Does this mean Labour is on the verge of morphing into the Football Hooligan Party? Because I'll move my ass over there right now to vote for them.

Thats what happens when you pit yourself against the landed gentry, while serving the will of the people. You lose elections, lose friends, lose more money, and this is the result.

er.. while not serving the will of the people, rather. (Bugger)

/FTFM

I have no idea what this headline means.

Get it right. Telly.

Possible solutions:
(a) Have a big fundraiser, with special guest George W Bush.
(b) Pimp Tony Blair out to 7000 ugly women at 7000 pounds a piece.
(c) Borrow the money from Hillary. (worked for her)
(d) Steal the money from the fund for food aid to Africa.
(e) Tell the debtors to piss off.
(f) Eliminate the monarchy and auction off Buckingham Palace, with proceeds split 50-50 between Labour and Conservatives. (thank you, Nepal)


Too bad this can't happen to the US parties.

OK, I get a fail for my math. I meant 1000 pounds a piece.

Just think how much money they could save in ink/signage if they just dropped that retarded u in the middle of labor.

Chavs.

KramericaWallet

The labour party are not allowed to sell off national assets and pocket the cash. They are however, perfectly entitled to sell titles and positions in the house of lords. (at least they think they are).

I for one, celebrate the downfall of the labour party and hope that it teaches them a lesson or five about not ignoring the electorate's wishes.

/i can has genrul elektiun?

Whitewabbit: KramericaWallet

The labour party are not allowed to sell off national assets and pocket the cash. They are however, perfectly entitled to sell titles and positions in the house of lords. (at least they think they are).

I for one, celebrate the downfall of the labour party and hope that it teaches them a lesson or five about not ignoring the electorate's wishes.

/i can has genrul elektiun?

Maybe they can get Brussles to work some funding into the EU Constitution Treaty that isn't important enough for the voters to have a say in.

its a good chance that thats where all of the "expenses" MEPs have been claiming for "staff members" and "office costs" have been going.

Whitewabbit: its a good chance that thats where all of the "expenses" MEPs have been claiming for "staff members" and "office costs" have been going.

I like that... run the parties on a 'franchise' system. Pay the party of your choice (say £30k per annum), in order to use the party brand when standing for election.

Bingo - At least £13 million p.a. party funding, split between the parties, and no need for the taxpayers to fork out.

Whitewabbit: its a good chance that thats where all of the "expenses" MEPs have been claiming for "staff members" and "office costs" have been going.

Nah, this is paid by the taxpayer rather than by donations from rich businessmen who don't want anything in return whatsoever.

Live on the dole?

I love fresh fruit as much as the next guy, but living on it?

KramericaWallet: Possible solutions:
(a) Have a big fundraiser, with special guest George W Bush.
(b) Pimp Tony Blair out to 7000 ugly women at 7000 pounds a piece.
(c) Borrow the money from Hillary. (worked for her)
(d) Steal the money from the fund for food aid to Africa.
(e) Tell the debtors to piss off.
(f) Eliminate the monarchy and auction off Buckingham Palace, with proceeds split 50-50 between Labour and Conservatives. (thank you, Nepal)


Too bad this can't happen to the US parties.

What about the Lib Dems?

It seems to be the fundamental flaw in democratic systems - those that have money (or become pawns of those that do) have a much easier time getting into power than those that don't. Labour has been at risk of this since detaching somewhat from the Unions, and the amount spent in general elections has been growing rapidly (but still nowhere near US levels yet), so a crunch is coming unless something changes radically.

nzilla: What about the Lib Dems?

The Lib Dems are the British equivalent of Ralph Nader. Occasionally, their leadership tries to say something sensible, but their membership is primarily made up of fruit loops.

/ I actually joined one year, with the hope that I could vote for Mark Oaten (^) to become leater - who was less of a fruit-loop than both the Labour and Conservative leadership at the time. But then, there was some private unfortunateness (see link).

How is this not the fault of the people who elected them? Two-party systems are always the fault of the people. Blaming politicians is just a convenient scapegoat.

wage0048: Live on the dole?

I love fresh fruit as much as the next guy, but living on it?

No, it means you sneak into Bob Dole's house and live in it. Just remember to claim your one of his grandkids if he catches you on a snack raid.

Subby fails at trying to sound British. The only thing he knows about Britian he got from Fark, the Daily Mail, and A Clockwork Orange.

/Telly

Argh - can't spell Britain.