Who Will You Vote For?
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
We are probably 20 years away from any "real" change. You will probably see it. Needs a good few more to drop off the cliff. But it will happen for sure.mboy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2024 4:53 pmNot least because we systematically keep voting in governments that don't have our best interests at heart... Whilst Snake Oil salesmen successfully continue to convince people to fight amongst themselves and support their particular flavours of cronyism, we stand defeated.Life is brutal, it knows whether you're giving it 100% and it doesn't give you anything if you aren't.
Live absolutely doesn't have to be this hard! The human race seems to refuse to want to learn the lessons of its own history, which means in essence, they are doomed to repeat those mistakes...
I'm only 43 and I'm tired... REALLY fucking tired... And I'm one of the relatively lucky ones, so to speak!
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
Not just one vote, but there have been some pretty close results so a majority of 1 vote is not impossible, in fact, it's probably already happened. I could only find results going back to 2010. Also, I'm sure I've seen reports of local elections where the vote count has been equal and the winner determined by a coin toss or drawing lots. Anyway, here are a couple of close results:
https://electionresults.parliament.uk/g ... 3/majority
UK general election on 8 June 2017, North East Fife, GETHINS, Stephen, SNP, Majority 2
https://electionresults.parliament.uk/g ... 1/majority
UK general election on 6 May 2010, Fermanagh and South Tyrone GILDERNEW, Michelle SF Majority 4
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
Local news here in LA has just informed us that the new UK PM is some bloke called "Keeer Stir meeer"
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Usually I don't gloat,but I had to smile when they announced the Liz Truss result & the Downing st lettuce didn't even have the grace to congratulate the new MP.
True colours showing through there,no doubt she'll blame someone else.
True colours showing through there,no doubt she'll blame someone else.
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I heard on a podcast that the Scum were telling their readers to vote Labour this time
Not that anyone reads it around these parts ..
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
I hope you corrected them?
Surrr Keeer Stir meeer
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
“Labour is already peddling a narrative that this victory is down to a changed Labour Party.
The reality of course is Keir Starmer was holding the pass the parcel at the right time, when the Tories eventually imploded.
So they’ve won by default, on a lower share of the vote than 2017.”
In 2024 Labour will get about 36% (?) of the vote share and a landslide majority (over 400 seats), whereas in 2017 Labour vote share was about 40% (?) when it got less seats than the Conservatives.
FPTP has obviously failed yet again but Labour as beneficiaries this time will of course do nothing to reform the electoral system.
The reality of course is Keir Starmer was holding the pass the parcel at the right time, when the Tories eventually imploded.
So they’ve won by default, on a lower share of the vote than 2017.”
In 2024 Labour will get about 36% (?) of the vote share and a landslide majority (over 400 seats), whereas in 2017 Labour vote share was about 40% (?) when it got less seats than the Conservatives.
FPTP has obviously failed yet again but Labour as beneficiaries this time will of course do nothing to reform the electoral system.
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people." - Giordano Bruno
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
Nope they still won Without reform they'd have steamrollered it. I've voted Tory once since moving here but as you say doesn't seem to matter. Had hoped for a better Lib Dem/Green result but they didn't get a look in. Dunno how we ended up in Broxbourne with the boundary changes, seeing as I'm less than 2 miles from Hertford and the Hertford Council offices but there you go. Seems Hertford and Stortford went red though.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/202 ... /E14001139
This is a depressing stat and says a lot about the current state of UK politics. Lowest share but still by far the biggest parties.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn09xn9 ... d6deb#post
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Got this yesterday and out of date now but still nail on head. Not work friendly
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
Mrs. D's home area (where's she's never actually voted in a GE!) went to Reform Doesn't surprise me in the least.
Come to think of it, I've never voted in the GE at my home town either, despite voting in every GE I've been allowed to.
Come to think of it, I've never voted in the GE at my home town either, despite voting in every GE I've been allowed to.
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
Indeed, the Sun backed Labour on polling day.Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Fri Jul 05, 2024 7:26 am I heard on a podcast that the Scum were telling their readers to vote Labour this time
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
And after this cataclysmic change, the sun still came up*, it's still pissing down, the same old potholes are still in the roads and I'll still be paying tax and if I get burgled the police may turn up, eventually.
Any changes Labour instigate will be evolution, not revolution. Changes will be tinkering around the edges. The wheels will keep turning, albeit wiped with a different oily rag.
As you were.
*Haven't seen it today, but it's a bit lighter than at midnight, so let's give it the benefit of the doubt.
Any changes Labour instigate will be evolution, not revolution. Changes will be tinkering around the edges. The wheels will keep turning, albeit wiped with a different oily rag.
As you were.
*Haven't seen it today, but it's a bit lighter than at midnight, so let's give it the benefit of the doubt.
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
This is quite a telling stat for me....
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
I got my pencil out and shoved my vote right up the ballot box.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:42 pm I was dismayed to find there wasn't a bumming party candidate on my ballot.
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
Most people don't want Labour but they want the Conservatives even less
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people." - Giordano Bruno
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Re: Who Will You Vote For?
Very low turn out too. Those voters who did brave to warm, sunny weather yesterday, driven more, I suspect, to get people out than to support the two main parties.
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