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10-12-2007, 05:31 PM
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Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #121 | | Newb
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Originally posted by Kill Rock Stars:
when speculation was still going on over whether an election would be called or not, a common theme was that people would be unenthusiastic for it, due to the time of year and the shortage of time since the last general election.
don't really see what's changed
| The perception at the time was that Brown had decided that if the polls were right, he would call an election. The polls got slightly concering for him (4 points iirc which is still enough for a comfortable Labour majority) and, in the media/public eye, he bottled it.
That's what's changed.
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10-12-2007, 05:31 PM
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Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #122 | | Registered User
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Originally posted by exchampionsfan:
Further, when not deciding potentially jeopardises your party's future chances in any election
| pretty much only Docker actually thinks this is the case. i doubt GB will be particularly worried.
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10-12-2007, 05:31 PM
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Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #123 | | Registered User
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And the fact that a million people would be disenfranchised because the lists haven't been updated yet.
Either way Brown would have taken flack, it's just this way he takes the flack and will keep the job for a couple more years. Essentially, he should have kept his idiot minions from creaming themselves in public about his election plans, then this apparent crisis would never have happened.
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10-12-2007, 05:32 PM
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Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #124 | | Registered User
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Originally posted by Kill Rock Stars:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Kill Rock Stars:
the monday after the whole fuss the sun referred to brown as a "goliath", a "political giant" who'd soon be "back on track".
| someone quote this for docker please, i am on his ignore list </BLOCKQUOTE>
there you go mate.
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10-12-2007, 05:34 PM
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Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #125 | | Newb
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Originally posted by Nick OGS20:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by exchampionsfan:
Further, when not deciding potentially jeopardises your party's future chances in any election
| pretty much only Docker actually thinks this is the case. i doubt GB will be particularly worried. </BLOCKQUOTE>
I don't think it's deniable that it's been a very bad week for Brown. The effect will be negative, although how negative I would agree is debatable.
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10-12-2007, 05:36 PM
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Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #126 | | Newb
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Originally posted by Kill Rock Stars:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Kill Rock Stars:
the monday after the whole fuss the sun referred to brown as a "goliath", a "political giant" who'd soon be "back on track".
| someone quote this for docker please, i am on his ignore list </BLOCKQUOTE>
I counteract your Sun quote with the Times' 'magpie budget' headline.
Newspaper quote top trumps would be quite fun.
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10-12-2007, 05:38 PM
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Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #127 | | Joe Blow
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Here's a link from the Sun detailing all the reports about GB is last few weeks.
Can't find anything about that, can find quite a lot about how badly he has got it wrong.
But what's wrong with taking one little point and using it as a basis of a debate....?
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10-12-2007, 05:38 PM
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Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #128 | | Registered User
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Originally posted by exchampionsfan:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Nick OGS20:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by exchampionsfan:
Further, when not deciding potentially jeopardises your party's future chances in any election
| pretty much only Docker actually thinks this is the case. i doubt GB will be particularly worried. </BLOCKQUOTE>
I don't think it's deniable that it's been a very bad week for Brown. The effect will be negative, although how negative I would agree is debatable. </BLOCKQUOTE>
don't even think it's debatable. by the time the election does eventually come round, people will not give a flying f**k.
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10-12-2007, 05:40 PM
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Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #129 | | Registered User
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Originally posted by exchampionsfan:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Kill Rock Stars:
when speculation was still going on over whether an election would be called or not, a common theme was that people would be unenthusiastic for it, due to the time of year and the shortage of time since the last general election.
don't really see what's changed
| The perception at the time was that Brown had decided that if the polls were right, he would call an election. The polls got slightly concering for him (4 points iirc which is still enough for a comfortable Labour majority) and, in the media/public eye, he bottled it.
That's what's changed. </BLOCKQUOTE>
You say he bottled it, but would it have been wise for him to go for an election now without the time to prepare ?? This was the Tories best chance of winning a general election and they are just p!ssed off that Brown was in control of the decision. I am sure Cameron would have done exactly the same thing if he was in Brown's shoes. He took the sensible option, fair play to the guy.
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10-12-2007, 05:43 PM
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Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #130 | | Newb
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Originally posted by jep:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by exchampionsfan:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Kill Rock Stars:
when speculation was still going on over whether an election would be called or not, a common theme was that people would be unenthusiastic for it, due to the time of year and the shortage of time since the last general election.
don't really see what's changed
| The perception at the time was that Brown had decided that if the polls were right, he would call an election. The polls got slightly concering for him (4 points iirc which is still enough for a comfortable Labour majority) and, in the media/public eye, he bottled it.
That's what's changed. </BLOCKQUOTE>
You say he bottled it, but would it have been wise for him to go for an election now without the time to prepare ?? This was the Tories best chance of winning a general election and they are just p!ssed off that Brown was in control of the decision. I am sure Cameron would have done exactly the same thing if he was in Brown's shoes. He took the sensible option, fair play to the guy. </BLOCKQUOTE>
1. They had 3 months to prepare.
2. If they needed time to prepare, why were they even considering it.
3. It's the apparent reasoning for the decision more than anything else that leads to people considering him to have bottled it.
If he'd called it off before the polls turned, nobody would have said he was bottling it.
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