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    Quote Originally Posted by Fr. Hank Tree View Post
    The debates will be key. I note that the economy debate is the last of the three and will keep people interested.
    If sterling goes off the wall before the debate on the economy, it will be curtains for Brown

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    I can't see the Tories getting an overall majority, I hear that there odds of 5-1 that Labour will win more seats than the Tories. Mightn't be a bad bet.

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    What a load of bollocx. It's always the same, in every western country, Right, then left, then right, then left... but there is always and absolutely continuity between governments. Nothing is ever rolled back. Right and left, Rep. And Demo., Tory and Labour., etc. it's all the same --politicians being paid whopper amounts to pursue corporate and bankster agendas.

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    Labour are going to lose and tories will have a working majority, not much but enough.

    Labour spin is trying to claim its close but even with the Crass imcompetence of Dave its not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mouroux View Post
    What a load of bollocx. It's always the same, in every western country, Right, then left, then right, then left... but there is always and absolutely continuity between governments. Nothing is ever rolled back. Right and left, Rep. And Demo., Tory and Labour., etc. it's all the same --politicians being paid whopper amounts to pursue corporate and bankster agendas.

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    That is probably true, but it's nice to believe a change of government will a difference.

    First past the post usually delivers a clear result, but I think it's too early to judge. Like here, the premier is going to hang on until the end in the hope that something will turn up. Maybe that isn't wise as UK finances seem as bad they are here, and people might get annoyed as they see how this translates into a squeeze on public services, and some regressive taxes on alcohol or petrol so income tax does not appear to rise.

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    I think that David Cameron will win the coming UK general election,but only
    narrowly.I don't think Gordon Brown will win the coming election because a
    lot of the working classes will not vote or vote for other parties,because
    they feel betrayed by New Labour pro-business polices and their involvement
    with the US in the war in Iraq.

    I think that Mr Cameron will win with a wafer thin majority of less than
    10 seats or if Mr Cameron just fails to win an overall majority,he will do a deal
    with the NI Unionist parties of the UUP and DUP in order to form a govt.

    Finally.I think Gordon Brown will call a general election in May or early June when the govts term is finally finished.

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    David Cameron is a bland phony Tony, I can't see him energising the voters. He will probably get a plurality of votes, but perhaps not enough to ignore malcontents in his party or the Lib Dems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fr. Hank Tree View Post
    The debates will be key. I note that the economy debate is the last of the three and will keep people interested.
    I don't think so - it would be the case if people were interested in the minuataie of policy and its formation, but they're not. People will watch the first debate to see which of Brown and Cameron strikes them as a good Prime Minister, and those who missed the first debate will watch the second one for the same reason. By the time the third debate rolls round, most swing voters will have either made their minds up, or tuned out.
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