Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
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"The Duke and Duchess are determined their children should have as normal a childhood as possible"
"Anmer Hall in Norfolk, where the Duchess of Cambridge is to stay after the birth of her second child"
Oh well at least they are into job creation
"Royal princess: Duke and Duchess set to hire second nanny to help with new princess"
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"Anmer Hall in Norfolk, where the Duchess of Cambridge is to stay after the birth of her second child"
Oh well at least they are into job creation
"Royal princess: Duke and Duchess set to hire second nanny to help with new princess"
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- TheGrimSqueaker
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Quite famously. And he never has any problem remembering which team he supports even though, given Norwich's form some seasons, he possibly wishes he could forget.RobertSnozers wrote:He's a Norwich fan??!?RogerOThornhill wrote:Good to see that Ed Balls has his priorities right on the last weekend of campaigning...I can just hear him saying "Electioneering? Sod that! I'm off to watch football"
That's it, I'm voting Green
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Just back from door knocking in the wind and rain.
Best part was stopping for a drink in the Globe afterwards. I had to have coffee as I was driving back but I'm pleased to report that the Globe's special beer this week is Rebecca Riots - so guess what the others had? We then had a chat about the times that produced the Rebecca Riots (or Rebeca Riots depending on your choice of spelling) and the times we have now with food banks, low pay and no pay work, insecurity, homelessness etc etc.
I'm taking that special beer as a good omen by the way.
Best part was stopping for a drink in the Globe afterwards. I had to have coffee as I was driving back but I'm pleased to report that the Globe's special beer this week is Rebecca Riots - so guess what the others had? We then had a chat about the times that produced the Rebecca Riots (or Rebeca Riots depending on your choice of spelling) and the times we have now with food banks, low pay and no pay work, insecurity, homelessness etc etc.
I'm taking that special beer as a good omen by the way.
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I'm not sure I follow your reasoning here, Eric. If there were such loopholes, surely they'd be more open to abuse the more parties that were allowed.Eric_WLothian wrote:... True - there may be a consequential inheritance tax loophole if it ever happened. If it did, then it would be illogical to stop at 3-way marriages though...
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Wonder what she does all day that is more important than looking after her children.AngryAsWell wrote:"The Duke and Duchess are determined their children should have as normal a childhood as possible"
"Anmer Hall in Norfolk, where the Duchess of Cambridge is to stay after the birth of her second child"
Oh well at least they are into job creation
"Royal princess: Duke and Duchess set to hire second nanny to help with new princess"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... ncess.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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The list of last minute "commitments" is enormous. The "Tweets" outlining them are over at the Guardian site. Even Ramsgate gets a special mention.George Osborne is tweeting about what the Tories would do in their first 100 days in government. A lot of road improvements, it would appear. (Guardian Election Blog, 15.01)
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Alastair Campbell @campbellclaret · 1h 1 hour ago
Just bumped into @david_cameron at the Boleyn jellied eels shop pre the Claret and Blue battle http://www.kicca.com/campbellclaret/pos ... 3ec2b3c796" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …
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Eric_WLothian wrote:Wonder what she does all day that is more important than looking after her children.AngryAsWell wrote:"The Duke and Duchess are determined their children should have as normal a childhood as possible"
"Anmer Hall in Norfolk, where the Duchess of Cambridge is to stay after the birth of her second child"
Oh well at least they are into job creation
"Royal princess: Duke and Duchess set to hire second nanny to help with new princess"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... ncess.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Duchessing.
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I was just thinking that if three-way partnerships were legal, why not four-, five- six-way. If there were loopholes - and I would expect the tax avoidance experts to find some - then I'd be surprised if they didn't increase exponentially with the number of partners involved.utopiandreams wrote:I'm not sure I follow your reasoning here, Eric. If there were such loopholes, surely they'd be more open to abuse the more parties that were allowed.Eric_WLothian wrote:... True - there may be a consequential inheritance tax loophole if it ever happened. If it did, then it would be illogical to stop at 3-way marriages though...
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I haven't watched it yet.Ronnie O'Sullivan @ronnieo147 · 6m 6 minutes ago
Why I think everyone should vote for Ed Miliband on 7 May
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They will be. Do not underestimate the desperation of people who haven't fulfilled the wishes of their backers.ephemerid wrote:I have had a letter from Rt.Hon David Cameron Prime Minister.
Addressed to me personally, using my given name throughout, imploring me to vote Conservative.
It points out that I live in a marginal constituency, and my vote is crucial.
Yes, David, I KNOW. Which is why I'm voting Labour.
If the Tories are sending these out to all registered voters in all marginal constituencies, I wonder what it's costing them?
The registered electorate in Brecon and Radnor is more than 50,000.
Thurrock, currently held by the odious Tory Jackie Doyle-Price with a majority of just 92, has 77,000.
If they're doing this in all marginals, that's costing a serious amount of money. If they're doing it
everywhere, it's utter desperation.
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am dancin'
am dancin'
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- TheGrimSqueaker
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Can the cult followers actually vote for her? How many of the loudest voices driving her on actually live in Scotland?AnatolyKasparov wrote:She may well be, but a few days ahead of the GE not upsetting her cult followers is the priority......TheGrimSqueaker wrote:At least I know the answer to my question, would Nicola fold or would she up the ante. Sad, as I thought she was actually brighter than this.Eric_WLothian wrote: Reported in the Scotsman:
http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/ed-mili ... -1-3761183
Call me naïve, but I thought the easiest way to get a Labour government was for enough people to vote Labour.
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meanwhile nick clegg looks like he's presenting an episode of 70s tv show "Rainbow"
(see pics on graun blog)
(see pics on graun blog)
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I may have mentioned on here before that Jason Cowley is a complete merchant banker?
Well, his tweet last night takes some beating.......
Well, his tweet last night takes some beating.......
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Well, I know who is winning the battle of celebrity endorsements in my book ... I'll take Ronnie O'Sullivan and Grayson Perry any day over Clarkson and Ms CupCake Apprentice.
And Liam Gallagher calling Ed a 'communist' isn't so awful either IMO - what got his goat, having to pay Mansion Tax?
And Liam Gallagher calling Ed a 'communist' isn't so awful either IMO - what got his goat, having to pay Mansion Tax?
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VSLVSL wished them luck with their commitment to improve Junction 6 of the M27 as, apparently, it was never built!PorFavor wrote:The list of last minute "commitments" is enormous. The "Tweets" outlining them are over at the Guardian site. Even Ramsgate gets a special mention.George Osborne is tweeting about what the Tories would do in their first 100 days in government. A lot of road improvements, it would appear. (Guardian Election Blog, 15.01)
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Tories are pilfering freebooters. Labour have planned ahead.PorFavor wrote:The list of last minute "commitments" is enormous. The "Tweets" outlining them are over at the Guardian site. Even Ramsgate gets a special mention.George Osborne is tweeting about what the Tories would do in their first 100 days in government. A lot of road improvements, it would appear. (Guardian Election Blog, 15.01)
What would the first 100 days of a Miliband government look like?
18TH APRIL, 2015
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True. A very Alice in Wonderland commitment.TheGrimSqueaker wrote:VSLVSL wished them luck with their commitment to improve Junction 6 of the M27 as, apparently, it was never built!PorFavor wrote:The list of last minute "commitments" is enormous. The "Tweets" outlining them are over at the Guardian site. Even Ramsgate gets a special mention.George Osborne is tweeting about what the Tories would do in their first 100 days in government. A lot of road improvements, it would appear. (Guardian Election Blog, 15.01)
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No doubt the Lincoln by-pass will suffer a similar fate . . . .
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It's somewhat ironic that nobody can vote for the minor-party leader who's getting the most media attention!TheGrimSqueaker wrote: Can the cult followers actually vote for her? How many of the loudest voices driving her on actually live in Scotland?
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I defy anyone to watch those two videos and say Ed is ugly, lacks charisma, or is a nerd, ever again.
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Prof Scully has now crunched his numbers on that new Welsh poll.
He emphasises these are not predictions, but 'seat projections I get from applying these formulae to the polling numbers'.
''So, first, the standard voting intention question. Here are the UNS seat projection numbers:
Labour: 28 seats (holding all 26 from 2010, and gaining Cardiff Central and Cardiff North)
Conservatives: 8 seats (losing Cardiff North to Labour, but gaining Brecon & Radnor from the Liberal Democrats)
Plaid Cymru: 3 seats (holding the 3 seats won in 2010)
Liberal Democrats: 1 seat (holding Ceredigion, but losing both Cardiff Central and Brecon & Radnor)
Ratio Swing projections:
Labour: 28 seats (holding all 26 from 2010, and gaining Cardiff Central and Cardiff North)
Conservatives: 8 seats (losing Cardiff North to Labour, but gaining Brecon & Radnor from the Liberal Democrats)
Plaid Cymru: 4 seats (holding the 3 seats won in 2010 and gaining Ceredigion from the Liberal Democrats)
Liberal Democrats: 0 seats
With constituency-specific question, Scully says:
''For Uniform National Swing the projected seat results are identical to that for the generic question, with the two Cardiff seats plus Brecon & Radnor being the only seats to change hands. But when we use Ratio Swing, we get a slightly different outcome:
Labour: 27 seats (gaining Cardiff Central and Cardiff North, but losing Ynys Mon)
Conservatives: 8 seats (losing Cardiff North to Labour, but gaining Brecon & Radnor from the Liberal Democrats)
Plaid Cymru: 5 seats (holding the 3 seats won in 2010, and gaining Ceredigion from the Liberal Democrats and Ynys Mon from Labour)
Liberal Democrats: 0 seats
http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There's another poll due on Wednesday, not sure who commmisioned it, probably the ITV one.
He emphasises these are not predictions, but 'seat projections I get from applying these formulae to the polling numbers'.
''So, first, the standard voting intention question. Here are the UNS seat projection numbers:
Labour: 28 seats (holding all 26 from 2010, and gaining Cardiff Central and Cardiff North)
Conservatives: 8 seats (losing Cardiff North to Labour, but gaining Brecon & Radnor from the Liberal Democrats)
Plaid Cymru: 3 seats (holding the 3 seats won in 2010)
Liberal Democrats: 1 seat (holding Ceredigion, but losing both Cardiff Central and Brecon & Radnor)
Ratio Swing projections:
Labour: 28 seats (holding all 26 from 2010, and gaining Cardiff Central and Cardiff North)
Conservatives: 8 seats (losing Cardiff North to Labour, but gaining Brecon & Radnor from the Liberal Democrats)
Plaid Cymru: 4 seats (holding the 3 seats won in 2010 and gaining Ceredigion from the Liberal Democrats)
Liberal Democrats: 0 seats
With constituency-specific question, Scully says:
''For Uniform National Swing the projected seat results are identical to that for the generic question, with the two Cardiff seats plus Brecon & Radnor being the only seats to change hands. But when we use Ratio Swing, we get a slightly different outcome:
Labour: 27 seats (gaining Cardiff Central and Cardiff North, but losing Ynys Mon)
Conservatives: 8 seats (losing Cardiff North to Labour, but gaining Brecon & Radnor from the Liberal Democrats)
Plaid Cymru: 5 seats (holding the 3 seats won in 2010, and gaining Ceredigion from the Liberal Democrats and Ynys Mon from Labour)
Liberal Democrats: 0 seats
http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There's another poll due on Wednesday, not sure who commmisioned it, probably the ITV one.
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Someone's gonna have to enlighten me as to what's so great about Sturgeon (it's not personal I was the same about Clegg).Eric_WLothian wrote:It's somewhat ironic that nobody can vote for the minor-party leader who's getting the most media attention!TheGrimSqueaker wrote: Can the cult followers actually vote for her? How many of the loudest voices driving her on actually live in Scotland?
The story about her getting into the SNP at 15 or whatever it was, is so similar to Salmond's it's a bit sad.
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More than one? No thanks...Eric_WLothian wrote:I was just thinking that if three-way partnerships were legal, why not four-, five- six-way. If there were loopholes - and I would expect the tax avoidance experts to find some - then I'd be surprised if they didn't increase exponentially with the number of partners involved.utopiandreams wrote:I'm not sure I follow your reasoning here, Eric. If there were such loopholes, surely they'd be more open to abuse the more parties that were allowed.Eric_WLothian wrote:... True - there may be a consequential inheritance tax loophole if it ever happened. If it did, then it would be illogical to stop at 3-way marriages though...
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Which was?AnatolyKasparov wrote:I may have mentioned on here before that Jason Cowley is a complete merchant banker?
Well, his tweet last night takes some beating.......
Not disputing your sentiment - this is a so-called member of the left who writes anti-Miliband stories for the Daily Mail. I suspect that's why the NS endorsement was only classed as half-hearted.
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Which tweet ?AnatolyKasparov wrote:I may have mentioned on here before that Jason Cowley is a complete merchant banker?
Well, his tweet last night takes some beating.......
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Calling for a second election this year with new leaders of the 3 main parties - couldn't *possibly* imagine who he wants Ed to be replaced by, eh?? ![Tosser :toss:](./images/smilies/wanker.gif)
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Aha!
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Aha, this one:AnatolyKasparov wrote:Calling for a second election this year with new leaders of the 3 main parties - couldn't *possibly* imagine who he wants Ed to be replaced by, eh??
He's nothing but a@JasonCowleyNS · 19h 19 hours ago
A second election fought with different leaders seems necessary. Repeal the wretched Fixed-Term Parliaments Act. Check out @May2015NS
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Disappointed with the Welsh polling, pretty much as it was, the Cardiff seats were always going to come back to Labour, it will again be red, can't help thinking one or two sneaky ones will come back too.
Or perhaps I am being optimistic?
Or perhaps I am being optimistic?
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Must start wearing my newer specs. Was reading through some tweets just now and did a double take over 'It's a GRILL'.
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feather @oohincensed 58 mins58 minutes ago
According to Ipsos Mori, Cameron is viewed as out of touch with the concerns of ordinary people by 65% of voters. more than Thatcher (63%)
According to Ipsos Mori, Cameron is viewed as out of touch with the concerns of ordinary people by 65% of voters. more than Thatcher (63%)
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We and the constituency next door are down as 'too close to call' letsskip - and that's how it feels. One very pleasant woman I was talking to this morning hadn't realised she was living in a marginal. She has now changed her voting intention from Green to Labour as she likes Paul Miller, our candidate, and hadn't realised he actually had a chance of winning.letsskiptotheleft wrote:Disappointed with the Welsh polling, pretty much as it was, the Cardiff seats were always going to come back to Labour, it will again be red, can't help thinking one or two sneaky ones will come back too.
Or perhaps I am being optimistic?
Editing to add: Her priority is that we don't have another 5 years of Crabb and Cameron. (They sound like an unpleasant brand of soap, don't they?).
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rebeccariots2 wrote:We and the constituency next door are down as 'too close to call' letsskip - and that's how it feels. One very pleasant woman I was talking to this morning hadn't realised she was living in a marginal. She has now changed her voting intention from Green to Labour as she likes Paul Miller, our candidate, and hadn't realised he actually had a chance of winning.letsskiptotheleft wrote:Disappointed with the Welsh polling, pretty much as it was, the Cardiff seats were always going to come back to Labour, it will again be red, can't help thinking one or two sneaky ones will come back too.
Or perhaps I am being optimistic?
That's very heartening to hear Rebecca, and it plays to my gut instinct too. In an election like this, so tight, the national polls count for nothing, a poll of 1000 people for instance, how many in your constituency would have been contacted? People like you have more of a feeling of what's happening on the ground, that's why I am a tad sceptical about the Vale as well, huge effort on the ground going on there.
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They should call the baby George (Foreman).rebeccariots2 wrote:Must start wearing my newer specs. Was reading through some tweets just now and did a double take over 'It's a GRILL'.
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Are you getting much sense of Plaid advancing in your area LetsSkip ?
I won't predict the election seats outcome, but will predict that Mark Williams loses here based on things locally.
I did hear a whisper that Labour canvassers were being told a lot of people would vote Labour here, enough to serously affect the outcome, but that's just like voodoo polling.
I won't predict the election seats outcome, but will predict that Mark Williams loses here based on things locally.
I did hear a whisper that Labour canvassers were being told a lot of people would vote Labour here, enough to serously affect the outcome, but that's just like voodoo polling.
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I think PF can give you some tips on that.rebeccariots2 wrote:Must start wearing my newer specs. Was reading through some tweets just now and did a double take over 'It's a GRILL'.
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Lovely.Ed Miliband @Ed_Miliband 15m15 minutes ago
I took some time out of the campaign to play pool against Ronnie O’Sullivan. I went easy on him…
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Its a poll commissioned by Plaid, so I can't help looking at it a bit sceptically. Let's see what the last regular YouGov survey before polling day brings.......letsskiptotheleft wrote:Disappointed with the Welsh polling, pretty much as it was, the Cardiff seats were always going to come back to Labour, it will again be red, can't help thinking one or two sneaky ones will come back too.
Or perhaps I am being optimistic?
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None whatsoever yahyah, to be truthful it feels very quiet here election wise, there are a few Plaid banners but on the houses where they always are, every election. The Plaid candidate seems a bit of a tool, the usual Green/SNP/Plaid attack from the "left" on Labour. Canvassers are short on the ground too, though I have been in work a lot so I may have missed them, but hardly any bumpf has landed on the doormat, mind the Labour banner may have a bearing on that?yahyah wrote:Are you getting much sense of Plaid advancing in your area LetsSkip ?
I won't predict the election seats outcome, but will predict that Mark Williams loses here based on things locally.
I did hear a whisper that Labour canvassers were being told a lot of people would vote Labour here, enough to serously affect the outcome, but that's just like voodoo polling.
But to go back, it is very quiet here, hardly being a marginal has a lot to do with that admittedly.
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Afterevething, all.
Natalie Bennett can be very silly at times. However much some people might like three-in-a-bed, we have these funny things called laws for a reason. She's not very good at thinking things through, is she?
If she attempted to legislate for this, every single piece of legislation pertaining to marriage, children, inheritance, pensions, social security, and various other bits and bobs would have to be repealed and/or amended.
Whatever.
Those of you who Tweet may like to know that there is another Twitterstorm tonight, the last from Jon and Gail before the election.
This time, the hashtag is #VoteCameronOut
I realise that some people think this is a bit silly, and I'm aware it's not likely to change anyone's voting intentions - but the #CameronMustGo thing really really annoyed him.
On the basis that anything that causes even a minor annoyance to Cameron is something that I have to do as a matter of principle, I will be being a Twit from 18.00hrs and hope some of you will join in.
Good to see you, Ernst, however briefly - hope you're OK and sending a hug.
Natalie Bennett can be very silly at times. However much some people might like three-in-a-bed, we have these funny things called laws for a reason. She's not very good at thinking things through, is she?
If she attempted to legislate for this, every single piece of legislation pertaining to marriage, children, inheritance, pensions, social security, and various other bits and bobs would have to be repealed and/or amended.
Whatever.
Those of you who Tweet may like to know that there is another Twitterstorm tonight, the last from Jon and Gail before the election.
This time, the hashtag is #VoteCameronOut
I realise that some people think this is a bit silly, and I'm aware it's not likely to change anyone's voting intentions - but the #CameronMustGo thing really really annoyed him.
On the basis that anything that causes even a minor annoyance to Cameron is something that I have to do as a matter of principle, I will be being a Twit from 18.00hrs and hope some of you will join in.
Good to see you, Ernst, however briefly - hope you're OK and sending a hug.
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I completely agree- why the Guardian feels the need to promote the SNP is beyond me.tinyclanger2 wrote:Someone's gonna have to enlighten me as to what's so great about Sturgeon (it's not personal I was the same about Clegg).Eric_WLothian wrote:It's somewhat ironic that nobody can vote for the minor-party leader who's getting the most media attention!TheGrimSqueaker wrote: Can the cult followers actually vote for her? How many of the loudest voices driving her on actually live in Scotland?
The story about her getting into the SNP at 15 or whatever it was, is so similar to Salmond's it's a bit sad.
I do not give a toss about the SNP, can't vote for them, genuinely despise everything the SNP represents, and they aren't on 90% of the ballot papers.
Post election the SNP can either support a Labour government or vote against it, I don't care. But if she stops effective government or creates a Tory one, supporters will be pretty angry.
Release the Guardvarks.
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Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015
Funny how no one mentions Sheffield when it comes to the SNP and celebrating too early.
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Are you feeling a bit down Skippy ?
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letsskiptotheleft wrote:Disappointed with the Welsh polling, pretty much as it was, the Cardiff seats were always going to come back to Labour, it will again be red, can't help thinking one or two sneaky ones will come back too.
Or perhaps I am being optimistic?
I know exactly what you mean.
I will refuse to be miserable. I have every intention of doing what I can to get Matthew the best vote share possible.
He could do it - it'd take a minor miracle, but it's not impossible.
It ain't over till the returning officer declares the winner.
Even if our boy loses, if we get a better share of the vote than the 10% Labour got here last time, we will have done well.
And if we have a Labour government on Friday, I won't be bothered all that much.
Don't be down-hearted, Letsskip. It's not over yet.
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yahyah wrote:Are you feeling a bit down Skippy ?
Had my moments and doubts the same as everyone I suppose, I was very up for this election, but I have worked a lot, 12 1/2 shifts, too tired to do anything apart from come home, bath and bed, so I have been a lot more detached than I normally would. I said once I judge this as a battle between and good and bad and that hasn't changed. Labour for all it's faults is better than any alternative out there for me. Of course I want them to be more radical, and I believe Ed will be, but unlike others they have a chance of power so they feet always have to be on the ground. The SNP can just shout "Westminster" all the bloody time, as if the scots have only been the ones to be shafted over the years.
Anyway, two night shifts coming up, be on my way soon,.. Onwards and upwards
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If you respond Letskip, I'm not ignoring you, have to log off now.
Sending
to you and anyone else who may be feeling anxious/low about Thursday.
You know what the American base ball player Yogi Berra said, 'It ain't over till it's all over'.
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You know what the American base ball player Yogi Berra said, 'It ain't over till it's all over'.
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Replies crossed !
Night all.
Night all.
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Goodnight, Yahyah.yahyah wrote:Replies crossed !
Night all.