Gordon Brown Ragequits

Gordon Brown has just resigned effective immediately.  
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8675913.stm     
So... I guess Cameron will be PM by tomorrow then?
 
mod edit: and David Cameron is officially prime minister now:
 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8675265.stm

Looks like it ...this is not good ..

:(

I'm not very fond of the Tories but I'll like to see what Cameron will do as Prime Minister instead of Brown.

THATCHER'S CHILDREN

Good good, I'm not gonna gloat about the tories but I reckon David Cameron will be a pretty good leader as would nick clegg.

I'm not from the UK so forgive my lack of knowlege, but didn't he quit to try and forge some kind of alliance with the Labour Party and the Liberal Dems?
 
@Daryl said:

" THATCHER'S CHILDREN "

" I'm not from the UK so forgive my lack of knowlege, but didn't he quit to try and forge some kind of alliance with the Labour Party and the Liberal Dems?
 

Wait, this is all about not getting enough votes? Why didn't he grind for votes in the Scottish moors? That's where all those metal slimes appear!

" I'm not from the UK so forgive my lack of knowlege, but didn't he quit to try and forge some kind of alliance with the Labour Party and the Liberal Dems?
 

Leapt before he was pushed tbh

It looks like Brown left, to avoid being forced out. Quite a strange move. Owing to the fact I haven't paid any attention to this at all, I don't know why people seem to dislike Cameron. But if he turns out to be like a dictator, then I shall see why. Otherwise... we shall have to find out.

" @Agent47CSim2: Uh, sarcasm? Lack of observance? "

This isn't true, it seems. He's sticking around.

Oh well there goes my hopes for university if the tories get in, i cant afford uncapped fees.

" @AgentofChaos said:

" I'm not from the UK so forgive my lack of knowlege, but didn't he quit to try and forge some kind of alliance with the Labour Party and the Liberal Dems?
 

Yes exactly, and it's highly likely that a LibDem/Labour alliance will happen. "

" This isn't true, it seems. He's sticking around. "

" @ThatFrood said:

" This isn't true, it seems. He's sticking around. "

What?  He officially tendered his resignation to the Queen, what are you on about? "

" @Agent47CSim2 said:

" @AgentofChaos said:

" I'm not from the UK so forgive my lack of knowlege, but didn't he quit to try and forge some kind of alliance with the Labour Party and the Liberal Dems?
 

Yes exactly, and it's highly likely that a LibDem/Labour alliance will happen. "

No, it's impossible that a Lib/Lab coalition will happen. Yesterday it was looking good. But today the discussions colapsed, Brown resigned as prime minister and leader of the labour party effective immediately. Discussions with the Lib Dems & Conservatives have been finalized and Cameron is currently in Buckingham Palace talking to the queen, and is about to become Prime Minister. So yeah, a lot has changed in a few hours.  "

" @Agent47CSim2 said:

" @AgentofChaos said:

" I'm not from the UK so forgive my lack of knowlege, but didn't he quit to try and forge some kind of alliance with the Labour Party and the Liberal Dems?
 

Yes exactly, and it's highly likely that a LibDem/Labour alliance will happen. "

No, it's impossible that a Lib/Lab coalition will happen. Yesterday it was looking good. But today the discussions colapsed, Brown resigned as prime minister and leader of the labour party effective immediately. Discussions with the Lib Dems & Conservatives have been finalized and Cameron is currently in Buckingham Palace talking to the queen, and is about to become Prime Minister. So yeah, a lot has changed in a few hours.  "

" Damn. Conservatives got in... bad news. Looks like Britain's about to get real ugly (imo, thoroughly opposed to the Conservatives). "

Do we know who are in the Cabinet yet?

I'm pretty sure 'ragequit' isn't one word.

I for one, welcome our new robotic overlord.

" THATCHER'S CHILDREN "

Doesn't really matter what happens.  Whatever government comes out of this wont last and I reckon we'll be back at the polls within 18 months.  The Torries and Lib Dems are just too different when it comes to issues like europe and the economy.  Lib dems have far more in common with Labour so the coalition is bound to fall apart.

Cameron is now the new British Primeminister. Oh well. It was better thern having the ballbag Brown for another several years. Oh why didn't more people get out and vote Lib Dems ;(.

I was watching the Channel 4 news when it happened. They were taken by surprise - they had completely ruled out the chances of this very thing happening earlier in the show.  

John Prescott was there being interviewed and John Snow was commenting on this historic moment as Brown drove down to Buckingham palace to resign as the leader of the country and the labour party, Snow was trying to amp up the gravitas of the situation however he could as the helicopter fed through images of the top of the cars and Prescott kept cutting in with his normal charming comments, Old Labour through and through, shouting about the Tories and the Liberals and swearing, "by God!" to Oppose them whatever they come up with-  it was awesome, complete lack of appreciation for the occasion  - gotta love Prescott.  

If full coalition comes off, I want it on record that as a life long liberal I never thought I'd see a day like today.

Ha, Lib Dem voters just got Judas Clegged big time.  Nice.  If I had voted Lib Dem to keep the Tories out, I would pretty much rage the world in half right now.

Margaret Thatcher saved the country alot of money and so wiull David Cameron. Sorry that nobody like Thatcher but she did was was necessary for the UK.
 
I'm Scottish by the way, you don't hear scots talk up Maggie much.

" Margaret Thatcher saved the country alot of money and so wiull David Cameron. Sorry that nobody like Thatcher but she did was was necessary for the UK.  I'm Scottish by the way, you don't hear scots talk up Maggie much. "

" @Daryl said:

" THATCHER'S CHILDREN "

You're all going to become the British equivalent of Bushies. Have fun.  Then again, I probably shouldn't be saying that, considering how Tony Blair always sucked Bush's left nut. "

" @Ninja said:

" Margaret Thatcher saved the country alot of money and so wiull David Cameron. Sorry that nobody like Thatcher but she did was was necessary for the UK.  I'm Scottish by the way, you don't hear scots talk up Maggie much. "

Two events I never thought would happen in one day! "

You guys have any insight into how this will impact your gaming, or British gaming in general? Is there some weird Tory platform about banning all games with zombies in it or something that I don't know about? I'm not saying there aren't larger complaints, but since I haven't been there in a while I don't have a feel for their gaming prowess.

Thatcher went bat shit crazy in the end but she did the country a huge favour taking on the unions. Look what the unions have done to companies like GM and you begin to understand what she did.
  I just hope that they start to cut spending soon as we need to get the budget under control.  Doesn't mean we have to cut services too deeply as I believe there is a lot of wastage in are government run institutions.  So much money is wasted on middle management and red tape and everything is slowed down.  One simple step to start saving money is making non residents pay for NHS treatment.  If I go to a hospital in France I have to pay, so why don't they have to here?

"(incidentally, moddy chap, you could have just merged the threads)  "

oh, really?
this explains so much, actually.

 @damswedon said:

" Do we know who are in the Cabinet yet? "

"Doesn't really matter what happens.  Whatever government comes out of this wont last and I reckon we'll be back at the polls within 18 months. 

 @yani said:

"Doesn't really matter what happens.  Whatever government comes out of this wont last and I reckon we'll be back at the polls within 18 months. 

The deal has a minimum 4 year clause. "

" @mjk1 said:

 @yani said:

"Doesn't really matter what happens.  Whatever government comes out of this wont last and I reckon we'll be back at the polls within 18 months. 

The deal has a minimum 4 year clause. "

Are they not planning on passing primary legislation for parliament to sit for a fixed four years from now on? "

" @yani said:

"Doesn't really matter what happens.  Whatever government comes out of this wont last and I reckon we'll be back at the polls within 18 months. 

The deal has a minimum 4 year clause. "