2015 post UK election discussion

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Someone thats going to be important to the opposition now is Clegg because he can expose some of the things that went on in the last 5 years, can there be an opposition coalition ?

Think Danny Alexander has said he's going to spill the beans.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Still, at least the Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol party got more votes than the English Democrats and BNP combined.

 

[Mrk]

That's a bit unfair. What have we got if not the right to protest and demonstrate?

To be clear, I am absolutely not suggesting people don't have the right to protest (in all honesty, I'm struggling to see how you came to that conclusion from my post...) I am simply saying the idea of protesting and suggesting a government is illegitimate 2 days after a decisive election victory is both hilarious and a bit sad.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Think Danny Alexander has said he's going to spill the beans.

Clegg came out with a few things that they'd blocked in the run up to the election.

Suppose Alexander's got nothing else to do like.


One thing I did think of though, aren't cabinet documents, letters etc covered by the official secrets act or something ? and only released into the public domain after many years ?
Which makes me think that the letter than Cameron hiked around the country i.e. "There's no Money" may be something that he wasn't legally allowed to show ?

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Clegg came out with a few things that they'd blocked in the run up to the election.

Suppose Alexander's got nothing else to do like.


One thing I did think of though, aren't cabinet documents, letters etc covered by the official secrets act or something ? and only released into the public domain after many years ?
Which makes me think that the letter than Cameron hiked around the country i.e. "There's no Money" may be something that he wasn't legally allowed to show ?

You mean the one that was scribbled out by some minion and photo-copied 30 mins before showtime?

 

[Seanjd]

Clegg came out with a few things that they'd blocked in the run up to the election.

Suppose Alexander's got nothing else to do like.


One thing I did think of though, aren't cabinet documents, letters etc covered by the official secrets act or something ? and only released into the public domain after many years ?
Which makes me think that the letter than Cameron hiked around the country i.e. "There's no Money" may be something that he wasn't legally allowed to show ?

It wasn't a proper document or anything. When government changes, a brief note of how finances are is passed on to the new government, along side lots of other information, obviously. The parading of that note was ridiculous, it was clearly a joke from one politician to another.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

after a decisive election victory is both hilarious and a bit sad.

A tiny majority mate is hardly decisive.

 

[Seanjd]

You mean the one that was scribbled out by some minion and photo-copied 30 mins before showtime?

He carries it around with him at all times apparently, which means he either actually goes to the effort if changing it from pocket to pocket every time he gets dressed, or he's been wearing the same jacket for 5 years.

 

[daylightrobber]

It's no wonder Labour continue to be popular in cities though, is it?

Not at all. And it doesn't surprise me that the Tories have all retreated to the outlying towns and villages and pulled up their drawbridges.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

He carries it around with him at all times apparently, which means he either actually goes to the effort if changing it from pocket to pocket every time he gets dressed, or he's been wearing the same jacket for 5 years.

If that letter is the original, I promise to eat whatever is left of Paddy Ashdown's hat.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Clegg came out with a few things that they'd blocked in the run up to the election.

Suppose Alexander's got nothing else to do like.


One thing I did think of though, aren't cabinet documents, letters etc covered by the official secrets act or something ? and only released into the public domain after many years ?
Which makes me think that the letter than Cameron hiked around the country i.e. "There's no Money" may be something that he wasn't legally allowed to show ?

Supposedly the "No money note" is something that is left by every outgoing politician in charge of that department, it's a joke they say.

 

[Minimeister]

Think Danny Alexander has said he's going to spill the beans.

Doubt he'd ruin his future career in politics. Him and Clegg should just join the Tories and leave all the hard working Lib Dems to pick up their mess and try and turn it around.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Just saying on the radio there has been protests outside No 10

 

[Mrk]

Blair has thrown in his two pence worth - it can be launched within 45 minutes... no wait, that was something else. But still, it is worth a read: http://www.theguardian.com/commenti...what-labour-must-do-next-election-ed-miliband

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Doubt he'd ruin his future career in politics. Him and Clegg should just join the Tories and leave all the hard working Lib Dems to pick up their mess and try and turn it around.

They really must have thought they were going back into coalition with the Tories.