General Chat

The known unknowns are that UKIP will pick up some seats (but how many?) and if Ed Milliband has any political nous whatsoever. As a guide his main political guru has never had a job except in Millbank and sits for Moss Side/Harpurhey Manchester. He has sent Jim Murphy to pacify the Scots which is a bit like Dave Cameron sending Theresa May to the police conference or Gove to pacify the teachers. He did? Well there you go.

The unknown unknowns are the price of Nicola Sturgeons knickers and the capacity of Cameron, Johnson, May, Osbourne to engage in political fratricide.

Not for nothing are we about to be treated to the gothic horrors of the Plantagenets on Channel 5.

The known known is that the next parliament is unlikely to endure for five years though it might in which case the phrase "fighting like cats in a sack" comes to mind.

For those needing a guide to the Plantagenets

(a) the island of Britain was divided into the south & London, the Midlands ( see HS2), and the (rebellious) North (friends needed in). Scotland was a sort of army training ground. Wales served for practice in grinding the serfs under the heel and public works ( castle building ). Once the junior Marcher Lords had got the hang of things in Wales they were allowed to go for the real thing in Scotland and Ireland. Ireland was popular as no rules at all.

(b) then as now Europe was not popular being a black hole for money and treacherous. Shakespeare tried to talk it up but ultimately the Tudors gave it up as a bad job.Much easier to take on the Pope and far more cash positive.

(c) the nastiest hatchet jobs were reserved close family esp fathers, wives and sons.

Not much has changed except the gore is virtual on X-Box and PS4.. So far.

:-D

Definitely going to be an interesting general election.

It certainly looks that way. Whether the Tories or Labour could stomach a coalition with UKIP or SNP is a big question.

Labour would probably have to agree to another referendum on Scottish Independance which would be a problem for them in the subsequent election.

Goodness knows what UKIP would demand.

After UKIP won the Rochester & Strood by-election, the current mix of MP's in the House of Commons, excluding the Speakers parliamentary seat, is:-

Conservative = 303; Labour = 257; Liberal Democrat = 56; Democratic Unionist = 8; Scottish National Party (SNP) = 6; Sinn Fein = 5; Independent = 3; Plaid Cymru = 3; Social Democratic & Labour Party = 3; Alliance = 1; Green = 1; Respect = 1; UK Independence Party (UKIP) = 2.

Do you think this will change dramatically after the general election on 07 May 2015 and will this result in another coalition government?

I ask because there is much speculation that UKIP will gain seats from all of the three main parties and that - the SNP will take quite a few seats in Scotland from the Labour Party.

This tread is about the current political scene and whether public opinion might change and if it does - what a future government may look like.