The Election

[abigsmurf]

Yeah but it should be formalised and have an effect on who gets in. Though how you'd deal with no party being able to govern because 50% of the votes are for "none of the above" I'm not sure.

If 'none of the above' got something like 15% of the votes (some statistically significant amount that isn't a majority anyway), it would invalidate the election and pretty much cause every party head to step down.

There's a reason the government has been avoiding giving voters this option (and why the opposition hasn't called for it)

[El Leone]

first debate tonight.

[merf]

which will be rubbish, they'll stand there saying nothing about what they will do and just go 'bah, we may be no good but under the others it will be far worse'.

if they did say what they plan to actually do its pointless as well as they won't do it.

[ChrisF]

which will be rubbish, they'll stand there saying nothing about what they will do and just go 'bah, we may be no good but under the others it will be far worse'.

if they did say what they plan to actually do its pointless as well as they won't do it.

Spot on. Waste of time.

[El Leone]

might as well have a wank.

[Kieran76]

The first one will be rubbish, but as they warm up it may get better. I want Brown to go off the rails and call Cameron a toff-nosed gimp. That would guarantee my vote.

The Sky debate will be comedy gold as they will try to out do all the other networks with flashy visuals and real time opinion polls flying across the screen. It will be like The Day Today but funnier.

[merf]

good point on sky, they'll have scrolling text summaries underneath the whole time reminding the brainless who watch sky news what was said 30s ago.

[Jebus]

Spot on. Waste of time.

Yeah, but the American do it so...

[abigsmurf]

I'm expecting it to be incredibly limp with pre-rehearsed answers that don't really address any comments made by other people.

[prinnysquad]

might as well have a wank.

Over the debate?

[Jebus]

Would this be classed as a mass debate?

I truly am sorry.

[Kieran76]

Would this be classed as a mass debate?

I truly am sorry.

So tempted to abuse my feeble mod powers and ban you!

[Jebus]

I wouldn't blame you one bit, I really wouldn't.

[Paulos G]

I was going to make the same "joke". I'm so glad I stopped myself.

[dataDave]

I've only just worked out what's going on.