Bradylama
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In relatively related news, the Labour Party was re-elected into power in Britain, today. Some Brits seem happy about it. Others not so much.
Goodbye Liberal Canada
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calculon000
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
I wish my country was more like Sweden with their 8 parties and coalition government. When I do go to vote for the first time in a federal election soon, I'll probably vote NDP. I WAS going to vote Alliance, but then they merged with the conservatives. Besides, the latest polls are showing that the conservatives no longer have much of an upper hand and that the two parties are pretty much neck and neck.
John Uskglass
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Tony Blair: 3Bradylama said:
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I wonder who didn't see that coming.Bradylama said:
Though the question was never whether Blair would be re-elected, the question was (and is) for how long. Remember, the real threat to Blair's power aren't the conservatives, but dissenting voices within his own party. Coupled with a relatively thin parliamentary majority this is a surefire recipe for premature elections.
No it isn't. It's a surefire way for Blair to turn over power to Brown. That's probably just a matter of time, and doesn't, unless the BBC was incorrect this morning, need to involve new elections.
Given that both of the elections called by Blair have been premature (both called four years through a five year term), that's somewhat meaningless.Ratty said:
There has been an unofficial pact between Blair and Brown that he would pass over the reigns to Brown, although he was supposedly going to do it this time, not next.Sander said:
Personally, I think Brown would make a terrible PM, but makes a rather effective chancellor.
I'm not particularly pleased that Labour got back in, but either alternative (Tory or Lib. Dem.) would be worse at this moment. Neither party would have a clue how to be an effective government, they are too used to being opposition, though quite when/how this situation can change is somewhat unclear to me.
This kind of coincides with other comments regarding prolonged rule by one party, but I'd rather have Labour in for twenty years than the Tories back in (given that the Liberal Democrats (my party of choice) are a somewhat remote possibility).
To go off on a slight tangent, is it usual that you guys know so much about foreign politics? I, personally, know very little and the average Brit knows even less. Are we all backwards, or are those of you that post in these kinda threads just unusually knowledgable?
calculon000
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
I'm Canadian. 'Nuff said.Big T said:
calculon000
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
Fine, you know what? If everyone here wants to think that all Canadian's are Americans with different names, fine by me, I’ll just stop contributing to any intelligent discussion anymore. 
Whut?calculon00 said:
You are, just like the US Americans are Americans, or the Mexicans, or the Brazilians.
Really, just because you dislike the politics of one nation on your local landmass, you don't have to deny that you live there.
Wait, that sounds suspiciaously similar to what many Brits do *cough*UKIP*cough*.
(Although, that is not really a problem with one specific nation.)
Bradylama
So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
Canada is Chris. England is Saddam.
dude_obj said:"How often do you see an Afghani rebel screaming into a CNN camera, 'CANADA IS SATAN!!"?...Never, right? Because we're NOT Satan. we're....satan's little neighbour."comedian whose name escapes me
Dude, you do realise that if that were true, Canada would have been a tasty meat snack for the US. As Satan loves to munch on his minions.
Shades of Fallout!
Cheers Thorgrimm
Thorgrimm said:Shades of Fallout!
When all that carbon based fuel runs out, the power of water is going to be a juicy snack. We don't have "electricity bills" here, everyone calls them "hydro bill". America might be thirsty, that's when the annexation will happen
calculon000
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
We see all this idiocy going down in the USA and shake our heads, and then some third party decides to group our two countries together because we share a boarder. It just makes me irritated every time someone does that.
Bradylama
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Just because we share a border and have similar cultures and lives and wants and cross-border relatioinships and business.
No reason to cut the red tape there.
But yeah, sure, Canada is really different.
No reason to cut the red tape there.
But yeah, sure, Canada is really different.
calculon00 said:
Which is why I'm gonna needle you with it in the future.
And personally I don't really give a damn about British politics. Like wtf is the difference between a pm, chancellor and the house of lords and shit? Oh wait, I don't care.
Just like I don't care about the difference between a Remocrat and a Depublican.Murdoch said:And personally I don't really give a damn about British politics. Like wtf is the difference between a pm, chancellor and the house of lords and shit? Oh wait, I don't care.
Also, I'm not sure that there is a difference between the house of Lords and "shit". The only perceivable asset of the Lords is the Law Lords, and their jurisdiction lies elsewhere anyway.