The General Election Thread

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Sorry I have to ask this, it hasn't made the news here (and cant be arsed checking the BBC website) but when is the election? (assuming it has been called??)

 

[mindmyp's_n_q's]

7th may

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

7th may

Thanks :)
That's a long way away, thought it had to be 6 weeks from when called.
I've clearly been away too long - is that a full term the Tories / LDems will have served?

 

[foxy]

7th may

Thanks :)
That's a long way away, thought it had to be 6 weeks from when called.
I've clearly been away too long - is that a full term the Tories / LDems will have served?

yes

 

[Len Rum]

Should be a great month May.

City winning the Premier League (and maybe a Cup) and Red Ed as the next PM (maybe with a little help from his friends the SNP,Libs,Greens,PC etc etc).

 

[Ronnie the Rep]

Should be a great month May.

City winning the Premier League (and maybe a Cup) and Red Ed as the next PM (maybe with a little help from his friends the SNP,Libs,Greens,PC etc etc).

I don't think so. it will be blue the whole month :-)

 

[Chancy Termites]

7th may

Thanks :)
That's a long way away, thought it had to be 6 weeks from when called.
I've clearly been away too long - is that a full term the Tories / LDems will have served?

Yes. They made a law at the start of this one introducing fixed five year terms for parliaments. Not sure how that would have panned out if the coalition had split.

 

[cibaman]

7th may

Thanks :)
That's a long way away, thought it had to be 6 weeks from when called.
I've clearly been away too long - is that a full term the Tories / LDems will have served?

Yes. They made a law at the start of this one introducing fixed five year terms for parliaments. Not sure how that would have panned out if the coalition had split.

Its only fixed term if the gvt can survive votes of confidence.

 

[blueish swede]

Should be a great month May.

City winning the Premier League (and maybe a Cup) and Red Ed as the next PM (maybe with a little help from his friends the SNP,Libs,Greens,PC etc etc).

I don't think so. it will be blue the whole month :-)

I think it's got a lot more interesting north of the border with the drop in the price of oil. No one is predicting a quick return to the levels we've seen over the last few years. A lot of people in Scotland might be put off giving the SNP too much power at the moment. Maybe Labour won't be wiped out as people were predicting last year.

 

[abu13]

so what date is the election ?