My dread is the other way around
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My dread is the other way around
In the end, I couldn't bring myself to not vote Labour.
Worst election ever.
Worst election ever.
Weed i can hide, anything else might be a bit tricky.
They're not even reporting the voting issues on Sky News. Haven't checked BBC yet.
For sure.
For anyone interested, here are the marginal seats: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39655379
Meh, If I thought Tories were a safe majority I'd vote Lib Dems just as a Brexit protest but it does feel like Labour has huge support, more than last time around.
Ah well, off to the polls.
Ah well, off to the polls.
The issues seems widespread
Not insuring savings in banks arguably ruins capitablism. Arguably you could have a national bank that insured savings and other banks that don't. But to make banking as a whole risky, ruins capitalism.
They are safe, vote lib dem
Triple lock probably lib dem led, but yeah I see what you mean. I think it was the other cuts that meant the triple lock could offset some of these.
Local government spend is debatable. Local governments do waste a lot of money at times, e.g. Community projects and endless road works.
I'm not sure about the mortgage percentages. That would just be more people with no chance of buying a house stuck in renting which from a demand perspective would likely increase rental costs. Although interesting one as yes some potential for prices to drop in theory, so less debt so probably somewhere in the middle.
Retraining is a good idea... If it works. You could argue the horse has bolted and are these people interested in learning and working. They've had the chance and didn't take it. It might be a bad investment.
Universal income is an interesting one, had to Google that. Might just be cutting same pie a different way with same outcome.
I disagree about higher tax bracket. 40 percent is probably a good balance. I'm happy to pay 40 percent on the top end as feels a reasonable split and I feel I still take a decent share of higher earnings. Below that I'm probably paying less than I should and it's not going to change my motivation.
I got ballot cards for a family member who hasn't lived at this address for 6 years. That's in the West Midlands.
Yep. Do it. I would never lie to a toryPromise?
Isn't newcatle under lyme that love to get the results in first? They might face some issues tonight if people can't vote.
So what are peoples thoughts? Tory government? Feck I hope not.
No that's Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Nah, it is the Sunderland constituencies. Newcastle under Lyme will be around 4am
I've got 50 minutes. I don't like any of the three. Democracy is a drag sometimes.
Certainty.
Could do what @17 Van der Gouw did and think of the plastic in the ocean and vote Green on a whim if they're standing in your area.
Is Keele university in the Newcastle upon Lyme constituency? I think it's the right part of the world.
Just a matter of how big the majority is imo
I'm just glad you didn't tear my list apart
I'm just hoping the majority isn't too big.
Yes. That is where the voting issues are.
Yes I thought so. Some of the earlier tweets seemed to imply it was more widespread. Seems like this is an issue with one constituency and maybe even one ward at most then and not a widespread issue of young people not being added.
There's a reply to one of the tweets saying there's the same issue in Nottingham.
Yeah i think so, my cousin goes there.
I think that's Sunderland.
I don't know. Hundreds of postal votes went missing in plymouth this week which is another marginal.
I am hoping it all gets sorted and there's no foul play from either side.
Do you know what time Pendle result comes out?
The only thing they are actually competitive at?
Ha ha apologies I didn't mean to do that, was a genuinely interesting and thoughtful read and definitely a few things worth exploring! Trust me I'd have struggled to come up with a list like that. A good variety of angles. I'd probably be a bit narrow in thinking.I'm just glad you didn't tear my list apart
Politics is so damn hard to get right. Retraining for example is a great prospect if you get it right. But a lot of benefits claimants feel more comfortable playing that game rather than actually working. What I really like are the incentives for companies to take on the problem individuals, e.g. Employer NI cuts for certain groupings. It encourages companies to foot the bill and lines up a job at the end with an employer right there having had the chance to assess.
We had some real stars on our apprenticeship programs in the law firm i worked at. And I've heard similar great outcomes for some of the big accounting firms.
What time are the first "interesting" results expected to come in?
Of course she will. She's a spineless clown and the EU hold all the power in these talks. They will piss all over her. There's no way they're giving the UK a favourable deal when they need to show strength to dissuade other countries from pulling out.
I think I'll reluctantly go and vote based on our local MP who does a generally good job rather than thinking nationally.