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

lol

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/5/3/1367586631060/Nigel-Farage-sinks-a-pint-008.jpg

would glass

as a wise man once said, there's no arguing with that xxxp

or a wise woman

It was Eric Morecambe

perhaps the biggest question raised by this election is "who the fuck is still voting Lib Dem?"

Indeed, I think they're down to their hardcore of Liberal scumbags

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/67408000/jpg/_67408310_67408304.jpg
Farage: "See? We can organise a piss-up in a brewery!"
Barman: "Actually, this is a pub."

Tory Black Ops offering huge rewards for anybody who can prove Farage is a secret Chianti drinker

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2012/4/25/1335343780409/Secret-lemonade-drinker-008.jpg
"UKIP Lemona-a-ade
I'm a secret UKIP drinker"

R WHITES amirite

"I'm a secret far-right thinker"

Tory Black Ops

Call of Duty: Tory Black Ops would be an interesting video game.

cutscene: a huge public backlash against benefit cuts explodes right in the player's face

Instead of bigotedly targeting non white foreigners, the player would be bigotedly targeting oh wait...

In one part of the story, the player has to fight against a sinister militia called U-KEEP, who are commanded by a raving right wing nutbag.
http://www.comedy.co.uk/images/library/people/180x200/l/legacy_reginald_perrin_jimmy.jpg

http://outdoor.org.br/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/custos.jpg

Also a mission where the player has to defeat a fat racist who wants to make the trains run on time.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Fat_Controller_TTTE_1.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Fat_Controller_TTTE_1.jpg

And to lighten the mood, a side quest where the player has to prevent two young brothers from scrumping Mr. Wilberforce's apples.
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/1/4/1262625084000/Ed-and-David-Miliband-001.jpg

BANTER!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/may/04/nigel-evans-arrested-suspicion-rape

Meerkats that look like Nigel Farage

He looks more like a Kerbal
http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/320/869/320869358_640.jpg

mm..

http://www.partyballoonsbears.com/ProductImages/singing%20balloons/Annoying%20Thing.jpg

that.

Ancient bone-headed dinosaur found, tells reporters, "UKIP have got my vote"

Another bone-headed dinosaur that voted UKIP:

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10412772.Des_Lynam___I_voted_for_Ukip_in_Sussex_/

Another patriotic Irishman, proud to be British

those lyrics in full: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/may/10/des-lynam-endorses-ukip-song

Wow Cameron is really fucking up this EU thing isn't he? He's somehow contrived to make himself look both spineless and that he's lost control, in ways that aren't really going to appeal to anyone.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/05/michael-gove-revealed-be-using-pr-commissioned-puff-polls-evidence

starting to get scared about this eu thing now. a poll on the guardian today has 32% of ppl wanting to 'definitely leave the eu immediately'. as fun as it is to watch the tories fall apart, i'm worried that all the focus now seems to be on the power struggle surrounding whether/when to have the referendum and when the time comes to actually campaign on the benefits of staying in the union it will be too late. such a shame labour won't take a stand on this.

absolutely. the agenda's all being dictated by the worst people afaict and any discussion has circled around a centre point that's way over to their side.

I can't see business, including the majority of the Conservatives' backers, letting it happen. Both parties would have to campaign on a pro-EU platform. It looks more like a hapless attempt to strong-arm the EU into caving in to British demands than much of a genuine threat to participation.

a poll on the guardian today has 32% of ppl wanting to 'definitely leave the eu immediately'. as fun as it is to watch the tories fall apart

Given that we've had a wall-to-wall non-stop barrage of anti-EU propaganda for the last 20 years, 32% isn't really that high. Always believed there should be an straight in-out referendum if only to shut people up, pro-EU would win it in a cakewalk.

Ultimately this is the sort of mess that governing by focus group gets you.

Always believed there should be an straight in-out referendum if only to shut people up, pro-EU would win it in a cakewalk.

Don't think this is true at all really. Although I'm surprised how little was made of Obama getting up and going "this is really stupid, guyz" yesterday.

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSC4ES12cl9O5Dr96xrP5K9lPQaHx0-jQSfgMXveoNFWX2qJuMMBg
I declare nuclear war

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSIEemZB5iyn2DVA7ahYIsnr2FdtLxNiApst6ZC2DNkpQlqIP5dEw
I declare referendum on EU

i wd like to hear somebody make the case for the EU in clear terms quoting stats cos tbh if BUSINESS is all in favour i'm not sure what's in it for me

oh je

This whole thing is just wonderful btw:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/may/17/nigel-farage-fascist-scum-protesters

Then, finally, the harassed and ill-prepared handful of police officers was forced to push him back into the Canon's Gait, slamming its front doors shut, as the demonstrators chanted: "Nigel, you're a bawbag, Nigel you're a bawbag, na, na, na, hey!".

Yeah, that bit was especially heartwarming to read.

GMS interview was great too. Dude really takes him to task. First audio clip here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22566183

"If this is the face of Scottish nationalism, it's a pretty ugly picture."

Sticks and stones, Nige, sticks and stones

do you think Nige is saying nationalism always leads to ugly scenes?

People need to get up in Farage's shit more often, and I include rival politicians who are normally shit scared of him.

Indeed, he is a clown. Full interview here.

Although it's not strictly accurate, I loved the heckler who told Frottage he knew as much about Scotland as he did light aircraft.

"Farage was first forced out of the Canon's Gait pub after the landlord took fright as the protesters disrupted his press conference with shouts of "racist", "scum" and "homophobe". Out on the street, as the fingers pointed and taunts escalated, he was rejected by one taxi and turfed out of a second."

LOL Edinburgh hospitality at its finest