I thought we were talking about what people voted on

(in the context of democratic legitimacy)

I don't think Labour campaigned on a promise that he would serve a full term. Not as I remember it. I don't think anyone seriously thought he would. Not anyone sensible, anyway.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on May 17th 2007 at 12:25:30

Message Thread

Woe Woe and thrice woe (General Chat) - Army Boy, May 17, 11:46:54
- he's fat, he's round, he bounces along the ground, Gordon Brown.....Gordon Brown (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, May 18, 07:16:24
- Rahter pointless arguement this isn't it? (General Chat) - megson, May 17, 13:45:17
  - Not at all. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 13:55:35
- 309 Elected representatives, that is, with a mandate for a five-year term.. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, May 17, 11:54:09
  - and who stood in the last general election (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 11:56:56
    - Re: already announced that the PM would be stepping down...... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:01:12
      - really? I didn't think they said that (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:05:33
        
        You've misremembered. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:07:32
        
        "Channel 4 News claimed this evening." (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:08:55
        
        As I remember, Blair was deliberately non-commital (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 17, 12:13:24
        
        So non-commital (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:16:36
        
        I refer the learned gentleman to the second part of my post (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 17, 12:21:14
        
        see below. Not in the run-up to the election he didn't (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:19:36
        
        So it doesn't matter when he said it then? (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:21:56
        
        I thought we were talking about what people voted on (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:25:30
        
        So how about this then (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:26:57
        
        "The widespread expectation that he will not remain much longer in No 10" (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:31:50
        
        Back from lunch. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 13:27:11
        
        Forget it Craig. The Mason was indoctrinated by Mandelson at a tender age (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:29:52
        
        Or indeed any political party (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:15:30
        
        Indeed, I'm just referring to this lying bunch of cunts (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 17, 12:20:39
        
        Excellent, I'll put you down as a David Cameron supporter, shall I? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:22:48
        
        Not at all (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 17, 12:23:51
        
        not a Minger either then? (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, May 17, 12:25:10
        
        Or how about (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:09:29
        
        Where the relevant piece is (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:11:53
        
        I don;t think it's anything like as clear as you say (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:17:49
        
        The fact that he said that in 2004 (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:21:57
        
        What's not clear cut about..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:19:51
        
        he's mixing first and second conditionals (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 17, 13:34:39
        
        "Blair lies" shock (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:15:10
        
        yes, that's the point (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:18:01
        
        Until he tries to turn himself into President (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:19:30
        
        Indeed (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:21:08
        
        You've misremembered. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:07:17
      - but if Blair had died the procedure would have been the same, no? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:02:30
        
        or lost a leadership election (like Thatcher did) (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, May 17, 12:03:09
        
        Didn't she go before the second ballot? (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:04:30
        
        Resigned after failing to get a 2/3rds majority..... (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:05:37
        
        which is in effect a loss (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:06:38
    - the system does not work (General Chat) - shoddy, May 17, 11:57:57
      - yeah. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 11:59:26
        
        what if ... (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 17, 12:00:36
        
        yes. either vote, or dont vote. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, May 17, 12:14:15
        
        Enough of the 'we', Daveeed (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:01:37
        
        it's not in the suburbs, it's outside my flat (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 17, 12:05:15
        
        So have capital letters at the start of sentences, and capital "I" (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:17:25
        
        yes (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 17, 12:20:33
        
        Golly (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:21:58
        
        nicely abrogated (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:05:47
- Taxes? (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 11:52:22
- Representative democracy (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 11:50:50
  - Rotational Communism (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 11:54:19
    - Move over Comrade, its my turn LOL! (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, May 18, 07:18:21

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