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Both well short of a majority..............................WHAT figure is a majority?
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326TheElephantMan wrote:Both well short of a majority..............................WHAT figure is a majority?
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Tell that to the bookies.Russ wrote:326TheElephantMan wrote:Both well short of a majority..............................WHAT figure is a majority?
More accurate predictions are Tories 310
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I just hope we dont return the TORY CUTS PARTY.......opps
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Was that from a bel tel pole?Russ wrote:326TheElephantMan wrote:Both well short of a majority..............................WHAT figure is a majority?
More accurate predictions are Tories 310
I have my own tv channel, what have you got?
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I agree, that it is hard to see the downside of that one, but it will inevitably temper the amount of cooperation between our worthy representatives and the mainland parties.Once a Knight wrote:big mervyn wrote: If any UK party goes into a formal coalition with any of our numpties, the peace process will be away to feck.
You mean we could lose the high functioning beacon of democracy and positive politics that is the Stormont Assembly?
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Couple of interesting sites
http://may2015.com/category/seat-calculator/
http://www.electionforecast.co.uk/
http://may2015.com/category/seat-calculator/
http://www.electionforecast.co.uk/
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You predicting that the Sinners are going to take their seats then Russ?Russ wrote:326TheElephantMan wrote:Both well short of a majority..............................WHAT figure is a majority?
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UKIP may be a bigger threat to the Tories than the SNP is to Labour.Once a Knight wrote:All interesting Mervyn. Much more so if the pollsters actually had a clue how to model this particular election. Hence my question to Russ about the source of his data. I have been following politics as a "subject" for 35 years and can't think of a comparable general election. My best guess is Tories the largest party with some form of coalition. The SNP is the game changer - like I told you back at the time of the Independence vote.big mervyn wrote:Couple of interesting sites
http://may2015.com/category/seat-calculator/
http://www.electionforecast.co.uk/
The SNP will take Labour seats but are unlikely to prevent them from governing.
UKIP may allow Labour to win a number of Labour/Tory marginals.
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UKIP may be a threat to Labour in some areas as well.
A lot of Labour support in the north is what you would call "patriotic working class" and they may have more affinity with a local UKIP person than metropolitan-elite, Hampstead socialist types like Milliband. So if Labour are complacent and the local kippers get out there and knock on doors, Labour may be surprised how many of their support end up defecting.
A lot of Labour support in the north is what you would call "patriotic working class" and they may have more affinity with a local UKIP person than metropolitan-elite, Hampstead socialist types like Milliband. So if Labour are complacent and the local kippers get out there and knock on doors, Labour may be surprised how many of their support end up defecting.
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Your wishes are not the same as "accurate predictions" toryboy. I see London is set to light up red, apparently largely due to reaction against the buffoon you idolize, Boris the Bastid.Russ wrote:326TheElephantMan wrote:Both well short of a majority..............................WHAT figure is a majority?
More accurate predictions are Tories 310
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London has always been redBaggyTrousers wrote:Your wishes are not the same as "accurate predictions" toryboy. I see London is set to light up red, apparently largely due to reaction against the buffoon you idolize, Boris the Bastid.Russ wrote:326TheElephantMan wrote:Both well short of a majority..............................WHAT figure is a majority?
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I fancy a minority labour government as things stand. There should be enough left of centre minority parties to allow that to happen without a formal coalition.
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Yeah I feel this will be inevitable. The lib dems are not going into another coalition with the tories. It has nearly destroyed them.big mervyn wrote:I fancy a minority labour government as things stand. There should be enough left of centre minority parties to allow that to happen without a formal coalition.
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I have my own tv channel, what have you got?