Argh! I picked up a copy of the Sun on the bus....

[Little-Miss]

:bowl:Quick someone say something interesting and clever!! I can feel what little intelligence i have leaving me!!

 

Apparently if Labour or Lib Dems come into power we will lose page 3!! Then there were pictures of footballers in their underwear...and they were commenting on....?!

[LosOjos]

Apparently if Labour or Lib Dems come into power we will lose page 3!!

 

I'd love to know how they get away with absurd claims like that! The sad thing is there are enough readers of that paper that would believe that, it could actually have an impact on voting.

 

I think people should be made to take a basic IQ test before they are allowed to vote.[/controversial comment]

[K.C.Leblanc]

This is why you should never use public transport.

[broc]

After picking up a copy of the Sun.....Now wash your hands

 

I just hope if the Tories win the election they put VAT on newspapers.... it would really upset Murdoch.......

[Mr.Ben]

I bought two copies of the Sun yesterday - to use to start a fire.

 

Whilst the pictures looked good, I didn't venture inside as I too would have felt a bit dirty...

[Duane_Dibbley]

I just hope if the Tories win the election they put VAT on newspapers.... it would really upset Murdoch.......

 

They won't...they will restrict/f@#* up the BBC (especially its online news) and allow murdoch to worm his dirty fingers into whatever pieces of pie happen to remain and charge you an arm and a leg for the pleasure of being spoonfed drivel...

[broc]

They won't...they will restrict/f@#* up the BBC (especially its online news) and allow murdoch to worm his dirty fingers into whatever pieces of pie happen to remain and charge you an arm and a leg for the pleasure of being spoonfed drivel...

The Sky's the limit then?

[Edu-IT]

What's wrong with The Sun? Or.. what do you expect for 20p?

[LosOjos]

What's wrong with The Sun? Or.. what do you expect for 20p?

 

I can get the same "news" read out loud to me if I give 20p to one of the local smack heads....

[Dos_Box]

I was filling up at a garage on the way into work this morning and saw that one of the red tops had devoted its front page to Simon Cowell and his 'definative' look at the election race. I mean really! C'mon, even the biggest knuckle dragging tabloid reading idiot must be prompted to ask 'Eh? What? Why?' and possibly 'Who?'. Edited May 5, 2010 by Dos_Box

[jamesb]

Here's to a hung parliament - none of the parties seem to like the idea so it can only be a good thing.

[AyatollahPies]

The Mirror were doing pretty much the same, except they were telling you which wards to vote Labour or Lib Dem to stop the Tories getting in.

 

What ever happened to the idea of NEWSpapers telling us the NEWS, not telling us how we should think?

 

I agree with the idea of some sort of intelligence test required before being able to vote. Will never happen though.

[Little-Miss]

I was filling up at a garage on the way into work this mornign and saw that one of the red tops had devoted its front page to Simon Cowell and his 'definative' look at the election race. I mean really! C'mon, even the biggest knuckle dragging tabloid reading idiot must be prompted to ask 'Eh? What? Why?' and possibly 'Who?'.

 

That was the Sun....I didnt read it btw...i think i made it to like page 7 and felt ill...

[tech_guy]

Go on, admit it Little_Miss - you went into the newsagents and paid for it! For the thrill of buying something evil!

[sippo]

Nowt wrong with the Sun. Dear Deidre cracks me up!

[Rydra]

Here's to a hung parliament - none of the parties seem to like the idea so it can only be a good thing.

 

God knows the current politicians might have to learn to WORK together instead of aimlessly insulting eachother in a careful, "diplomatic" way.

 

Yeah OK, even I admit that could never happen.

 

Reminds me a little of an old joke, that when twisted and warped fits this situation perfectly....

"How do you confuse an ? Give them 3 spades and tell them to take their Pick!"

 

Try that with a group of politicians. One will pickup the left one, and exclaim "Mine is sharper!". One will pickup the right one, and claim "Mine has a heavier head than yours, which which outdoes your sharpened spade!" And the third takes the one in the middle and exclaims "It's a spade."

 

Fact is, not one of them did what you asked for, and no matter how much they spin it, they're all still spades

[jamesb]

Worst case scenario: Politicians paralysed by debate, country carries on with real life.

 

'Best' case scenario: Battle Royale leaving only the strongest survivors (not actually a good thing, but still...)

[broc]

Most likely scenario...

 

Hung Parliament lasts 6 months to a year; parties fall out, another general election is called. Lord Ashcroft provides £M to Tory party to fund election, the remainder of political parties go bust financially & cannot fight another election campaign in such a short timescale; consequence is the tories win all seats

[Dos_Box]

God knows the current politicians might have to learn to WORK together instead of aimlessly insulting eachother in a careful, "diplomatic" way.

 

Yeah OK, even I admit that could never happen.

 

Reminds me a little of an old joke, that when twisted and warped fits this situation perfectly....

"How do you confuse an ? Give them 3 spades and tell them to take their Pick!"

 

Try that with a group of politicians. One will pickup the left one, and exclaim "Mine is sharper!". One will pickup the right one, and claim "Mine has a heavier head than yours, which which outdoes your sharpened spade!" And the third takes the one in the middle and exclaims "It's a spade."

 

Fact is, not one of them did what you asked for, and no matter how much they spin it, they're all still spades

 

That scares me somewhat. With a hung parliment, Gordon Brown will still be in number 10 and Mandleson will be there pulling even more strings, even if Labour get the minority of the votes. We're living in interesting times. If it is a hung parliment I wonder how the markets will react?

[Hightower]

I love the Sun when I have time to read a paper. It's only 20p after all!

[Edu-IT]

Nowt wrong with the Sun. Dear Deidre cracks me up!

Is that the lady who gives advice on relationships?

[Rydra]

I've never had a big problem with Gordon Brown. He ended up where he is largely on others actions, and compared to some of the 'others' over the last 20 or so years, he's not that bad. We just see too much of him because of how much the media has advanced in that time. Imagine if we saw so deeply into Tony in his early days, or John Major, or even dear old Maggie...

 

In my opinion, politics should be either entirely behind "Closed doors" where the public don't have to worry about it, or fully in the public, where we have the majority vote on things. Not the way things are, where it's secretly exposed for all to see and none but a select few to decide, who mostly spend their time attempting to belittle eachother.

And it's fair to say the old "Left, Right and Middle" don't really hold anymore, and I don't really see how the party/manifest structure still works. The parties either take a decade to enact what they propose, or never get round to it at all, and all it results in is posturing, gesturing, and attempting to create Black or White out of shades of Grey.

[torledo]

That scares me somewhat. With a hung parliment, Gordon Brown will still be in number 10 and Mandleson will be there pulling even more strings, even if Labour get the minority of the votes. We're living in interesting times. If it is a hung parliment I wonder how the markets will react?

 

no chance. part of any deal in the event of a hung parliament will involve brown going. especially so, if they poll the lowest number of votes.

 

i personally think the immediate future of the party is with alan johnson as leader. alan johnson as PM ? i don't think it'll come to that....in the event of a hung parliament with the tories short of a majority they'll do a deal with the libdems. cameron is PM in every scenario i can imagine, just a question of level of support and from where to form a govt.

 

btw, the whole scrap page3 thing.....wasn't it harriet harman [labour] who first mooted that.

not sure how/why the libdems have been dragged into it....

 

irrespective, what's been interesting is how irrelevant the tabloids have become in deciding the winner of this election. the tories should have been home and dry long ago but are firmly in a fight to secure a modest majority and now labour are in danger of becoming the third party in terms of votes cast.....and these are the two parties most of the papers have put their weight behind.

 

the scaremongering and agenda being driven is so obvious that most people can clearly see right through it. they care even less i'm sure about which paper is backing which party.

[Dos_Box]

btw, the whole scrap page3 thing.....wasn't it harriet harman [labour] who first mooted that.

not sure how/why the libdems have been dragged into it....

 

You mean Harperson of course

[sippo]

Is that the lady who gives advice on relationships?

 

Yep. 'advice'....