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d000hg replied

16 March 2010, 00:28
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

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IT'S STILL FUKCING WRONG THAT THE ONE-EYED INCOMPETENT IDIOT IS PRIME FUKCING MINISTER.

Not unless you want a totally different political system it's not, legally nor ethically. Go live in America if you want to vote for your president. Or at least separate your complaint about the system from your complaints about the PM if you want to look credible.

EDIT: Oh, almost forgot. <sigh>. Apparently that makes your argument stronger.

Last edited by d000hg; 16 March 2010, 00:31. Reason: <sigh>
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gordonbrown replied

15 March 2010, 22:39
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

<sigh>

Normally we can expect a general election when a PM stands down.

I think you'll find that it is not normal at all.

Since the second world war Anthony Eden, Harold MacMillan, Harold Wilson and Margaret Thatcher all stood down in mid-term, and on no occasion did we have a general election.

Their successors all ran to full term. As they indeed should, and as I am doing.
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AtW replied

15 March 2010, 22:25
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

<sigh>

It's the choice of the people - democracy, you can't argue against that!
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shaunbhoy replied

15 March 2010, 22:25
Come on RC. Stop sitting on the fence and tell us what you really think!!
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RichardCranium replied

15 March 2010, 22:24
<sigh>

IT'S STILL FUKCING WRONG THAT THE ONE-EYED INCOMPETENT IDIOT IS PRIME FUKCING MINISTER.
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Gonzo replied

15 March 2010, 22:23
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

<sigh>

Normally we can expect a general election when a PM stands down.

You mean like when Thatcher was ousted in 1990, or when Wilson stood down in 1976?
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AtW replied

15 March 2010, 22:22
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

Normally we can expect a general election when a PM stands down.

Normally is an observation - like weather is good when some birds fly low or high, it does not mean it will HAVE to be or OBLIGED to be.
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AtW replied

15 March 2010, 22:21
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

It might seem fair to you, but it ain't democracy. We never voted for him to represent us as PM.

It's still perfectly democratic - people voted in general elections and elected MPs who then form the Govt.

There are no direct elections of a PM in a British system of democracy.

The fact that Brown wasn't leading party into elections is a minor issue compared to the things he has done to this country by getting it in debt whilst being Chancellor.
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RichardCranium replied

15 March 2010, 22:21
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Every PM is unelected by the general public. You're perhaps confusing the British parliamentary system with Dancing on Ice.

<sigh>

Normally we can expect a general election when a PM stands down.
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d000hg replied

15 March 2010, 22:18
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

What can you expect from an unelected Prime Minister?

Every PM is unelected by the general public. You're perhaps confusing the British parliamentary system with Dancing on Ice.
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RichardCranium replied

15 March 2010, 21:39
Originally posted by AtW View Post

To be fair he was elected as an MP. Given that he is the leader of the party it seems logical (within current system) that he became PM - that's not the biggest issue with Brown.

It might seem fair to you, but it ain't democracy.

We never voted for him to represent us as PM.
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DiscoStu replied

15 March 2010, 21:30
Originally posted by AtW View Post

To be fair he was elected as an MP. Given that he is the leader of the party it seems logical (within current system) that he became PM - that's not the biggest issue with Brown.

No, the fact that he's a mentalist concerns me far more.
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DiscoStu replied

15 March 2010, 21:29
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

What can you expect from an unelected Prime Minister?

What scares me more is the huge number of people who'd still consider voting for his party.
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AtW replied

15 March 2010, 21:28
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

What can you expect from an unelected Prime Minister?

To be fair he was elected as an MP. Given that he is the leader of the party it seems logical (within current system) that he became PM - that's not the biggest issue with Brown.
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RichardCranium replied

15 March 2010, 21:26
What can you expect from an unelected Prime Minister?
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