Hung parliament? Minority government? Another election in July?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Watch sterling tumble :rubshands:

[Berni]

Now, this plane crash in Taiwan. What's that all about then?

[Pokster]

so don't expect it to slide too much

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Obviously it's lost a donk on take off and the lads in the sharp end failed to retain vmca.

It's no surprise, really. The standards of training for flight crew in the rapidly-expanding Asian low-cost carrier market is a major cause for concern all round.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

But it IS something of a safe haven from Eurozone uncertainty, isn't it? So by springtime, when the Greeks have wound their necks in a bit, we might see sentiment (and money) flooding back to the euro.

[Ben.]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/br-cdn/temp_images/2014/01/12/PenaltyDecision.gif

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Pokster]

and the fact they are doing all they can to get their currency weak... bit like Denmark, Switzerland, Canada etc etc

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The US then. Go on everyone, f**k off and buy dollars.

[Ben.]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Pokster]

before us, so making them a better prospect

[Peter]

[Berni]

Just when I get a job that involves travelling to the Far East. :-(

[Classic Jorge]

Or at least that's what my westminster source is predicting.

Personally I think it'll end up a nightmare coalition of Tories and UKIP.

A c**talition, if you will

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CqAnOtOx_Q

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

But what they're doing in the Far East at the moment is scary.

They've got junior first officers who are paying the airline for a job, so candidates aren't being chosen for proficiency, but by their ability to pay.

[Peter]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Whether you live or die. In the scheme of things.

[Peter]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

Mind you, my LD mate has been selected to run and thinks he has a chance against the Lab incumbent, strange times

[Berni]

...oh :-(

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Last-stand.jpg

[redgunamo]

:hehe:

[Berni]

The universe can f**k off.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Luis Anaconda]

Think Labour has put a real poster boy up to run against him - could be very interesting. Clegg is actually still quite popular with a lot of people there though from what I can gather

[Berni]

[Hillary]

[Peter]

And there is a considerable campaign against him being planned

[Hillary]

[Hillary]

[Classic Jorge]

Greens tipped for that one, given it's a university it could happen

[Peter]

We need better planes

[Luis Anaconda]

constituency - isn't that still possible. Also they are students, the Election is on a Tuesday. They will all be pissed

[Dr Headgear - Wannabe viking]

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/16/ed-miliband- 1m-voters-fallen-off-electoral-roll (http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/16/ed-miliband-1m-voters-fallen-off-electoral-roll)

[Peter]

[Luis Anaconda]

no mention of the Greens. Must admit I'd forgotten about the loan thing. That will cost him as much as anything

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/11/nick-clegg-s heffield-hallam-general-election (http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/11/nick-clegg-sheffield-hallam-general-election)

While I accept the student factor means an element of unpredictability can't see them going 919 votes to a majority somehow


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constitu ency/d96.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d96.stm)

(Although presumably UKIP have had similar turnarounds

[Luis Anaconda]

Not like I even live in the country :shrug:

[Berni]

somehow someone else's fault.

[Dr Headgear - Wannabe viking]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Dr Headgear - Wannabe viking]

Given the large scale voter apathy in the UK I don't think any policy that leads to further disenfranchisement is a good thing.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Peter]

Seat.

Now i just happen to know that that is not even remotely accurate :rubchin:

[Berni]

"I feel disenfranchised because I was too lazy/ignorant/uninterested to get my arse registered to vote"

To which the only sensible answer is "Good", I'd have thought. Why on earth would we want people voting who don't even know you're supposed to get registered to do so?

[Classic Jorge]

Maybe I shouldve couched it in the same qualifications I did with my LD friend thinking they have a chance.

[2 Strikers?]

you're just a thought away and don't need the plane, and who are you meeting with anyway...

thank you for the word, I enjoyed the read.

[Luis Anaconda]

[Luis Anaconda]

surely all this financing thing is above board in this day and age