| 2010-05-06 17:57|| Front Page Top

#11 BP - the sensible money's on a hung parliament. Do you expect otherwise?!

Posted by Bulldog 2010-05-06 18:12|| 2010-05-06 18:12|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-05-06 19:52|| Front Page Top

#13 I expect a conservative majority of 20-30.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-05-06 20:33|| 2010-05-06 20:33|| Front Page Top

#14 I'd say a Conservative majority of 1 to 10 seats.

Posted by phil_b 2010-05-06 20:42|| 2010-05-06 20:42|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-05-06 20:52|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-05-06 21:07|| Front Page Top

#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|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2010-05-06 22:48|| Front Page Top

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