Politics

[andrewducker]

Yesterday, on autopope's journal I said:

If Tony Blair lasts out the next couple of months without a challenge from someone I'll be extremely surprised.

and lo and behold today The Guardian reports:

If Mr Blair does not bow to the pressure backbench MPs intend to publish a letter, possibly by the end of next week, with as many as 75 signatures calling on him to agree the transition or face a formal challenge.

So - any bets on how much longer he lasts?

[Poll #723669]

Comments

[pisica.livejournal.com]

And I'm running a pool on it here!

[avatar.livejournal.com]

You forgot the "I don't live in the UK" option.

[andrewducker]

I assumed that non-UK people wouldn't do the poll...

[avatar.livejournal.com]

You realise you posted this on livejournal, right? Everyone does a poll if they can. Just because they can.

[andrewducker]

Well, if you really want to fill it in then I suggest doing some research and forming some opinions on the matter.

[avatar.livejournal.com]

Who said anything about fitting in? There's radio buttons and a submit button for a poll! Wow!

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

If you want to try playing this with more people, take a look at the Foresight Exchange.

[autopope.livejournal.com]

I only clicked on "one month" because I expect him to last out this week, but probably not to last out the month of May.

Lame duck. The carving knives are already gleaming and polished sharp.

[missedith01.livejournal.com]

Does not living in the UK mean not having an opinion on UK politics? I never let not living in the rest of the world hold *me* back. :-)

[avatar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, reword it as you like, but you get the drift.

[andrewducker]

I don't think I do, actually. I'm not sure what it is you actually want...

[avatar.livejournal.com]

A lot of people (at least on LJ) feel compelled to do polls regardless of whether they know anything about its content. An extra option for those that don't know what you're talking about is a good idea to give them something to do and keep them entertained!

[andrewducker]

A lot of people (at least on LJ) feel compelled to do polls regardless of whether they know anything about its content.

That, I would think, is their problem.

Generally speaking I find that writing for an audience, rather than for oneself, is a terrible idea.

[avatar.livejournal.com]

You don't write a poll for only yourself?

[andrewducker]

I write polls to get answers to questions that interest/amuse _me_.

[avatar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but other people fill in your poll!

[andrewducker]

And it's great that they choose to fill in my poll. But it's still _my_ poll, for my benefit.

If they want to write their own poll then that's up to them - but I wouldn't tell them how to write it any more than I'd tell them what colour scheme to use on their journal (or what to write in it).