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I think if the Conservatives finish as the largest party Cameron will declare "victory" and force Labour's hand with regard to the SNP with the Tory press screaming blue murder if Miliband does a deal with Sturgeon and calling any minority Labour government illegitimate.
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I think that's a good point and it would be such an interesting scenario. I think he would perhaps try that and if, with the support of the Lib Dems, UKIP and the Democratic Unionists he could outvote the Labour/SNP opposition it might even work. But if he tried to govern in a situation where he would be consistently defeated in the commons, it would be a pyrrhic victory and most likely pretty disastrous in the medium term.
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If with ld dup ukip cameron can get above 323 seats theres no doubt in my mind he'd make a huge effort to form a government , only in the case of that failing would ed be able to form one with the snp.
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I think if the Conservatives finish as the largest party Cameron will declare "victory" and force Labour's hand with regard to the SNP with the Tory press screaming blue murder if Miliband does a deal with Sturgeon and calling any minority Labour government illegitimate.
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There's a slight issue with scenario because I saw Yougov's Peter Kellner no longer predicting that it was likely that the Conservatives would emerge as the largest party because the two big parties were neck and neck and that things were too close to call.
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Have you got a link for this because I value kellners opinion?
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There's a slight issue with scenario because I saw Yougov's Peter Kellner no longer predicting that it was likely that the Conservatives would emerge as the largest party because the two big parties were neck and neck and that things were too close to call.
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Wasn't Peter Kellner the guy who on the day also predicted the Scottish referendum vote % right?
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Have you got a link for this because I value kellners opinion?
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He said it today not sure if it was on Marr or Sky.
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Wasn't Peter Kellner the guy who on the day also predicted the Scottish referendum vote % right?
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If I recall correctly, he said it on Dermot Murnaghan's show on Sky News this morning. Then again, he's only effectively repeating what all the polls of polls say, either a dead heat on 33% or on 34%, which will make for a tense election night if neither party manages to pull away.
Yes, this was the same Kellner who went on television at 10:30 pm on the evening of the referendum vote to say that he was 99 percent certain that the Better Together campaign had succeeded and that the vote for independence had been lost. He was spot on (luckily for him and his reputation!). Quote:
The facts have changed, so I have changed my mind. https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/04/19...nd-ground-war/
Until last week I expected the Conservatives to remain the largest party in next month’s election. Now the contest looks too close to call. Today’s YouGov/Sunday Times poll, showing Labour 3% ahead, helps to explain why David Cameron may struggle to remain Prime Minister. It’s not just our voting intention figures. These are bound to fluctuate day by day. What our survey makes clear is that the Tories are currently losing both the air war and the ground war. Voters are warming to the idea of an Ed Miliband-led government, and Labour is contacting more voters in local constituencies. |
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Thanks for posting that link. Some of those comments in that article are, in effect, an indictment of Lynton Crosby's electioneering tactics. It's also interesting to note from a polling perspective that UKIP support isn't ebbing away and that will also be an ancillary factor in this election.
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Ed is looking like a leader, Cameron is looking like a coward running away. The decision not to debate with Miliband and Miliband's 'come and debate with me' have left Cameron looking like a leader lost. Its no wonder voters are starting to take more notice of Ed. If this was a real job interview for an everyday position who looks most eager and ready to you as an employer?
So much for the 'Miliband came over terrible in the debate' posts we had on here last night. Its Cameron who is the loser because of the debates. If Cameron performs anything like he did on Marr this morning on Question Time next then its Labour's election to lose. He was answering questions not asked, ignoring the real questions asked and accusing Miliband of not answering questions which he actually has infact answered. Cameron looks on the brink imho. If I didn't know better I would suggest he has already conceded within his own mind that he has lost. |
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Fascinating read thanks
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Therefore whether SNP have a say in Westminster policy or not.
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If UKIP get a bigger share of votes than the Liberals, which party is in third place? I take it the Liberals will be.
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If UKIP get a bigger share of votes than the Liberals, which party is in third place? I take it the Liberals will be.
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Because if Labour had 326 they do need the SNP if they don't get 326 they do therefore of course whether someone votes SNP or Labour matters.
It's about policy implementation. |
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So you can't think of a reason why a democratically elected party's mps shouldn't have a say in the running of the country then?
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The point of a majority is you don't need to ask anyone else you can implement your policies.
They should take responsibility for that. The game of blaming the voters for daring to vote snp is pathetic. |
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If UKIP get a bigger share of votes than the Liberals, which party is in third place? I take it the Liberals will be.
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Based on the current polls, It'll either be Conservatives and Labour occupying 1st & 2nd places or the other way, SNP in 3rd place, Lib Dems in 4th place, DUP in 5th place and UKIP possibly in 6th place in terms of numbers of seats in the House of Commons. UKIP's national vote share will be higher than the Lib Dems' vote share but the vagaries of the First Past The Post System will ensure that they get far fewer seats.
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If UKIP get a bigger share of votes than the Liberals, which party is in third place? I take it the Liberals will be.
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The Lib Dems will get more seats that UKIP imo.
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The Lib Dems will get more seats that UKIP imo.
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Based on the current polls, It'll either be Conservatives and Labour occupying 1st & 2nd places or the other way, SNP in 3rd place, Lib Dems in 4th place, DUP in 5th place and UKIP possibly in 6th place in terms of numbers of seats in the House of Commons. UKIP's national vote share will be higher than the Lib Dems' vote share but the vagaries of the First Past The Post System will ensure that they get far fewer seats.
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