Labour and the General Election

[Tangled up in Blue]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30677112

Miliband promises a "positive campaign."

Certainly hope so.The Tories clearly don't want one.

 

[Neil_F]

Certainly hope so.The Tories clearly don't want one.

Given that a Miliband doesn't have any policies I would suggest that will be a struggle.

both sides have spent the entire day slagging each other off, with Labour pushing this nonsense 1930s line and the end of the NHS on day one whilst the Conservatives have characterised Labour as bringing Greece to Britain.

None of it will be positive so let's not pretend otherwise.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Yes, what greater sign of a positive campaign could you have than a promise to run a positive campaign unlike that other party who only have nasty things to say. Oh.

 

[Cricko]

What a load of bollocks from both sides talking spin..like a bunch of school children.

 

[Rob Noxious]

What bets that the SNP hold the balance of power this time around?

 

[GrumpyBlue]

What bets that the SNP hold the balance of power this time around?

or MK :winking:

 

[MK Shrimper]

or MK :winking:

Compulsory serving of asparagus at breakfast or no deal!

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

What bets that the SNP hold the balance of power this time around?

Highly likely,IMO.

Interesting, that within an hour of Labour making their general election statement yesterday, the Tories had wheeled out a gang of five to rebut it.Old fashioned Punch and Judy politics lives on.

 

[GrumpyBlue]

Compulsory serving of asparagus at breakfast or no deal!

Different MK I`m afraid :smile:

 

[Benfleet A1]

Here's a interesting read. People, we are collateral damage in this neck of the woods.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/11327310/Labour-has-just-told-London-and-the-South-East-to-drop-dead.html

 

[Uncle Leo]

Interesting blog here. Ladbrokes' politics man is backing a Labour minority govt...

http://politicalbookie.com/2015/01/07/why-im-backing-a-labour-minority-government/

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Interesting blog here. Ladbrokes' politics man is backing a Labour minority govt...

http://politicalbookie.com/2015/01/07/why-im-backing-a-labour-minority-government/

Yes.9-2 on,I've heard.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Yes.9-2 on,I've heard.

9/2, not 9/2 on (also represented as 2/9) - that implies a probability of around 82%. Labour may well end up as a minority govt, but it's not *that* likely!

 

[superblue24]

Yes.9-2 on,I've heard.

Making yourself look silly again?

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Making yourself look silly again?

Nope.You should know I'm not really a betting man.:winking:

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-30862112

Miliband takes Cameron to task over pay.Quite right too.

“Why did the chicken cross the road? To avoid the TV election debates,”

Like it.:thumbsup:

 

[Benfleet A1]

Hmm, balance the books eh. Wonder how he intends to do that.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Word reaches my ear that it might be worth buying The Mail on Sunday tomorrow. Milliband and Balls expose apparently.

Well, well

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11353271/Balls-and-Miliband-knew-about-the-2008-crash-but-failed-to-act-new-book-claims.html

Power by any means? Certainly a chip of the old block in Milliband's case. I might even purchase a copy of this book, sounds like a better than average read.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Nice and trustworthy these two.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2914839/Two-Eds-hid-truth-global-crash-Miliband-Balls-knew-UK-economy-fall-cliff-year-happened-kept-secret.html

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Nice and trustworthy these two.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...omy-fall-cliff-year-happened-kept-secret.html

Prior to the fixed term the party in power have always called elections at a time when they expect to win.
Markets thrive on confidence - why would a government announce a prediction of a world wide economic crash?

your prediction was wrong I'm affraid - there is never anything worth reading in the Mail.