I want to know...

[kopitegaz]

... what the opinion of all the Tories, who (from day 1) have been saying its not fair for Gordon Brown to be PM without an election, think about what happened when Maggie got the boot. Although I was only 18, I dont seem to recall the Tories wanting an election back then. Double standards from politicians.... who would have thought it?

 

This is not a "lets slag Gordon Brown off" thread, though I have no doubt whatsoever that it will turn into one.

[odris]

You could have put the word "Political" in the thread title to save me from this boredom, thanks.

[Section_31]

Tories

 

 

I hate these guys.

[kopitegaz]

You could have put the word "Political" in the thread title to save me from this boredom, thanks.

 

My sincere apologies to you. I will start all future threads or posts with "for the benefit of odris".

 

Have a nice day & thanks for reading.

[Cath]

According to our constitution there is nothing wrong with an unelected PM. After all it's only the electors of Kirkcaldy that ever get the chance to vote in/out Gordon Brown. The PM is purely first Lord of The Treasury a Primus Inter Pares role. Although with those Pares that doesn't seem much of a challenge.

 

Personally I think we need to be more realistic and acknowledge the party system in a written constitution. With that acknowledgement should come recognition that no matter how hard you try to tell people they're only voting for Mrs Spriggs from the constituency they will cast their vote depending on who they want to see as PM. More and more so now with 24 hour new media. Future imposition of PM without election should not be allowed.

 

So either both were ok or both were wrong. This is a constitutional issue not a party lines issue. But people who vote labour, tory, libdem whatever because that's what "we" do and always have done is a bugbear of mine. It's not a footie team you're supporting, learn the fuckin issues.

 

See, nowhere did I bash that one-eyed Presbyterian, clueless, paranoid, gold-selling, country-bankrupting, stalinist mong now did I?

[old skool tom]

it could be worse

 

a gang of lazy german bastards could become head of state without a single fucking vote and then change there name to a more 'acceptable' name to keep hold of all the power and money that theyve inherited from us?

 

dont worry though,itll never happen here! :whistle: