Hung Parliament.

[vim_fuego]

Is the threat of a hung parliament and all the cake and ar$e that will come with it going to make you vote tactically?

That is to say would you switch away from Liberal to ensure one of the big hitters gets a majority?

 

[Stevienics]

Bugger all the second guessing. You at last have the duty to be honest with yourself and go with what matters to you.

 

[FOMz]

A tactical vote is a wasted vote in my opinion. You might as well spoil your ballot paper.

It would be interesting to see the results of the actual votes cast nationaly party by party to be honest.

 

[tourettes]

No tactical voting for me, I'm going to stick with the courage of my convictions.

 

[vim_fuego]

Even if it gets you the 3 stooges argueing about everything and being unable to get anything passed whilst the country falls apart?

 

[FOMz]

One shower of sh1t is as bad as the next at the moment, so maybe a hung parliment may be the way forward for this term.

 

[John Lloyd]

Even if it gets you the 3 stooges argueing about everything and being unable to get anything passed whilst the country falls apart?

Just like Germany, then?

 

[pie sandwich]

From everything I have seen from all the parties, the one thing I want most is for them to act like adults and not bicker like school girls.
But I suppose asking them to stick to the facts and give a straight answer is asking too much, and I would think the bickering would reach new heights if it became a hung parliament.

 

[Climebear]

There's an interesting article on the Times Online website on the pros and cons of a hung parliament here.

It's als interesting to have a look at the BBC's 'Election Seat Calculator' that shows (theoretically and albeit crudely) how many seats a percentage share of the vote would result in for each of the major parties.

Based on Yesterday's YouGov Poll:

Conservatives = 33% = 247 seats
Lib Dems = 29% = 94 seats
Labour = 28% = 280 seats (so 3rd place but the largest party)​

Aaah Democracy!

 

[Scaley brat]

A tactical vote is a wasted vote in my opinion.

Absolutely. Vote with your convictions and choose the best option, as you see it, for you! Personally I don't see such a problem with a hung parliament. They will have to cooperate a little more and hopefully behave a little less like the ADHD children they appear to enjoy imitating at the moment!

 

[theladf]

I for one would love a hung parliament!:0 I would start by stringing the *******s up down one side of London Bridge then hang the rest of the self serving cnuts down the other side!DT_Xtremez_19: job done! welcome to the land of theladf! and if you are a wrongdoer or sponger best leave now!!!!!!!DT_Xtremez_19:

 

[Realist78]

The possible cost of a hung parliament. Clicky

 

[Jim_P_Pulfrew]

I said a long long time ago a hung or balanced parliament is the only outcome of the 6th. I have also repeatedly said that whatever happens on the day Brown will not be the PM 12 weeks after the election.

So I will expand a bit further on likely IMHO scenarios:

Labour win a majority which is workable by cosying up to the nationalist parties and the likes of UKIP/Greens. Instant coup against Brown as he should have led them to outright victory. This will result in a new election within months, as people will see that the mob who presided over the crunch, who have had an emergency budget within 50 days of the election with BIG hits on tax and jobs, are still in office and unable to come good on promises of further devolution/wind farms. This causes collapse and a new ballot.

The same as above with the Tories without the coup. They will survive a bit longer because they will have the 'look at the bag of sh!te we have inherited' defence. The infighting which Cameron has played down will erupt as Farage demands something probably quite trivial and the euro huggers and haters in blue slug it out. Election by Christmas.

A Lib/Lab pact will not have Brown at the helm. What it will have is Clegg holding probably Alan Johnson to ransom over Proportional Representation. Johnson refusing, Clegg calls for a vote of confidence, and that leads to a new election.

A Lib/Con pact will be much the same although I don't think it is very likely. Clegg the ex MEP and Europhile will go down like a cup of cold sick with the powerful Eurosceptics in blue.

At this moment in time the best we can hope for is a Lib/Lab coalition. Cable in as Chancellor with Balls as his 2IC. Brown out on his ear, Johnson in, but do not for one minute count out Harman as the next PM.

Clegg will get a high up such as Foreign or a recreated ODPM (the old Prescott job), possibly tasked with electoral reform. Huhne will get defence. Mandelson will need to get frozen out or he will cause havoc.

The Libs will want one maybe two more cabinet posts as they don't really have the big hitters. David Laws will shoe in to the Treasury with his background but that may be at the cost of Balls (as long as he doesn't get Portillo'ed). If Labour will not move on the Balls back in the treasury issue (fairly likely) Laws could well be offered Justice or my feeling is Health. Sarah Teather could do a job of work for Education.

The only other thing would be if the current speaker didn't stay, I would have an outside bob on Simon Hughes or Lorelei Burt.

Now I must apologise, as I promised that in the run up to the election, I wouldn't do yet another long winded political commentary. Perhaps that is why I should stand for parliament. A record of broken promises and an ability to spout forth meaningless hot air????

Jimps

 

[MrMasher]

That is to say would you switch away from Liberal to ensure one of the big hitters gets a majority?

People need to vote honestly instead of tactically. Tactical voting just gives us 2 parties and isn't a true reflection.

I reckon if people voted honestly there would be a hell of a shock!

And anyway, are you assuming everyone on here will only vote Liberal or are just asking the potential Liberal voters?

 

[Roobsta]

I wouldn't vote liberal if you paid me. Especially if they still want their "local income tax" policy to come in - punishment for service folks who choose to live (in their own home) in less affluent local communities though no fault of their own.

It will kill smaller communities who thrive on "incomers" moving out of the cities and having larger disposable incomes to spend in the local shops, etc.

Labour I wouldn't touch with a bargepole. The tories are the lesser of weevils in my book.

 

[vim_fuego]

People need to vote honestly instead of tactically. Tactical voting just gives us 2 parties and isn't a true reflection.

I reckon if people voted honestly there would be a hell of a shock!

And anyway, are you assuming everyone on here will only vote Liberal or are just asking the potential Liberal voters?

The latter.....Essentially I see a liberal vote as a wasted vote as they still don't have the minerals to win an election or run a country...

This whole swing in popularity transpired from a Sky News publicity stunt...Much as people voted for Blairs personality as his politics people are warming to someone now who looked good on telly...his policies are no more believeable than the other parties except that he wants to ditch the one thing that has kept the world at reletive peace for the past sixty odd years...

 

[Ex-Bay]

I said a long long time ago a hung or balanced parliament is the only outcome of the 6th. I have also repeatedly said that whatever happens on the day Brown will not be the PM 12 weeks after the election.

So I will expand a bit further on likely IMHO scenarios:

Labour win a majority which is workable by cosying up to the nationalist parties and the likes of UKIP/Greens. Instant coup against Brown as he should have led them to outright victory. This will result in a new election within months, as people will see that the mob who presided over the crunch, who have had an emergency budget within 50 days of the election with BIG hits on tax and jobs, are still in office and unable to come good on promises of further devolution/wind farms. This causes collapse and a new ballot.

The same as above with the Tories without the coup. They will survive a bit longer because they will have the 'look at the bag of sh!te we have inherited' defence. The infighting which Cameron has played down will erupt as Farage demands something probably quite trivial and the euro huggers and haters in blue slug it out. Election by Christmas.

A Lib/Lab pact will not have Brown at the helm. What it will have is Clegg holding probably Alan Johnson to ransom over Proportional Representation. Johnson refusing, Clegg calls for a vote of confidence, and that leads to a new election.

A Lib/Con pact will be much the same although I don't think it is very likely. Clegg the ex MEP and Europhile will go down like a cup of cold sick with the powerful Eurosceptics in blue.

At this moment in time the best we can hope for is a Lib/Lab coalition. Cable in as Chancellor with Balls as his 2IC. Brown out on his ear, Johnson in, but do not for one minute count out Harman as the next PM.

Clegg will get a high up such as Foreign or a recreated ODPM (the old Prescott job), possibly tasked with electoral reform. Huhne will get defence. Mandelson will need to get frozen out or he will cause havoc.

The Libs will want one maybe two more cabinet posts as they don't really have the big hitters. David Laws will shoe in to the Treasury with his background but that may be at the cost of Balls (as long as he doesn't get Portillo'ed). If Labour will not move on the Balls back in the treasury issue (fairly likely) Laws could well be offered Justice or my feeling is Health. Sarah Teather could do a job of work for Education.

The only other thing would be if the current speaker didn't stay, I would have an outside bob on Simon Hughes or Lorelei Burt.

Now I must apologise, as I promised that in the run up to the election, I wouldn't do yet another long winded political commentary. Perhaps that is why I should stand for parliament. A record of broken promises and an ability to spout forth meaningless hot air????

Jimps

No Jimps, you SHOULD do one or two more.
That was the best brief analysis I've read in a long time.
It's a pity that some newspapers cannot get it so concisely.

 

[MrMasher]

I must admit, I like Cleggs idea of the parties working together on some issues but, I don't think Clegg is a strong enough person to exert the UK will where needed. Would you want him commanding our Armed Forces?

 

[MontyPlumbs]

I must admit, I like Cleggs idea of the parties working together on some issues but, I don't think Clegg is a strong enough person to exert the UK will where needed. Would you want him commanding our Armed Forces?

I wouldn't trust Clegg to open a can of beans that was already open. How anyone can be a Lib Dem convert due to one crummy TV debate is beyond me.

However, who was it that said the best argument against democracy was a quick conversation with a voter!?

 

[Realist78]

Do folks on here only see who is best to command the armed forces? The whole shower speak the same lingo, there's a rizla paper between the 3 of them.