By-elections in England

So out of touch.....it does them in the end.

Rather puts the cost of the McCann investigation in the shade, doesn't it? And if it's being admitted that it's a quarter of a million, you can be sure it's far more than that in reality.

It's three quarters of a million, Bonny? There's plenty left to go around. isn't there? I mean, vulnerable people don't need any help, for instance?

Apologies, Lily, yes, so it is! That's every single day - and politicians wonder why people are fed up?

That's okay Bonny.  You were probably very angry at the time you wrote it.  

Yes, every single day.  What a wonderful way to spend taxpayers' money.  I am sure they are thrilled.

I am sure we can all think of better things to do with that money than giving it to people that detest us, and everything about us.

Never mind.  I'm sure the people who decided it had to happen are laughing about it......

It's not often you come across such a gruesome trio.

Oh dear.

I just don't believe they didn't know, rumours had been circulating for years - and that was long before the internet.

It's two months till the General Election, so I won't bore anyone - yet - with the ins and outs of the feuding. But, long story short, the Labour party in Scotland is set fair to be wiped out, with the SNP winning just about every seat.

Which is causing panic in England, as it is looking like being another hung parliament (and yes, many of them should be )

Anyways, the Scottish Labour party is tearing itself apart, not knowing which seat to try to save. Which has led someone to say this of one of their current MPs:

A party insider said: "Margaret is getting a terrible reception on the doorstep, and the more hostility she gets, the more resources she wants for a seat nobody thinks we are going to hold."

Another Scottish Labour source said: "Margaret has always been out for herself and Jim needs to have a word with her. It will be a blow to Labour if we lose our Scottish Secretary but we can take comfort in the knowledge that the IQ of the Westminster group will rise when Margaret goes."

I'm really happy for you, Bonny.

We're seeing backstabbing and plotting on a truly epic scale from Labour and the Tories, Lily. They're so desperate, one Tory grandee actually announced that the only possible solution was a Grand Coalition of....Labour and Tories, to keep assorted SNP, UKIP, Greens, etc., well away from the corridors of power.

Yes, Bonny. There is nothing worse for them than to dilute power. They don't want to share that gravy train with others.

http://news.sky.com/story/1441361/tory-poster-puts-labour-in-salmonds-pocket



Seems perfectly reasonable to me. Don't know what they're all getting their panties in a bunch about.

It doesn't seem to have occurred to the panickers south of the border is that the reason the SNP are so popular in Scotland is that they've done a pretty good job of running the country on a very limited budget. Which they have stayed within.

I do realise, however, that the concept of balancing books has long since been forgotten in Westminster....

Can we have your party here too please?

This piece of filth from the oh so liberal and leftie Guardian is a fair illustration of the panic down south:



Unfortunately for them, the prevailing attitude here is, Good! The more abuse and smears the better, every piece of 'artwork' like that is more votes for the SNP.

Can you imagine the uproar if the Guardian printed an image like that about muslims? Or Africans?

OMG. They would NEVER let you forget it. It would be a world wide disgrace on a grand scale.

Lily, seeing the lies, smears and disgusting abuse currently emanating from the Westminster establishment over this matter, and KNOWING that they are lying to create fear, only reinforces my belief that they're lying about well, just about everything.

They're doing this under our noses, so it's safe to assume they are also lying about events further afield that we don't have first-hand knowledge about.

I would like to know who we can pick for the august title of biggest liar in the Western World?

Sadly, Lily, there are an awful lot of contenders just now.

I know and it's growing.

Sorry to hijack your thread but do presidential candidates etc. have to campaign to the world now?

http://drudgegae.iavian.net/v2/r?n=0&s=2&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html

Mrs. Clinton’s glide path to a likely April announcement that she will seek the presidency was built around women’s issues. Advancing women has been her central life’s work, as she and her admirers say proudly;

The wife of Monica Lewinsky's ex-boyfriend must think everyone has short memories.

She hopes so, Bonny. Like when she said they were broke when hubby left office.

I find her absolutely ghastly, Lily, and I am astounded that anyone could vote for her for ANYTHING. I can just about smell the dishonesty coming off her through the TV screen, if she appears and I don't change channels instantly....