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Endangered Specie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-05 06:00 PM
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Poll question: How do you think the UK elections will turn out...
I for one am enjoying following this election :)

some info from the BBC website:

"Question time" 90 minute program with the 3 party leaders being grilled (if only they did this here): http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/progs/question_time/l...
(realplayer)
main questiontime page: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/def...


main election page:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ifs_news/hi/uk_news/politics/...

parties:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/issues/html/gri...

'basics' of UK voting (apparently they use this ridiculous wacky method of hand counting and Paper ballots, where you make a BIG X in a BIG SQUARE, of the party you want to VOTE FOR :sarcasm:)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/basics...

Click on the "Election news in video" button for lots of goodies there too. Better coverage than our media in our elections

Remember, the UK has a "first past the post" NOT proportional elections. Also, this poll isnt what you would LIKE to happen but what you think will happen. ;)
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Henny Penny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-05 06:03 PM
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1. lib dems come out of nowhere to take power....
yes, I know its wishful thinking!
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Endangered Specie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-05 06:11 PM
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3. you never know, you never know
;) :)
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Anarcho-Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-05 06:11 PM
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2. Labour will have a reduced majority...
...of about 40-90 seats. Lib Dems will gain 5-10 seats from Labour and the Conservatives to add to their present total.
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-05 06:15 PM
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4. Labour loses, Tories and LibDems gain
Edited on Sat Apr-30-05 06:29 PM by ih8thegop
Libdems gain more than Tories.

on edit: to clarify, Labour will still hold the majority.
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Anarcho-Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-05 06:19 PM
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5. Are you saying that Labour will lose the election...
...or just lose some seats?
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-05 06:27 PM
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6. They'll hold the majority, but lose some seats. (nt)
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