Gordon Brown Resignation

[Jordy]

Just resigned outside Number 10. Will continue as Caretaker PM till a coalition government is formed, Labour on the lookout for a new leader.

[hah]

im available x





jokes but most people seemed to want him to go
does that mean that chap with the white hair and black brows be prime minister??? lol

[clueless]

doesnt suprise me i thought ld would want this
i think david miliband should be the next leader

[scott]

were's the source? :O

[-:Undertaker:-]

http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/2008/09/david-milliband-banana-415x275.jpg

The Labour Party will now have to elect a new liar leader, I wonder who. The fantastic choice of talent on offer from the Labour Party is astounding, Little Mizz 'they call me Nazi' Harman, Milipede or Balls. I just hope for the sake of the country it isnt Harman.

[Tintinnabulate]

were's the source? :O

BBC News, Sky News etc :P Live.

[jackass]

PLEASE not Miliband...

[scott]

BBC News, Sky News etc :P Live.

yeah just seen now :P

[Nixt]

im available x





jokes but most people seemed to want him to go
does that mean that chap with the white hair and black brows be prime minister??? lol

No. A coalition will be formed which will result in a new Prime Minister - probably David Cameron. Labour will elect a new leader; the Chancellor, whom you are talking about, is not the automatic successor to the leader of a party. It is done by a voting system - people vote for members of the party who say that they are standing for the position of leader.

In basic terms, anyway. I suspect Miliband.

[Sharon]

I'm pleased - never liked him

[Fez]

Brave decision.

[Jordy]

I have a bit of respect for Brown resigning at this point and allowing the Conservatives/Liberal Democrat talks to go ahead despite him being entitled to talk with the Lib Dems first. I will never like Gordon Brown but he's done the right thing here.

Please not David Miliband though? He's such an idiot and will offer nothing new.

[Charlottay!]

very interesting. i think lib dems r gonna be very interested in goin with labour now. but even then they r gonna need other party's to go with them

[Fez]

Who will take up the mantle?

[Pyroka]

Milliband please, he's quite new to the party, only been in the media eye for what... few years? He's an amateur in the party eyes but Obama wasn't the oldest candidate, and look at him.

It's gotta be David Milliband, with Clegg as Home Sec. Pretty please.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I should place a bet on the chances that Gordon ends up in the European Union on some three-figure wage, it happens to most failed Labour politicians afterall. I wouldnt worry too much about poor Gordon, afterall he'll still recieve his generous taxpayer funded pension.

[Inseriousity.]

oh boy, I can imagine Labour sinking to new lows now! All three that someone suggested (was it undertaker, can't remember sorry!): Milliband, Balls and Harman, I can't stand. :(

oh and mandelson as well, he's annoying too.

[Jordy]

http://i44.tinypic.com/ojfj4o.png

Sorry but how much does that look like the guy in the background is holding a laser gun? Had to take a few looks at that :P

[Browney]

This election has proved policies don't win elections, personalities do. Labour need someone media savvy, fresh faced and in the bracket of Milliband, though maybe not him.

[Mathew]

What a sore loser for losing the election! Haha :)

Really don't care who the new Labour leader is - the majority of politicians these days speak the same words - crap.

[Robbie]

lol marxist miliband and harriet harperson would be BRILLIANT for the role!

[xxMATTGxx]

What a sore loser for losing the election! Haha :)

Really don't care who the new Labour leader is - the majority of politicians these days speak the same words - crap.

Hardly a sore loser. He did it for a reason and a good reason at that. <_<

[Mathew]

Hardly a sore loser. He did it for a reason and a good reason at that. <_<

Obviously I'm joking.
What I found most intresting was the following from Sky News. It never dawned on me the effect this politcal hype would have on the country's economy.



Moments after Mr Brown's announcement, the pound fell more than a cent against the dollar.
Sky News political editor Adam Boulton said: "There is a cabal in Number 10, basically playing politics with the country's future

[Wig44.]

lol marxist miliband and harriet harperson would be BRILLIANT for the role!
I'd be happy with a marxist at the helm, obviously this won't happen.

[Tintinnabulate]

Not many people were fond of conservatives before David Cameron. Its him and the "new look" which got him so popular against a tired looking person.

[PaulMacC]

Shame really, he has done a lot and people tend to dwell of the negatives more than the positives. Fair play to him for pushing forward the stability of the government and the policies that his party want. He said before the election he'd resign if Labour failed to get into government, but I wasnt expecting it now. I dont think Labour has anyone else that could step up to be a good PM.

[Neversoft]

people tend to dwell of the negatives more than the positives

It's because the negatives far outweigh the positives.

[Alkaz]

It never dawned on me the effect this politcal hype would have on the country's economy.
Yeh, the impact of a hung parliament will be pretty massive on our economy. Surely the media should have been telling people that but obviously not.

[alexxxxx]

Yeh, the impact of a hung parliament will be pretty massive on our economy. Surely the media should have been telling people that but obviously not. nah i think traders have been anticipating a hung parlament for a while

[PaulMacC]

It's because the negatives far outweigh the positives.
I personally think Brown did some good things within his time. I'd like to see how you'd fare governing the country and doing a better job ;P

[-:Undertaker:-]

I personally think Brown did some good things within his time. I'd like to see how you'd fare governing the country and doing a better job ;P

Well for starters I wouldnt sell tonnes upon tonnes of my countrys gold at dirt-cheap prices and also announce a week before to the markets that I was going to sell thus causing the prices to tumble even further.

[Stephen]

makes me giggle


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZm5cm0ZtL4

[Jordy]

makes me giggle


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZm5cm0ZtL4What a complete and utter moron Adam Boulton is, what kind of idiotic interviewer would do that? Seriously don't know why he did the election debate.

[Mathew]

I watched the 6 minute version of Adam Boulton's "argument" (before and after) and it was getting quite heated. As an interviewer he should know when to stop and simply explain his thoughts calmly.
I actually commented on his miserable attitude while watching Sky News yesterday at about 5pm.. looks like I turned the TV off too early! :P

[Ajthedragon]

Good, he was crap.

[Neversoft]

I'd like to see how you'd fare governing the country and doing a better job ;P

...and I'd like to see what this has to do with me. I'm neither Prime Minister nor a political leader and never will be. I'm not saying Brown is terrible, but it's general consensus that most of Gordon's decisions were received negatively and for good reason.

[Tintinnabulate]

Well for starters I wouldnt sell tonnes upon tonnes of my countrys gold at dirt-cheap prices and also announce a week before to the markets that I was going to sell thus causing the prices to tumble even further.

That seems to be the only reason you hate him. You always state that point, and only that in every thread.

[Catzsy]

...and I'd like to see what this has to do with me. I'm neither Prime Minister nor a political leader and never will be. I'm not saying Brown is terrible, but it's general consensus that most of Gordon's decisions were received negatively and for good reason.

Most of his decisions as PM although he was seen as the architect of the fight against the global recession. In fact he organised the G20 conference. As a Chancellor I believe he will go down in history as one of the best we have had.

[-:Undertaker:-]

That seems to be the only reason you hate him. You always state that point, and only that in every thread.

I dont hate the man but heres more of it;


Raided pensions in tax raids which has left a massive pensions blackhole.
Handed economic powers over to the European Union.
Did not fund our troops properly which resulted in soldiers dying because of lack of equipment.
Did not get the banks to lend properly despite spending billions nationalising them.
Raised taxes which put a damper on the economy throughout the boom period.

[Frodo13.]

I dont hate the man but heres more of it;


Raided pensions in tax raids which has left a massive pensions blackhole.
Handed economic powers over to the European Union.
Did not fund our troops properly which resulted in soldiers dying because of lack of equipment.
Did not get the banks to lend properly despite spending billions nationalising them.
Raised taxes which put a damper on the economy throughout the boom period.


Pretty much the views of a certain far right wing party who only managed to get around 1.5% of the population to vote for them. Facts or just the views of a eccentric right winger?

And on Adam Boulton which is being discussed above, that man should be took off the air in breach of impartialy rules. It is very clear he is a Conservative supporter.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Pretty much the views of a certain far right wing party who only managed to get around 1.5% of the population to vote for them. Facts or just the views of a eccentric right winger?

And on Adam Boulton which is being discussed above, that man should be took off the air in breach of impartialy rules. It is very clear he is a Conservative supporter.

Mainly the views of most of the population really considering he lost the election afterall. The point on far right, UKIP (3.1% actually & 900,000+ votes) are not at all far right - infact they are very libertarian in many areas. It is amazing that you cannot really accept criticism of Brown that you go on the attack making things up - well enjoy your new leader Milipede who is just like the rest of them from the New Labour team, out for their own gain and personal glory (yes I am referring to the way he was on knifes edge to having an internal coup against your much loved Gordon Brown).

One of the most authoritiarian governments in our history has now passed, and i'm damn glad.

[Frodo13.]

Mainly the views of most of the population really considering he lost the election afterall. The point on far right, UKIP (3.1% actually & 900,000+ votes) are not at all far right - infact they are very libertarian in many areas. It is amazing that you cannot really accept criticism of Brown that you go on the attack making things up - well enjoy your new leader Milipede who is just like the rest of them from the New Labour team, out for their own gain and personal glory (yes I am referring to the way he was on knifes edge to having an internal coup against your much loved Gordon Brown).

One of the most authoritiarian governments in our history has now passed, and i'm damn glad.

Most of the population, want a centre-left government, as the popular vote between Labour, Lib Dem, Green is higher than parties on the right. And no, 1.5% - around 65,000,000 people live in this country, that puts the figure of 900,000+ at 1.5% of the population. Your figure is that of the 65% who actually voted.

And before you start dictating to me how much I apparently love Gordon Brown, I've wanted Milliband as leader for a while now. As you don't seem to understand, we do not vote for a President, we vote for a party, and it is the party as a whole that I judge, and the party as a whole whom that I believe has done great things for this country and will continue one day to do great things.

And the old government is authoritation? One thing is clear about the things you post, your eccentric and minority viewpoints are pure LIES, which the people of this forum should not be subject to!

[-:Undertaker:-]

Most of the population, want a centre-left government, as the popular vote between Labour, Lib Dem, Green is higher than parties on the right. And no, 1.5% - around 65,000,000 people live in this country, that puts the figure of 900,000+ at 1.5% of the population. Your figure is that of the 65% who actually voted.

And before you start dictating to me how much I apparently love Gordon Brown, I've wanted Milliband as leader for a while now. As you don't seem to understand, we do not vote for a President, we vote for a party, and it is the party as a whole that I judge, and the party as a whole whom that I believe has done great things for this country and will continue one day to do great things.

And the old government is authoritation? One thing is clear about the things you post, your eccentric and minority viewpoints are pure LIES, which the people of this forum should not be subject to!

Well we are talking about the electorate here I presume so lets not be stupid in our analysis because i'd question why on earth we would include the opinions/or presume of the likes of 3-year olds into the equation when they don't even know who the Prime Minister is, let alone UKIP/Liberal Democrats and so forth - so yes UKIP got 3.1% of the General Election vote as I said earlier. Gordon Brown lost the election, which, to add to that; the points I made were not lies as you like to paint them as hence why you havent replied to them and have gone off on some unrelated rubbish about UKIP who have nothing to do with this discussion anyway.

I did not say we vote in a Presidential system at all so do not attempt to put words into my mouth nor have I questioned the party system itself - I merely wished you luck as a Labour supporter with Mr Miliband who not so long ago was about to plunge the dagger into Gordons back, which shows to me and most people I would assume that people such as the likes of the Milibands are only in it for themselves, their personal gain and their own personal glory. Would you like to name some lies from my viewpoint that you accuse me of because I would love to discuss these lies, when it is you yourself who has avoided tackling any of my points. So please do name some of these and we can discuss them asap.

The old government was authoritian with its; signing away of British court rights to EU (habious corpus was breached/infringed upon), the ID card schemes, the DNA databases, the massive government databases created, the counter terrorism laws used by local councils to penalise people and the detention without trial extention - very authoritarian and once upon a time you would have grouped them under far right idealogy, yet we had a Labour Party introducing these measures.

On a general question i'd like to ask, why is everything to the right of the spectrum automatically labelled as far right?
Quit the slurs if you want to be taken seriously.