Kumquat
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There's a concerted effort going on to get people to vote tactically in Ed Balls constituency and he has a real chance of losing his seat.
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There's a concerted effort going on to get people to vote tactically in Ed Balls constituency and he has a real chance of losing his seat.
People seem to have missed the point that LibDem policy is way to teh left of anything we have seen for years. I don't know why policy continues to be ignored in this election.
Sadly for Brown he can't fob this off as unlucky. If you try to exploit the media system to your own advantage (he was happy for the mike to pick up all his rhetoric whilst he was talking at the old lady - and he wasn't having a conversation, he was just spouting prepared answers no matter what she said) then you have to be prepared for it to bite you on the arse. If you play the game, play it well - and making sure the mike is off is part of that manipulation and Labout got it wrong.
A few years ago some of their policies would be regarded as "loony left". It is just that up until the first debate no-one has ever seriously thought of them or looked at them being seriously in power and loads of people have fallen for Nick Clegg's sweet words, but have not even looked at their policies. I have seen so many polls after the first debate saying they would vote Lib Dem but can't name a single policy.
A few years ago some of their policies would be regarded as "loony left". It is just that up until the first debate no-one has ever seriously thought of them or looked at them being seriously in power and loads of people have fallen for Nick Clegg's sweet words, but have not even looked at their policies. I have seen so many polls after the first debate saying they would vote Lib Dem but can't name a single policy.
Not as if it matters is it - just heading for the toughest and most imprtant few years for the economy and the country for a generation - why consider the policies when we can all rely on the fact that the leader seems like a nice sort of bloke on telly?
Not as if it matters is it - just heading for the toughest and most imprtant few years for the economy and the country for a generation - why consider the policies when we can all rely on the fact that the leader seems like a nice sort of bloke on telly?
I can't actually believe the Labour and Conservatives really concerning the Lib Dem's planned tax giveaway of a raising of the threshold to £10000 for every working person. That is a massive giveaway (far more than the Tories 1p off NI) how the hell has this been left unchallenged when we are facing the "biggest austerity measures in a generation".
I would be surprised if Gordon bothers to turn up tomorrow after his debacle today, but Call me Dave really needs to hammer this home tomorrow.
Leekbrookgull
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Well in 2005 the Libdems won this seat from Labour with a majority of just 442,think they stand a decent chance of holding it now.
The Spanish
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hold on this is rochdale we are talking about isnt it. f***ing hell why does anyone think it going liberal would be a surprise.
Ah...Campbell has now spun. Gordon went back because he's a warm and wonderful human being....thanks for clearing that up Alastair.
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Obviously. Why would someone having a bullying, hectoring, blame-laying, smarmy, insincere character have any impact on leading our nation?
The Spanish
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sounds to me like even people with one are taking that view!
beorhthelm
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you obviously haven't been paying attention to the progress of each party so far. Its all about the leaders personalities now, and if/when we get PR it will just reinforce that.
Don Quixote
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- Nov 4, 2008
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Do you know him personally then?
Seem to remember that Cyril Smith was the larger than life Liberal MP here for sometime.
He liked his pies did big Cyril.
have you listened to the interview and his response in the car?
My favourite line in the whole thing...
"Where are they flocking from?" Gillian Duffy
"Where are they flocking from?" Gillian Duffy
ewe2
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Whatever party it is ,its the media that has had a multiple orgasm's this !!!!! At last a real event .
So what part of his chat with Gillian didn't he misunderstand then?