Fucking, fucking BNP have a seat. I'm going to bed now, this is too annoying.
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lady Nina Democracy at work. What's the problem? -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and go and talk to the Catholics.
They got 10% of the vote. Fewer votes than in 2004, but a greater proportion of the votes cast. That'll sort it. Seems a large proportion of former Labour voters held the same view. Stupid cunts.
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, steve auvache Get off the bank, you senile old ****. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and go and talk to the Catholics.
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Gyp How are you judging competence? -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and go and talk to the Catholics.
[...] We have a shortage of plumbers, too. And motorcycle mechanics, now that I think of it. Go BNP. ;-) Leslie
[...] Fucked off back to Lithuania, unfortunately. It seems they have a higher per capita GPD now, so it's not entirely surprising. Strangely enough, while housekeepers and prostitutes from the former Soviet Union are pretty popular around here, the same can't be said for plumbers and motorcycle mechanics. Leslie
Lady Nina posted: Not everybody has your education or principles; democracy has its downsides. Maybe things have to get worse before they can get better. Personally, although I don't agree with the BNP, I do understand why they get the results they do, and it's pretty much the fault of the two mainstream parties.
01.50 - BBC went over to Mark Mardell in Brussels. Somebody should've put him to bed ages ago. Seems pissed as a newt.
No sympathy for everyone. Low turnout, too. If you want to keep a political party out, turn up and vote against them. Otherwise you have absolutely no excuse for what may follow.
That's what I told SWMBO when I went out last Thursday. I don't like any of them but there are some I *really* don't want to live under.
If you take the Tories as Eurosceptic and add them to UKIP it puts the current formation of the EU exactly where it ought to be. As for the BNP, their representation looks about right on a PR basis, so PR works. And to LN I would say that those voters having some repesentation will make them less frustrated therefor less radical. The best way to deal with people who are so upset and frustrated is to engage them in dialogue, so be pleased.
I was wondering why both Nick Clegg and William Hague called it "a bad day for democracy" on the radio this morning. I think in LN's democracy, everyone gets frog-marched to the polling station and forced to vote for the "Tree Hugger Party"
Ding! Labour has made a point of calling itself Thatcherite and of saying how relaxed it is about people getting filthy rich. When this leads to the inevitable collapse in the economy and the cocking up of public services, while their rich friends get away with ripping us off, they can hardly wonder why people don't want to vote for them.
