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[Cinnamon]

If we end up with a Hung parliament tomorrow,what will it actually mean for the country?

I have the basics down,but are there any further reaching implications to this?

I am not big on politics,& I know who I am voting for,but I want to get it totally straight in my head what this will mean,as it is looking more & more likely that this is how it is going to go tomorrow.

[Griffin]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8659878.stm

 

I read this and the related links and it made everything much clearer.

 

I was talking to my boss about this last night. We're both bookies and were interested in the prices available for a Conservative majority, the total number of seats being between 325 & 349. It was 7/2 yesterday morning but is now 9/4 which means there has either been plenty of money on it or the bookies really do feel the Conservatives can win by a majority. We are both sure they'll win. I think they might surprise everyone with just how big a margin it'll be though, my prediction is 363 seats at 6/1

[Cinnamon]

That is a good read Griffin,thanks so much

[Old Speckled Hen]

I am more concerned in any short term uncertainty in the markets that a hung parliament may produce though I understand that prices may already have that built into them.

I can draw my private pension next year ( such as it is having been already halved by Gordon Brown ) I don't really need any more scythed off it. If it dips too much I may have to consider taking it later, like when I'm dead, I suppose

[Old Speckled Hen]

Oh dear ...........

I appear to have taken my head out of the sand momentarily

[jnb]

I suspect a hung parliament wouldn't make too much difference in the long term because it would be likely to result ina weak colatition government which does nothing, collapses and we have another election pretty soon.

 

I'm more interested in seeing whether the surge to the libe dems holds up or whether when it gets to the polls all those people who suddenly decided they would vote and would vote lib dem go back to apathy.

[Old Speckled Hen]

whether the surge to the libe dems holds up or whether when it gets to the polls all those people who suddenly decided they would vote and would vote lib dem go back to apathy.

OR see sense and vote for a party with Parliamentary experience.

However, perhaps no such experience is necessary?

I couldn't help but notice your location

[fluffyknickers]

On GMTV Gordon Brown said if it were a hung parliament he would go off with his wife and do charity work. I was going to add something sarcastic at the end of this sentence but will refrain.

[patsylabrador]

It works in other countries but I think Britain is in far too much of a mess for a hung parliament. We need good, firm government to try and get us back on an even keel. I don't think ideologies should come into it for this election, I think we should vote for who has the experience and knowledge to run a country.

I'm voting Tory, Labour have proved themselves useless, again, and Lib Dem are too pro European governance for me.

Are we allowed to say how we're voting, apologies to mods if not.

[fluffyknickers]

I agree, its about policies not people.

[yvonne]

Would a hung parliament really be so bad ?? Surely if policies had to be properly discussed, explained and agreed rather that extreme views barged through that would be a good thing. Whenever a party has a big majority, they end up power-mad - the reality is that the country seems to be fairly evenly split this time and parliament should reflect that.

[Old Speckled Hen]

On GMTV Gordon Brown said if it were a hung parliament he would go off with his wife and do charity work. I was going to add something sarcastic at the end of this sentence but will refrain.

I wish he had practised some charity on the electorate first.

It works in other countries but I think Britain is in far too much of a mess for a hung parliament. We need good, firm government to try and get us back on an even keel. I don't think ideologies should come into it for this election, I think we should vote for who has the experience and knowledge to run a country.

I'm voting Tory, Labour have proved themselves useless, again, and Lib Dem are too pro European governance for me.

Are we allowed to say how we're voting, apologies to mods if not.

 

That's what I meant with my last post and I'm with you 100%

How can we have a completely inexperienced wishy washy party holding the balance of power?

(head out of the sand now )

[Chucky Mama]

Am loving your new avatar OSH

[Old Speckled Hen]

Am loving your new avatar OSH

Why, thanks

Guess I'll be up late thursday night, never could resist a Dimbleby.

Have a look here

http://www.voterpower.org.uk/

to see whether you really NEED to get out there and vote.

[chickencam]

Everyone should use their right to vote. We will be up watching too, OH has taken Friday off work to recover

[Chucky Mama]

That's really interesting, my vote is worth 0.047 votes - will still vote though of course.

[fluffyknickers]

mine is worth 0.327!

[Helly Welly]

0.367 for me, we're in a fairly safe Conservative seat. I voted Lib Dem as they had the most policies i agree with. That's always what base my vote on, i discount experience or personalities or class in favour of what they say they'll do. If we had a green candidate i might vote them instead.

 

What i want is to be able to vote separately for my local MP and who i want in government. I don't know how it would work but i want to vote for one party to govern the country but for a local person, regardless of party, to represent my needs in parliament. And for every vote to count as one vote and whoever has the most is the governing party. All this 'seats' business does my head in.

[Valkyrie]

Don't think that it would work for the big guys - although the local government seems to perform so much better here when there is no overall control.

If they don't sort this mess out I'm blinking well going up to Westminster armed with a noose and do my own hanging - would anyone visit me in Holloway?

[majorbloodnock]

Personally, I'm steadily becoming more and more enamoured of a hung Parliament. However, my main concern is that, with 650 members, that's either going to take a long time or use an awful lot of rope.

 

[yvonne]

0.102 for me .

Oh well, guess I'd better start praying for a miracle as my current MP is absolutely useless.

[Griffin]

0.169 in one of the safest Tory seats in the universe They've won every election in my area since WW2.

[Janty]

0.240 for us.

 

Our MP is really good though. He actually lives locally (rather than miles away like his opposition) and supports local issues. He is at very nearly all Lowestoft Town games and he gets involved in local projects. I know people who have had problems and have e-mailed him and his response has been immediate.

 

I may not agree with his party or like it's leader but I couldn't vote against him.

[docsquid]

0.507 - we are in a true marginal seat. The Tories whitewashed the Council in the last local elections, so there is big change afoor. However it is really only a Labour/Tory marginal - the Lib Dems (who I normally vote for and have done for years) never get much of the vote here. This time it might be different as UKIP are fielding a candidate. There is no Green candidate either

 

The decision I have to make is whether to make vote based on a positive decision (the party whose policies I like) or a negative decision (the one I want to keep out). Difficult one as my vote really does count.

[paddy1709]

Ooh Am I in the lead - my vote is 0.766!

Me and OH will be down there first thing in the morning.

I don't know how they can call this election as we are both still undecided. OH is coming round to a hung parliament as not being such a bad thing. I am going to have another read through today on the candidates as we desparately need someone who represents this county better than the last one.

My sister in law is in Ealing - another marginal. She is conservative and he is labour. Labour have actually been on the phone to him to make sure he votes (he is not a member of labour they were just phoning around asking on a 1 to 5 rating how would you vote and she answered truthfully, consequently he gets phone calls at every election!)