Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 07:29:26 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: GM to cut virtually all Saab's ties to Sweden
in article 4296B18E.24ECFB42nospamail.com, Pooh Bear at rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com wrote on 27/05/2005 06:35: > Shane Almeida wrote: > >> On Thu, 26 May 2005 19:19:22 +0100, Pooh Bear wrote: >>> >>> Dave Hinz wrote: >>>> So the guy watches the polls, does something popular, and calls >>>> for an election? That's an _interesting_ way to do it. >>> >>> Actually he did something *unpopular* ( supporting the Iraq war ) and >>> his majority in Parliament was slashed ! >>> >>> Seems that one went over your head or wasn't reported in the US. Kinda >>> proves my point actually ! >> >> Hm. Over *our* heads? That's interesting, because it seems you're the >> confused one. >> >> Dave was talking about Germany. > > Why ? Somewhat irrelevant to anything that was being talked about in this > thread. > >> You know, it's that country on mainland >> Europe, kind of south east of the UK and across the North Sea. The >> Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, you may have heard of him, opposed the war >> in Iraq. Does that ring a bell? Well, he just called an early election. >> Maybe you should watch the news. I hear the BBC is good. Do you get them >> over there? > > And I was talking about the recent British election where Blair was seen as an > electoral liability for supporting the US. He has been seriously humbled by > the event and will not continue as Prime Minister for much longer. I wouldn't say "seriously" ... The majority of the Labour Party in Parliament is so much more than the final time the Tories scraped through. The swing was nothing at all like when the Tories were ousted. I think the last war in Iraq may have been on some people's minds when they were voting, but nothing like the majority of the voters. Given the way the Labour Party have shifted to the centre, it's a shame the Tories do not have a credible leader - they might actually be a good opposition, otherwise. Bring back Michael Portillo, or better still, put forward Boris Johnson as Tory leader. That would be a scream :) I'd vote for either of them! Paul
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