Go down to the bookies and place a bet on who will win the next election in 6 months time!

Or go down to the bookies and place a bet as to who will be the next Labour leader (if Brown isn't re-elected I would think he would resign within hours due the Duffy incident).

If Labour get in...Start saving towards an emigration fund...

The Duffy situation is irrelevant, its quite normal for leaders to resign if they lose. But Yes! They say that whoever wins this election will be so unpopular that they won't govern again for decades!

I don't think Brown is going to stay long if Labour win again, although I do think that he's is probably the bullied one, rather than the other way round. He doesn't have the kurb appeal, but that doesn't mean that Labour shouldn't carry on.

 I've got my ticket under my pilow

All my survival plans are bomb-proof Carport!

a) If Labour survive... get out a fine bottle of vintage wine!  

b) If the Tories win, get out a fine bottle of vintage and enjoy telling anyone who moans and whinges for the next 5 years about what the government is doing 'Well, I never voted for them!'. Been 10 years or so since I've been able to say stuff like that!

I think wine for breakfast will be totally in order if I wake up to a Tory government.... the thought genuinely upsets me

Terrifies the crap out of me too ~hoochie~! But look on the bright side... we can be the ones storming parliament in a few months!

Ah a thought to comfort me!

I have to say the spirit is willing

If you are below the poverty level,ill etc ,Gawd help you if the Tories get in.

The Thatcher years were the downfall of this country. She made sure the working Man/woman never had the power to state their own case just because the people stood behind the Miners and the Unions... Wether or not the Tory policies have changed--- We will all find out later. The Party's complain about lack of Voting initiative--but going back to the 70's 80's--- We used to get numerous knocks on the door, giving us their views--- this year, none at all........... Loads of crap through the letterbox but not one knock on the door.... Says a lot for the motivation of candidates in my constituency....

I agree Real
Not much personal contact these days. It's done by pamphlets, leaflets, flyers and other bumph, bunged in the letter box. Delivered by anybody they can find.Mostly left sticking out and not pushed through, because they can't be bothered.
(Not that I want to stand on the doorstep discussing politics. )
But the style has changed over the years I agree.

If Cameron gets in I'm just going to , I've got the tissues ready and bought lottery tickets for the rollover on Saturday so I can stash my cash somewhere to avoid paying my taxes and make the working class and the poorer burgers pay for the lifestyle I will become accustomed too

Me too.

I truely believe they will be far worse off under a Tory government than they will with Labour, they always have been dont think anything will change there .. unfortunately...

I think one of the worst things about Thatcher is that she not only let down the country, but she let down her sex, and set back the idea of another woman leader years... IMO.

*** mutters something about bloody emigrants ***

if all fails, and I wake up to a tory govenment, I'll at least have the rumoured 
married tax break to look forward to, 


Now what to spend the additonal 0.70p per week on.   

I think the Duffy situation was blown out of all proportion. He was very restrained, considering. Didn't even swear. The only people who should have a problem with it are those sainted few who have never, ever said anything behind someone else's back.

But if Labour lose, his position will be untenable and he'll go.

I think him going after a defeat would of happened wihtout the Duffy incident, 
I can't remember the PM to lose the election, and stay leader,

That's what I meant, RZB - the Duffy thing is a red herring.

The reason why I said that if Brown isn't re-elected he would resign because of the Duffy incident is that on the following day he apologied to those working to get Labour re-elected, acknowledging that his comments about Mrs Duffy had damaged the campaign. It is that acknowledgement which would almost certainly seal his fate as he has effectively already claimed personal responsibility for the campaign.

However it is far from certain that Labour will lose. Although I can't see an outright winner, I can't see the Conservatives being able to accept the Lib Dems key proposals. On the other hand, I can see some sort of pact between Labour and the Lib Dems. It seems likely that in the voting shares, the Lib Dems will come in third place rather than second which means that Nick Clegg's reluctance to support Labour if they were in third place is now less relevant.

My guess is that we will either have a weak Conservative minority government with another election in a few months time, or a Labour government with Lib Dem support and members in the cabinet.