Autumn statement

[londonblue]

What you should do then is write in to Downing street and explain that as Cameron won't answer the questions you want answered, that any questions he may have for you will be met with a wall of silence.
I'm sure this tactic will come good for you at some point :winking:

If that tool won't answer questions from people elected by us to ask questions on our behalf, what makes you think he'll answer questions from me?

And I'm still waiting for you to answer questions from me. Talk about a wall of silence. (Or is it that you actually realised your argument didn't make sense? Anyway, that was a different thread, so let's not labour the point.)

 

[Carry On Shrimping]

No. I actually think he is scum of the worst kind. I have no problem reminding people of that.

worse than a child abuser? worse than politicians who turn a blind eye to child abuse for fear of being accused racist?

 

[Carry On Shrimping]

Alex Salmond deciding to run makes the SNP factor even more interesting.

This news will strike fear in the heart of Ed Milliband. Labour are likely to be largest party after next election but with no overall majority. Coalition with the SNP at the cost of another referendum, probably giving a yes this time, ending Labour's chances of an overall majority in rest of UK forever.

 

[londonblue]

worse than a child abuser? worse than politicians who turn a blind eye to child abuse for fear of being accused racist?

Of course not. But he's still scum of the worst kind.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

This news will strike fear in the heart of Ed Milliband. Labour are likely to be largest party after next election but with no overall majority. Coalition with the SNP at the cost of another referendum, probably giving a yes this time, ending Labour's chances of an overall majority in rest of UK forever.

He is standing in a Lib Dem seat.....

 

[Carry On Shrimping]

He is standing in a Lib Dem seat.....

I think you have, accidentally or deliberately, I'm not sure which, missed the point!

 

[Carry On Shrimping]

Of course not. But he's still scum of the worst kind.

I love the sophisticated level of political debate on here

 

[Uncle Leo]

He is standing in a Lib Dem seat.....

Even so, I'm sure Miliband would much rather have Salmond on the sidelines rather than being a main player in the upcoming GE. Him running for a seat will galvanise support for SNP candidates across Scotland. Salmond may be a bit of a smarmy bugger, but he is a very sharp political operator.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

I think you have, accidentally or deliberately, I'm not sure which, missed the point!

I get the point but you would expect him to take whatever seat he stands for - and it's a Lib Dem seat not a Labour one. As a coalition is looking very likely maybe this is an early SNP olive branch. In terms of a referendum being his price I doubt that he would expect that so soon after the last one and I think he may look to the good of the UK - which for him would be preventing a Conservative government.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

You're on.

My record on betting with is SZ members is poor (I once bet CS J that Smiffy was to drunk to realize which pint was his, and came a cropper to the tune of 30 quid), so you never know!

OK.We have a bet.As I said it'll be an interesting one.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

You lost two to me.

Only one.... ...so far.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Given the spurious logic I don't think the psephologists would be self respecting for very long. What does an event of 35 years ago have to do with it? Furthermore there are plenty of examples of inadequate leaders crashing to defeat at election. I offer you Foot, Kinnock, Hague and Howard.

It's the last historical precedent.That's what.

 

[Neil_F]

It's the last historical precedent.That's what.

And the last monarch called Charles kept an actress for a mistress but it doesn't mean the next Charles will. I think the phrase is "grasping at straws"

 

[Benfleet A1]

Only one.... ...so far.

Two - more UKIP councilors than Greens and UKIP getting a MP. Learn to count and you just might win a bet once in a while.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Two - more UKIP councilors than Greens and UKIP getting a MP. Learn to count and you just might win a bet once in a while.

Ah but IIRC the Green bet wasn't for the folding stuff.:cricko:

 

[londonblue]

I love the sophisticated level of political debate on here

Why doesn't Shrimperzone let me blow you a raspberry?

:raspberry:

(Oh, it does!)