| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread 20:33 - Apr 7 with 83306 views | exiledclaseboy |
About time we had one and it's got the word "official" in the title so that makes all the difference. If a mod wants to sticky it, feel free.
I seem to remember that five years ago (on the old, better Planet Swans) we got to nearly 100 pages and then another 60odd with the "aftermath" thread. They were good fun but there were more posters then and we were all a bit more tolerant of others' views. Let's try to be nice to each other, eh.
Anyway, best site for opinion polls is this one in my experience:
http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/
Polls are so tight the only conclusion is that the Tories and Labour are head to head nationwide. Can't put a whisker between them.
Tories need about 39-40% for an overall majority. Labour will probably get one on 36-37%. God bless our ridiculous voting system.
So, enjoy yourselves. I'll start with a prediction. Labour to win most seats but slightly fewer votes than the Tories and end up forming some kind of minority government with support from various parliamentary lefties on a vote by vote basis. And then all of a sudden many Tory supporters will discover that they've always hated first past the post and can't understand why we perpetuate a system under which the party which more people voted for than any other can lose the election. It'll be quite funny and lead to calls for a proper voting system. Which everyone will forget about in six months when all the fuss has died down.
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| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 18:22 - Apr 27 with 1891 views | libertine |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 20:45 - Apr 26 by exiledclaseboy |
Aren't you an anarchist? If so, shouldn't you be eschewing the whole process? |
clasey you got me
i'm the original armchair anarchist.
its a pity that most of the teenage rebellion these days is down to changing from their british banking to a Spanish one, they truly are wild ones.
would you ever take the step into politics clasey
you sound a bit sharp! |  | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 18:25 - Apr 27 with 1890 views | perchrockjack |
He is lib but he s wrong on many things.
Class poster though and he and lol are box office.
neither as enigmatic as me however |  |
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| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 18:28 - Apr 27 with 1889 views | libertine |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 20:55 - Apr 26 by londonlisa2001 |
yes - the business bits are - if you're in Westminster or the City of London (so anywhere in the centre) then collections happen several times a day.
Not in the residential bits though - we are once a week, although we also have street cleaners every day and the main roads get done every day.
London is a pretty clean city for its size. |
you said it girl!!!
you Londoners get the best deals you get clean street while the rest of us!!! | | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 18:31 - Apr 27 with 1888 views | libertine |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:34 - Apr 27 by londonlisa2001 |
Ed went to a state junior school in Leeds.
Boris did not.
Complete nonsense and as you say, shows how little people that think he went to the same schools as Boris know about Ed's background. |
watch the andy marrshow blue ed admits it and his comeback is we went to different comps though!
hes a witter funster that ed really good with the comebacks | | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 18:34 - Apr 27 with 1888 views | libertine |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 15:15 - Apr 27 by yescomeon |
Ed and Boris went to the same primary school. I don't think it means that much to be honest. |
I don't know how much it means
but judging based on myself I have a lot of the same mates as in school in fact my 3 bestest friends are schoolmates, we grew up together as ed and boris did,
its a game of chess to these guys wake up and smell it! | | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 19:34 - Apr 27 with 1863 views | londonlisa2001 |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 18:28 - Apr 27 by libertine |
you said it girl!!!
you Londoners get the best deals you get clean street while the rest of us!!! |
Well I get less money spent on me out of the public purse than you do as the spend per head on public services in London is £9,866 and in Wales is £9,924.
I also pay for my prescriptions - how about you?
And kids up here pay £9000 pa in University Fees. How about down with you? | | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 19:38 - Apr 27 with 1859 views | londonlisa2001 |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 18:34 - Apr 27 by libertine |
I don't know how much it means
but judging based on myself I have a lot of the same mates as in school in fact my 3 bestest friends are schoolmates, we grew up together as ed and boris did,
its a game of chess to these guys wake up and smell it! |
they weren't school mates and didn't 'grow up together'.
They were never in school together - as I said before, they were in Oxford together but not at the same college and not doing the same subject either.
Also, Boris was a young conservative - that means the Oxford Union for political upbringing. Ed was a young socialist - that means OUSU (the Oxford Student Union) for political upbringing. They are very, very different. | | | |
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| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 19:56 - Apr 27 with 1838 views | libertine |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 19:38 - Apr 27 by londonlisa2001 |
they weren't school mates and didn't 'grow up together'.
They were never in school together - as I said before, they were in Oxford together but not at the same college and not doing the same subject either.
Also, Boris was a young conservative - that means the Oxford Union for political upbringing. Ed was a young socialist - that means OUSU (the Oxford Student Union) for political upbringing. They are very, very different. |
Hi lisa,
don't shoot the messenger ed admitted it live on the Andrew marr show right at the end when the sit together on the settee and watch the music
its a fact that ed admitted it, maybe ed was lying, but I don't know why he'd lie, watch the show back on catch up | | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 08:57 - Apr 29 with 1621 views | Uxbridge |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:20 - Apr 22 by WarwickHunt |
Superb.
However, if it was utter tripe I'd still watch it for the lovely Birgitte... |
She's alright. I'd have thought you'd be more of a fan of Leanne Wood if you like her though. I am only 3 episodes in though, so maybe she improves.
That interviewer though. Blimey. |  |
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| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 10:02 - Apr 29 with 1605 views | WarwickHunt |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 08:57 - Apr 29 by Uxbridge |
She's alright. I'd have thought you'd be more of a fan of Leanne Wood if you like her though. I am only 3 episodes in though, so maybe she improves.
That interviewer though. Blimey. |
Wash your mouth out. Perhaps you're a tad young to fully appreciate the divine Birgitte.
Correct about the journo though - it gets better too... |  | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 10:38 - Apr 29 with 1590 views | perchrockjack |
Just caught this .
Birgitta who?
Are you rich ,phil | |
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| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 10:46 - Apr 29 with 1583 views | Uxbridge |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 10:02 - Apr 29 by WarwickHunt |
Wash your mouth out. Perhaps you're a tad young to fully appreciate the divine Birgitte.
Correct about the journo though - it gets better too... |
It's started well. I can see the appeal of Birgitte to the 50 year old crowd though ... | |
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| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 11:21 - Apr 29 with 1560 views | WarwickHunt |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 10:38 - Apr 29 by perchrockjack |
Just caught this .
Birgitta who?
Are you rich ,phil |
Phwoooar.
Borgen. Danish political drama seen on BBC4. Box set or Netflix now I suppose.
Don't tell me you missed The Killing and Spiral too? | | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:25 - Apr 29 with 1542 views | perchrockjack |
Phil.
I might well have been practising my pitiful barre chords instead of being bored by this Scandinavian noir shite.
Our lad bought us the boxed set killing. We watched about 30 mins looked at each other thought I love you so much and went to bed.
Much better options that downtown Malmö ..
I preferred the French film noir of Delon and Montana...propeshaggers | |
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| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:29 - Apr 29 with 1539 views | londonlisa2001 |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:25 - Apr 29 by perchrockjack |
Phil.
I might well have been practising my pitiful barre chords instead of being bored by this Scandinavian noir shite.
Our lad bought us the boxed set killing. We watched about 30 mins looked at each other thought I love you so much and went to bed.
Much better options that downtown Malmö ..
I preferred the French film noir of Delon and Montana...propeshaggers |
The Killing 1st series is one of the best tv series I've ever seen. Absolutely gripped by it - only criticism I had was the number of late nights I had staying up to watch 'just one more'. | | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:37 - Apr 29 with 1527 views | monmouth |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:29 - Apr 29 by londonlisa2001 |
The Killing 1st series is one of the best tv series I've ever seen. Absolutely gripped by it - only criticism I had was the number of late nights I had staying up to watch 'just one more'. |
Absolutely. I thought the third series was close too, with only series 2 being a bit disappointing. I love jumpers though.
On topic, am I just wearing rose tinted glasses, but have so many 'newspapers' ever been so nakedly biased? Most have given up any pretence of election journalism and reporting and are just churning out pure untarnished lies and propaganda. |  |
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| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:38 - Apr 29 with 1527 views | perchrockjack |
Los.it either shows I have the attention span of a gnat or simply restless. Missus too, bless her.
It takes a lot to grip me, but when I'm gripped, I hold on.
I was brought up on the Lone Ranger and tonto mind.
And yeah, I did feel tonto had a raw deal | |
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| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:52 - Apr 29 with 1518 views | WarwickHunt |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:37 - Apr 29 by monmouth |
Absolutely. I thought the third series was close too, with only series 2 being a bit disappointing. I love jumpers though.
On topic, am I just wearing rose tinted glasses, but have so many 'newspapers' ever been so nakedly biased? Most have given up any pretence of election journalism and reporting and are just churning out pure untarnished lies and propaganda. |
'Twas ever thus, Mon.
I've given up being outraged, they just make me laugh now. | | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 13:00 - Apr 29 with 1511 views | londonlisa2001 |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:37 - Apr 29 by monmouth |
Absolutely. I thought the third series was close too, with only series 2 being a bit disappointing. I love jumpers though.
On topic, am I just wearing rose tinted glasses, but have so many 'newspapers' ever been so nakedly biased? Most have given up any pretence of election journalism and reporting and are just churning out pure untarnished lies and propaganda. |
I just want it to end.
I guess we get the political system we deserve - dumbed down and divisive.
Give it a few years and we'll be voting via the red button. | | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 13:02 - Apr 29 with 1508 views | monmouth |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:38 - Apr 29 by perchrockjack |
Los.it either shows I have the attention span of a gnat or simply restless. Missus too, bless her.
It takes a lot to grip me, but when I'm gripped, I hold on.
I was brought up on the Lone Ranger and tonto mind.
And yeah, I did feel tonto had a raw deal |
I never really got what Tonto was all about. It just means The Lone Ranger wasn't really lone doesn't it? Trade description blokes need to look into it tonto, I mean pronto.
Old Silver got the worst deal. 'Hi ho, away yourself you daft masked bastard' | |
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| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 13:04 - Apr 29 with 1508 views | londonlisa2001 |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 12:38 - Apr 29 by perchrockjack |
Los.it either shows I have the attention span of a gnat or simply restless. Missus too, bless her.
It takes a lot to grip me, but when I'm gripped, I hold on.
I was brought up on the Lone Ranger and tonto mind.
And yeah, I did feel tonto had a raw deal |
I'm not usually one for subtitles but I was hooked.
Different programmes appeal to everyone though.
I loved the West Wing and watched it a few times all the way through - I know people that hate it. | | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 13:31 - Apr 29 with 1489 views | Uxbridge |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 13:00 - Apr 29 by londonlisa2001 |
I just want it to end.
I guess we get the political system we deserve - dumbed down and divisive.
Give it a few years and we'll be voting via the red button. |
And so we should. There's a commission looking at online voting in time for the next election. If Estonia managed it a decade ago I'm sure someone could knock up an App in time for 2020. | |
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| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 13:53 - Apr 29 with 1478 views | londonlisa2001 |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 13:31 - Apr 29 by Uxbridge |
And so we should. There's a commission looking at online voting in time for the next election. If Estonia managed it a decade ago I'm sure someone could knock up an App in time for 2020. |
I'm sure all will go swimmingly and there'll be no prospect whatsoever of abuse or challenge to the result.
It'll go particularly well in seats with a high Asian population where the man of the household will be able to exercise his wife's vote without any interference. Those pesky people at the polling stations who currently try to eliminate double voting by men in Poplar are an unwarranted nuisance aren't they. | | | |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 14:15 - Apr 29 with 1468 views | Uxbridge |
| The Official Planet Swans General Election 2015 Thread on 13:53 - Apr 29 by londonlisa2001 |
I'm sure all will go swimmingly and there'll be no prospect whatsoever of abuse or challenge to the result.
It'll go particularly well in seats with a high Asian population where the man of the household will be able to exercise his wife's vote without any interference. Those pesky people at the polling stations who currently try to eliminate double voting by men in Poplar are an unwarranted nuisance aren't they. |
As to the current take a piece of paper down to the polling booth with no ID and check a box you mean 
I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the feeding frenzy of that second paragraph too! | |
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