Tony Blair

[TLC 9]

Blair is rumoured to be pitched to leave around May time, but isn't the general election around then as well? How can labour expect to garner any votes when they don't even know who their party leader is.

 

Maybe Screaming Lord Such wasn't so crazy after all....

Elections have often been held around May time, but a general election can be held at any point within 5 years of the previous one. The occasional debate crops up about whether the incumbent party should have the right to choose the date (as they do now) or if there should be a fixed term of say 4 years.

 

On the one hand, picking your own date can be very useful and a bit of an unfair advantage, i.e. calling a snap election when you happen to do something vote-winning like start a war. On the other hand, if the date is set in stone you can't 'force' an election upon a rubbish government with lots of back bench rebels, meaning nothing gets done as bill after bill is defeated.

 

Indeed, in 1974 there were two general elections, held in the May and October. The second was called because the first was so tight and nothing was getting passed in the commons except for the usual wind; I think there was a Lib-Lab pact in the October election to get a decisive majority. The collapse of this a few years later helped lead to Mrs T's large majority in May 1979.

 

Glad to have cleared up lots of unasked questions there!

 

ps Screaming Lord Sutch has made some sensible suggestions in the past, at least according to www.omrlp.com anyway: -

Votes at Eighteen – Lord Sutch’s National Teenage Party campaigned in 1963 - Stolen by Harold Wilson in 1966.

Commercial Radio - Lord Sutch campaigned for commercial Radio since 1964 – Stolen by Ted Heath in 1973.

Abolition of the 11 plus exam - Stolen by the Labour Party. 1960’s

All- day opening for pubs – Lord Sutch campaigned in 1988 - Stolen by Tony Blair in 2005.

Passports for Pets – Campaigned by Lord Sutch in 1992 - Stolen by Tony Blair 2001.

OMRLP party policy 1992 - Special ramps at the back of busses for the elderly and disabled – Stolen by Transport Secretary Stephen Norris in 1995.

Heated bus shelters that are turned on full in summer and of in winter, OMRLP Policy: 2001 – Stolen by Bradford City Council in 2003.

Devolution for Scotland, England and Wales, OMRLP Policy: 1990 – Stolen by Labour Party.

[maryportfuncity 10,690]

To be fair, Lord Sutch also had some lunatic ideas; my own favourite being to turn the European butter mountain into an artificial ski slope.

[Bald rick 9]

To be fair, Lord Sutch also had some lunatic ideas; my own favourite being to turn the European butter mountain into an artificial ski slope.

I liked the suggestion to put the Houses of Parliament on wheels, so that each city in the country could have a turn at hosting it.

[Holy Diver 0]

My favourite was their idea of filling the albert hall with Blancmange.

 

I was going to mention that 24 hour pub open times was one of their ideas, but you already went ahead and quoted it.

 

Blair has said he'll probably be out within the next 12 months, but I wouldn't be suprised if they oust him before that.

[themaninblack 2,112]

You know I have a feeling Blair might cark it in office y'know.

I was told the other day that Bruno Brookes, the DJ, had

the same angio-plasty-whatever proceedure as TB, but whereas TB's

condition was spun as something minor, Brookes very definitely had

a heart attack.

 

He looks old and tired and is approaching the age of that other loopy

sociopath Peter Sellers, and we all know what happened to him....

[maryportfuncity 10,690]

maninblack; I don't think so, Blair's health is too well monitored for that. Brookes on the other hand - ALLEGEDLY - had a diet of junk food, columbian marching powder and - generally - a dessert of slapper's minge, all told, his lifestyle explains the level of good taste he displayed on air.

 

Anyway, TB'S arse'll be out of the door in weeks, even he can live that long.

[TLC 9]

maninblack; I don't think so, Blair's health is too well monitored for that. Brookes on the other hand - ALLEGEDLY - had a diet of junk food, columbian marching powder and - generally - a dessert of slapper's minge, all told, his lifestyle explains the level of good taste he displayed on air.

 

Anyway, TB'S arse'll be out of the door in weeks, even he can live that long.

Putting on my insurance hat, to agree with MPFC angioplasty is such a successful and straightforward operation these days that most insurers have took it off their list of things they'll pay out for with a Critical Illness policy.

 

They started to get fed up with people claiming however many hundreds of thousands of pounds from their policy and then being right as rain a short time later, bless their cotton socks. If people must claim, I think insurers are aggreived if the claimant doesn't have the deceny to die or at least get left crippled or left in a vegetative state.

 

For those who don't know but care, angioplasty is where an umbrella type thing is put in a blocked aretery and then put up to unblock it; much much safer, easier and non-invasive than a bypass apparently.

 

Combine that with the assumption that Blair will have access to a pretty good surgeon and I think he'll be ok for now.

[themaninblack 2,112]

maninblack; I don't think so, Blair's health is too well monitored for that. Brookes on the other hand - ALLEGEDLY - had a diet of junk food, columbian marching powder and - generally - a dessert of slapper's minge, all told, his lifestyle explains the level of good taste he displayed on air.

 

Anyway, TB'S arse'll be out of the door in weeks, even he can live that long.

 

Who's to say TB hasn't had a dab of the ol' Bugle Juice himself? Those election campaigns and

trips around the world can be so tiring!

 

What was it Jarvis Cocker was saying about 'cocaine socialism'?

[maryportfuncity 10,690]

Maninblack; if you've got evidence to back that up it'll never be worth more to the press than during this weekend.

 

Please drop in and post occasionally when you're sunning yourself on your own island.

[themaninblack 2,112]

Maninblack; if you've got evidence to back that up it'll never be worth more to the press than during this weekend.

 

Please drop in and post occasionally when you're sunning yourself on your own island.

 

That's very perceptive of you...that is what I do! Look at the stats: 300 odd posts in 18 months.

[maryportfuncity 10,690]

Aye, but will you still be bothered when you've sold yer Bliar exlcusive to the press?

[Magere Hein 1,400]

Elections have often been held around May time, but a general election can be held at any point within 5 years of the previous one. The occasional debate crops up about whether the incumbent party should have the right to choose the date (as they do now) or if there should be a fixed term of say 4 years.

 

On the one hand, picking your own date can be very useful and a bit of an unfair advantage, i.e. calling a snap election when you happen to do something vote-winning like start a war. On the other hand, if the date is set in stone you can't 'force' an election upon a rubbish government with lots of back bench rebels, meaning nothing gets done as bill after bill is defeated.

May I humbly propose the Dutch approach: parliament has a constitutional maximum term of four years, after which it dissolves itself and new general elections are called, normally, though not always, in the same month the previous elections were held.

 

Secondly, the monarch may dissolve parliament at any moment, which happens often at the request of the incumbent government when they have lost confidence of parliament. General elections are called for the first convenient moment, normally after some three months. Last time this happened was last June. Because of parliament's summer recess general elections will be held on 22 November 2006.

 

regards,

Hein

[themaninblack 2,112]

Maninblack; if you've got evidence to back that up it'll never be worth more to the press than during this weekend.

 

Please drop in and post occasionally when you're sunning yourself on your own island.

 

That's very perceptive of you...that is what I do! Look at the stats: 300 odd posts in 18 months.

 

Just scurrilous rumour, not even that...

[Anubis the Jackal 77]

Man armed with knife arrested in Downing Street

 

(insert Gordon Brown gag here...)

[maryportfuncity 10,690]

Doctors are examining the man to establish whether he is fit to be interviewed.

 

Who gets him, Parky or Jonathan Woss?

[themaninblack 2,112]

Elections have often been held around May time, but a general election can be held at any point within 5 years of the previous one. The occasional debate crops up about whether the incumbent party should have the right to choose the date (as they do now) or if there should be a fixed term of say 4 years.

 

On the one hand, picking your own date can be very useful and a bit of an unfair advantage, i.e. calling a snap election when you happen to do something vote-winning like start a war. On the other hand, if the date is set in stone you can't 'force' an election upon a rubbish government with lots of back bench rebels, meaning nothing gets done as bill after bill is defeated.

May I humbly propose the Dutch approach: parliament has a constitutional maximum term of four years, after which it dissolves itself and new general elections are called, normally, though not always, in the same month the previous elections were held.

 

Secondly, the monarch may dissolve parliament at any moment, which happens often at the request of the incumbent government when they have lost confidence of parliament. General elections are called for the first convenient moment, normally after some three months. Last time this happened was last June. Because of parliament's summer recess general elections will be held on 22 November 2006.

 

regards,

Hein

 

 

An idea that popped into my head last week was that the leader of the Labour Party could be elected

and then gets reelected (unapposed or contested) after a period of 5 years (a term) but with a maximum of two terms (10 years). This is irrespective of whether Labour are in govt or in opposition and subject to early retirement, resignation or death. This can be pushed through the Labour Party constitution and avoid all this tedious bollocks about 'the succession'.....

[DevonDeathTrip 2,366]

Peter Foster, the conman who caused scandal for the Blairs, is in a spot of bother in Fiji.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,366]

Peter Foster, the conman who caused scandal for the Blairs, is in a spot of bother in Fiji.

 

Doctors in Fiji have confirmed that Australian conman Peter Foster's health is failing dramatically after going without food for seven days.

[football_fan 42]

Tony Blair's BA flight overshoots runway

 

A British Airways plane carrying 343 passengers and crew, including Prime Minister Tony Blair and his family, overshot a runway while landing at the Miami International Airport. No injuries were reported.

[Olveres 8]

I think the Labour party's crowning achievement is the death of politics. There's nothing left to vote for.

 

Noel Gallagher

 

Erm didn't you endorse good old Tony in 1997?

[Windsor 2,235]

Tony Blair will leave office on the 27th June 2007.

 

Just thought I'd bring a smile to Josco's (and perhaps everyone elses) face.

[themaninblack 2,112]

Tony Blair will leave office on the 27th June 2007.

 

Just thought I'd bring a smile to Josco's (and perhaps everyone elses) face.

 

...and boy, he's going to milk it in the next 7 weeks, telling anyone who'll listen how great he is while waiting in the wings, Gordon Brown will recieve the most brutal shoeing from the press. By the the time 'Broon' gets in, the media will convince us that no less a figure than Atilla the Hun has taken charge and we all should run to the hills as the Brown hordes will plunder and pillage every nook and cranny of our green and pleasant land....

 

...or something like that!

[Banshees Scream 110]

Tony Blair will leave office on the 27th June 2007.

 

Just thought I'd bring a smile to Josco's (and perhaps everyone elses) face.

 

Not that I really care who the next UK prime minister will be, it is just I'm not up for many of the liberal runners in the United States such as Hilary Clinton, who I just think at this place and time would make a depressing president and a target that could be manipulated by third world country natives.

 

If somebody could put her in a card board box and mail her to London, I would pay for the mailing bill.

 

Let her be a prime minister, not the president of the United States. I'm all for Rudy Giuliani.

[dave 0]

it would be faintly hilarious if Gordon Brown dropped dead before june 27

[Guest Daniella Hardy]

Hilary Clinton, who I just think at this place and time would make a depressing president and a target that could be manipulated by third world country natives.

 

Please give details.