2010 General Election: The Cable Forum Exit Poll - Page 56

injuneer · 10-05-2010, 18:40

Most Lib dem supporters were against a Conlib deal anyway.

Flyboy · 10-05-2010, 18:41

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Originally Posted by Tuftus

Does this not leave Cameron with the option of going it alone as a minority government since GB has stepped down, or did I miss understand something that was posted many pages ago?

The role of Prime Minister is not dependent on who leads a party. Gordon Brown is still the Prime Minister, he has offered his resigned, but that is not immediate. As I understand it, he will step down when the issue of a coalition has been settled.

10-05-2010, 18:42

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Originally Posted by Flyboy

The role of Prime Minister is not dependent on who leads a party. Gordon Brown is still the Prime Minister, he has offered his resigned, but that is not immediate. As I understand it, he will step down when the issue of a coalition has been settled.

Ah, OK. Thanks for clearing that up.

**Damien** · 10-05-2010, 18:42

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Originally Posted by Tuftus

Does this not leave Cameron with the option of going it alone as a minority government since GB has stepped down, or did I miss understand something that was posted many pages ago?

No. If they made a deal with the Lib Dems, SNP and Plaid Cymru then Brown will go to the Palace and inform the queen that he can form a Government. Brown then becomes PM again until September when someone takes over. I imagine next May we will have another election (if this indeed goes down to a deal between the minority parties).

Flyboy · 10-05-2010, 18:43

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Originally Posted by ashgray

I could if i wanted to.

Then why don't you engage in the debate, instead of behaving so poorly.

**Damien** · 10-05-2010, 18:45

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Originally Posted by Sirius

Brown leaving. Sorry but i cannot believe him. He has lied before and is and will lie again.

So the lib Dem's will now allow a failed party like labour to continue to destroy this country. How can they do that and still hold there heads up. Its makes me so happy i did not vote for the libs.

I don't agree with it but you were already happy with not voting for the Lib dems when Clegg did his so-called 'Nazi-Insult' and then again with the trident issue. You don't like them, fair enough, you don't need to take every new revelation as a sudden indication your support for them is gone, we know it wasn't there in the first place.

SB_07 · 10-05-2010, 18:46

Do people forget the Conservatives ruined this country before Labour.

**Damien** · 10-05-2010, 18:47

I am still hoping that this is a bargaining ploy to get the Tories to give something with regards to PR and tomorrow a government will be formed. I don't want this is carry on all week.

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Originally Posted by SB_07

Do people forget the Conservatives ruined this country before Labour.

Labour ruined the country before than, and before that the Tories and then Hitler did his best as well

Derek · 10-05-2010, 18:47

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Originally Posted by SB_07

Do people forget the Conservatives ruined this country before Labour.

*sigh*

Yep Labour inherited a country in a complete mess, with a huge deficit, economy in the toilet, mired in unpopular wars etc. etc.

ashgray · 10-05-2010, 18:48

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Originally Posted by Flyboy

The role of Prime Minister is not dependent on who leads a party. Gordon Brown is still the Prime Minister, he has offered his resigned, but that is not immediate. As I understand it, he will step down when the issue of a coalition has been settled.

as i heard it he said he will step down at the next labour party conference in sept or october.

10-05-2010, 18:48

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Originally Posted by Damien

No. If they made a deal with the Lib Dems, SNP and Plaid Cymru then Brown will go to the Palace and inform the queen that he can form a Government. Brown then becomes PM again until September when someone takes over. I imagine next May we will have another election (if this indeed goes down to a deal between the minority parties).

Thanks again, however, just a thought...

Should it not be up to the people to decide a clear winner rather than the politicians, should they not just say, stuff it if we can't make our minds up then lets put it to the people until they can?

**Damien** · 10-05-2010, 18:49

By the way it seems the disagreement with the Tories was held amongst Liberal Democrat MPs rather than the leadership.

Charlie_Bubble · 10-05-2010, 18:50

I heard the following phrase mentioned several times on the way home today:

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The people clearly voted for electoral reform last Thursday

Really? I never voted for electoral reform. I didn't realise it was a refurendum last Thursday, I thought it was an election. I voted to kick that stupid arse out of number 10 and put Cameron in it. I never voted for electoral reform and I doubt 99% of the people voting last week voted for it. They voted for their party and tbh the mucking around that has been going on with Clegg desperately trying to get into the government and holding others to ransom is the biggest advert to never go PR that anyone could have.

The pound is going south and the rest of the economy will follow it while he tries desperately to get the best deal for HIM, not the country, HIMSELF. I don't look forward to this every couple of years with a stupid PR system, so that the LibDems can always finish 3rd, yet hold the winners to ransom. The only reason the LibDems are pushing it is because it's the only way they will ever have any power and they'll use it to always water down the actual winners.

ashgray · 10-05-2010, 18:51

England's gonna be stitched up by the scots the irish and the welsh.they vote in the english parliament then go home and live by there laws.
Only the english are daft enough to let this happen,gordon brown must be laughing his nadgers off.

**Damien** · 10-05-2010, 18:51

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Originally Posted by Tuftus

Thanks again, however, just a thought...

Should it not be up to the people to decide a clear winner rather than the politicians, should they not just say, stuff it if we can't make our minds up then lets put it to the people until they can?

Then we might have rerun after rerun. At the moment there is no clear winner and, while I think the majority party should have the choice to form a government first, they will have to respect the result and form a collation. Morally the collection of 'losers' as they will be dubbed will still represent in some way over 50% of those who voted.