DEM not gonna CON dis NATION: Rolling UK politics in the short-lived Cleggeron era

I believe they're planning to. But it was invented by Tories so big shock.

They said they wouldn't *hollow laugh*

Don't you understand??!?!??! Labour lied about the finances man!!! All bets are off!!!! Patriotic nurses throw yrselves under nearest tram now!!!!!!

Look for increasingly overcrowded waiting rooms at local GPs as Liberal Democrat supporters turn up complaining of inability to sleep at night

Just reading a rather resonant section of Chesterton, writing of his childhood in the late 1800s -

Anyhow, there has been a change from a middle-class that trusted a business man to look after money because he was dull and careful, to one that trusts a business man to get more money because he is dashing and worldly. It has not always asked itself for whom he would get more money, or whose money he would get.

fa la.

Labour was always going to increase taxes too -- not that it makes it any less shit. xp

Prime Minister of England David Cameron is to fly the flag of St George above Downing Street for the duration of the World Cup.

That's wretched.

At least he is English

Hang on, I've just fallen for something there haven't I? There's no way he'd possibly do that.

ha ha, xpost - got your St George's cross flying already, Tom?

Well, if Scotland had made it, he'd be etc...

Cameron confirmed it during PMQs today!

White 'n' red facepaint at the ready

Can see George Osborne complaining the neighbourhood's going to the dogs since the chavs moved in next door. Big glowing inflatable Santa to go up over Christmas too.

No matter what part of the UK people came from, he said he hoped they would be shouting 'come on England'.

"The prime minister told MPs that the move would not cost anything"

<buries head in hands>

Apart from the one remaining Tory seat in Scotland

My once-in-a-generation cut? The armed forces. All of them

A+++ trolling there Simon.

Tell me about Diane Abbott?

Quite a lot of discussion of her here.

Yeah, sorry, just saw that. Carry on.

Tell me about Diane Abbott?

I'm more likely to be the next leader of the Labour Party than her... and I'm not even a member of the Labour Party

You are less likely, then.

Prime Minister of England David Cameron is to fly the flag of St George above Downing Street for the duration of the World Cup.

― James Mitchell, Wednesday, June 9, 2010 2:29 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

although there are bigger things to be pissed off about, i guess im resigned to them. this is effing lame though.

Should hang a really big one out of the window.

Wonder if this will drive a wedge between him and all the people who are wondering why he's doing nothing to stop the mass graves full of people shot for wearing England shirts on buses.

Have we had the big tourney revival of the FUCKING ENGLAND FLAGS thread yet? I haven't noticed it pop up.

it was revived a few days ago then sank again, I figured the chaveron flag thing would make it pop up.

I was just in Engaland (on a cruise up the Thames) and I was stupefied by all the St. George's crosses, I saw, many of which were ratty and many of which appeared to be plastic.

Gets a bit grubby when you wrap yourself in the cross of St George 365 days a year.

Just a question, would Brown have been castized for running up the cross of St. Andrew had Scotland qualified?

You better believe it

He wouldn't have done it though. Nor would any other Scottish PM, I reckon.

Seem to recall Gordon Brown got criticism for everything he did, even losing the election and resigning, so probably.

Setting aside the likelihood of Scotland qualifying...

It's kind of too bad, that a PM couldn't, if only for a sporting event 'show his colors'. Imagine if there had been a World Cup in Lloyd-George's day.

Wd have lolled if Brown had flown a Scotland flag despite them not qualifying

It's kind of too bad, that a PM couldn't, if only for a sporting event 'show his colors'

The rule is any colour as long as its England's

We are a v. easily butthurt people, the English

Gordon Brown famously cited Gazza's goal against Scotland in 1996 as his favourite - anyone who goes to such lengths to ingratiate himself with Englanders wouldn't fly a Scotland flag over Downing Street.

Wonder if MPs can claim flags on expenses. If not, they ought to be allowed to.

*waves*

http://imgur.com/vOZb8.jpg

She thinks he's Mark, I'm guessing.

Also she thinks she's Jean Simmons, and we're still on the ration.

Somebody needs to table a question about how much the security to protect her grave is gonna cost the public purse.

And Cameron thinks we can't see he's holding in his gut.

Somebody john mcdonnell needs to table a question about how much the security to protect her grave is gonna cost the public purse.

― If it's not hurting, you're not lurking (Noodle Vague), Thursday, June 10, 2010 10:10 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

McDonnell too busy souping up his DeLorean iirc

It's a toss up as to whether McDonnell or Thatcher will hit 88 first...

apparently some attempt to kill cameron in afghanistan? flight diverted, unhurt. some john mcdonnell figure from the future, presumably.