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Old 08-03-2014, 13:13
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With the Tory Party floating more and more ideas for destroying the BBC's income, on almost a daily basis, I would suspect it's becoming increasingly likely the Corporation will have difficulty in keeping Doctor Who on air in any significant form past 2017. Every vote for the Tories at the next General Election is a nail in the Doctor's coffin.
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Old 08-03-2014, 13:20
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With the Tory Party floating more and more ideas for destroying the BBC's income, on almost a daily basis, I would suspect it's becoming increasingly likely the Corporation will have difficulty in keeping Doctor Who on air in any significant form past 2017. Every vote for the Tories at the next General Election is a nail in the Doctor's coffin.
Wow, are labour really desperate enough to have started an anti tory smear campaign on a doctor who forum now .

In all seriousness though, with doctor who being the bbc's flagship family drama, I think it would be one of the last things to go. Could easily see it's budget being cut, or more half series per year situations arising, but cutting it completely at a time when it is so popular would be the bbc putting a nail in it's own coffin.
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Old 08-03-2014, 13:24
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Is this Labour's new campaign slogan?

Never have, never will, but not sure this is the right place for this debate.
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Old 08-03-2014, 13:42
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I'm just going to wait until the day to decide who I vote for.

If I'm feeling a bit mean, I'll vote Tory. If I'm feeling generous but a little bit stupid, I'll vote Labour. If I wake up and feel suicidal and really angry then I'll vote BNP.
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Old 08-03-2014, 14:06
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I'm just going to wait until the day to decide who I vote for.

If I'm feeling a bit mean, I'll vote Tory. If I'm feeling generous but a little bit stupid, I'll vote Labour. If I wake up and feel suicidal and really angry then I'll vote BNP.
If you're fed up of all these Daleks invading our borders, vote UKIP?
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Old 08-03-2014, 14:08
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Only 6 words are needed to stop the Tories evil plan

"Don't you think she looks tired?"

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Old 08-03-2014, 14:45
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If you're fed up of all these Daleks invading our borders, vote UKIP?
Quite so. I'm sick of all these Ice Warriors coming over here for a better life, stealing all of our jobs! I'm sick of all these horrible little Sontaran immigrants spreading their war-like ways on our once great planet. We should withdraw from the Shadow Proclamation ASAP, they're open door policy is destroying us.
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Old 08-03-2014, 14:51
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Quite so. I'm sick of all these Ice Warriors coming over here for a better life, stealing all of our jobs! I'm sick of all these horrible little Sontaran immigrants spreading their war-like ways on our once great planet. We should withdraw from the Shadow Proclamation ASAP, they're open door policy is destroying us.
Yeah, flipping illegal Aliens.
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Old 08-03-2014, 15:27
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Unfortunately under the new UKIP regime, the Tardis will no longer be able to explore all of time and space. It can now only explore the home counties, and will mostly be stuck in the 1950's.

To give the companion a more appropriate role, the console room will have a small kitchenette installed to one side.
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Old 08-03-2014, 15:44
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Off course we won't be voting Tory!

There is only person worth voting for and that man is........Harold Saxon.
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Old 08-03-2014, 16:02
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It doesn't matter who I vote for as where I live there is a Tory safe seat.
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Old 08-03-2014, 16:42
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There not much choice in any of them really. What this country need's, right now, is a doctor
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Old 08-03-2014, 17:00
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1989 Doctor Who cancelled - end of an era - the Tories
1996 new Doctor fails to spawn new series - again the Tories
2005 New Doctor Who series finally takes off - new golden age - New Labour
2010 New producer has make Doctor Who in split seasons so it looks like more series - ConDems

Vote Labour, you know it makes sense!
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Old 08-03-2014, 17:04
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I'm getting behind the concept of NOTA (None of the Above) and the whole Russell Brand ideal*, personally.
*note, behind the ideal, I'm not voting for Brand

Well, either that or Harriet Jones... I always liked her
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Old 08-03-2014, 18:41
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Don't be ridiculous.

Sometimes it seems that leftists claim the show just for themselves. Don't use Doctor Who for your socialist campaign. The only thing that can save the show until 2017. and later is staying away from politics. Not all fans are leftists. This will only alienate fans and ruin the show.
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Old 08-03-2014, 19:53
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If you want a Silence for a neighbour, vote Liberal or Labour.
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Old 08-03-2014, 20:14
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If you want a Silence for a neighbour, vote Liberal or Labour.
There's no point whatsoever voting for the Lib Dems. They won't win the next General Election. But Labour has a chance, and so do the Tories.

I'd vote for Labour, as DW has a much better chance of staying on the BBC for years. I hate the Tories and do not like being in a Tory regime.

As Harriet Jones said in 2005, "Doctor. Wherever you are, we need you."
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Old 08-03-2014, 20:22
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With the Tory Party floating more and more ideas for destroying the BBC's income, on almost a daily basis, I would suspect it's becoming increasingly likely the Corporation will have difficulty in keeping Doctor Who on air in any significant form past 2017. Every vote for the Tories at the next General Election is a nail in the Doctor's coffin.
13,300! That's AN AMAZING amount of Posts!
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Old 08-03-2014, 20:40
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That doesn't make my top thousand reasons why I won't, and never will, vote for the Tories. Actually, number one one the list ( consider myself a reasonably decent human being) is more than sufficient....
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Old 08-03-2014, 20:47
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As much as I love the show I love the country more, and it is for that reason that I wouldn't vote labour even if their number on election pledge was to promise three series of doctor who per year. Not that the others offer anything particularly spectular either mind
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Old 08-03-2014, 20:51
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Funny you should mention this. A couple of days ago I half remembered an old Harry enfield sketch about politicians arguing about doctor who.....

"under labor we had cybermen".....
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Old 08-03-2014, 20:52
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Why would anyone vote Tory?

There's only one person we should be voting for!
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Old 09-03-2014, 18:48
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Yes, and look how that turned out. Loads of Tocolfane destroying one tenth of the world's population! No thanks!

I'd never vote Tory if I could help it. Just look at how the UK was during the 1980s. Some good moments having Thatcher in charge, but most of the time, not so good. The miners strike, Falklands war, The IRA bombing a Brighton hotel, the start of the Gulf conflict around 1988/89, and so on.

Things weren't much better when John Major was PM. We had a recession in the early 90s, and the country was basically a mess.

I tell you, it was relief when Tony Blair came into power in '97.
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Old 09-03-2014, 20:15
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Yes, and look how that turned out. Loads of Tocolfane destroying one tenth of the world's population! No thanks!
It sorted out the population problem to be fair...
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Old 09-03-2014, 20:34
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Just look at how the UK was during the 1980s. Some good moments having Thatcher in charge, but most of the time, not so good. The miners strike, Falklands war, The IRA bombing a Brighton hotel, the start of the Gulf conflict around 1988/89, and so on.

Things weren't much better when John Major was PM. We had a recession in the early 90s, and the country was basically a mess.

I tell you, it was relief when Tony Blair came into power in '97.
... and then, as this is a non-political forum, to restore balance!

Just look at how the UK was during the 2000s. Some good moments having Blair in charge, but most of the time, not so good. The public sector pension strikes, Iran war, the Islamist bombing London transport, the start of the Aghanistan conflict, and so on.

Things weren't much better when Gordon Brown was PM. We had a recession in the late 2000s and the country was basically a mess....

Anyway, back to Doctor Who...
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