An Open Letter to the British Electorate

[twirlynoodle]

Dear Britain,

You do know how to put on an entertaining election. Thumbs up! My sister predicts it'll be the subject of Peter Morgan's next project, which will be called simply Gordon. I nominate Stephen Rea to play the title role. And there's even a cameo for Michael Sheen! Well done

Comments

[vertigoranger]

One assumes that Atreides ran on a platform of increased spice production and the promise of opening relations with the Fremen. Which given what Dune was an allegory for makes him our Barack Obama, probably.

[twirlynoodle]

.... You know, that hadn't even occurred to me. (All I know of Dune is: 1. glowy blue eyes 2. giant sand worms) I was referring to the "Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality." Brighton Pavilion is turning out to be a very interesting constituency.

[azvolrien]

Nobody gets the Swingometer, Tealin. Nobody gets the Swingometer.

Still, I'm kinda psyched that we're apparently getting a hung parliament. In yer face, Tory doomsayers.

[flamingbentley]

i think the swingometer is to show the change in red vs blue as opposed to the last election? so now that tories have the majority, there's a swing from red to blue. i'm not sure what the numbers are based off but i'm guessing seats gained and lost on both sides...

[mildlyconfused]

So, I AM not the only one who thought that Clegg's name should really be Saxon.

Also: Hung parliament: Yay! Tons of fun, those. Just ask the germans.

[twirlynoodle]

I keep thinking of when Canada elected a minority Conservative government in similar circumstances (Liberal scandal after more than a decade in power) and, as expected, there was a snap election about a year later, but not as expected (at least by the Conservatives) the electorate very firmly said 'Yes, thank you, we like having a minority government, more of the same please, and don't bother calling another election right away because it's a pain in the butt.'

I feel a little bit guilty that there is a small part of me that hoped he'd get elected and do the zipper mouth thing with the American president. :D

[anathelen]

Yes! Other American gen election nerds! I should've guessed. It's going to be interesting to see the turn-out, especially to see what kind of weird coalitions pop up in an attempt to grab some kind of majority.

(I really wish that US elections were as short as UK elections. I think they're on to something there.)

[anathelen]

10:09 Eastern Time: The hurricane of "well-hung parliament" jokes has officially begun in Maryland. I love my friends, I think.

[twirlynoodle]

It looks like the Conservatives and the Lib Dems are making eyes at each other, which is just weird to me - if they form a coalition, from opposite ends of the political spectrum, it looks for all the world like they're playing monkey-in-the-middle with Labour.

LOL, I have to admit that pun hadn't even crossed my mind ... oh, I am so looking forward to the News Quiz today, even though they recorded it before polls closed.

[anathelen]

I logged onto The Guardian and saw "Tory and Lib Dem leaders to 'explore further' coalition plans for economic and political reform after election leaves hung parliament". But Labour is also courting the Lib Dems. This is getting WEIRD. Labour won't truck with the Scots National party because it depends on Scotland to maintain national viability, but maybe... well, better than the Unionists.

My fiancee's comment over tea this morning was "This is the Ron Jeremy of Parliaments." If you don't know who that is... it's definitely NSFW.