bridge too far

dune

I do think the fixed term parliament will mean that, instead of vote-grabbing budgets just before the PM plans to hold an election, we'll get a vote-grabbing budget just before the end of the fixed term.

I can't applaud them if they do well, or focus on every wrongdoing as they will have done it in cahoots with the Liberals, won't they. I (seriously) wonder what will happen if some of the Liberals who can vote on this decide to vote against it? I also wonder if the marriage might end in divorce before the end of this (to be fixed term) parliament. Oh and I wonder how many LibDems will cross the floor of the House?

BBCs Nick Robinson says Osborne will be Chancellor. Who are we to gainsay this?

Um you were the one who said 'Boo Osborne', not me. I'm not sad - I'm laughing.

keegan

And so it begins

Yep I'm biased, of course I am. A woman of conviction, that's me. I'm not a fence-sitting eunuch or a flip-flop voter. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose - that's life. I have no problem accepting this result and I look forward with great glee to the inevitable outcome. Just heard that Osborne WILL be Chancellor. First mistake and he's not been officially declared PM

John Cruddace, but it won't happen. Alan Johnson I guess.

dune

Whereas the Tories would have opened the sluice gates and let the river run dry and silt up. Yours - AnalogiesRUs

Not me R&W - I'm delighted that Labour didn't sell its soul.

haemorrhoid

Surprising that. A friend of mine is an outrider (DPG) and all current and opposition cabinet members get protection.

I was watching a segment about him on our local TV news. It was interesting to see how he has become less 'posh' since becoming an MP - a bit of Essex boy creeping in now. Reminds me of how Thatcher became posher. How times change.

Yep he's that too.

This I like

DellDays in generalisation shocker - yet again Some people (who may be on holiday / retired / whatever) exercise their democratic right of protest and probably had a wash before they did so. Others, paid for by the taxpayer, exercise their democratic right on an internet forum possibly during their working hours. Splendid!

That kind of reinforces my point

Feel free to disagree with most of the western world's economic gurus.

I''m surely not the only one who has spotted the splendid irony of Clarkson calling Brown an idiot?

I wish him well too. I think he is an honourable and principled man with sound values. I think he intends to do voluntary work although some pundits are saying he should be involved in the global financial institutions given his sound knowledge of economics and the high regard he is held in in those institutions.

And Tony Blair, although born in Scotland, has Irish ancestors, his family spent some time in Australia and he grew up in Durham. Sort of militates against the 'Scottish PM' doesn't it Alex Douglas-Home was scottish IIRC. Lloyd George was Welsh. So we have a number of PMs representative of the UK - and it is a UK parliament.

But 1st to Cameron interest.

What a cutie his youngest son is. Is he the one with cystic fibrosis? I welled up a bit