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 '' You''re not famous anymore

  You''re not famous, you''re not famous

  You''re not famous anymore''

 

By the way I hope the Club have filled the vacancy for Director of Finance since Sam Gordon left a couple of months ago. [:D][:P][;)]

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[quote user="TIL 1010"]

 '' You''re not famous anymore

  You''re not famous, you''re not famous

  You''re not famous anymore''

 

By the way I hope the Club have filled the vacancy for Director of Finance since Sam Gordon left a couple of months ago. [:D][:P][;)]

[/quote]Famous or Infamous Til....................and incidentally so do I[;)]

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His missus Yvette will probably run for the opposition leadership, and Ed can now be a full on house husband......I also can''t see any more ''Photo opportunities'' with our ''Majority Shareholder'' for the foreseeable future.......Wonder if Ed will still be welcomed to sit in the Director''s Box on match days?

 

 

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Ed Balls has shown more grace in defeat than many have shown in victory. And those celebrating his ousting as an MP should perhaps ponder on the fact that not only is Iain Duncan Smith, for example, still in Parliament but probably going to be still in government, having an effect on the real lives of real people.

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[quote user="PurpleCanary"]Ed Balls has shown more grace in defeat than many have shown in victory. And those celebrating his ousting as an MP should perhaps ponder on the fact that not only is Iain Duncan Smith, for example, still in Parliament but probably going to be still in government, having an effect on the real lives of real people.
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My Step Daughter has had her funding removed, she''s still got the disability but as she''s in further education they claim she''s demonstrated that she no longer needs help, if she had done nothing she would still get the funding. This morning I told her that Esther McVey had lost her seat, she just smiled and said ''Karma''.

 

 

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Poor old Ed. It seems he''s getting all this attention on here because he''s a Norwich fan. Strange but true..

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I agree with the comment above. Ed Balls displayed an impressively calm and courteous magnanimity in defeat but that''s unsurprising because in my opinion he always conducts himself in a gentlemanly manner. This is of course in contrast with the ''anti-Tory'' brigade on here whose posts today reveal, to me anyway, a predictably arrogant, disagreeable, and bigoted reaction to the Conservatives winning an unexpected overall majority. I said the other day that you would have to be nutty to vote for Labour and it is clear that Labour supporters on this message board are purple with bitter frustration and the ''injustice of it all''.

What we have witnessed in England and Wales is a significant majority of the population displaying common sense and voting for the continuation and consolidation of stability. It has nothing to do with deep rooted right wing leanings or, indeed, unprogressive, dogma based left wing thinking but instead has everything to do with good sense, intelligence and pragmatism.

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......... oh, and I suppose an obvious song for Ed and Labour (Old, New or whatever) supporters, at least for another five years, is ''Cheerio, cheerio, cheerio .....''

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Really Snoots? Like who?

I think in the main its all been good humoured and fun on here. I can only think of 2 who really let that down and that''s one each for reds and blues.

I''m proud of this messageboard so will be interested to hear why you feel that pride is misplaced.

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It is sad when people revel in someone else''s failure. Whether you agreed with his policies or not, you can''t deny that he handled himself with dignity and respect.

Plus, he''s a fellow Canary, which must transcend political boundaries, right?

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Soots - can you define your ''significant majority'' bearing in mind the Conservatives got 35% of the national vote.

I realise that you said England and Wales but even here I would be surprised if they got over 50% of the vote. The SNP did this in Scotland and got nearly all the seats available.

I''m not trying to score political points here just pointing out that any government needs to be reminded that they are actually elected by a minority.

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No Snoots, what we have seen is the fundamentally undemocratic outcome from the first past the post sytem that we operate in this country. Across the whole of the UK, the Tories have got ~37% of the vote yet have over 50% of the seats, the SNP have only 4.8% of the vote and have 56 seats whilst the greens have 3.8% (only 300,000 votes fewer) and yet get 1 seat... Admittedly the advantage of this system is UKIP only have 1 seat despite getting 12.6% of the vote, but you can''t say that a ''significant majority of the population'' have displayed anything because quite simply, nobody has garnered support from a significant majority of the population.

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[quote user="Bor Bor Bor"]You''re looking for tories with empathy, Purple. Your search may not bear fruit.[/quote]Touché, BBB. I don''t begrudge the Tories a perod of triumphalism (the only purple in my household, Snoots, is my Fiorentina scarf) but I suspect when the dust has settled this victory may not seem so altogether a good thing. The word "pyrrhic" might even start to be used.If at the end of another five years of - increased - austerity  the economy has not recovered as promised and real people feel no better off then the election mantra of "Give us even more time to finish the job" will be met with derision.And if the Tories have been governing on their own, or with the occasional help of the Ulster Unionists, the blame will fall entirely on them. They won''t have the LibDems to take the fall for them (exactly as Angela Merkel, who knows a thing or two about coalitions, told Clegg would happen back in 2010. A few decades will have to pass before the LibDems again prop up the Tories.Then there is the divisive question of what to do about Scotland. And the even more divisive question of a referedum on Europe. If, as has been reported, prospective Tory candidates had to pass an "Anti-EU" test to be selected then all hell will break loose.Not forgetting that Cameron has said he won''t serve a full term, which raises the prospect of even more Tory infighting between Boris and whoever.

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Sorry about that Sam

In fact I''ve just checked and they got 40% of the vote in England and 27% of the vote in Wales so some way off ''a significant majority''.

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sticking to the football theme is couple be 3-0 and you f**ked it up?

As far as a "majority" is concerned there has not been winning government with more than 50% of the vote in over 80 years - and you have to go back to 45 years to find even 45% of the vote being won by a single party. Its our system and has always been thus - for all parties - get used to it.

However much we dislike it the blue got 20% more votes than their nearest rivals. Which says more about the also rans than the winner.

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Silly old BBB, just cannot accept that most people see Tories as hard working, disciplined people prepared to take tough measures to correct the problems caused by socialist mismanagement.

IDS is doing a great job helping people back into gainful employment. I do, however, accept that the bedroom tax is a misguided policy and should be abolished.

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[quote user="PurpleCanary"][quote user="Bor Bor Bor"]You''re looking for tories with empathy, Purple. Your search may not bear fruit.[/quote]Touché, BBB. I don''t begrudge the Tories a perod of triumphalism (the only purple in my household, Snoots, is my Fiorentina scarf) but I suspect when the dust has settled this victory may not seem so altogether a good thing. The word "pyrrhic" might even start to be used.If at the end of another five years of - increased - austerity  the economy has not recovered as promised and real people feel no better off then the election mantra of "Give us even more time to finish the job" will be met with derision.And if the Tories have been governing on their own, or with the occasional help of the Ulster Unionists, the blame will fall entirely on them. They won''t have the LibDems to take the fall for them (exactly as Angela Merkel, who knows a thing or two about coalitions, told Clegg would happen back in 2010. A few decades will have to pass before the LibDems again prop up the Tories.Then there is the divisive question of what to do about Scotland. And the even more divisive question of a referedum on Europe. If, as has been reported, prospective Tory candidates had to pass an "Anti-EU" test to be selected then all hell will break loose.Not forgetting that Cameron has said he won''t serve a full term, which raises the prospect of even more Tory infighting between Boris and whoever.[/quote]

Some very good points. Personally disappointed for Ed Balls losing his seat. I think a key problem for him/ Milliband was not being able or willing to distance themselves from the over-spending of the last Labour government. I always thought he did a decent job as shadow chancellor but never overcame that problem.

The new Tory government reminds me of 1992 in lots of ways. That didn''t work out so well for them...

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Let''s watch it again:  [url]http://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2015/may/08/ed-balls-loses-seat-morley-outwood-labour-general-election-2015-video[/url] [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

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Balls is a big part responsible for the debt mess we are in so I have no sympathy for him getting the boot. In fact it appears many of his constituents feel he did little for the people who voted him in last time anyway.

As to the future, it would appear that if the SNP do indeed insist on departing from the United Kingdom and running their own affairs, then there will quite possibly never be another Labour majority government again as there would be too few seats that they could actually win.

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[quote]Balls is a big part responsible for the debt mess we are in so I have no sympathy for him getting the boot. In fact it appears many of his constituents feel he did little for the people who voted him in last time anyway.

As to the future, it would appear that if the SNP do indeed insist on departing from the United Kingdom and running their own affairs, then there will quite possibly never be another Labour majority government again as there would be too few seats that they could actually win.[/quote]Music to ones ears is it not? [:D]

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So if Milliband had been voted PM, you''re telling me that those with left and socialist leanings wouldn''t be all over here showing empathy to those who have Conservative views?.......Hypocrisy at its finest......

 

Ed Balls won''t struggle to maintain the lifestyle he and his spouse and family are accustomed to. Where as when I was made unemployed - and until I found work again, I made financial sacrifices and cut my cloth accordingly.....

 

He''s a big lad, he''ll get by......Why aren''t folk discussing why this political heavyweight lost his seat to someone younger and new to politics?......There must be a reason?......  

 

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[quote user="Mello Yello"]

So if Milliband had been voted PM, you''re telling me that those with left and socialist leanings wouldn''t be all over here showing empathy to those who have Conservative views?.......Hypocrisy at its fine[Y]st......

 

Ed Balls won''t struggle to maintain the lifestyle he and his spouse and family are accustomed to. Where as when I was made unemployed - and until I found work again, I made financial sacrifices and cut my cloth accordingly.....

 

He''s a big lad, he''ll get by......Why aren''t folk discussing why this political heavyweight lost his seat to someone younger and new to politics?......There must be a reason?......  

 

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[quote user="Crafty Canary"]Silly old BBB, just cannot accept that most people see Tories as hard working, disciplined people prepared to take tough measures to correct the problems caused by socialist mismanagement. [/quote]
Silly old Crafty can''t distinguish between "most people" (by definition a majority of 50% plus one vote) and "people who voted Tory" (39% of the 70% who bothered).
Not denying the Tories were the party with the most votes, but let''s not be so "silly" as to pretend the.majority of the country supported them.

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[quote user="Mello Yello"]

So if Milliband had been voted PM, you''re telling me that those with left and socialist leanings wouldn''t be all over here showing empathy to those who have Conservative views?.......Hypocrisy at its finest......

 

Ed Balls won''t struggle to maintain the lifestyle he and his spouse and family are accustomed to. Where as when I was made unemployed - and until I found work again, I made financial sacrifices and cut my cloth accordingly.....

 

He''s a big lad, he''ll get by......Why aren''t folk discussing why this political heavyweight lost his seat to someone younger and new to politics?......There must be a reason?......  

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I''m actually glad Ed Balls lost his seat as the Labour party need new economic ideas and a new frontman (or woman) to articulate them.  Ed Balls was for too long the equivalent of a sacked football league manager who turns up as a pundit at half time and tries to explain what the current managers are doing wrong, i.e. even when he makes a valid point people remember the mistakes he made when he was in post.

I''m sure he''ll be fine and Delia will appoint him to the board of directors forthwith.

Stephen Fry and Ed Balls, my my. If only Wiz woz still ''ere.

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Most important game in 30 years and you''re all worried about politics.

Doesn''t matter who''s in charge they''re all bulls**ters.

Come on you yellows!!

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