Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007

retired_jshendel · 10-12-2007, 02:14 PM

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Originally posted by Kill Rock Stars:
who remembers when the tories were calling for a election as soon as brown took power? because it was wrong to have a leader who hadn't been directly elected, or some such ****.

then the tories took a dive in the polls, and suddenly they went a bit quiet about having an election, and labour started to think it might be a good idea.

then the tories had a rise in popularity after the conference season, and suddenly labour are weak for not calling an election that they had hinted they might.

then an internet poll came along and the country was ok!!!!!1

And thats why people dont care about politics. If all the parties stopped acting like kids and trying to get one up on each other and actually ran the country, we might get people who actually give a ****

retired_justin05 · 10-12-2007, 02:15 PM

GB did the right thing and I'm happy with the govt so no.

retired_carribear68 · 10-12-2007, 02:18 PM

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Originally posted by Docker:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by ACou2000:

Still makes no sense to DEMAND an election early now, just because that was a potential plan initially. For what purpose?

You're missing the whole point of this, GB was going to call a snap election as they thought the time was right.
The PM's office notified the press to this situation and so the story started to run.
The polls then swung away and it seemed that he may not get the majority he expected and so he walked away.
He chickened out, plain and simple, and the press have picked this up and are going to hammer him for it. </BLOCKQUOTE>

chickened out

he, just like ANYONE, is not going to go into an election if the numbers/polls appear unfavourable.. there is no sense in it. and he doesnt really care if, right now in the immediate reaction, people think he's a 'chicken'.

the press 'hammering' will be no more than they hammer PMs for pretty much every topic of discussion in politics. it'll come, it'll go.

retired_v_meenucancer · 10-12-2007, 02:22 PM

i'd love to know what people think would be better about the country if we'd just come off of ten years of tory rule

retired_katie14 · 10-12-2007, 02:26 PM

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i'd love to know what people think would be better about the country if we'd just come off of ten years of tory rule

Same people would probably be desperate for the Tories to call an election to get Labour in charge.

Swings and roundabouts.

retired_justin05 · 10-12-2007, 02:27 PM

Prefer swings.

retired_carribear68 · 10-12-2007, 02:27 PM

yep exactly.

general pattern is, elect in, get angry about everything that isnt as great as you want it to be, ignore any positive things that are done, demand other party/PM

repeat