Gordon Brown has announced he is resigning as UK prime minister.

 

Mr Brown has officially tendered his resignation to the Queen at Buckingham Palace, and recommended Conservative leader David Cameron succeed him.

 

Speaking alongside his wife Sarah outside No 10 Downing Street, he said the job had been "a privilege" and wished his successor well.

 

Mr Brown is also stepping down as Labour leader and as an MP with immediate effect.

 

His decision comes as the Tories and Liberal Democrats are poised to agree a deal to form a government.

 

Mr Brown said he had taken the decision to resign after concluding he would not be able to form a government after days of talks between the parties.

Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8675913.stm

 

So, at the moment, the UK has no Prime Minister, though David Cameron (leader of the Conservatives) is in talks with the Queen meaning he will be invited to be the next Prime Minister.

 

I for one am happy, especially as there will be a Conservative-Liberal Democrat government. Though I realise others won't be quite so happy. :shock:

The problem is, the conservatives will do whatever they can to stop voting reform to save their seats and will generally be dumping on the average person while giving stepladders to the rich.

The problem is, the conservatives will do whatever they can to stop voting reform to save their seats and will generally be dumping on the average person while giving stepladders to the rich.

What are you saying the UK needs more knighted people to occupy the House of Lords #-o

The problem is, the conservatives will do whatever they can to stop voting reform to save their seats and will generally be dumping on the average person while giving stepladders to the rich.

What are you saying the UK needs more knighted people to occupy the House of Lords #-o

 

 

I think you have the wrong end of the stick. I am not pro-conservative.

The problem is, the conservatives will do whatever they can to stop voting reform to save their seats and will generally be dumping on the average person while giving stepladders to the rich.

 

According to the BBC, it's already been leaked that the Conservative tax plans for inheritance tax have been scrapped, and the lib dem 10K tax limit has been chosen instead.

 

voting reform will be the most determining issue in these first days. it'll make or break the government to an extent.

The problem is, the conservatives will do whatever they can to stop voting reform to save their seats and will generally be dumping on the average person while giving stepladders to the rich.

What are you saying the UK needs more knighted people to occupy the House of Lords #-o

He's just stating that the Conservative are; always have been; and always will be: Pro-Rich. :?

Interesting to see that this has very much developed so quickly - a good development though I'd agree. :)

 

I am interested in seeing what happens in terms of voting-reform, I would hope something reasonable is established, but I do agree with the worries that Conservatives will try and just block attempts.

 

Also - Cameron's first speech at the moment! ;)

Guys, don't be silly! It's not pro-rich, it's just rewarding the hard work that these people did to get to where they are. What right do you have to their money? They earned it, they should keep it. I mean, it's not like families of years past have just continued to hand down their money from generation to generation, mixed with the fact that it's damned near impossible to join the wealth club, effectively creating a feudal system...

 

They should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. Poor people are just lazy, trying to suckle on the government teet and leach off of the rich.

 

[hide]Yes, that was sarcasm.[/hide]

The problem is, the conservatives will do whatever they can to stop voting reform to save their seats and will generally be dumping on the average person while giving stepladders to the rich.

What are you saying the UK needs more knighted people to occupy the House of Lords #-o

He's just stating that the Conservative are; always have been; and always will be: Pro-Rich. :?

Oh I thought he was talking about the reforming of the House of Lords and I was being sarcastic about that :mellow:

The problem is, the conservatives will do whatever they can to stop voting reform to save their seats and will generally be dumping on the average person while giving stepladders to the rich.

What are you saying the UK needs more knighted people to occupy the House of Lords #-o

He's just stating that the Conservative are; always have been; and always will be: Pro-Rich. :?

Oh I thought he was talking about the reforming of the House of Lords and I was being sarcastic about that :mellow:

I understood the sarcasm, just not the wrong direction you took your post in. :rolleyes:

Guys, don't be silly! It's not pro-rich, it's just rewarding the hard work that these people did to get to where they are. What right do you have to their money? They earned it, they should keep it. I mean, it's not like families of years past have just continued to hand down their money from generation to generation, mixed with the fact that it's damned near impossible to join the wealth club, effectively creating a feudal system...

 

They should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. Poor people are just lazy, trying to suckle on the government teet and leach off of the rich.

 

 

Sarcasm or not you talk a lot of sense. There are a great number of people in this country who think that the world owes them a living. Why should people who work hard and save their money be penalised in old age, whilst those scroungers and layabouts get looked after by the state.

Well it's better than a Tory minority... [cabbage]

I'm not keen on the Tories at all. David Cameron has a face you wouldn't tire of punching.

I'm not keen on the Tories at all. David Cameron has a face you wouldn't tire of punching.

 

Just one of the many fine examples of logic we have regarding politics on OT.

Guys, don't be silly! It's not pro-rich, it's just rewarding the hard work that these people did to get to where they are. What right do you have to their money? They earned it, they should keep it. I mean, it's not like families of years past have just continued to hand down their money from generation to generation, mixed with the fact that it's damned near impossible to join the wealth club, effectively creating a feudal system...

 

They should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. Poor people are just lazy, trying to suckle on the government teet and leach off of the rich.

 

 

Sarcasm or not you talk a lot of sense. There are a great number of people in this country who think that the world owes them a living. Why should people who work hard and save their money be penalised in old age, whilst those scroungers and layabouts get looked after by the state.

 

Because it's simply not true. "Hard work" does not amount to success, and that's something the right-wing will never ever understand. In fact, the working poor work just as hard as anyone else, possibly more so. Poverty is cyclical. The rich have the most to gain from the government, they should have to pay the most in taxes.

 

It pisses me off to no end when I hear people say that the poor are where they are because they didn't try hard enough. You'll find some outliers, but in general, people do not want to be coddled. The people who are shielded from hard work are the oligarchs who have known nothing about the plight of the worker, and care only for their class. Take George Bush. The guy didn't even know how much a gallon of gas was. You tell me that he worked hard, and your average poor person didn't, and I'd show you a liar.

 

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That's pretty much the conservative party. So they say that Gordon has increased the gap between poor and rich to the greatest difference it's ever been (isn't that expression used every time a sentence with Gordon Brown is mentioned?), yet I fail to comprehend how a conservative government, let alone a liberal-conservative government will make it any better.

I'm not keen on the Tories at all. David Cameron has a face you wouldn't tire of punching.

 

Just one of the many fine examples of logic we have regarding politics on OT.

 

Not entirely. The main priority of a PM is supposed to be that they havr the confidence of the Commons, Lords and the public in running the country. Over 60% of the British people do not have confidence in him, thus want to punch him.

I'm not keen on the Tories at all. David Cameron has a face you wouldn't tire of punching.

 

Just one of the many fine examples of logic we have regarding politics on OT.

 

Not entirely. The main priority of a PM is supposed to be that they havr the confidence of the Commons, Lords and the public in running the country. Over 60% of the British people do not have confidence in him, thus want to punch him.

 

Your fist would slip on the slime and the oil.

I'm not keen on the Tories at all. David Cameron has a face you wouldn't tire of punching.

 

Just one of the many fine examples of logic we have regarding politics on OT.

Haha.

Thats not the only reason i dislike the Tories however.

As Danqaz said, the PM should have the confidence of the public to do whats most beneficial for the public. I feel if the Conservatives are putting forward various policies that would benefit the rich more than normal folks, then a large number of the population (particularly up north) won't trust him.

Him being a well-off, smug looking [bleep] is beside the point. :razz:

I just watched BBC news and it said he's still MP of his constituency wherever that is.

I'm not keen on the Tories at all. David Cameron has a face you wouldn't tire of punching.

 

Just one of the many fine examples of logic we have regarding politics on OT.

 

Not entirely. The main priority of a PM is supposed to be that they havr the confidence of the Commons, Lords and the public in running the country. Over 60% of the British people do not have confidence in him, thus want to punch him.

 

Correction, 60% of the British people think that someone else would be better as prime minister. It's just that who that person is isn't agreed upon. That doesn't mean that every single person who didn't vote for the conservatives do not have confidence in them.

 

Sorry, it's just that things like this irk me.

I think most people would be reserved enough not to punch him.

Guys, don't be silly! It's not pro-rich, it's just rewarding the hard work that these people did to get to where they are. What right do you have to their money? They earned it, they should keep it. I mean, it's not like families of years past have just continued to hand down their money from generation to generation, mixed with the fact that it's damned near impossible to join the wealth club, effectively creating a feudal system...

 

They should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. Poor people are just lazy, trying to suckle on the government teet and leach off of the rich.

 

 

fix'd

 

I mean you can be the hippie liberal whatever thing you are, but there's not much common sense in it. And thats all I'm saying because, well I don't really care about British gov't.

Anyway, I hope that the British taxpayers are happy.

 

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AHH STOP PUTTING MUSIC IN THREADS!!!

 

OnTopic - While i'm fiercely anti-conservative, this could be a decent setup, if the Libs keep the conservatives in check. If the conservatives try to stop electoral reform, the Libs will back out of the coalition, and force an election.