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[Riobux]

and to "rebuild trust in our political system".

I'm just not seeing it happening.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Cameron has a mild marxist bullcrap thing going, and since it's quite obvious marxism is absurd, all of Britain is going to hell?
Or am I just too tired to think straight?

On the nail.

I'm not from Britain. Can someone explain why he's so bad?

The way things are meant to work:
The Tories pump money to the rich, the rich give it back through trickle down.
Labour increase the money by passing it to the workers, who then buy more crud.
Liberals attempt to appease both groups by bolstering the middle class.

The way things actually work:
Tories and Labour ***** about every last thing the other has done without introducing anything better themselves, Liberals stand at the side and say "It would be better if we were in power."

Unfortunately, the only other option is minor parties whose political stance is purely to achieve one goal.

If you can imagine Bush vs. Kerry all day long with Palin popping up every so often, you've just about got it.

 

[Cavouku]

Time to emigrate. Canada, please take me in. I love you for your ice hockey and lack of David Cameron.

You have to drink a minimum of 2 liters of maple syrup a day, but we'll be glad to welcome you. Sorry about the conditions, by the way. Sorry to add a somewhat unnecessary "by the way" to that as well. Sorry about apologizing so much.

(Take that last bit as a guide to Canadian behaviour, and you'll fit well.)

 

[Ghostkai]

I'm over the moon ^_^

 

[oktalist]

Did you see the graph plotting the value of the pound over the past two days? There was a dip the size of the grand canyon at the same point Brown stuck his oar into the coalition talks. Then, tonight after things became clear that Brown was off, the graphs peaked higher than Ben Nevis.

The pound dropped by 5% - quite a lot admittedly, but to rival the Grand Canyon in scale it would've had to be closer to 40%. So I call exaggeration on your geology metaphor.

Those who can should and those who can't, we will always help.

I read this as follows:
Cameron has a mild marxist bullcrap thing going, and since it's quite obvious marxism is absurd, all of Britain is going to hell?
Or am I just too tired to think straight?

Well that was obviously a concession to the Lib Dems. And all it's saying is that those who are unable to work are not going to have the welware state pulled out from under them. Which is basically the most we can hope for from a Tory government. Marxism would be a gift compared to what they've actually got in store for us.

A few months down the line you are going to be wondering just what was so bad about Gordon Brown in the first place that we were willing to let any old snake oil salesman in to replace him. [EDIT: and by "you" I mean anyone reading this.]

 

[Spitfire175]

Cameron has a mild marxist bullcrap thing going, and since it's quite obvious marxism is absurd, all of Britain is going to hell?
Or am I just too tired to think straight?

On the nail.

Oh good.

No wait, that's not good! Shite!

 

[Kortney]

This Cameron fella wants to send more troops to Afghanistan. Oh goody. The thing I dont get is why are Australian and British politicians so eager to please America, when the US didn't even help out the Commenwealth until they were directly threatened in World War 2?

Beats me.

Get your history from a box of cereal? The lend-lease act? American pilots in RAF squadrons? US yards building ships for Britain? Nothing?

No I didn't get my history from a box of cereal, and I'd respect you if you would be so kind as to not have a go at me for no reason.

I was talking about direct co-operation and direct involvement. Not "lending a hand" which was all the US was doing before Pearl Harbour. Before Pearl Harbour, the US was passing Neutrality Acts as far as I'm aware, ensuring that they were not to be involved for the recent future. Without a direct threat to the USA, they would have been quite happy staying neutral (in a direct, militant sense - which was my original point) like they did in World War I for four years. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that, I'm just simply pointing it out.

I have no problem with the notion that the Commonwealth should "lend a hand" to the US with their silly wars in the middle east. What I do have a problem with is countries like the United Kingdom and Australia who are sending troops along with the US in a see through act to keep friendly relations with the USA. It's not needed, and I think Australia and the UK should show some back bone and keep out America's wars. Every time I hear of an English soldier dying in Afghanistan or Iraq it breaks my heart because they aren't dying for their country. They aren't dying for their peoples freedom. They are dying in an attempt to please US politicians, and it makes me sick.

 

[Lost In The Void]

Time to emigrate. Canada, please take me in. I love you for your ice hockey and lack of David Cameron.

If you're looking to escape conservatism, you're coming to the wrong place. Our government is a Conservative minority government just like yours, the difference being a lack of a coalition government.

 

[not_the_dm]

All Hail Cameron and his glorious new galactic empire!

I'm really sorry. I just couldn't resist!
I reckon there will be another election in less than a year, I simply can't see the Liberals and Conservatives working together.

I don't know if any body has brought this up yet but they are going to fix the gap between elections at 5 years. Well, I'm fine with that as long as the tories don't let the Lib Dems anywhere near the MoD.
[sub]Replacing Trident with a cheaper version, are they trying to make us a target?[/sub]

 

[Nikolaz72]

That gust of breeze just now? That's the British media performing the biggest 'About Face' in it's history!

Excellent, maybe now we can have some tax cuts and some investment in local infrastructure. Every politician in the UK these days is exactly the same, all public-school educated clones, but maybe now we'll have some more local spending.

Wait.. You want them to give a taxcut AND buy more stuff?

 

[Simalacrum]

So, hold on second...

Nick Clegg is Deputy Prime Minister... meaning that if something where to happen to David Cameron, he becomes Prime Minister, yes...?

Erm... 'scuse me for one second...

*leaves for Downing Street with sniper rifle in hand*

 

[not_the_dm]

In a speech outside his new Downing Street home, Mr Cameron said he and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg would "put aside party differences and work hard for the common good and the national English interest".

National interest? No. No David Cameron. The English interest. The Scottish never fucking wanted the Tories. If you look at our results, they only gained one seat in a constituency that borders with England.

I can't wait to see how the Tories fuck up Scotland this time round.

That's a point, he does seem to care more about the south. That said they're probably a better choice than Labour or the Lib Dems.

In 5 years time vote Monster Raving Loonies! Up with the 99p coin.

 

[Spygon]

Starts stock pileing food and guns.This is going to be a rough fours years for the uk.

 

[not_the_dm]

-snip-

You have your own parliment as well though, thus meaning that you can vote for both the Scottish parliment and the British Parliment. We only get to vote for one of those, guess which...

That isn't what SAAS is. SAAS pays for all the tuition fees for Scottish students, without expecting it to be returned. Scotland's budget from Westminister is getting slashed and more than likely it's gonna take with it most of SAAS's funding.

& "only put the fees rising by £5'000"? Oh yes, that's re-assuring. NOT. I'm shitting myself about the fact that university as it is, is £3'290 per year. If that rises, and SAAS's funding gets cut at the same time, I absolutely WILL NOT be able to go to university.

I know how you feel lass, I'm going for millitary funding to be able to go to uni.

This Cameron fella wants to send more troops to Afghanistan. Oh goody. The thing I dont get is why are Australian and British politicians so eager to please America, when the US didn't even help out the Commenwealth until they were directly threatened in World War 2?

Beats me.

'The more troops you use the less troops you loose'. Basic military principle. Besides, do you want all those soldiers who have died to have died in vain?

 

[Doitpow]

Parties change, politics doesn't.

 

[Claymorez]

PM: David Cameron
Deputy PM: Nick Clegg
Foreign Sec: William Hague
Chancellor: George Osborne
Business/banking: Vince Cable
Defence: Liam Fox
Health: Andrew Lansley
Energy/Climate: Chris Huhne
Justice Sec: Ken Clarke
Home Sec: Theresa May
Business: Vince Cable
Schools: Michael Gove
Chief Sec to Treasury: David Laws
Scottish Secretary: Danny Alexander

There will be a "significant acceleration" of efforts to reduce the budget deficit - including £6bn of spending reductions this year. An emergency Budget will take place within 50 days
Plans for five-year, fixed-term parliaments, meaning the next election would not take place until May 2015. The coalition would last for a full parliament.
The Lib Dems have agreed to drop plans for a "mansion tax" on properties costing more than £2m, while the Conservatives have ditched their pledge to raise the inheritance tax threshold to £1m
The BBC's Robert Peston says the Lib Dem policy of taxing planes, rather than passengers, has been adopted and there will be a commitment to a new tax or levy on banks. He also says there will be a "significant move" towards raising the income tax threshold to £10,000 in the first budget,
The new administration will scrap part of Labour's planned rise in National Insurance
A pledge to have a referendum on any further transfer of powers to the EU and a commitment from the Lib Dems not to adopt the euro for the lifetime of the next Parliament
The Lib Dems have agreed to Tory proposals for a cap on non-EU migration
The Conservatives will recognise marriage in the tax system, but Lib Dems will abstain in Commons vote
The Lib Dems will drop opposition to a replacement for Britain's Trident nuclear missiles but the programme will be scrutinised for value for money
There will be a referendum on moving to the Alternative Vote system and enhanced "pupil premium" for deprived children as Lib Dems demanded