beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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as true as that is, lets not pretend he was unanimously accepted by the party. Howmany attempted coups have their been in his short leadership?
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Nick Clegg Looks to be Honourable!
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as true as that is, lets not pretend he was unanimously accepted by the party. Howmany attempted coups have their been in his short leadership?
The cock-ups at the polling stations yesterday will add grist to the electoral reformers mill - and about bloody time.
There haven't been any. Labour party rules say that the leader can be challenged if enough MPs want it, but it didn't happen. Grumblings to journalists in late-night drinking sessions doesn't count as a coup.
You're right about his acceptance but being unanimously elected and unanimously accepted by the party are completely different.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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oh of course, the media made it all up. 3 or 4 times.
electoral reform would make people get to the polling station before 9:45.
oh of course, the media made it all up. 3 or 4 times.
No, I said, there were plenty of grumblings about his leadership and how he should be replaced but no-one actually did anything about it.
Thatcher faced two leadership elections in her Prem and Major faced one - in those cases, there grumblings came to something.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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is anyone claiming they had universal support within their party? and wtf does it have to do with Brown anyway, doesnt change the fact even his own party have been unhappy with the arrangement leading to his leadership.
I don't think anyone would claim that Brown had universal support within his own party either but the fact remains that no-one had the balls to stand against him.
Man of Harveys
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And to think, as I have been this morning: how very differently last night might well have panned out if someone had.
Depends who. I can't imagine that Harman or Balls would have been much better - and probably worse. Johnson probably would have been better and I'm not sure about Miliband.
London Calling
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But now is the time for coup, Johnson, has a much better presence. I like Balls, he actually lives in Hackney. I am not sure about the Millibands, not yet anyway.
Sadly, too many unprincipled career polititians among Labour top brass these days.
The principled ones with some bollocks all left the cabinet around the time Blair took us into an illegal war.
drew
Drew
You don't listen do you. When you say his 'own party' you try to imply the whole party were against him. They quite clearly weren't otherwise there would have been a leadership challenge. It's like saying that because Withdean Wanderer doesn't like a player then the whole of the Albion supporters think likewise.
pork pie
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Or maybe not:
"The Lib Dem team negotiating with the Tories over forming a new government also met in secret with Labour figures at the weekend, the BBC has learned.
As well as holding talks with senior Tories, they met Lord Mandelson, Ed Miliband, Ed Balls and Lord Adonis, BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson said."
fire&skill
Killer-Diller
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
Doesn't surprise me at all really. I'm just waiting for The Scummers to come in at the last minute & offer him a better deal..
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Christ that idiot Cameron running this country :shudder: Last one out turn off the lights, oh no actually don't bother, that idiot Hove Born and Bred will be staying behind.
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Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
The way they act, they will offer ANY deal that keeps them in power!
I take it your talkin' Pardue & his slimey mob here?
Ed didn't...
Did they go around in his constituency with posters saying "Vote For Balls"...might have got the lezzers there interested.
