I, quite frankly, am shocked

submitter: Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedom

...yeah right

The problem with Scotland is that it's full of Scots.

starsrift: The problem with Scotland is that it's full of Scots.

43% voter turnout, down from 48% last election?

The Scottish continue to be an example to us all.

....just around the corner from you, but with truth so far off what good will it do.

/whoa oh oh whoa oh jokerman

Mister Awesome: I, quite frankly, am shocked

you are shocked that labour lost an election? get used to it.

TFA
"It is an epic win and the tremors will be felt all the way to Downing Street."

Epic win indeed.

Wonderful. Now we're going to have to listen to Alex Salmond and the rest of the SNP preening and making demands on Downing Street, well, more than usual at least. I'm all for independence, but I want to mercilessly beat Salmond every time he opens his mouth.

Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedom? From what? Certainly not shiat government. And why the hero tag? SNP can suck turd just as badly as anyone else, if not worse.

Sadly, I think after 18 years in the wilderness, Labour fell into the same traps as the Tories and started to expect the vote to go their way based on past results rather than active electioneering. Oh well.

Tenebreux: Sadly, I think after 18 years in the wilderness, Labour fell into the same traps as the Tories and started to expect the vote to go their way based on past results rather than active electioneering. Oh well.

no, i think after being in control of the country labour proved themselves to be every bit as corrupt as the tories with the added bonus of raping civil liberties while passing ineffective knee-jerk laws and giving the true criminals and the lazy a free and easy ride.

everyone is just sick of their bullshiat. until they change that they are going to lose elections.

No votes for Ron Viventroff then?

Whitewabbit

Tenebreux: Sadly, I think after 18 years in the wilderness, Labour fell into the same traps as the Tories and started to expect the vote to go their way based on past results rather than active electioneering. Oh well.

no, i think after being in control of the country labour proved themselves to be every bit as corrupt as the tories with the added bonus of raping civil liberties while passing ineffective knee-jerk laws and giving the true criminals and the lazy a free and easy ride.

everyone is just sick of their bullshiat. until they change that they are going to lose elections.

Which would be fine if the opposition wasn't led by the most smarmy, two-faced, bullshiat spewing empty suit of all time. My hope is that people can't face going back to the Tories yet, and the Lib Dems finally break through at the next general election. Definitely the least worst option at the moment.

Don't know much about the SNP but best of luck on the independence charge Scotland.
/(it's much better:)

xria: Tenebreux:
My hope is that people can't face going back to the Tories yet realise we have more than two political parties and vote for the candidate that they prefer regardless of party.

FTFY

From TFA: Voter turnout was 42.25%, down on the 48% figure at the last election, with 26,219 votes cast.

In other words, yet more evidence that conservative parties win when people don't show up to the polls.

Gulper Eel: No votes for Ron Viventroff then?

Er, that's Ron Vibbentrop.

You know, there are transcripts out there.

/doesn't like the sound of these `ere boncentration bamps.

xria:

Which would be fine if the opposition wasn't led by the most smarmy, two-faced, bullshiat spewing empty suit of all time. My hope is that people can't face going back to the Tories yet, and the Lib Dems finally break through at the next general election. Definitely the least worst option at the moment.


Do you think they (the Liberal Democrats) have a legitimate shot at that at all -- at making any sort of serious inroads? I admit I don't keep up that closely, but that strikes me as an interesting thought.

I sort of feel sorry for Gordon Brown. Waiting impatiently for ten years, finally gets the job, and farks it up royally; Northern Rock, fuel and foot prices etc. For a man who was Chancellor, he sure runs a crap economy. Cameron's not much better, byt at least he's charismatic (albeit in a fake way). I'm not even sure who the leader of the Lib Dems is.

A vote heard around the world!

Freedome will come to us, eventually.

fark all you labour bastages

An tSaoi: I'm not even sure who the leader of the Lib Dems is.

I honestly don't have a clue who it is. They should've stuck with that ginger bloke who was on Have I Got News For you. At least people knew who he was (although I can't remember his name either).

An tSaoi: I sort of feel sorry for Gordon Brown. Waiting impatiently for ten years, finally gets the job, and farks it up royally; Northern Rock, fuel and foot prices etc. For a man who was Chancellor, he sure runs a crap economy. Cameron's not much better, byt at least he's charismatic (albeit in a fake way). I'm not even sure who the leader of the Lib Dems is.

What the hell does any of that have to do with him being chancellor? An independent bank collapses, global fuel and food prices rise due to demand. Its one thing to just be a bad leader, its another to wait to be leader for years and then finally getting the job when everything is turning to shiat after the previous leader has decided 'graciously' to retire. Its the same thing that happened to Paul Martin in Canada.

I cant wait for the complete separation of Great Britain, then the world will have to deal with an listen to the economic and military juggernauts that are Scotland and Wales. Maybe then everyone on that stupid island will realize how alone they are internationally, get with the program and start doing something to improve the EU rather than just biatch about it

Freedom...
It is a worship word, you will not speak it.

starsrift: The problem with Scotland is that it's full of Scots.

well except my wife, who is down in england to make my life hell.

An tSaoi: I sort of feel sorry for Gordon Brown. Waiting impatiently for ten years, finally gets the job, and farks it up royally; Northern Rock, fuel and foot prices etc. For a man who was Chancellor, he sure runs a crap economy. Cameron's not much better, byt at least he's charismatic (albeit in a fake way). I'm not even sure who the leader of the Lib Dems is.

in all fairness when he was the Chancellor he didn't save any cash for a rainy day.. just spent it all.

ibegyurpardun:
What the hell does any of that have to do with him being chancellor? An independent bank collapses, global fuel and food prices rise due to demand. Its one thing to just be a bad leader, its another to wait to be leader for years and then finally getting the job when everything is turning to shiat after the previous leader has decided 'graciously' to retire. Its the same thing that happened to Paul Martin in Canada.

Thise things happening aren't his fault, but the way he's dealt with them (or not dealt) is his fault. Using taxpayers to bail the bank out, not reducing the mad amount of tax he collects on petrol and so forth. There's no point in him saying that other countries are experiencing problems too; at least other leaders are trying to fix them (Irish MPs have postponed the pay rise they were going to get in order to free up funding for example)

Also, I read that last bit as Paul Merton:


/What's the deal with the new linking to quoted comments? At least have it jump up in the same window, Drew.

Thise things/foot prices/byt ...

What is wrong with my spelling today?

FTA:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_democrats

LibDem's leader is some guy named Nick Clegg.

/Not British

binnster: An tSaoi: I'm not even sure who the leader of the Lib Dems is.

I honestly don't have a clue who it is. They should've stuck with that ginger bloke who was on Have I Got News For you. At least people knew who he was (although I can't remember his name either).

Charles Kennedy. Left the party because was an admitted alcoholic. Failed to understand this is a proud tradition all the way back to Simon de Montfort (new window)

joe90:

starsrift: The problem with Scotland is that it's full of Scots.

well except my wife, who is down in england to make my life hell.


And my sister's there (up around John o'Groats of all places), and she's not really very Scottish.

This is largely as I predicted, except that the Silly Party won. I think this is largely due to the number of votes cast.

The Icelander: From TFA: Voter turnout was 42.25%, down on the 48% figure at the last election, with 26,219 votes cast.

In other words, yet more evidence that conservative parties win when people don't show up to the polls.

In other words, yet more evidence that lefties are lazy shiats.

An tSaoi: Also, I read that last bit as Paul Merton:

A bit of trivia, his real name is Paul Martin. When he travelled to China for a documentary one of the hotels he booked into actually thought he was the Canadian Prime Minister.

DrBenway:

And my sister's there (up around John o'Groats of all places), and she's not really very Scottishiathink after a year in John O'Groats, they consider you Scottish...

/loves me some Orkney

A Scottish National Party! That's adorable!

/"Help! Help! I'm being repressed!"

kradio:

I think after a year in John O'Groats, they consider you Scottish...

/loves me some Orkney


Then she's in, I guess -- she's been there for a good 2 or 3 years now. Plus her husband's a Scot, so there's that. They live right on the coast, and I think she's said they can see the islands from their place. Does that sound doable? All I know is that I'd love to make it over for a visit at some point.

DrBenway: kradio:

I think after a year in John O'Groats, they consider you Scottish...

/loves me some Orkney


Then she's in, I guess -- she's been there for a good 2 or 3 years now. Plus her husband's a Scot, so there's that. They live right on the coast, and I think she's said they can see the islands from their place. Does that sound doable? All I know is that I'd love to make it over for a visit at some point.

apparently, the ferry to orkney leaves from John O'Groats-we flew in, so i cannot speak with authority on the matter. orkney is a very interesting place-lots of cultures have lived there over the centuries.

Hilarity_N_Sues: This is largely as I predicted, except that the Silly Party won. I think this is largely due to the number of votes cast.

Hehehe.

binnster: An tSaoi: I'm not even sure who the leader of the Lib Dems is.

I honestly don't have a clue who it is. They should've stuck with that ginger bloke who was on Have I Got News For you. At least people knew who he was (although I can't remember his name either).

Don't worry I doubt he can remember it to....or where he lives for that matter

People really need to not get their panties in a knot about the headline.

/submitter
//American
///Really couldn't care less about Scottish independence

I see Jake Featherston got re-elected.

Redscum: The Icelander: From TFA: Voter turnout was 42.25%, down on the 48% figure at the last election, with 26,219 votes cast.

In other words, yet more evidence that conservative parties win when people don't show up to the polls.

In other words, yet more evidence that lefties are lazy shiats.

The SNP are Social Democrats. Lefties.

John Mason said the victory was "off the Richter scale", while Labour expressed disappointment.

That's a post-coital conversation I've had.

Freedom!

/Save us, Goggalor!

Brown should just pack it in. It's getting pathetic.

So Obama giving a speech in front of 200,000 Germans is "inconsequential", but the election results for a bunch of people to whom pants are still a pretty novel idea is somehow significant?

'Epic win'

Mr Mason said: "Three weeks ago the SNP predicted a political earthquake.

"This SNP victory is not just a political earthquake, it is off the Richter scale.

"It is an epic win and the tremors will be felt all the way to Downing Street."

Who the hell is writing articles anymore? Bush = Batman in the WSJ, and a repetitive, lame metaphor in this.

DrBenway: Do you think they (the Liberal Democrats) have a legitimate shot at that at all -- at making any sort of serious inroads? I admit I don't keep up that closely, but that strikes me as an interesting thought.

Not on their own, but my guess is that when a Tory election victory starts to look inevitable, Labour will ditch Brown and start negotiating with the Lib Dems. I think a coalition government would have enough appeal to win, because I don't think people really want the Conservatives, but can't face more of the same from Labour.

Redscum: A bit of trivia, his real name is Paul Martin. When he travelled to China for a documentary one of the hotels he booked into actually thought he was the Canadian Prime Minister.

I remember watching that. Easy mistake to make I suppose. British comedians and Canadian politicians are probably indistinguishable to Chinese people.

Not on their own, but my guess is that when a Tory election victory starts to look inevitable, Labour will ditch Brown and start negotiating with the Lib Dems. I think a coalition government would have enough appeal to win, because I don't think people really want the Conservatives, but can't face more of the same from Labour.


That's interesting -- thanks for your perspective, The Numbers. If nothing else, it sounds like that possibility would be bound to raise their profile more than a little bit. I'll have to try to watch things developing a little closer.