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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-07-10 04:20 AM
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What I find most interesting about the hung parliament
in Britain is that Margaret Thatcher left such a bitter taste in the mouths of Brits that despite Blair and Brown, the Conservatives can't win a majority.

Funny how the American press still tries to sell Reagan as a success. Reagan and Thatcher fucked up this planet for the workers of the world and at least the Brits learned their lesson.


The other interesting result is that the Greens finally have a member of parliament - Caroline Lucas won her seat.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/election/article-1274137/UK-ELECTION-RESULTS-2010-Caroline-Lucas-Green-Partys-MP.html
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The Green Party has gained its first ever Westminster MP. In a major electoral success, the party's leader and MEP Caroline Lucas took the seaside seat of Brighton Pavilion from Labour.

Britain is the only country in Europe which has never had a Green MP elected to its national parliament.

Her victory is a remarkable achievement for the party, which has sought to put environmental issues at the heart of the General Election campaign.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/election/article-1274137/UK-ELECTION-RESULTS-2010-Caroline-Lucas-Green-Partys-MP.html#ixzz0nEYT44i4
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