Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-25 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 24 May 2001, at 18:23, Geoff Wicks wrote: ( explanation about a Mr Evans.) Alright, thanks, must have been quite a sight. Don't politicians expect that sort of thing? Didn't Billy Boy Gates also get creamed once in Belgium? Did it ever happen to clive sinclair ?( ha, back OT).

RE: Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-25 Thread Ian . Pine
] Re: UK General Election On 24 May 2001, at 18:23, Geoff Wicks wrote: ( explanation about a Mr Evans.) Alright, thanks, must have been quite a sight. Don't politicians expect that sort of thing? Didn't Billy Boy Gates also get creamed once in Belgium? Did it ever happen to clive sinclair

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-24 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 23 May 2001, at 8:37, Dilwyn Jones wrote: The ironic thing is that this incident seems to have ENHANCED John Prescott's reputation as a straight-talking no-nonsense down to earth politician. The sad part of it all was that everyone concentrated on Prescott and Evans, and little mention

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-24 Thread Geoff Wicks
- Original Message - From: Wolfgang Lenerz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election On 23 May 2001, at 8:37, Dilwyn Jones wrote: The ironic thing is that this incident seems to have ENHANCED John Prescott's reputation as a straight-talking no-nonsense

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-23 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Norman Dunbar (I think!) wrote: As a politician it is the public's right to throw eggs, fruit and abuse as much as they like - without getting caught, as retaliation is not allowed. Send him off !! Do bear in mind though that if you do throw eggs, tomatoes or whatever at politicians like John

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-23 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 08:37 ðì 23/5/2001 +0100, you wrote: Norman Dunbar (I think!) wrote: As a politician it is the public's right to throw eggs, fruit and abuse as much as they like - without getting caught, as retaliation is not allowed. Send him off !! Do bear in mind though that if you do throw eggs,

RE: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-23 Thread Norman Dunbar
I will personally fly to the UK, make him wear a Marshall Valvestate (That's an AMP) as a hat and lock him in a room with Bill Gates naked for at least 10 days Now I have to say that that is a picture I shall NOT even try to visualise :o) Norman.

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-23 Thread P Witte
Malcolm Cadman writes: ... a mite cynical, yet agree with some of it. My difficulty with politicians is that they are no longer allowing democracy to take place. Oh, democracy is working alright: One dollar = One vote; its business as usual. The problem with the system is that anyone

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-23 Thread Geoff Wicks
- Original Message - From: Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election Umm, how do I get this email back on topic? Perhaps Craig Evans's face is as black as a QL from the bruising he took??? Try his mullet hair style. It dates from about

RE: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-22 Thread Norman Dunbar
Hi Geoff, Come now! With views like yours surely you enjoyed the punch-up! ;-) Actually I missed it, however, it didn't take long to be sent out as (a) a game, (b) an interactive HTML web page and (c) a MPEG movie. I did enjoy the movie :o) Mind you, the fact that he looked the guy in the eye

RE: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-22 Thread Norman Dunbar
-Original Message- From: Dilwyn Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election Surely there must be just one somewhere who isn't? Just one wee one? That must be Charles Kennedy - the wee Jock then ! Sadly, I'm in the QPC party by now

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-21 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 08:10:24AM +0100, Norman Dunbar wrote: -Original Message- From: Malcolm Cadman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election Thanks ... this will make it more fun following the current election too. Excuse me Malcolm

RE: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-21 Thread Norman Dunbar
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Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-21 Thread Bill Cable
Well if politics in the UK is like over here (US) most politicians start out as lawyers and if your career pool starts out with the bottom of the barrel like that what can you expect. On top of that elections are won by ad campaigns and money which doubles the problem. But even though your vote

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-21 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:19 ðì 21/5/2001 -0400, you wrote: Well if politics in the UK is like over here (US) most politicians start out as lawyers and if your career pool starts out with the bottom of the barrel like that what can you expect. On top of that elections are won by ad campaigns and money which doubles

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-21 Thread Geoff Wicks
- Original Message - From: Norman Dunbar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election -Original Message- From: Malcolm Cadman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election Thanks ... this will make it more fun following

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-21 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Norman Dunbar wrote: Here is my preview of how the election will go : 1. We will all get very bored very quickly. Will? Apart from the Deputy PM's attempt to liven things up we were already bored. 2. Most people won't bother to vote. 3. The government will get in. It doesn't matter who you

Re: [ql-users] Re: UK General Election

2001-05-19 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Geoff Wicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I have put a new version of my General Election analysis program on my web page. It allows you to plot 8 new maps. These are for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the parties; the areas of strength for each of the main parties; and