The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

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How will you vote in the 2019 UK General Election?

Conservative
1
6%
Labour
7
39%
Liberal Democrat
5
28%
SNP
0
No votes
Brexit
1
6%
Green
2
11%
Plaid Cymru
0
No votes
Other
0
No votes
Won't Vote
2
11%
 
Total votes: 18

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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby Gandalf the Red » Mon Mar 12, 2018 1:20 am

I can't believe that Labour supporters are still voting in this poll. You can vote on here as much as you want, Labour aren't going to win the 2017 election. :lol:
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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby Metalchemyst » Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:34 pm

Are any of you gonna vote in the local elections? Only the Lib-Lab-Con are up in my area so I'm not going to bother.

https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/loc ... and-wales/
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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby ScrumpiesVeteran » Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:56 am

Definitely. It's a weird one for me, because centrally I would vote Conservative, but in respect of local Councillors, the Labour Councillors in South Leeds do a really good job for us locally.

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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby houston4044 » Mon Apr 30, 2018 6:48 pm

So May's been left Rudderless then... I'll see myself out

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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby Gandalf the Red » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:06 pm

Careful now. Sajid Javid is a Sontaran. :lol:

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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby Soze » Tue May 01, 2018 12:10 pm

I'll vote, our current Labour MP is a top bloke, the Tory we had before was an absolute cockwomble. Not that I'd ever vote Tory anyway.

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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby Tet » Tue May 01, 2018 5:08 pm

Metalchemyst wrote:Are any of you gonna vote in the local elections?

Yep. I'll be doing everything I can to vote our current Labour council out of power.
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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby Black Wizard » Tue May 01, 2018 7:10 pm

I have a polling card, but I'm not sure if there's any point in voting. If I remember I always go to vote whatever the election is, but I'm actually moving away from Reading in a couple of weeks and don't know if I'll be living here again so the results could have no bearing on me. :?

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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby Metalchemyst » Wed May 02, 2018 7:35 am

Gandalf the Red wrote:Careful now. Sajid Javid is a Sontaran. :lol:
Javid imposes a harsh discipline regime on his Home Office civil servants:
https://mindreels.files.wordpress.com/2 ... riment.jpg

I reckon there is no need for political parties at local gov. level - all the candidates should be independent and voted on according to their personal CVs and qualities. Having said that, I would vote for a Green.
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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby Metalchemyst » Fri May 11, 2018 5:41 pm

https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/whe ... elections/

"Last week’s local elections were a textbook lesson in why we need to change the way we elect our local councils. From the wrong party winning, to councils with zero scrutiny, using Westminster’s voting system to decide who controls council’s multi-million-pound budgets is a disaster waiting to happen."

https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/ ... petition/1
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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby Noodle » Fri Jun 15, 2018 11:49 am

16% voter turnout in my local council by-election yesterday. 2 candidates - Labour and Independent. Labour got it by around 30 votes.

Good to see democracy alive and well.
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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby Metalchemyst » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:40 am

A very good article on race and immigration from the left-leaning New Statesman:

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/u ... racist-won
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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby slayerslays » Sat Oct 20, 2018 2:50 pm

I wonder how many 'potentially' academically gifted working class people are unable to fully understand that article due to the fact that Labour got rid of grammar schools and therefore denied them a REAL education to develop their full potential? (personally I think that Labour got rid of grammar schools to stop ordinary people from voting anything other than Labour)

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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby houston4044 » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:33 pm

Went to the people's vote march today, never seen such big crowds in my life.

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Re: The UK political thread (formerly independence thread)

Postby Methuen » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:39 pm

houston4044 wrote:Went to the people's vote march today, never seen such big crowds in my life.


Not more than Princess Eugenie's wedding, surely ?!
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