Very interesting and revealing indeed. Like many on the left of politics, Laurie Penny doesn't seem to like a taste of her own medicine.
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Monday, 11 May 2015
George Galloway to challenge Bradford West election result per BBC News
The BBC report that Graceless George Galloway is challenging the Bradford West election result.
'Former MP George Galloway has announced he has started legal proceedings to challenge his general election defeat.Mr Galloway, leader of the Respect Party, lost his Bradford West seat to Labour's Naz Shah, who he has alleged made "false statements" during the campaign to affect the result.He also claimed "widespread malpractice" involving postal voting meant the result must be "set aside".A Labour spokesman said the action was "pathetic and without any foundation".'
George Galloway losing his seat was one of my personal highlights of election night, but if he is the means by which electoral fraud, especially around postal voting is finally recognised and tackled then so be it.
One step that David Cameron's new government could take to safeguard democracy in the UK would be to reduce the use of postal votes back to where it was prior to the last Labour government's meddling. Postal votes should be only for people too sick to make it to the polling station or those out of the country on that date. Everybody else should vote in person.
Sunday, 10 May 2015
The Hot Chocolate Band - Give Peace A Chance
Hot Chocolate's first single on the Apple label, a cover of John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band's Give Peace A Chance.I do like the "nice, nice"
UKIP’s future: Ridding Britain of Labour per The Commentator
Interesting...
'As Douglas Carswell noted on Sunday: "I think there's a tremendous future for UKIP in displacing the Labour party with a kind of radical popular capitalism."'
Saturday, 9 May 2015
A problem with first past the post elections
DUP: 184,260 votes = 8 Seats = 23,033 votes per seat
SNP: 1,454436 votes = 56 Seats = 25,972 votes per seat
SD&LP 99,809 votes = 3 Seats = 33,270 votes per seat
Con: 11,116255 votes = 325 Seats = 34,204 votes per seat
Lab: 9,236,878 votes = 230 Seats = 40,160 votes per seat
SF: 176,232 votes = 4 Seats = 44,058 votes per seat
UUP: 114,935 votes = 2 Seats = 57,468 votes per seat
PC: 181,694 votes = 3 Seats = 60,565 votes per seat
LD: 2,359,368 votes = 8 Seats = 294,921 votes per seat
UKIP: 3,830,029 votes = 1 Seat = 3,830,029 votes per seat
Of course the various types of proportional representation have their own issues.
"Lefties: Your boys took one hell of a beating!"
Thanks to Guido Fawkes for the spot in The Sun.
Video features Steve Coogan, Jon Snow, John Cleese, Tom Watson, Alastair Campbell, Owen Jones, Polly Toynbee, Nick Davies, John Prescott, David Schneider, Caitlin Moran, Delia Smith, Eddie Izzard and Armando Ianucci.
Video features Steve Coogan, Jon Snow, John Cleese, Tom Watson, Alastair Campbell, Owen Jones, Polly Toynbee, Nick Davies, John Prescott, David Schneider, Caitlin Moran, Delia Smith, Eddie Izzard and Armando Ianucci.
Friday, 8 May 2015
Conservative priorities
With a Conservative majority, however small, Cameron should within the first year:
Come on David Cameron, act like a real Conservative.
During the last Parliament you said that you were held back by being in coalition, you're not any more, so will you be true to your word or will you find another excuse?
- change the constituency boundaries to make them fairer; something that was part of coalition agreement but the LibDems reneged on
- take on the BBC, they will oppose the Conservatives come what may, so just take them on, their anti-Conservative bias is not a secret
- give the UK a proper EU in-out referendum as promised
- either let Scotland go or allow them more independence but a) less representation in House of Commons, they are over-represented at present, b) no Scottish MP voting on England or England & Wales only legislation
Come on David Cameron, act like a real Conservative.
During the last Parliament you said that you were held back by being in coalition, you're not any more, so will you be true to your word or will you find another excuse?
It's all in the tone
Just listen to Peter Allen on BBC 5Live, his tone says it all. With Labour figures it's all we are joined in sorrow, with LibDems there's a tone of sympathy, with Conservatives it's much less friendly.
By the way, what was the voice from the studio during Nigel Farage's resignation speech, sounded like a snort of disbelief. Did anyone record it? More BBC anti-UKIP bias? Who was the snort actually from?
By the way, what was the voice from the studio during Nigel Farage's resignation speech, sounded like a snort of disbelief. Did anyone record it? More BBC anti-UKIP bias? Who was the snort actually from?
George Galloway blames 'racists and Zionists' for defeat to Naz Shah in Bradford West - keeping it classy as ever
'"... But there will be others who are already celebrating: the venal, the vile, the racists and the Zionists will all be celebrating. The hyena can bounce on the lion's grave but it can never be a lion and in any case, I'm not in my grave. As a matter of fact I'm going off now to plan the next campaign."'
George Galloway keeping it classy as ever.
Quick question, are Israelis allowed to visit Bradford now?
Ed Balls and George Galloway lose their seats
The House of Commons will be a far more pleasant place now without these two nasty pieces of work.
Interesting news from Haaretz
Haaretz reports that:
'George Galloway, the U.K Respect Party leader known for his vehemently anti-Israel views, lost his constituency in Bradford West to Labour, and has also been reported to police for allegedly violating election laws, the BBC reported.Galloway has been accused of retweeting Respect's own exit poll before poll closed. Under section 66 of britain's Representation of the People's Act, it is illegal to discuss voting while polls are still open. A Galloway spokesperson denied the accusation, telling the BBC that the report is a "storm in a thimble."'
Galloway loses his seat and is reported to the police, a good morning for common sense.
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Mind you if UKIP voters are even more shy then the exit polls could be out by enough to give Labour a victory...
Depressed again and really off to sleep...........
http://politicalbetting.com/ is not available
http://politicalbetting.com/ is not available tonight, I wonder why!
Yes I should be in bed asleep but I had a peek at the exit polls... Shy Conservatives again? False dawn? I'll find out at 6:30, slightly more cheerful than I was earlier this evening. I wonder how angry they are at the BBC? Champagne on ice and unopened?
My election prediction
The result of this election may not be clear immediately but the final outcome I fear will be a Labour / SNP government whether as a formal coalition or a less formal Pact. Either way this will be the most left wing government the UK has ever had and the result for this country will be dire.
I've got work in the morning, an early start, so good night and good luck to us all - we're going to need it!
UK Election Special
Through a tear in the space time continuum I have been sent tonight's Election Night Special
Probably more sensible than the real thing...
Thanks to Monty Python
Probably more sensible than the real thing...
Thanks to Monty Python
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