New hens not going into Eglu Go Up

[Old Speckled Hen]

I think nows the time to leave them be. Its going to be upheavel for their children so best to let them leave quietly

I agree but obviously Gordie doesn't. What a theatrical departure. Blimey, I don't believe he paraded the family.

[Seagazer]

His speech actually brought tears to mine and OH's eyes and no we're not labour supporters. Very touching when he mentioned his first job as husband and father.

 

I was actually surprised to see his boys as I don't think I've ever actually seen photos of them, not like Blair when he wheeled them out at every opportunity.

 

edited for silly mistake!!

[Helly Welly]

Just come home to this, thank goodness it's sorted out at last! Cameron on his way to the Queen but the traffic is terrible

[scarlettohara]

Out of the frying pan and into the fire comes to mind

[Helly Welly]

It's all quite exciting really. I didn't vote for Cameron but i can't help liking him. He's just driven in the gates, lots of cheering!!

[The Dogmother]

Phil has just called me to say that we have a new prime minister... atbloominglast! I have given up worrying about who gets in now, just wanted the suspense over with and the whole thing over with

[chickenNutter]

Cameron's speech much less eloquent than Brown's - not particularly a Labour supporter but feel sorry for the bloke, what ever you thought of his politics you got the feeling that due to his upbringing he did the job out of a strong sense of public duty. Not sure the same can be said for Cameron - bit too slimy for me.

 

At least the waiting is over. I give 'em 18 months before we are all at the polling booths again (that's if you can get in).

[Gem_Seb]

I find him slimy as well Chickennutter!! theres just something about him!!

[chicken bark]

I find George Osborne even more slimy.

 

It might not have ended as I would have wanted but at least it is sorted at last.

[sadietoo]

I find George Osborne even more slimy.

 

 

 

have the conservative party let him out of his box again now then? I swear they had him locked up for the whole of the campaign

[Griffin]

[bronze]

I think nows the time to leave them be. Its going to be upheavel for their children so best to let them leave quietly

I agree but obviously Gordie doesn't. What a theatrical departure. Blimey, I don't believe he paraded the family.

 

Well that was them leaving. Was he supposed to leave them behind for a play with Nancy and Arthur?

 

I'm interested to see what happens, what the future holds. I have to agree though GO is slimy (thought I'm jealous hes Gideon - I love that name). I hope having Cleggs lot in there holds GO away from a top seat

[Old Speckled Hen]

Oh well, that's the excitement over till the autumn. We can go back to talking about the weather

[patsylabrador]

I'm mightily relieved.

If we're talking slimy what about Tony Blair? At least the public schoolboys have been trained in leadership, they know and respect the history of their country and they are loyal. I think those are good qualities in a government.

Look at Boris, what the media choose to call gaffes are actually when he's given an honest answer, something we all say we want.

I reckon that if we get the best policies from the Tories and the best from the Lib Dems we could have a good coalition government.

[debbier]

If we're talking slimy what about Tony Blair? At least the public schoolboys have been trained in leadership, they know and respect the history of their country and they are loyal. I think those are good qualities in a government.

 

Tony Blair was privately educated, so was Anthony Blunt.

Quite honestly, I couldn't care less where a politician was educated, as long as they had the personal qualities to do a good job.

[Old Speckled Hen]

 

Look at Boris,

Ah Boris ..................... don't you just want to pat that tousled head

[WarrensWorld]

I give the coalition 18 months - 2 years before it goes belly up.

 

I wonder how people who voted Lib-Dem, to keep the Tories out feel now.............

Edited May 12, 2010 by Guest

[Lydia]

Look at Boris, what the media choose to call gaffes are actually when he's given an honest answer, something we all say we want.

 

Ah right. So when Boris says something inappropriate that him being honest. But when Gordon Brown (or 'Cab for Hire' Byers) says something inappropriate that's a gaffe!

 

Thanks for clearing that up.

[The Dogmother]

I guess that Cameron can't do any worse job than Brown has - before labour came into power, my pension projections were such that I could afford to retire at my target age of 65. Now, my pension pot, having been raided by Brown is looking pretty bare, I can't retire until I am 85 and it's back with less in it than when they started

 

The thing is that they are politicians, so few of them are actually businessmen with any experience of turning an ailing company around. I heard this morning on the radio that our national deficit is worse than it was straight after WW2!

 

Pay off any mortgages now if you can... interest rates are predicted to soar!

[patsylabrador]

Look at Boris, what the media choose to call gaffes are actually when he's given an honest answer, something we all say we want.

 

Ah right. So when Boris says something inappropriate that him being honest. But when Gordon Brown (or 'Cab for Hire' Byers) says something inappropriate that's a gaffe!

 

Thanks for clearing that up.

Sorry, I don't know what you mean.

[Chucky Mama]

I still don't understand how the person whose party underperformed and lost gets to 'choose' who wins and gets seats in the cabinet too What was it? Over 70% of the Country did not vote for Clegg and he has triumphed spectacularly

[Old Speckled Hen]

I think one MIGHT infer that 70% of the country is not too keen on proportional representation.

We have Alternative Voting in place for electing Euro MPs and hence here we have a BNP member

[The Dogmother]

Am I misremembering, or was there an article in the papers recently showing that (i think it was) 55% of the voters questioned didn't actually know what PR is, let alone what it could mean for the electoral system.

[..lay a little egg for me]

As long as there are more than 2 political parties, the party in power will very rarely have been voted for by a majority of the populace. The lib dems would, presumably, aim to provide a moderating effect on the tories which would reflect the lukewarm mandate given in the general election for the tory policies. The people who voted lib dem to keep the tories out will have to take some comfort in the fact that while they did not keep the tories out they have managed to achieve a reduction in tory power, I guess.

[The Dogmother]

I am hoping that having both parties debating and voting on decisions means that we may end up with more balanced and carefully thought policies and actions. We shall see.....