Labour will win the next election

@quiet_man wrote:

There – I said it. Let’s have a quick run through the facts.

* Labour need fewer votes than the Tories to win a majority.
* Labour have built up a massive client state of public sector workers and benefits claimants that have a vested interest in the status quo.
* Labour can come up with wizard wheezes like a wholesale clearout of the House of Lords.
* Labour can palliate all sorts of social & economic pain until after the election.
* Labour can initiate rescue packages for car-makers and other industries in key marginals.
* Labour can pull a rabbit out of the hat at the Budget (scrapping the 50p rate?).
* If Labour have damaged their core vote due to immigration, the Tories have damaged theirs ten-fold on Europe.
* Cameron still isn’t sealing the deal. His PR is shambolic, his preparation is sub-standard, his message is indiscernible from white noise. His fire-bellied, but fact-free, performance at PMQs last week was just silly.
* Osborne is a lightweight and an empty suit – is it any wonder Ken Clarke’s taken over as economics spokesman?
* Since the Tories are manifestly failing to distinguish themselves, ‘better the devil you know’ will hold a lot of power with an electorate facing continued choppy economic waters.
* People are incredibly stupid, spiteful, small-minded and short-sighted. It will take much more profound upheaval before the masses will lash back at Labour with the vigour so many of us demand.
* Gordon Brown, whether you choose to accept this or not, has run 3 successful general election campaigns for Labour. Whatever else he is, he’s a master tactician.
* Even the Spectator can only suggest voting for the Tories on the basis of the economic terror that 5 more years of Labour would wreak.

Ladbrokes are giving 10-1 against Labour securing an overall majority. I’ve just put a big chunk of change on it.

And if Labour lose, hey – I won’t feel too sad about the cash. If they win, though, my bet will pay for a couple of years of tax increases and inflation. Or a one way ticket to somewhere far far away.

I hope.

I’ll pay for your one way ticket QM – you can join the likes of Michael Caine and Andrew Lloyd Webber who reckon they’re going to leave the country if Labour win. They never do though. Shame. But perhaps you will? :D

@pete wrote:

Sooner labour than ther conservatives… give the Lib Dems a go i say

Lib Dems doesn’t flow off the tongue as easy as Labour and Cons when swearing at them :lol: