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Originally posted by monomaniacpat View PostThere has not been a single government in at least 30 years that held more than 50% popular support. Ours is an elected dictatorship, and these negotiations could yield a government with genuine popular support for the first time in my life.
I fully support whatever gets us towards proportional representation. FPTP does create "strong" governments, but like pat says, it's an elected dictatorship, because more often than not a party with the backing of a minority of the public gets carte blanche to pass what it likes.
Look at 1979, where we got a landslide towards the most right-wing government in modern history, when more than half the people voted for the left-wing, progressive parties.
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Adam Boulton stops short of fighting Alastair Campbell live on Sky News. Have I Got News for You material!10th May ~5:45PM
Boulton vs Campbell
The sky coverage to this has been shocking, as well as the rest of the news corporation. It just makes me hope that Labour get more power. Sky are backing Tories because Cameron wants to get rid of Ofcom.
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Burley should be sacked. After the Andre debacle and also trying to protect Lampard because her husband is his agent. She and the other **** are supposed to be neutral. Hope Ofcom get a lot of complaints over her and the fatty.
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Haha. On that evidence I think it's fair to say Sky News is becoming the UK equivalent of Fox News (also owned by Murdoch) who's presenters frequently verbally attack and belittle guests who voice opposing opinions to that of the station. It's why I cancelled my Sky subscription, I didn't feel comfortable supporting Murdoch's propaganda machine, shame as I loved watching the documentary channels. And freeview is ****.
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this is really getting unseemly, the Lib Dems are a minority party who are now hawking themselves around in a grubby attempt to secure some power to the highest bidder, its like watching some old slapper trying to find the highest bidder at a nightclub, will they give up the goodies to the bloke who offered a bag of chips & battered sausage or the one offering a cranberry breezer ?
for all his talk of 'new politics' and 'failed old politics' Clegg is showing himself to be exactly the same as all of them, not that many doubted it.
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Originally posted by Charlie View PostHaha. On that evidence I think it's fair to say Sky News is becoming the UK equivalent of Fox News (also owned by Murdoch) who's presenters frequently verbally attack and belittle guests who voice opposing opinions to that of the station. It's why I cancelled my Sky subscription, I didn't feel comfortable supporting Murdoch's propaganda machine, shame as I loved watching the documentary channels. And freeview is ****.
I don't pay fees or even a TV license. They reckon they can sting me with that on the internet usage but if they think they're all pro on knowing what we do online thesedays if they can prove in court that I've watched TV on the internet I'll gladly pay the £1,000 fine.
The only time I watch TV is in hotel rooms when getting ready, and even then it's just cartoons.
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Originally posted by dataDave View PostI just boycott television completely. I have done since before leaving home.
I don't pay fees or even a TV license. They reckon they can sting me with that on the internet usage but if they think they're all pro on knowing what we do online thesedays if they can prove in court that I've watched TV on the internet I'll gladly pay the ?1,000 fine.
The only time I watch TV is in hotel rooms when getting ready, and even then it's just cartoons.
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