Liberals didn't do well enough vs the Tories, although some good second places will serve to change the political map. Good increase in share of the vote and hopefully this marks a shift towards a Lib/Lab, as opposed to a Lab/Con, political argument in this country
Tory share of the vote has barely moved. They failed to get seats such as Basildon (Talismanic Thatcher), or Finchley and Golders. They did too well in London though. They've sucessfully managed to hit some marginals and regain some tradional Tory seats. there was a swing towards the LDs from Cons in a lot of places but not enough just yet.
Labour, a good working majority and one that should ensure that (unless Blair is spectacularly stupid) ID cards , the terrorism bill renewal, religious hatred and a whole host of other things will have to be quietly dropped. The majority should curtail some new labour arrogance. When Blair goes will be all down to what the French do in their EU Constitution referendum. I would say that he'd be gone with enough time for a new leader to be elected by the 2007 party conference.
That opportunist cunt George galloway won in Bethnal Green, however Respect, suspicious bastards that they are should cause Labour to look to their core voters a bit more.
― Ed (dali), Friday, 6 May 2005 08:02 (twenty-one years ago)
― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Friday, 6 May 2005 08:21 (twenty-one years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 6 May 2005 08:22 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ed (dali), Friday, 6 May 2005 08:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― N_RQ, Friday, 6 May 2005 08:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 6 May 2005 08:39 (twenty-one years ago)
worst bit : barking living up to its name and giving the bnp 17% of the vote.
― zappi (joni), Friday, 6 May 2005 08:44 (twenty-one years ago)
― ken c (ken c), Friday, 6 May 2005 08:45 (twenty-one years ago)
Otherwise I'm pleased Labour won and glad of their reduced majority, hopefully it will help curb Blair's liberal authoritarianisms (ie. ID cards).
― David Merryweather (DavidM), Friday, 6 May 2005 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jonathan Z. (Joanthan Z.), Friday, 6 May 2005 08:51 (twenty-one years ago)
There just wasn't the burdgeoning, rigorously anti-war (on Iraq) Muslim community in Bethnal Green 60 years ago.
― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 6 May 2005 08:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:03 (twenty-one years ago)
― Tom (Groke), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:08 (twenty-one years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:12 (twenty-one years ago)
Indeed, another highlight, the guy who won Blaenau Gwent as an Independent (on a swing from Labour of 49%!) and then pointed out that any constituency which has had Aneurin Bevan and Michael Foot as MPs hardly needs the some bumfluff policy wonks from Labour Central Office to tell it what candidates to choose
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― N_RQ, Friday, 6 May 2005 09:18 (twenty-one years ago)
am now sat in tory hammersmith...
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Politics/Pix/pictures/2005/04/13/pic2-toe.jpg
― koogs (koogs), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:18 (twenty-one years ago)
It is a bit bigoted to expect a Labour candidate to actually be a Socialist, agreed
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)
― frankiemachine, Friday, 6 May 2005 09:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:28 (twenty-one years ago)
I'm crossing every crossable part of my body
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:31 (twenty-one years ago)
― N_RQ, Friday, 6 May 2005 09:32 (twenty-one years ago)
― koogs (koogs), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:38 (twenty-one years ago)
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:40 (twenty-one years ago)
You genuinely have absolutely no understanding of history or politics, do you?
― rwillmsen (rwillmsen), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:40 (twenty-one years ago)
― N_RQ, Friday, 6 May 2005 09:40 (twenty-one years ago)
In all seriousness, what the hell are you people talking about?!?
― rwillmsen (rwillmsen), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)
He did answer it tho, surely?
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:46 (twenty-one years ago)
― N_RQ, Friday, 6 May 2005 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― rwillmsen (rwillmsen), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:49 (twenty-one years ago)
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― N_RQ, Friday, 6 May 2005 09:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:55 (twenty-one years ago)
context: He was going to say "I'm not answering that question" not "I'm not proud". He is clearly proud of the victory but not because it means ousting a black woman, and it did seem very snide of Paxman to focus on that however ugly Galloway has been behaving himself.
― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 6 May 2005 09:59 (twenty-one years ago)
ha ha, now that remark also reads 'wrong'...
― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:02 (twenty-one years ago)
― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:03 (twenty-one years ago)
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― N_RQ, Friday, 6 May 2005 10:36 (twenty-one years ago)
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:47 (twenty-one years ago)
― Lapdog Shoesnog (kate), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:52 (twenty-one years ago)
― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:53 (twenty-one years ago)
It's a weird kind of backwards map of colour from the US election maps. "Don't blame me, I live in a red county" or something.
― Lapdog Shoesnog (kate), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)
So will Ken Clarke run again?
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:58 (twenty-one years ago)
no change there then...boom boom.
― Andy Jay, Friday, 6 May 2005 11:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 6 May 2005 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)
― Tom (Groke), Friday, 6 May 2005 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)
xpost x2
― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 6 May 2005 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 6 May 2005 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)
The BBC election coverage was fantastically entertaining viewing. Paxman and co dishing out fairly good natured slaggings to anyone in sight, Dimbleby sarky as ever, wonderful interviews with Ken Clarke, David Blunkett (who threw a hissy fit after he got confused by the satellite delay and thought Paxman was deliberately talking over him), Malcolm Rifkind who NEVER SHUTS UP and many others. Boris Johnson solid gold as ever, Marr in generally good form etc etc. I had a moment of utter panic as I switched on BBC One at first to find AWFUL Scottish coverage which consisted of Sturgeon, McLetchie and others dourly moaning at one another, but thankfully the proper stuff was on Two.
Many Labour heavyweights doing some serious grovelling last night after regaining their seats - much talk of 'listening to the public in future'. This might be a good kick up the arse to actually start doing that a little more.
― Ally C (Ally C), Friday, 6 May 2005 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)
I am glad your ex-girlfriend is an MP. Maybe she will pull some strings and get you on Swap Shop.
I tried watching ITV cos I was sick of Paxman, but it was celebrities like Honor Blackman and the 'I Don't Beliiiiiiiiieeeeeeeve It!' man on the London Eye talking about, surprise surprise, themselves.
At 3am-ish I switched over for The Flower of My Secret, which was as lovely as ever.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Friday, 6 May 2005 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2005/05/06/KilroySilkDefeat_final.jpg
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 6 May 2005 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 6 May 2005 16:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― Tom (Groke), Friday, 6 May 2005 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dave B (daveb), Friday, 6 May 2005 19:25 (twenty-one years ago)
― Czanger, Friday, 6 May 2005 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)
PRIME MINISTER
Tony Blair
DEPUTY PM AND FIRST SECRETARY OF STATE
John Prescott
CHANCELLOR
Gordon Brown
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
Lord Falconer
CHIEF WHIP
Hilary Armstrong
COMMONS LEADER
Geoff Hoon
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
David Miliband
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Tessa Jowell
DEFENCE
Dr John Reid
DUCHY OF LANCASTER
John Hutton
EDUCATION AND SKILLS
Ruth Kelly
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Margaret Beckett
FOREIGN SECRETARY
Jack Straw
HEALTH
Patricia Hewitt
HOME SECRETARY
Charles Clarke
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Hilary Benn
LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS
Baroness Amos
NORTHERN IRELAND
Peter Hain
PRODUCTIVITY, ENERGY AND INDUSTRY
Alan Johnson
TRANSPORT
Alistair Darling
TREASURY CHIEF SECRETARY
Des Browne
WITHOUT PORTFOLIO
Ian McCartney
WORK AND PENSIONS
David Blunkett
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 6 May 2005 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)
― $V£N! (blueski), Friday, 6 May 2005 20:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― g e o f f (gcannon), Friday, 6 May 2005 21:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 6 May 2005 22:10 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 6 May 2005 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)
What a miserable Blairy cabinet. Glad to see Blunkett on Work and Pensions though, I have grown rather to love him recently.
― Cathy (Cathy), Friday, 6 May 2005 22:36 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 6 May 2005 22:38 (twenty-one years ago)
― TV's Mr Noodle Vague (noodle vague), Friday, 6 May 2005 22:40 (twenty-one years ago)
― Cathy (Cathy), Friday, 6 May 2005 22:41 (twenty-one years ago)
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 6 May 2005 22:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 6 May 2005 22:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 6 May 2005 23:36 (twenty-one years ago)
― Cathy (Cathy), Friday, 6 May 2005 23:44 (twenty-one years ago)
Cathy: Imagine my disappoinment upon arriving home to find no one to watch election coverage with; after your talk of preparing with naps I expected your return. At times I wished there were others to share the joy. I only watched till 1.30pm.
― Ally C (Ally C), Saturday, 7 May 2005 01:45 (twenty-one years ago)
― Cathy (Cathy), Saturday, 7 May 2005 08:12 (twenty-one years ago)
What is Steven Byers doing these days? Anyone rememnber him?
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 7 May 2005 10:17 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 7 May 2005 10:22 (twenty-one years ago)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4524647.stm#startcontent
Get used to public transport as soon as possible. At first people on trains and buses will stare but you will soon get used to it,"
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 7 May 2005 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)
He looks so unfit it's like he hasn't done any exercise in eight years.
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Saturday, 7 May 2005 11:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― Czang., Sunday, 8 May 2005 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― $V£N! (blueski), Sunday, 8 May 2005 16:57 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ally C (Ally C), Sunday, 8 May 2005 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)
― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 8 May 2005 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)
― Czang., Sunday, 8 May 2005 20:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― Czang., Sunday, 8 May 2005 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)
Like every great comedian, he says what we're all secretely thinking.
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 8 May 2005 21:30 (twenty-one years ago)
http://villagevoice.com/blogs/bushbeat/archive/000905.php
― suzy (suzy), Monday, 9 May 2005 06:16 (twenty-one years ago)
― N_RQ, Monday, 9 May 2005 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)
― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 9 May 2005 08:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ally C (Ally C), Monday, 9 May 2005 09:21 (twenty-one years ago)
But you'd likely be shocked. She says you may have gone to one of her birthday parties in primary school.
― C-Zang., Monday, 9 May 2005 10:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― $V£N! (blueski), Monday, 9 May 2005 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)
― mark s (mark s), Monday, 9 May 2005 11:05 (twenty-one years ago)
Ally, PLEASE work it out!
― $V£N! (blueski), Monday, 9 May 2005 11:09 (twenty-one years ago)
This thread has really sidetracked.
― Ally C (Ally C), Monday, 9 May 2005 11:34 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ally C (Ally C), Monday, 9 May 2005 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)
http://waltminkthemovie.typepad.com/production_blog/schreiber.jpg
"Come back to bed Calzy..."
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 9 May 2005 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)
― C-zang, Monday, 9 May 2005 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)