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slightly bigger swing (8.4%) to Conservatives in first result (Sunderland) compared to exit poll

Labour MPs falling over themselves to say that they would be happy to do a deal with the Libs Dems. Funny how they refused to comment on it before today....

That is correct...if brown can get 326 MPs on his side from whatever party it doesn't matter what the Tory score is (as long as the Tories get under 326) - weird old system!!

Dubious exit poll imho. Lib dems will get at least 10 more than 59 seats...but will they come off the Tory or labour exit poll total...eyes down...

It isn't the employees on the best packages that Duncan is fighting for though (as I understand it)

Sorry if I'm not keeping up, but are they talking about liquidating the holding company here or the 'football club' itself? If the latter then they effectively become a new club and new clubs don't just automatically walk into the 2nd tier of English football, do they? Either they are starting afresh or they're not, surely? And even if it's the former (I.e. Holding company) didn't we learn the hard way last year that the football league don't recognise this dual identity?? Confused...

Aye, that was my suspicion. Any thoughts on this Duncan? I.e. Hit the fat cats without hitting the families who have spent a year looking forward to their holidays? (I'm not having a pop here, just chewing the cud on alternative courses of action)

I suspect he was generalising....something you wouldn't catch a labour voter doing of course... ;-)

This is possibly going to sound facecious and insincere but it's genuinely not intended that way, I'm simply genuinely interested....what does one learn about politics by doing a politics degree and what jobs does that help you qualify for? As I say, that question is always going to sound somewhat 'scoffing' in written form across the Internet so apologies in advance if it doesn't read well.

Brian

Hi Duncan, sorry to hear your news today. I may be a conservative (with a small 'c') but I'm not anti-unions when they operate in a moderate way, which I know you do. To address Stu's point ... Perhaps one way of hitting BA's management where it hurts without affecting the "average Joe's" holiday plans would be to refuse to serve business and 1st class passengers on long haul flights. My understanding is that airlines like BA make most of their profits from the top 10% or so of their clientele so might that have been a more targetted option?

Why didn't Lowe and/or Begbies Traynor do this with SLH/SFC this time last year if this is a legitimate penalty avoiding tactic? Even if they "get away" with this can't the Football League deny them membership of the Championship if they see fit?

Conservative

Farage in plane crash this morning. Not life threatening though.

Unless it is subsequently proved to be self defence. Just because he's charged with an offence doesn't mean he's guilty.

So, a human being's character and personality have no influence whatsoever on their actions...?

And there was me doubting the insightful intellect of the British public....

Good analogy :-)

Well volunteered sir :-)

He'd have crumpled in the same way Brown has. Both weak leaders.

So, the Daily Mail article was a useful catalyst then? I knew that it was a force for good all along... ;-)

I just provided the rope. Everyone else provided their own petard. Citizens of this country should take responsibility for their own actions rather than blame the nanny state....

Mandy

Yes, I believe that is indeed the case :-)

Fair questions. I'll have to answer them in the morning though as it's nigh on impossible to multi-quote using this iPhone app. Suffice to say, I won't be answering your questions with questions ;-)