who are you voting in the euro elections?

[Simon Pieman]

I think you get the general EU philosophy.

It doesn't make fuck all difference what any 'citizen' of the EU thinks, they will carry on with their plans whatever.

That's why if we remain in the EU I'd actually favour the Lisbon Treaty being ratified.

[pauld]

all the shit over the folded ballot papers (resulting in people being unable to find the UKIP box) is flying directly in his direction. UKIP are suggesting they might mount a legal challenge to have the elections re-run:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8084086.stm

UKIP voters in not terribly bright shock Like sonic said, if you're too thick to unfold a piece of paper to find the party you want to vote for, maybe it's for the best if you don't get to vote for your chosen party - a kind of politicial Darwinian selection

[Talk Talk]

sorry to disapoint sonic, wont argue with alan. The man is not someone you can debate with, he is always right about everything and everyone else is either corrupted or mislead.

You mean I might not be right? 

[Nemo]

milliband or alan johnstone

Johnson is the one their talking about it.

Personally I'd like to see them give it to Cruddas because then we might genuinely get some policy differences between the three main parties.

Milliband-Cameron-Clegg would be the holy trinity of blandness.

[Phil_S]

UKIP voters in not terribly bright shock Like sonic said, if you're too thick to unfold a piece of paper to find the party you want to vote for, maybe it's for the best if you don't get to vote for your chosen party - a kind of politicial Darwinian selection

Oi ! I voted UKIP. I really think that that was the best option. What Talk Talk says is quite right about the commisioners being the real power in the EU. Unelected & unaccountable.
Where I disagree is that spoiling the ballot paper will send a message.

[Nemo]

While I agree that the EU is a mess, I don't see why the instant logic of that is to pull out of it altogether. The NHS certianly isn't perfect, but all the parties want to improve it, not pull out altogether. With the EU, the general consensus seems to be that we either leave or bow down and accept a European Superstate. Why does there not seem to be a middle option?

[pauld]

Oi ! I voted UKIP.

What, you managed to unfold your ballot paper all by yourself? On reflection, it probably says more about how thick the UKIP leadership think their voters are rather than the voters themselves

[Samdy Gray]

I forgot it was polling day. Oops.

[Nemo]

Good news everyone, Sirallan Sugar is being made a Lord and will be brought into the cabinet.

This is class

[Samdy Gray]

I cannot read a sentence beginning with "Good new everyone" without doing it in the voice of Dr Hubert Farnsworth.

[Nemo]

There was a thread on that a few weeks ago I think, but it's true. Not sure if there are any other phrases that I always read in a specific voice...maybe "I'll be back"

[pauld]

Good news everyone, Sirallan Sugar is being made a Lord and will be brought into the cabinet.

This is class

FFS, that has to be the final (Jack) straw. Gordon, you're fired!

I quite like this report from the Grauniad about demonstrations in the streets following TV debates between the president and one of his main rivals as part of their election campaigns:

After the debate, pro-Mousavi students took to the streets of Tehran chanting: "Ahmadinejad, impolite person, shame on you. Leave this country alone."

I want to form an angry mob with pitchforks and everything to march on no 10 chanting "Gordon Brown, impolite person, shame on you"

[Talk Talk]

While I agree that the EU is a mess, I don't see why the instant logic of that is to pull out of it altogether. The NHS certianly isn't perfect, but all the parties want to improve it, not pull out altogether.

I want the NHS binned as well 

With the EU, the general consensus seems to be that we either leave or bow down and accept a European Superstate. Why does there not seem to be a middle option?

Uh, because it doesn't exist?

[Nemo]

Uh, because it doesn't exist?

Ah yes, I'd forgotten the manifesto commitment from all the parties to help the EU change their name to the Galactic Empire and start building a Death Star, my apologies.

[Phil_S]

While I agree that the EU is a mess, I don't see why the instant logic of that is to pull out of it altogether. The NHS certianly isn't perfect, but all the parties want to improve it, not pull out altogether. With the EU, the general consensus seems to be that we either leave or bow down and accept a European Superstate. Why does there not seem to be a middle option?

Umm, there was supposed to be one called the common marrket which Heath took us into. He knew at the time that the plan amongst the elite was to turn it into the US of Europe, but lied to us about it.