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[English Matt]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/poverty-and-injustice-in-david-cameronrsquos-model-borough-1962318.html#mainColumn#mainColumn

I'm not planning on returning to live and work anytime in the near to mid term, but I really hope, for the sake of the most vulnerable in British society, that we see a hung parliament in the election tomorrow.

The article, whilst clearly a little partisan, raises some worrying questions about what Britain will look like under Cameron......having worked in the (already chronically underfunded) homelessness sector in the UK, I am really worried what will happen if we see homeless shelters being closed across the country.

I remember one homeless guy I met....an alcoholic (as a result of having been on the streets for so long) who did not meet the criteria to be allowed one of the few available hostel beds in the city. He had an ASBO slapped on him which banned him from drinking alcohol in public anywhere in the city. As a result of being an alcoholic and homeless he breached the ASBO, was convicted of a crime (despite being a civil order, breaching one is a criminal offence) and was placed into a prison which had been contracted out to a private firm. It's very worry that we are already criminalising, rather than trying to help such people, and I fear that if Cameron's Big Society is pushed through, we will see public services such as homeless shelters gutted.

[.38 Special]

Wouldn't being in prison be a step-up from being homeless?

[Depths of My Soul]

A hung parliament is the best we can hope for. Go Lib Dems!

[rusty1983]

This is the first thread apart from my own ( a few weeks ago) that Ive seen on our election so far. Shows how little it matters internationally!

Anyway, it seems to be down to a Hung Parliament vs Conservative majority. Hung Parliament would mean change and would be something new, Ive got my fingers crossed for that.

However, it looks more and more likely the Tories will win.

Another Labour win would be nearly as bad as a Tory win for me but theyve had their day now.

My experience of the Maggie/Major government era was me Dad nearly losing his job. Obviously Ive heard about it a lot since and being Northern she is the closest thing to the devil incarnate in these parts.

Apart from what they might do to the EFL industry with immigration visa crackdowns which could see me out of a job, it's ironic (after being a prominent anti-Tory mouthpiece for many years) that I would probably be ok under a Tory government. We have moved on quite a bit since the last Tory government.

As has been pointed out here it is gonna be the already marginalized that get the kicking.

So myself aside Im really hoping for a coalition government here, because you just know that David Cameron is full of sh*t.

[mises]

The UK is broke. This next few years are going to hurt:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7111963.ece

[rusty1983]

[rusty1983]

Early doors yet but there is already a big swing towards the Tories. I wouldnt be surprised at all if they won

[The Great Wall of Whiner]

Looks like the Lib-Dems really matter this time. Let's hope they push for some much-needed electoral reform.

[Fox]

[rusty1983]

[rusty1983]

[Depths of My Soul]

Like I needed an extra incentive to leave here.

Arrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh! FIX FIIIIIIXXXXXXXXXXXX!

I'd be extra pissed off if I were a Scot. Tories got about 2% of the vote there, yet they'll also be ruled by the rich elite (largely located in the rural South and East of England).

[gunners girl]

i'm finding this election genuinely fascinating. i really really hope nick clegg doesn't agree to a con/lib dem coalition - i just find it really hard to believe that they could work together as their policies seem quite different. would much prefer a lab/lib dem coalition. suppose we just have to wait and see....

[Welsh Canadian]

I voted Lib Dem. But lab got into power in the Rhonda area.

[ontheway]

British Popular Vote for Each Party
May 7th, 2010

The BBC has calculated the number of votes received by each party, for the 648 districts for which results have been released. These figures will change slightly when the last two districts are counted.

Conservative 10,681,417, 36.1%
Labour 8,501,441, 29.1%
Liberal Democrat 6,805,665, 23.0%
UK Independence 914,811, 3.1%
British National Party 562,977, 1.9%
Scottish National Party 491,386, 1.7%
Green 284,566, 1.0%
Sinn Fein 171,942 .6%
Democratic Unionist Party 168,216 .6%
Plaid Cymru 165,394 .6%
Social Democratic & Labour Party 110,970 .4%
Ulster Conservatives and Unionists � New Force 102,361, .3%
English Democrats 64,826, .2%
Alliance Party 42,762 .1%
Respect-Unity Coalition 33,251 .1%
Traditional Unionist Voice 26,300 .1%
Christian Party 18,623 .1%
Independent Community and Health Concern 16,150 .1%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 12,275 .0%
Scottish Socialist Party 3,157 .0%
others 319,891 1.1%



Final Tally, House of Commons, for All Ten Parties
May 7th, 2010

With only two seats undecided, the party line-up in the new House of Commons is:

Conservative 305 seats,
Labour 258,
Liberal Democratic 57,
Democratic Unionist 8,
Scottish National 6,
Sein Fein 5,
Plaid Cymru 3,
Social Democratic & Labour 3,
Green 1,
Alliance 1,
independent 1.

One of the two undecided seats will probably be Conservative and the other undecided seat will probably be Labour. Because a majority consists of 326 seats, there is no majority party, for the first time since 1974.


Even combined, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democratic Party cannot form a government without a minimum of two additional parties.