Time for the UK to have a new capital?

[TestMangler]

The SNP, got much more power than they deserve through shrill nationalism and a trick of the electoral system, are calmly committing political suicide by peeing off every person they possibly can, for no gain. This is not smart. Clapping in the commons, stealing the beast of Bolsover's seat, and now sneering at the (very popular) head of state. Petty.

What trick was that then ? The one where they polled more votes than any of their opposition in 96% of the seats they stood in ? The sneaky, underhand bastards !!

[SimonMac]

I thought The Queen flitted between Windsor and Balmoral and hardly ever bothered with Buck House.

She will always need Buck Pal, if only just for the hosting she does there, you would be suprised how many people still get a kick out of being invited to a garden party

[BrilloPad]

What trick was that then ? The one where they polled more votes than any of their opposition in 96% of the seats they stood in ? The sneaky, underhand bastards !!

They get 4.7% of the votes but 8.6% of the seats. And behave as if they got 51% of the votes/seats.

[TestMangler]

They get 4.7% of the votes but 8.6% of the seats. And behave as if they got 51% of the votes/seats.

They got 51% of the votes in Scotland you tit. They don't stand in England. The tories have a majority government with less than 40% of the vote.

[SimonMac]

What trick was that then ? The one where they polled more votes than any of their opposition in 96% of the seats they stood in ? The sneaky, underhand bastards !!

Not wanting to derail this into yet another Jockland thread, SNP are either a regional party to Scotland, or a National Party of the interests of the UK.

PC, SF, DUP, SDLP are in the same boat, they are regional parties but at least they know their place

[TestMangler]

Not wanting to derail this into yet another Jockland thread, SNP are either a regional party to Scotland, or a National Party of the interests of the UK.

PC, SF, DUP, SDLP are in the same boat, they are regional parties but at least they know their place

Of course they are, but in a 'region' with 59 seats up for grabs, which they won 56 of.

[SimonMac]

Of course they are, but in a 'region' with 59 seats up for grabs, which they won 56 of.

What would happen in Labour said they won "96% of the seats in the north" or Tories won "96% of seats in the South East", absolutly nothing as it was a national election, so the SNP won "15% of seats" and as such have to realise they are part of the UK Parliment, and should behave like they are, or do what SF do an abstain from taking their seats if they don't beileve in what it stands for.

[TestMangler]

What would happen in Labour said they won "96% of the seats in the north" or Tories won "96% of seats in the South East", absolutly nothing as it was a national election, so the SNP won "15% of seats" and as such have to realise they are part of the UK Parliment, and should behave like they are, or do what SF do an abstain from taking their seats if they don't beileve in what it stands for.

What if Labour or the Tories said the won 96% of the seats they stood in ?

The point I'm making is they did not get seats by 'some trick of the electoral system' they got them by winning more votes than their opposition in 96% of the seats they stood in. That is, strangely enough, how you win seats.

[SimonMac]

What if Labour or the Tories said the won 96% of the seats they stood in ?

The point I'm making is they did not get seats by 'some trick of the electoral system' they got them by winning more votes than their opposition in 96% of the seats they stood in. That is, strangely enough, how you win seats.

I never said it was a trick (that was BP), I was questioning the 96% claim, and said they should behave like grown ups not little brats spoiling for a fight against the establishment.

How many Tory or Labour candidates stood in constituencies they had zero chance of winning but still paid their fee because they are a national party, how my SNP candidates could say the same, sometimes it's not the fights you win, in the fights you are just simply in.

[VectraMan]

They got 51% of the votes in Scotland you tit. They don't stand in England. The tories have a majority government with less than 40% of the vote.

Not round here they don't. Here near Witney they have a majority government with 60% of the vote and won 100% of the seats they entered. (Actually I'm surprised it wasn't more than 60%. Cameron must be slipping.)