Wade Garrett

The argument against yours of our 'broken electoral system' is that PR is unlikely to ever give any one party a goverment majority.

I think a David Miliband led Labour Party, with James Purnell as his right-hand man, would win a majority at the next election. Until then, the right thing democratically would be either a Conservative administration supported by the Liberals, or a Tory minority government. It doesn't look to me like the Tories and Liberals can do a deal.

I thought Francis was sh*te.

We're on the right track. Pardew has made a few mistakes this season, but he hasn't managed at this level before, so he is learning as well. He has done more than enough good things for the club to outweigh his errors. Getting rid of him would be madness.

I hear she's forming a party with Portillo.

Margaret Beckett. I'd f*cking ruin her.

I just think he's the best they have at the moment. I quite liked James Purnell, but he is out of politics now.

2 days 2 nights 4 off. 7 til 7.

I think you're being a little harsh on Brown. He's being fair at the moment, constitutionally he is entitled to try and form a government, but he is sitting on the sidelines because he respects the Tories have more legitimacy to try first.

So do I. It's not great at the weekends.

Well apply then you boring c*nt.

To be fair, that's not too difficult.

To be fair dune, I don't think you are their target vote.

I and millions of others will gladly pay more tax so that the rich don't have to sell an important Gainsborough. Seems a surefire winner for the Tories to me.

Burt?

Don't go long on pork bellies.

Can't they just be wound up now? They've got the national debt of a third world country.

What about the aquaduct and the wine.

Dune has informed me on another thread that the bookies are leaning towards another election this year. Just wondering if anyone else thinks that Labour may poll better under another leader. I like Gordon Brown, but he is the David James of politics - you're just waiting for him to make a mistake. He doesn't have the confidence of the electorate. However, someone like David Miliband is an entirely different proposition. He actually enjoyed his exchanges with Paxo last night, and is a bit smart. I think he could increase the Labour vote. Harriet Harman would sink the party without trace.

I agree, it is silly, but it is in their manifesto.

Dune, would those unpopluar cuts include the cut in inheritance tax for the wealthiest estates in the land.

All declared, and he didn't flip his property like the rest of them. Yes, the same John Denham who resigned a Cabinet post and lost a lot of salary because of his principled stand on Iraq, the same John Denham who works tirelessly for his local constituents (first hand experience of this).

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I agree. I don't like the idea of Labour and the Liberals (and I am Labour through and through) joining forces to create what would be a minority coalition, same with the Tories having a minority government (although this would be fairer - they did win more votes). I suppose a Tory/Liberal coalition would be OK, at least there would be a majority but I don't think it would work in practice and I can't see it happening anyway. All the horse trading now seems wrong. Why don't we just do it again?

Labour and Labour. Really glad that John Denham kept his job. Decent man.