So. On Friday morning we are going to learn that neither the Tories nor the socialists

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

have a clear mandate to form a government. Consequently there will be a period, perhaps a lengthy period, of meetings and negotiations until either Dave or Weird Ed pops over to the palace for a chat with HMQ.

We could easily be without a government for a week.

Surely there is a cabal of disaffected generals just waiting to seize this opportunity to put tanks on the street, seize Broadcasting House and declare martial law?

A military junta could really put the Great back into Britain.

[Ashberto]

[Berni]

https://atouchofknowledge.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/cromwell-painting.jpeg

Trouble is from what I can see, our current crop of generals are all namby-pamby wastemen who care more about creating an equal opportunities Army than crushing insolent natives or killing communists. :-(

[Peter]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I parked by the pencil museum yesterday. The glw tried desperately to make me go inside; happily, there was a queue.

I'll say that again. THERE WAS A QUEUE FOR THE PENCIL MUSEUM.

[Berni]

I'm hoping for rain. The lefties will all stay in bed.

[Peter]

Old people vote tory.

[Berni]

They've got the world's largest pencil, ffs! When are you ever going to get a chance to see that again?

Every other shop sells wet weather gear. That's Keswick for you.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

instability for 6 months until another election is forced. :1dollartothepound: :cloud9:

[Monty91]

Get it? :hehe: :clap:

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

[:hehe:]

[Dorset Gooner]

on the back of a strong economy. What has happened to our country sir c?

[Peter]

Admittedly usually where it makes no difference to the outcome.

Old tories can count

[Berni]

of payments any incoming government has ever had.

They then spend thirteen years pissing it all up the wall.

[Classic Jorge]

Telling people it's a strong economy is different from it being one.

[Dorset Gooner]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

policymaker. :shrug:

If Dave and George had a ball between them, we might have climbed out of this mess. Unfortunately they seem fixated on pandering to benefit junkies.

[Classic Jorge]

November election seems to be the likeliest outcome, which is depressing

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Dorset Gooner]

[Ashberto]

Did you bag many peaks?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

We only had two days of decent walking weather this time. We're going back in July. I'm going to book a cottage :cloud9:

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Good lord.

[Berni]

I'd have thought that would've been right up Sir C's strasse, tbh.

[Dorset Gooner]

is low, interest rates are low. People are out spending so doesn't look too bad to me

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I have no interest in your tacky tourist attractions.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

We are taking a cottage.

[Peter]

PM merely needs to instruct her majesty to dissolve parliament.

Traditionally a vote of no confidence would force the PM to instruct disolution but this is just convention.

['Neg]

[Peter]

Sorry, just singing a bit of The Who to myself there :-)

[Berni]

a couple, they start to get a bit samey.

Oh, and I reckon Wainwright was some kind of sexual deviant.

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I swear, the day some c**t calls me to tell me that I've won 75 million quid on the lottery, you will appear like a f**king genie to piss copiously in my chips.

[Peter]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Do I look like the sort of chap who can make his own bed?

[Classic Jorge]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11561928/Pre-el ection-growth-figures-to-highlight-economic-slowdown.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11561928/Pre-election-growth-figures-to-highlight-economic-slowdown.html)

The unemployment figures also don't look so great when you factor in all of the jobs which are so low paid that we effectively pay the equivalent of job seekers allowance, and in some cases more, for anyway.

Basically it's fine as long as you don't look too hard at any of the figures and don't understand economics.

[Berni]

you've seen as many as I have, they lose their lustre.

But I wish you joy of them while it lasts.

[Berni]

I live with one and she's not allowed near the food. :-(

[Peter]

The answer is that cameron is a c**t :-)

[Ashberto]

We used to stay in a B&B on the little road at its foot, before we got hooked on inns. A cottage sounds nice, although it can mean cooking your own breakfasts.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Yes, I can see myself in a cottage in Elterwater, pottering about the garden, pausing to cast an eye at the sunlight changing across the fell. Cup of tea at 3, dinner at 6, bed after the news at 10.

Of course, I'd have to live somewhat modestly, but I think I can manage that.

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

It's also within a short stroll of the Eltermere Inn, where we had a magnificent meal, so I'm guessing their breakfasts are pretty good as well...

[Ashberto]

Nearly fallen off a couple, mind.

[The Tony]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

maintenance - hairdresser and tailor and so on; a couple of decent dinners and a few cocktails. Easy.

Of course if I were to retire now I wouldn't be able to afford such fripperies. :-(

['Neg]

[Classic Jorge]

They will come to regret that, more than they already are.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[The Tony]

IE prime minster after the next election is someone other than Cam or Millerband.

[Ashberto]

[PSRB]

[Ashberto]

You should take the Seven up there.

[Luis Anaconda]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Wrynose and Hardknott passes, on a warm summer's evening? Yes please. I very much think so.

[Berni]

temperature is there? Do you realise how much it rains and snows? Do you realise that frosts in mid-June are not unusual?

You would hate the weather.

Anyway, for various reasons, I prefer to give the whole region the swerve these days.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

In France, you understand, one must deal with the French.

[Ashberto]

[PSRB]

[Dorset Gooner]

[Pokster]

[Pokster]

have to vote for it

[Snin]

really hope for a labour win imo as then they can say labour did it and win for next 10 to 20 years as next generation passes through.

basically it just seems there is a link between how a small islands pisspots little economy fairs and what is happening to the global economy..no one makes it stronger or weaker by themselves so as Belgium proves ..f**k em..makes no difference who wins