Would be nice Ditty..

Without evidence to back up my statement.......yes.

(that was just a guess....could you tell? )

I agree Ducky

Sits in the corner and twiddles blonde hair with Ditty!......Maybe they show them around No. 10 and say things like, 'Oh there's a knack to using the washing machine and this is how the oven works etc. etc."

I think they have until the 26th of May in which someone will go to the queen and ask to form a government. I guess it's during that time that all the handing over of stuff is done ......that is the transition period (I guess) meanwhile - this election has left everyone running around like headless chickens trying to make deals. Someone simply has to hold the fort - is it not sensible (and constitutionally) correct that GB does that?

If there had been an overall majority he would have stepped aside - there isn't and therefore I think he's simply acting responsibly under the exceptional circumstances ........far from pathetic IMO.

lol... ah so you reckon they just cover the important stuff..... this is where we all keep our coffee mugs... we each have our own mug... you will need to bring in a mug of your own... down here are some nasty pale green glazed coffee cups for guests or people without their own mug!

I bet you are so very near to the truth there ......frightening thought but nevertheless probably pretty accurate.

Or maybe they just let them work out for themselves that the thermostat on the washing machine or oven is dodgy and then they shrink their woolies and burn their cakes!

The economy 'trivia'? If some stability isn't in place by Monday then who knows what scenario lies ahead financially and globally.

it was taken from my own experience of working in the public sector!

prawns give me the shits.....but i like em.............

My point exactly .......and who better than Darling and Brown? They've steered us incredibly well through the storm so far - personally I think they should be left to get on with it. There is no one more experienced that the two of them.

So the news if full of repeated speculation & news loops....   and yet none of us are actually sure what the mechanics of handing over the actual ongoing work is.

Be nice if one of the news channels could cover this kind of thing

I'll be keeping a close eye out for shots of David Cameron on the news with his trousers at half mast.

It would ..........i've often wondered how the transfer takes place - I suppose the shadow ministers relating to each department are kept pretty well clued up with what's going on and are ready to take over as and when. Just a guess again - but I agree it'd be interesting to see/or be told what happens exactly.

Spongey...  this nugget of input has been like a gaping void in the  the whole election debate!

I imagine Ditty, 'though could be wrong, that the 'handover' is done by senior civil servants in each of the departments...Not sure who handles the stuff for No.10, wonder if they leave curtains and light fittings/if there's little notes on the electrical equipment and manuals in the kitchen drawers, or if they don't bother out of spite. Imagines Mr.+ Mrs. Cameron out shopping for light bulbs now, just in case

The news NEVER give me the info I want. I'm always left with more questions than answers.

That's why I hate our newspapers (yes ALL of them)..... because of political bias/need for a "good story"..... none of them deliver the goods.

.... or is this what the civil servants do....  they are constant aren't they... perhaps they brief their new bosses on what the current workload is..

I bet we'd be suprised how little of the "real" government staff actually change after an election.

That is just soooo funny .....................I think you would wouldn't you? Unfortunately there are probably flunkies around who ensure it's all left tip top.

That's what I was saying..... but you took all the juicy conspiracy theory-ness out of it.

I stopped reading all but the local one...   I got to a point where I could see through the stories published & see the correct questions not asked.

This is the other side of political reform....  the media have got a lot to answer for in sullying the political system.   We need some form of unbiased information sharing

i like to chip in where i can ditty!!.......hope you're well? xx.........

Hope she shrinks that ruddy purple frock so we never need see that again

Yes... well...  I think when the Ditty Party come into power... not only will the Whitehall intranet be open to the public... but we would have "civil servant of the month" in the newsletter...  and it would focus on a civil servant...  telling us all about them, what they do, how much decision making authority they have, and their attendance records for the past decade!"

Maybe they even leave cling film over the toilet bowl

ticking along Spongey... you & yours ok?

YES! She'a not that bloody pregnant.

Itching powder in the beds!

Or better still - put it in with the whites .........it'd be funny to see Cameron in his crisp 'lilac' shirt with the sleeves rolled up.

I missed this post Soops .... sorry.... but yeah.. I assume this to be the case.

However....  I did learn to never ever assume anything when I worked in the NHS!

OH NOOOOOEEESSSS...what if they have the same problem as Spongie

prawns give me the shits.....but i like em............ ref: spongey

Even better if the laundry is still wet because the tumble driers been sabotaged

not too bad here either ditty ta xxx...i'll leave you lot to it cos i know jack about politics!!....i'll interupt again should other food items be mentioned!

Gordon Brown should be extracted from number 10 immediately, by force if necessary.