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Title: New PM - Mr. Charisma
Post by: Pete on May 17, 2007, 17:27:40 PM
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/17/uk.brown.leadership.reut/index.html
Title: Re:New PM - Mr. Charisma
Post by: Serious on May 17, 2007, 18:50:45 PM
Expected, but will he make a better job of it than Blair? and is it worth bothering to renew my party membership after several years??? :/
Title: Re:New PM - Mr. Charisma
Post by: twist on May 17, 2007, 18:59:00 PM
I want a general election and from what I gather the opinion polls show that upwards of 75% of the country do aswell!

I think its absolutely bullsh*t that we have a new prime minister yet we have not had an opportunity to hear his manifesto, let alone debate it.

I thought we were a democracy.
Title: Re:New PM - Mr. Charisma
Post by: Serious on May 17, 2007, 19:02:36 PM
Quote from: twistI want a general election and from what I gather the opinion polls show that upwards of 75% of the country do aswell!

I think its absolutely bullsh*t that we have a new prime minister yet we have not had an opportunity to hear his manifesto, let alone debate it.

I thought we were a democracy.

We didnt get it when Maggie was booted out, you arent getting one now :P

Good for goose= good for gander.
Title: Re:New PM - Mr. Charisma
Post by: twist on May 17, 2007, 19:09:31 PM
Quote from: Serious
Quote from: twistI want a general election and from what I gather the opinion polls show that upwards of 75% of the country do aswell!

I think its absolutely bullsh*t that we have a new prime minister yet we have not had an opportunity to hear his manifesto, let alone debate it.

I thought we were a democracy.

We didnt get it when Maggie was booted out, you arent getting one now :P

Good for goose= good for gander.

So because of the way that happened 15~ years ago we should shut up and accept?

What kind of modern country works on those pinciples. Just because something has happened a certian way in the past doesnt mean its right nor does it mean we should be quiet and accept it today.
Title: Re:New PM - Mr. Charisma
Post by: BigSoy on May 17, 2007, 19:21:37 PM
We didnt elect Tony Blair either though - so who cares  :)
Title: Re:New PM - Mr. Charisma
Post by: Serious on May 20, 2007, 14:16:38 PM
Quote from: twist
Quote from: Serious
Quote from: twistI want a general election and from what I gather the opinion polls show that upwards of 75% of the country do aswell!

I think its absolutely bullsh*t that we have a new prime minister yet we have not had an opportunity to hear his manifesto, let alone debate it.

I thought we were a democracy.

We didnt get it when Maggie was booted out, you arent getting one now :P

Good for goose= good for gander.

So because of the way that happened 15~ years ago we should shut up and accept?

What kind of modern country works on those principles. Just because something has happened a certain way in the past doesnt mean its right nor does it mean we should be quiet and accept it today.

The country elected the Labour party members to act as MPs, they didnt elect TB. Why should the elected members give up their democratically obtained seats?
Title: New PM - Mr. Charisma
Post by: Edd on May 22, 2007, 19:31:26 PM
hes not saying that, hes saying he wants to be able to vote for the next primeminister, which i think is more than fair