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sanjunien wrote:just a question - does anyone know if the Monster Raving Loony Party still exists ?
Yes
The older I get, the better I was
Advice is what we seek when we already know the answer - but wish we didn't
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full-frontal lobotomy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ kirkstaller wrote: "All DNA shows is that we have a common creator."
cod'ead wrote: "I have just snotted weissbier all over my keyboard & screen"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin." - Aneurin Bevan
Joined: Mar 05 2007 Posts: 13190 Location: Hedon (sometimes), sometimes Premier Inn's
sanjunien wrote:just a question - does anyone know if the Monster Raving Loony Party still exists ?
They were robbed of election victory. Lord Sutch urged all his supporters not to vote for him and then claimed a landslide victory when they didn't
I'd have given them a shot at it, they could hardly do worse than this lot.
'when my life is over, the thing which will have given me greatest pride is that I was first to plunge into the sea, swimming freely underwater without any connection to the terrestrial world'
Joined: Mar 28 2010 Posts: 5506 Location: Albi, France
rover49 wrote:They were robbed of election victory. Lord Sutch urged all his supporters not to vote for him and then claimed a landslide victory when they didn't
I'd have given them a shot at it, they could hardly do worse than this lot.
Not bad going, announced on Tuesday, dropped on Wednesday
The older I get, the better I was
Advice is what we seek when we already know the answer - but wish we didn't
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full-frontal lobotomy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ kirkstaller wrote: "All DNA shows is that we have a common creator."
cod'ead wrote: "I have just snotted weissbier all over my keyboard & screen"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin." - Aneurin Bevan
DaveO wrote:I am of a similar vintage and also remember living through the 3 day week with regular power cuts under Ted Heath's Conservatives government. Tory governments never been immune from incompetence.
Having lived through several Tory terms of office I would say when they are finally booted out it is down to some monumental screw ups with people saying "never again" only to forget just how bad they were after a few years. Well Cameron and Co are doing a damn fine job of reminding everyone just why the Tories were booted out with a Labour landslide in 1997.
But "the electorate" is not in a steady state, it's dynamic. People die, new people grow up and become voters. e.g. many of those who could remember the sleeze of the Major/Thatcher years had probably died by the 2010 election and many new voters registered. It's a bit like Rugby League crowds. A club's crowd is not the same people all the time - people stop coming for whatever reason and replacements are required for them.
Joined: Oct 19 2003 Posts: 17898 Location: Packed like sardines, in a tin
rover49 wrote:They were robbed of election victory. Lord Sutch urged all his supporters not to vote for him and then claimed a landslide victory when they didn't
From beyond the grave. Howling Laud Hope is the current leader
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