That's up to the SNP

The reason they don't put up a candidate in Cambs is because they know it would bring them f**k all votes. They could have stood in every single constituency in the UK and would probably STILL have only got 460k votes.

But they have 6 seats, simply because their voters live close together

Posted By: Old Git on May 10th 2010 at 18:01:40

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So if Brown resigns (General Chat) - Klobo04, May 10, 17:21:42
- the parties choose their leaders, not the electorate (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:29:42
- PMs are only voted for in their constituencies (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 10, 17:28:44
- nothing to say Nick Clegg can't be PM... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:25:53
  - ha ha (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 10, 17:29:15
  - None of the three leaders were 'voted in' per se (General Chat) - King, May 10, 17:28:48
    - any LibDem & Labour & The Others is ridiculous (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:36:17
      - how many Sein Fein mps are there? (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:40:16
        
        3 I think (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, May 10, 17:40:46
        
        4, but they never take their seats at Westminster (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:41:29
        
        I thought it was 5 (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:44:37
        
        the SNP and Plaid will never join the Tories in any kind of coalition (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:50:19
        
        Ironically, I bet Cameron would LOVE to give Scotland devolution (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:55:38
        
        Conservative *& unionist* party of GB (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 10, 18:16:28
        
        I'm pointing out what Cameron would LOVE to do (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 18:18:56
        
        no, and I doubt the tories would allow themselves to be held to ransom (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:54:33
        
        Let's have another election (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:53:32
        
        Yup. Was it Wilson or Heath who did that after 3 days in '74(?) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 10, 18:05:32
        
        no idea, but that'd be really fucked up (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:57:16
        
        I was reading that the parties are desperate to avoid another election if possible (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:55:45
        
        i think the tories.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, May 10, 17:47:44
        
        I can't imagine them agreeing to anything really far-reaching on PR (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:49:19
        
        What would be really funny (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:49:08
        
        I voted for them :) (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 17:52:27
        
        What? (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:54:35
        
        They didn't have a candidate! The Citizens for Undead Rights Party did though (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 18:04:13
        
        if only Esther Rantzen had got in... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:51:05
        
        That would have been better (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:51:52
        
        "(fewer votes than the BNP ffs)" (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:54:48
        
        No it isn't (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:58:55
        
        I would've voted SNP (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 10, 17:57:35
        
        same here, but again no candidate in South Cambs (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:59:57
        
        That's up to the SNP (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 18:01:40
        
        you vote for your local candidate to sort your local shit on the national platform (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 18:06:06
        
        Exactly (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 18:09:04
        
        so you want to break the link between the politicians and their constiuency entirely then? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 18:15:10
        
        I thought you were the PR fan? (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 18:17:57
        
        they get results? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 18:25:07
- Bloody students, always asking questions. (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, May 10, 17:24:46
  - I'll shut up and go sit at the back of the class :) (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, May 10, 17:42:00
- Yes, and that's not possible without barmy Alex Salmond (General Chat) - King, May 10, 17:24:37
  - Well they'll need some nationalist party votes (General Chat) - King, May 10, 17:39:27
    - exactly, could go for a 2 year agreement to see through electoral reform though (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:44:50
  - Dont need Alex Salmond to get to 326. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, May 10, 17:28:53
    - ^^ Supposed to be here (General Chat) - King, May 10, 17:42:37
    - Only need 323 dont they? (General Chat) - Klobo04, May 10, 17:39:35
      - possibly - dont know what impact Sinn Fein have with their seats (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, May 10, 17:41:14
        
        I will be really, really fucked off if the Scot Nats end up having serious influence in (General Chat) - Old Git, May 10, 17:51:06
        
        Camo ought to let them have their independence (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 10, 17:53:28
- Would be cool if Labour were that desperate that Clegg became pm (General Chat) - pants, May 10, 17:24:19

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