What can we do to change the minds of decision makers and people in general to actually do something about preparing for the forthcoming economic/energy crises (the ones after this one!)?
Someone in the Guardian CiF boards suggested that the Fixed Term Parliaments Act would still allow the Tories to prorogue Parliament for 15 days after losing a Queen's Speech vote. Thus avoiding a second confidence vote. And resulting in an immediate G.E. 2.0.
Ah hae ma doots if this wad be popular wi the electorate. But never under- (or over-) estimate Gideon & Co.
Give me a place to stand on and I will move the Earth.
People who vote Tory are either morons or *****. We have a small amount of ***** running our country and, sadly, a very large number of morons who vote for them. I'm off to bed with my fingers crossed.
BBC exit poll gives Tores 316 seats - ans labour 239
5 more years of austerity for the poor to give the rich x cuts.
I honestly couldn't give a toss. Neither party will make any difference to me, and I have one Son who will be temporarily better off under Labour, and one Son who will be temporarily better off under the Tories.
Both lads will be as screwed as the rest of us long-term, because they don't understand that the "system" is crashing.
Nick Clegg's decision to prop up a tory government has been a catastrophe.
He is responsible for the destruction of 40 years work building up the liberals from their low point in the early 70s and may yet be responsible for the destruction of the union between England and Scotland.