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"I always vote for the independents, the big parties will pretty much screw you over and work for their own benefits, but for reasons i’m unaware of, there are no elections in Liverpool this year, which I’m sure our Labour council will be relieved about as they’ve pretty much fucked this city over, so much scandal going on at the moment." I remember when the Trotskyist Derek Hatton was the controversial deputy leader of Liverpool Council. Not sure how things up there are like these days. | |||
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"I always vote for the independents, the big parties will pretty much screw you over and work for their own benefits, but for reasons i’m unaware of, there are no elections in Liverpool this year, which I’m sure our Labour council will be relieved about as they’ve pretty much fucked this city over, so much scandal going on at the moment. I remember when the Trotskyist Derek Hatton was the controversial deputy leader of Liverpool Council. Not sure how things up there are like these days. " let’s just say he’s currently being investigated along with 4 other council members, one being the ex metro mayor and council leader Joe Anderson for bribery, corruption and black mail. | |||
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" I remember when the Trotskyist Derek Hatton was the controversial deputy leader of Liverpool Council. Not sure how things up there are like these days. let’s just say he’s currently being investigated along with 4 other council members, one being the ex metro mayor and council leader Joe Anderson for bribery, corruption and black mail." A convert to capitalism, then 
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. " 😄 🤣 😂 | |||
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"ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THEM" Agreed. If any of them were the answer to our problems, we wouldn't have the problems. 🤔 | |||
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"All three?!? What an industrious man! I have a low opinion of politicians. And I often vote independent. This year the greens are often standing non career candidates people who live locally and have local form for making the wards better. Reform seems to be mostly ex Tory. So for me it will be greens , helped by fact they have common sense energy and tax policies. " Polanski's criticism of the brave police officers who disarmed the Golders Green knife man, coupled with their stated policy towards migrants, such as replacing the Home Office with a new Department of Migration, should really be a wake up call. | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. " That didn't take long | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. " Be very careful what you wish for mate i can understand why you might vote reform as i myself have considered it but deep down i can see through the bull shit that Farage spouts out he plays a very very good game and knows exactly what will get the people’s attention it’s all about him always has been always will be | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. Be very careful what you wish for mate i can understand why you might vote reform as i myself have considered it but deep down i can see through the bull shit that Farage spouts out he plays a very very good game and knows exactly what will get the people’s attention it’s all about him always has been always will be " Totally agree. Farage is a bit of a grifter and a charlatan. Says what people want to hear but his one-man-band party won't do anything they promise. They've failed with most of the councils they took over last year. Usual excuse is to blame others. Most of their candidates are arrogant and dodgy. | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. Be very careful what you wish for mate i can understand why you might vote reform as i myself have considered it but deep down i can see through the bull shit that Farage spouts out he plays a very very good game and knows exactly what will get the people’s attention it’s all about him always has been always will be Totally agree. Farage is a bit of a grifter and a charlatan. Says what people want to hear but his one-man-band party won't do anything they promise. They've failed with most of the councils they took over last year. Usual excuse is to blame others. Most of their candidates are arrogant and dodgy." Definitely mate 👍 I’ll hold my hand up and say at one point i agreed with certain points they made but after taking stock and finally seeing Farage for what he really is i can’t bring myself to vote for them He will ruin this country if ever he got in power and people will need to think twice about voting for him and his cronies as i guarantee they are bull shitting you all and are only interested in themselves | |||
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"I’ll hold my hand up and say at one point i agreed with certain points they made but after taking stock and finally seeing Farage for what he really is i can’t bring myself to vote for them He will ruin this country if ever he got in power and people will need to think twice about voting for him and his cronies as i guarantee they are bull shitting you all and are only interested in themselves " To be fair all politicians are liars and grifters. Trudeau amassed a £10 million fortune whilst in office on a salary of £300,000 and since he’s left it’s skyrocketed to £387 million. David Cameron amassed £10 million in his first year after resigning as PM. Not voting is the only peaceful statement left. | |||
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"Personally I’d vote for Labour if it wasn’t for Starmer but I also can’t bring self to vote for Reform as I know deep down it will all end in tears if they got in and I can personally see a lot of people who vote them in living to regret their decision " Reform are running the MAGA script: claiming to be against elites, but funded primarily by an expat billionaire based in Thailand. Farage himself is a grifter. He's set up Reform as a company with himself in control - there's nothing democratic about them. They're filling the top positions with Tory rejects and no-hopers, and the rank and file with rabid neo-Nazis and fascists, with minimal vetting. Members of councils who already have Reform members are fighting each other like rats in a sack. It seems that getting elected was the easy part: actually getting stuff done takes more than a lot of bluster, and it turns out that discussing potholes and bin collections isn't quite the exciting entry into politics that they imagined. | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. " Bingo | |||
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"No voting here we voted last year but I’d vote reform disillusioned with the tories and labour are spending more money than they have in their pockets just look at Birmingham it’s terrible " Whilst I am not defending Labours record in Brum, the bankruptcy wasn’t due to overspending… it was poor employment decisions/ pay grades & a failure to fix it many years ago when it first arose. | |||
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"Personally I’d vote for Labour if it wasn’t for Starmer but I also can’t bring self to vote for Reform as I know deep down it will all end in tears if they got in and I can personally see a lot of people who vote them in living to regret their decision But you are not voting for Starmer. It is a local election, issues in your home town, that directly affect you, not the Westminster bubble. " | |||
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"I’ll hold my hand up and say at one point i agreed with certain points they made but after taking stock and finally seeing Farage for what he really is i can’t bring myself to vote for them He will ruin this country if ever he got in power and people will need to think twice about voting for him and his cronies as i guarantee they are bull shitting you all and are only interested in themselves To be fair all politicians are liars and grifters. Trudeau amassed a £10 million fortune whilst in office on a salary of £300,000 and since he’s left it’s skyrocketed to £387 million. David Cameron amassed £10 million in his first year after resigning as PM. Not voting is the only peaceful statement left. " But that allows that kind of politician to thrive, by splitting votes and voting for a different politics may just make them think. People get away with what they think they can and we allow. | |||
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"Personally I’d vote for Labour if it wasn’t for Starmer but I also can’t bring self to vote for Reform as I know deep down it will all end in tears if they got in and I can personally see a lot of people who vote them in living to regret their decision But you are not voting for Starmer. It is a local election, issues in your home town, that directly affect you, not the Westminster bubble. " I know mate but they represent Starmer having said that can they be worse than what Reform will do?? I know personally where I live Reform have many voters but I also know there is folk who can’t stand them the reaction to Farage possibly coming to a Sunderland match told me everything about how some folk feel about him up here and it wasn’t good Personally speaking and having spoke to many folk in my area I think Starmer lost a lot of people by stopping the heating allowance I saw first hand what it did to some old folk and it was a very bad decision Question is can he turn things around and be the leader this country desperately needs 🤔 | |||
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"Personally I’d vote for Labour if it wasn’t for Starmer but I also can’t bring self to vote for Reform as I know deep down it will all end in tears if they got in and I can personally see a lot of people who vote them in living to regret their decision But you are not voting for Starmer. It is a local election, issues in your home town, that directly affect you, not the Westminster bubble. I know mate but they represent Starmer having said that can they be worse than what Reform will do?? I know personally where I live Reform have many voters but I also know there is folk who can’t stand them the reaction to Farage possibly coming to a Sunderland match told me everything about how some folk feel about him up here and it wasn’t good Personally speaking and having spoke to many folk in my area I think Starmer lost a lot of people by stopping the heating allowance I saw first hand what it did to some old folk and it was a very bad decision Question is can he turn things around and be the leader this country desperately needs 🤔" Agreed, having had 14 years watching how not to do it…. They seem to not have an alternative plan. | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. " Here here. Totally agree. | |||
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" Reform are running the MAGA script: claiming to be against elites, but funded primarily by an expat billionaire based in Thailand. Farage himself is a grifter. He's set up Reform as a company with himself in control - there's nothing democratic about them. They're filling the top positions with Tory rejects and no-hopers, and the rank and file with rabid neo-Nazis and fascists, with minimal vetting. Members of councils who already have Reform members are fighting each other like rats in a sack. It seems that getting elected was the easy part: actually getting stuff done takes more than a lot of bluster, and it turns out that discussing potholes and bin collections isn't quite the exciting entry into politics that they imagined." Reform is very much a one-man-band. A personal Faragite cult. No democracy at all. Here in Wales he parachuted in a leader with no one having any say in the matter. His candidate, Dan Thomas, may have been born in Wales and may claim to now live here, but he spent most of his political life as Conservative leader of some outer London borough council before defecting to the Faragites. Seen him in 'action' on the Welsh leaders debate. An uninspiring muppet who just waffles. No wonder he is being called the 'Plastic Taffy' | |||
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" Reform are running the MAGA script: claiming to be against elites, but funded primarily by an expat billionaire based in Thailand. Farage himself is a grifter. He's set up Reform as a company with himself in control - there's nothing democratic about them. They're filling the top positions with Tory rejects and no-hopers, and the rank and file with rabid neo-Nazis and fascists, with minimal vetting. Members of councils who already have Reform members are fighting each other like rats in a sack. It seems that getting elected was the easy part: actually getting stuff done takes more than a lot of bluster, and it turns out that discussing potholes and bin collections isn't quite the exciting entry into politics that they imagined. Reform is very much a one-man-band. A personal Faragite cult. No democracy at all. Here in Wales he parachuted in a leader with no one having any say in the matter. His candidate, Dan Thomas, may have been born in Wales and may claim to now live here, but he spent most of his political life as Conservative leader of some outer London borough council before defecting to the Faragites. Seen him in 'action' on the Welsh leaders debate. An uninspiring muppet who just waffles. No wonder he is being called the 'Plastic Taffy'" He was massively unconvincing on question time…. And I don’t have to listen to or vote for him, once he kept on about his London borough…. Like talking about your ex all the time to your latest! | |||
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"All three?!? What an industrious man! I have a low opinion of politicians. And I often vote independent. This year the greens are often standing non career candidates people who live locally and have local form for making the wards better. Reform seems to be mostly ex Tory. So for me it will be greens , helped by fact they have common sense energy and tax policies. Polanski's criticism of the brave police officers who disarmed the Golders Green knife man, coupled with their stated policy towards migrants, such as replacing the Home Office with a new Department of Migration, should really be a wake up call." Should be a wake up call repeatedly stamping on an innervated man who's been tapered multiple times and managing to trip over each other while doing so makes them look less professional than the average sat night bouncer. (Who would be in jail for less) New department is needed because old one is deliberately hamstrung by elected officials directly interfering in due process for politically gain for much of the last 20 years. | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot." . "FREEDOM" | |||
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" Reform are running the MAGA script: claiming to be against elites, but funded primarily by an expat billionaire based in Thailand. Farage himself is a grifter. He's set up Reform as a company with himself in control - there's nothing democratic about them. They're filling the top positions with Tory rejects and no-hopers, and the rank and file with rabid neo-Nazis and fascists, with minimal vetting. Members of councils who already have Reform members are fighting each other like rats in a sack. It seems that getting elected was the easy part: actually getting stuff done takes more than a lot of bluster, and it turns out that discussing potholes and bin collections isn't quite the exciting entry into politics that they imagined. Reform is very much a one-man-band. A personal Faragite cult. No democracy at all. Here in Wales he parachuted in a leader with no one having any say in the matter. His candidate, Dan Thomas, may have been born in Wales and may claim to now live here, but he spent most of his political life as Conservative leader of some outer London borough council before defecting to the Faragites. Seen him in 'action' on the Welsh leaders debate. An uninspiring muppet who just waffles. No wonder he is being called the 'Plastic Taffy' He was massively unconvincing on question time…. And I don’t have to listen to or vote for him, once he kept on about his London borough…. Like talking about your ex all the time to your latest!" The sad thing is he talks a very good game and knows exactly what to say to say to get folk on his side I was one until I saw sense | |||
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"That Nigel fargot is right on the money, he listens to the public and makes policies people like. And just like ANY other party once elected will forget them. They are all as bunch of misleading (not allowed to say li ars) bastards no matter what colour rosette they ware. As for the greens,what a bunch of luney tunes!" Yep 👍 We need a proper leader who cares about the people | |||
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"That Nigel fargot is right on the money, he listens to the public and makes policies people like. And just like ANY other party once elected will forget them. They are all as bunch of misleading (not allowed to say li ars) bastards no matter what colour rosette they ware. As for the greens,what a bunch of luney tunes!" See previous comment… if this opinion continues to flourish then change will never come, the very people being numbered above benefit from that very attitude, they will strive to make it look so, so that they can continue doing what they do. A vote for a different party, maybe an independent, suddenly makes them realise their job isn’t guaranteed & maybe they should step up. | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. " And we have a winner for the Moron of the Week award. | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. And we have a winner for the Moron of the Week award." I think there might be a tie…. Someone agrees. | |||
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"No voting here we voted last year but I’d vote reform disillusioned with the tories and labour are spending more money than they have in their pockets just look at Birmingham it’s terrible Whilst I am not defending Labours record in Brum, the bankruptcy wasn’t due to overspending… it was poor employment decisions/ pay grades & a failure to fix it many years ago when it first arose." By a strange fate the bin strike is being solved overnight after 12 months of standoff, labour corruption in local as well as national government | |||
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"One good thing about threads like this, makes it easy to identify all the Reform cunts. " Aha the signature tune of the brain dead. Anyone who disagrees with me is a cunt. | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. " While I don't agree that reform will make a good government I do think perhaps having one term of an alternative fuck up might make the traditional mane parties finally sit up and think perhaps we need to listen and act according to the manifesto we were elected on. | |||
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"Vote Reform means Section 28 will brought back,It will be illegal for men to wear ladies clothes in public, no gay pride etc ." Do you have firm evidence that Section 28 will be restored by Reform UK, Have they publicly stated that as a policy aim,? or is it like the false rumour that keeps repeating that they will dismantle the NHS which is not in their policies at all. | |||
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"I cannot countenance that anyone, even one person, would vote Labour given the total ‘dog’s breakfast’ they are making in government - worst ever !" if you dislike the Labour party so much why are you wearing red underwear surely they should be blue | |||
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"Look at the mess that is US politics right now and think very carefully before you vote for the UK's Tesco Value Trump! Just saying!" Uk temu trump | |||
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"Look at the mess that is US politics right now and think very carefully before you vote for the UK's Tesco Value Trump! Just saying! Uk temu trump "You got that right! | |||
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"Vote Reform means Section 28 will brought back,It will be illegal for men to wear ladies clothes in public, no gay pride etc . Do you have firm evidence that Section 28 will be restored by Reform UK, Have they publicly stated that as a policy aim,? or is it like the false rumour that keeps repeating that they will dismantle the NHS which is not in their policies at all. " Farage has publicly stated his belief that health services should move to a insurance-based financial model. | |||
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"All three?!? What an industrious man! I have a low opinion of politicians. And I often vote independent. This year the greens are often standing non career candidates people who live locally and have local form for making the wards better. Reform seems to be mostly ex Tory. So for me it will be greens , helped by fact they have common sense energy and tax policies. Polanski's criticism of the brave police officers who disarmed the Golders Green knife man, coupled with their stated policy towards migrants, such as replacing the Home Office with a new Department of Migration, should really be a wake up call. Should be a wake up call repeatedly stamping on an innervated man who's been tapered multiple times and managing to trip over each other while doing so makes them look less professional than the average sat night bouncer. (Who would be in jail for less) " Another armchair expert, the arrest was absolutely textbook. Terrorist carried on towards them despite several warnings, still with the knife he'd already used on two people. Even on the floor he refused to give it up so distraction strikes were necessary and proportionate, whilst there was also the suicide bomb he was about to detonate. | |||
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"On the face of it Reform do speak a lot of sense, but then again in the eyes of the American people so did Trump before he came president and what the world ended up with. " It's almost as though 1. getting elected. 2. achieving real political objectives when in office. call for two completely different sets of skills, isn't it? Voters don't seem to have developed the ability to distinguish the two. | |||
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"No voting here we voted last year but I’d vote reform disillusioned with the tories and labour are spending more money than they have in their pockets just look at Birmingham it’s terrible Whilst I am not defending Labours record in Brum, the bankruptcy wasn’t due to overspending… it was poor employment decisions/ pay grades & a failure to fix it many years ago when it first arose. By a strange fate the bin strike is being solved overnight after 12 months of standoff, labour corruption in local as well as national government " As luck would have it…but as I said, it wasn’t corruption, it is poor management by the council, both in setting pay grades, paying compensation to those proven to be underpaid in other equivalent jobs, not once, not twice but 3 times because of a failure to fix the issue first time…the city would have had one bin strike about 15 years ago (or so) and that would have been it, so it’s incompetence and or cowardice, not corruption. Neither are great, but not as corrosive as corruption, which of course may exist elsewhere in the council, but I don’t see it here. | |||
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"Local elections up and down the country this week, traditionally a time when people use 'protest votes' against the current government. Predictions are that Reform and the Green Party will play a massive part, splitting the vote and in some places even taking power. I'm actually unable to vote as I'm out of the country and my postal vote hadn't arrived when I left home. I would've voted for Labour, Conservatives made a well documented mess of my local council when last in power, totally appalling. Who will you be voting for, and why?" You could get someone else to vote for you.. I guess you didn’t want to feel awkward telling them you support Labour.. Even if you did vote for Labour, they’d probably still lose, so it’s not a big deal, no need to stress.. I didn’t vote for Labour either. | |||
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"All three?!? What an industrious man! I have a low opinion of politicians. And I often vote independent. This year the greens are often standing non career candidates people who live locally and have local form for making the wards better. Reform seems to be mostly ex Tory. So for me it will be greens , helped by fact they have common sense energy and tax policies. Polanski's criticism of the brave police officers who disarmed the Golders Green knife man, coupled with their stated policy towards migrants, such as replacing the Home Office with a new Department of Migration, should really be a wake up call." A typical Arsenal fan once more 1. He is not participating in the vote because he is out of country (what a ridiculous excuse) 2. Inquire with individuals about their voting choices 3. And when they respond that they are not voting for Labour, he provides them with a reality check | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. Be very careful what you wish for mate i can understand why you might vote reform as i myself have considered it but deep down i can see through the bull shit that Farage spouts out he plays a very very good game and knows exactly what will get the people’s attention it’s all about him always has been always will be Totally agree. Farage is a bit of a grifter and a charlatan. Says what people want to hear but his one-man-band party won't do anything they promise. They've failed with most of the councils they took over last year. Usual excuse is to blame others. Most of their candidates are arrogant and dodgy." Not arguing with your points. But the same comments could be applied to almost all candidates, and are actually already proven with the more established ones! In essence… it’s a shit choice the voters have!! | |||
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"Reform all the way.... definitely not The Green nut jobs .. got relatives who are Green members .. the stuff they come out with is scary.... " And the stuff Farridge comes out with isn'???? Are you mad? | |||
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"Vote Reform means Section 28 will brought back,It will be illegal for men to wear ladies clothes in public, no gay pride etc ." I don't know what their plans are but Farage--and what he says goes--has always been opposed to gay rights and some of his nasty, bigoted candidates are definitely homophobic. I emailed Reform about two years ago and asked what their position on gay rights was. Got a standard 'thank you for your enquiry. We will be in touch'. Still waiting. I emailed another far-right party [can't quite remember what it was called and now seems to have vanished] on the same subject. They replied immediately that they had no intention of repealing any gay rights. | |||
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"One good thing about threads like this, makes it easy to identify all the Reform cunts. " Agreed. | |||
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"Not voting ever again Been let down by all politicians Waste of time they’ll do the opposite of what they promise Ask any pensioner " I'm a pensioner and I'd vote if I was in the country on Thursday. I've planned for my retirement and don't feel hard done to, things are a lot harder for younger people these days. | |||
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"My voting card came a month ago. 7th May is the voting date. What's happening to yours? Why you haven't received it yet?" What borough are you? I've been away since April 17th, they were due to be delivered the next week. | |||
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"My voting card came a month ago. 7th May is the voting date. What's happening to yours? Why you haven't received it yet? What borough are you? I've been away since April 17th, they were due to be delivered the next week." If you can't make it to the polls, you can have someone vote for you. This is known as a proxy vote. Honestly, there's no reason for folks who don't want to vote but are super active online, asking others to share their votes and trying to lecture people on what they think is right for them... it's just totally ridiculous. | |||
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"We just have the Welsh Govt. election in my local constituency, I've cast my vote by post, a tactical vote to hopefully change the controlling party in the Senedd. " Having just checked, I see that Labour have been in charge since The Senedd's inception in 1999, with a very large majority. Do you thinks there's any prospect of this changing? | |||
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"My voting card came a month ago. 7th May is the voting date. What's happening to yours? Why you haven't received it yet? What borough are you? I've been away since April 17th, they were due to be delivered the next week. If you can't make it to the polls, you can have someone vote for you. This is known as a proxy vote. Honestly, there's no reason for folks who don't want to vote but are super active online, asking others to share their votes and trying to lecture people on what they think is right for them... it's just totally ridiculous." There's no compulsion for anyone to post on this or any other topic, it's voluntary. You seem to be the only one complaining, as usual. | |||
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"Reform or Restore is the only way to get out of this mess. The problem is here and is a danger that will cause the downfall of the UK. " What is that problem? Millionaires not paying tax here but influencing from afar? | |||
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"Not voting ever again Been let down by all politicians Waste of time they’ll do the opposite of what they promise Ask any pensioner " Ask any 20-40 ish year old…pensioners have done better.. | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. " Yep, vote reform unless: You use the NHS Are a pensioner, nearly half of the cost of the benefit system is pensions You findvracism morally offensive You want an MP who represents you, while an MEP, Farage had one of the lowest attendance records in the European Parliament, and has a voting record as an MP of only 38% | |||
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"Reform or Restore is the only way to get out of this mess. The problem is here and is a danger that will cause the downfall of the UK. " You mean the problems created by the Tories who have now defected to the very same Reform you think will clear up said mess? | |||
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"Reform or Restore is the only way to get out of this mess. The problem is here and is a danger that will cause the downfall of the UK. What is that problem? Millionaires not paying tax here but influencing from afar? " How many of those are there, and what problems are they causing? | |||
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"The one that really matters this thursday is Holyrood. It's unlikely but if the SNP win an overall majority, the mandate for Indy2 is on. Would Starmer follow in Bunter's footsteps and deny the will of the Scottish People? I would think he would. " The Scottish and Welsh results will be very interesting. I might even consider leaving Wales if Plaid or the Faragites gain power here. Strong possibility SNP will continue as the government of Scotland with or without an overall majority. Perhaps it would be fair to instigate Indy2 now. | |||
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"Look at the state of the uk now .. really doing a good job aren’t they ie labour " They once represented the Working Class now they just fuck the working class over | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. " In the nicest way please go fuck yourself | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. " Oh dear gods!!!! | |||
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"Look at the state of the uk now .. really doing a good job aren’t they ie labour " Check their legislative record so far. Seem to be making a fairly good job of clearing up the mess the Tories left. | |||
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"My voting card came a month ago. 7th May is the voting date. What's happening to yours? Why you haven't received it yet? What borough are you? I've been away since April 17th, they were due to be delivered the next week. If you can't make it to the polls, you can have someone vote for you. This is known as a proxy vote. Honestly, there's no reason for folks who don't want to vote but are super active online, asking others to share their votes and trying to lecture people on what they think is right for them... it's just totally ridiculous. There's no compulsion for anyone to post on this or any other topic, it's voluntary. You seem to be the only one complaining, as usual." Conversely, the subject is not exclusive to Op; anyone is free to express their opinions. This is not a complaint, by the way. The discussion was centered around the flimsy justification you provided for not being able to vote due to your location outside the UK. | |||
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"Vote reform we have to give them a chance to get this country back to British ways worse that can happen is they are just as bad as the rest in which case this country's fucked" No…they could easily be worse, more in thrall to millionaires. Also….as I keep banging on & i am boring myself….in England it is local elections, local democracy, not Kemi, not Kier, not Zak, not Nige, but the people who spend on bin emptying, social services, street lights, parks, museums etc etc all the stuff Westminster does not give a shit about especially outside the M25, but affects your daily life | |||
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"Reform or Restore is the only way to get out of this mess. The problem is here and is a danger that will cause the downfall of the UK. What is that problem? Millionaires not paying tax here but influencing from afar? How many of those are there, and what problems are they causing?" Several, and I do object when someone who doesn’t live here, doesn’t pay tax here wants to assume a position of power. Equally as this is mostly local, I will not vote for a councillor who doesn’t live in the constituency they claim to represent. | |||
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"We just have the Welsh Govt. election in my local constituency, I've cast my vote by post, a tactical vote to hopefully change the controlling party in the Senedd. Having just checked, I see that Labour have been in charge since The Senedd's inception in 1999, with a very large majority. Do you thinks there's any prospect of this changing?" Although Labour have led every Welsh Government since 1999, they’ve never actually had a majority in the Senedd — the PR system makes that hard. They’ve governed through minorities and coalitions. Thursday's election looks more open than usual with the new 96-seat setup, but 49 seats for a majority still looks unlikely for any party, with talk of a possible Reform / Plaid coalition. | |||
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"We just have the Welsh Govt. election in my local constituency, I've cast my vote by post, a tactical vote to hopefully change the controlling party in the Senedd. Having just checked, I see that Labour have been in charge since The Senedd's inception in 1999, with a very large majority. Do you thinks there's any prospect of this changing? Although Labour have led every Welsh Government since 1999, they’ve never actually had a majority in the Senedd — the PR system makes that hard. They’ve governed through minorities and coalitions. Thursday's election looks more open than usual with the new 96-seat setup, but 49 seats for a majority still looks unlikely for any party, with talk of a possible Reform / Plaid coalition. " That is actually quite funny, in that all media print, broadcast etc seem to paint the failings in Wales, particularly NHS, is all Labours fault, but in a coalition then partners share the blame… hmmm not excusing but sheds a different light. | |||
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"We just have the Welsh Govt. election in my local constituency, I've cast my vote by post, a tactical vote to hopefully change the controlling party in the Senedd. Having just checked, I see that Labour have been in charge since The Senedd's inception in 1999, with a very large majority. Do you thinks there's any prospect of this changing? Although Labour have led every Welsh Government since 1999, they’ve never actually had a majority in the Senedd — the PR system makes that hard. They’ve governed through minorities and coalitions. Thursday's election looks more open than usual with the new 96-seat setup, but 49 seats for a majority still looks unlikely for any party, with talk of a possible Reform / Plaid coalition. That is actually quite funny, in that all media print, broadcast etc seem to paint the failings in Wales, particularly NHS, is all Labours fault, but in a coalition then partners share the blame… hmmm not excusing but sheds a different light." Not so funny for those of us who reside in Wales! Labour gets the blame because they have been the senior partner in every Welsh assembly / government since 1999. While coalition partners have shared the steering wheel, Labour has always held the keys! | |||
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"We just have the Welsh Govt. election in my local constituency, I've cast my vote by post, a tactical vote to hopefully change the controlling party in the Senedd. Having just checked, I see that Labour have been in charge since The Senedd's inception in 1999, with a very large majority. Do you thinks there's any prospect of this changing? Although Labour have led every Welsh Government since 1999, they’ve never actually had a majority in the Senedd — the PR system makes that hard. They’ve governed through minorities and coalitions. Thursday's election looks more open than usual with the new 96-seat setup, but 49 seats for a majority still looks unlikely for any party, with talk of a possible Reform / Plaid coalition. " Surely you mean a Plaid/Labour coalition with Libdems and Greens helping out if things get dicey. Even if Reform got the largest number of seats I rather doubt anyone would go into coalition with them. | |||
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"Reform or Restore is the only way to get out of this mess. The problem is here and is a danger that will cause the downfall of the UK. What is that problem? Millionaires not paying tax here but influencing from afar? How many of those are there, and what problems are they causing? Several, and I do object when someone who doesn’t live here, doesn’t pay tax here wants to assume a position of power...." Out of interest I checked and there's currently around 2.5 million Millionaires resident in the UK. It's not that much of a big deal these days. | |||
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"We just have the Welsh Govt. election in my local constituency, I've cast my vote by post, a tactical vote to hopefully change the controlling party in the Senedd. Having just checked, I see that Labour have been in charge since The Senedd's inception in 1999, with a very large majority. Do you thinks there's any prospect of this changing? Although Labour have led every Welsh Government since 1999, they’ve never actually had a majority in the Senedd — the PR system makes that hard. They’ve governed through minorities and coalitions. Thursday's election looks more open than usual with the new 96-seat setup, but 49 seats for a majority still looks unlikely for any party, with talk of a possible Reform / Plaid coalition. That is actually quite funny, in that all media print, broadcast etc seem to paint the failings in Wales, particularly NHS, is all Labours fault, but in a coalition then partners share the blame… hmmm not excusing but sheds a different light. Not so funny for those of us who reside in Wales! Labour gets the blame because they have been the senior partner in every Welsh assembly / government since 1999. While coalition partners have shared the steering wheel, Labour has always held the keys!" No not funny ha ha, just ineptitude isn’t dictated by political bent. | |||
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"Reform or Restore is the only way to get out of this mess. The problem is here and is a danger that will cause the downfall of the UK. What is that problem? Millionaires not paying tax here but influencing from afar? How many of those are there, and what problems are they causing? Several, and I do object when someone who doesn’t live here, doesn’t pay tax here wants to assume a position of power.... Out of interest I checked and there's currently around 2.5 million Millionaires resident in the UK. It's not that much of a big deal these days." If it buys influence then it is, if it is used to prevent distribution of wealth then it is. If it is used to ‘other’ people blaming them for societies ills , when the widening gap between those with & those without is much more of an issue…it is. | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM"" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts. | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts." What a stupid comment, have you been on the Buckfast again? | |||
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"I always vote for the independents, the big parties will pretty much screw you over and work for their own benefits, but for reasons i’m unaware of, there are no elections in Liverpool this year, which I’m sure our Labour council will be relieved about as they’ve pretty much fucked this city over, so much scandal going on at the moment. I remember when the Trotskyist Derek Hatton was the controversial deputy leader of Liverpool Council. Not sure how things up there are like these days. let’s just say he’s currently being investigated along with 4 other council members, one being the ex metro mayor and council leader Joe Anderson for bribery, corruption and black mail." Did any of tbem get a 5 million quid backhander for security measures | |||
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"Reform or Restore is the only way to get out of this mess. The problem is here and is a danger that will cause the downfall of the UK. What is that problem? Millionaires not paying tax here but influencing from afar? How many of those are there, and what problems are they causing? Several, and I do object when someone who doesn’t live here, doesn’t pay tax here wants to assume a position of power.... Out of interest I checked and there's currently around 2.5 million Millionaires resident in the UK. It's not that much of a big deal these days. If it buys influence then it is, if it is used to prevent distribution of wealth then it is. If it is used to ‘other’ people blaming them for societies ills , when the widening gap between those with & those without is much more of an issue…it is." My youngest son, in his late 20's, is a Millionaire, all earned by smart hard work. Him and his partner spend a fair bit as well, eating out, holidays etc. Isn't that redistribution of wealth? | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts. What a stupid comment, have you been on the Buckfast again?" Another old Reform/Tory Racist, the sooner we are free of you the better. | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts. What a stupid comment, have you been on the Buckfast again? Another old Reform/Tory Racist, the sooner we are free of you the better." “Everyone who doesn’t agree with me is a snobby Tory racist cunt!” “Everyone in England is a snobby Tory racist cunt!” | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts." Sutton Coldfield is a posh area of Birmingham they have there bins emptied every 3 months and use andrex instead of the Birmingham mail to whip their ass with. | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts. What a stupid comment, have you been on the Buckfast again? Another old Reform/Tory Racist, the sooner we are free of you the better. “Everyone who doesn’t agree with me is a snobby Tory racist cunt!” “Everyone in England is a snobby Tory racist cunt!”" You said it! | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts. What a stupid comment, have you been on the Buckfast again? Another old Reform/Tory Racist, the sooner we are free of you the better. “Everyone who doesn’t agree with me is a snobby Tory racist cunt!” “Everyone in England is a snobby Tory racist cunt!” You said it!" Whoosh | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts. What a stupid comment, have you been on the Buckfast again? Another old Reform/Tory Racist, the sooner we are free of you the better." That's right, another old Reform/Tory who voted Labour in the last election and would vote for Labour on Thursday if I was home. | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts. What a stupid comment, have you been on the Buckfast again? Another old Reform/Tory Racist, the sooner we are free of you the better. That's right, another old Reform/Tory who voted Labour in the last election and would vote for Labour on Thursday if I was home." The Labour Party, no difference, another right wing British nationalist party. | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts. What a stupid comment, have you been on the Buckfast again? Another old Reform/Tory Racist, the sooner we are free of you the better. That's right, another old Reform/Tory who voted Labour in the last election and would vote for Labour on Thursday if I was home. The Labour Party, no difference, another right wing British nationalist party." Who hate the Working Class | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts. What a stupid comment, have you been on the Buckfast again? Another old Reform/Tory Racist, the sooner we are free of you the better. That's right, another old Reform/Tory who voted Labour in the last election and would vote for Labour on Thursday if I was home. The Labour Party, no difference, another right wing British nationalist party. Who hate the Working Class " Yes! Exactly 💯% You've got bit! I vowed never to vote Labour after they supported the Poll Tax in 1988, then in 2007 when the SNP Government brought in free prescriptions, Labour MSP's in the Scottish Parliament opposed it, because it helped the working poor, they were led by privately educated upper class twit Jackie Baillie in that. | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts. What a stupid comment, have you been on the Buckfast again? Another old Reform/Tory Racist, the sooner we are free of you the better. That's right, another old Reform/Tory who voted Labour in the last election and would vote for Labour on Thursday if I was home. The Labour Party, no difference, another right wing British nationalist party. Who hate the Working Class Yes! Exactly 💯% You've got bit! I vowed never to vote Labour after they supported the Poll Tax in 1988, then in 2007 when the SNP Government brought in free prescriptions, Labour MSP's in the Scottish Parliament opposed it, because it helped the working poor, they were led by privately educated upper class twit Jackie Baillie in that." Yep you only have to see some of the deprived areas in the North East to realise that labour have never give a toss about the working class and yet they are suppose to be the very party that supports them 🤷🏻 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again this country is crying out for a proper leader who knows what’s it like to live on the breadline and work a proper shift for absolute pittance as not one of our current political leaders would know anything about it 😡 The poor have always been fucked over by the rich always have always will….. | |||
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"We just have the Welsh Govt. election in my local constituency, I've cast my vote by post, a tactical vote to hopefully change the controlling party in the Senedd. Having just checked, I see that Labour have been in charge since The Senedd's inception in 1999, with a very large majority. Do you thinks there's any prospect of this changing? Although Labour have led every Welsh Government since 1999, they’ve never actually had a majority in the Senedd — the PR system makes that hard. They’ve governed through minorities and coalitions. Thursday's election looks more open than usual with the new 96-seat setup, but 49 seats for a majority still looks unlikely for any party, with talk of a possible Reform / Plaid coalition. Surely you mean a Plaid/Labour coalition with Libdems and Greens helping out if things get dicey. Even if Reform got the largest number of seats I rather doubt anyone would go into coalition with them." With significant tactical voting against widely detested Labour highly likely, even in traditional Labour strongholds, Reform may win the ‘battle’ for votes in many areas. Yet the ‘war’ for a majority hinges on coalition-building — an arena where established parties still hold the advantage. A Reform/Plaid arrangement remains a long shot, but it isn’t beyond possibility if the numbers demand it, especially under the new 96-seat system. We’re in an uncharted territory. With final polls showing a dead heat for seats, reluctant ‘bridge-building’ may be the only path to deciding who becomes "Prif Weinidog newydd Cymru". Yesterday’s ‘unlikely’ scenarios are today’s mathematical probabilities. Sadly, it’s not the old world we once knew! | |||
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"I always vote for the independents, the big parties will pretty much screw you over and work for their own benefits, but for reasons i’m unaware of, there are no elections in Liverpool this year, which I’m sure our Labour council will be relieved about as they’ve pretty much fucked this city over, so much scandal going on at the moment. I remember when the Trotskyist Derek Hatton was the controversial deputy leader of Liverpool Council. Not sure how things up there are like these days. let’s just say he’s currently being investigated along with 4 other council members, one being the ex metro mayor and council leader Joe Anderson for bribery, corruption and black mail. Did any of tbem get a 5 million quid backhander for security measures" …just around the time it was decided that politics doesn’t pay… | |||
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"Local elections up and down the country this week, traditionally a time when people use 'protest votes' against the current government. Predictions are that Reform and the Green Party will play a massive part, splitting the vote and in some places even taking power. I'm actually unable to vote as I'm out of the country and my postal vote hadn't arrived when I left home. I would've voted for Labour, Conservatives made a well documented mess of my local council when last in power, totally appalling. Who will you be voting for, and why?" Taken from behind in the polling booth. | |||
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"Reform or Restore is the only way to get out of this mess. The problem is here and is a danger that will cause the downfall of the UK. What is that problem? Millionaires not paying tax here but influencing from afar? How many of those are there, and what problems are they causing? Several, and I do object when someone who doesn’t live here, doesn’t pay tax here wants to assume a position of power.... Out of interest I checked and there's currently around 2.5 million Millionaires resident in the UK. It's not that much of a big deal these days. If it buys influence then it is, if it is used to prevent distribution of wealth then it is. If it is used to ‘other’ people blaming them for societies ills , when the widening gap between those with & those without is much more of an issue…it is. My youngest son, in his late 20's, is a Millionaire, all earned by smart hard work. Him and his partner spend a fair bit as well, eating out, holidays etc. Isn't that redistribution of wealth?" No idea of your son’s tax position, and don’t need to know. It isn’t redistribution if the money is spent buying stuff off the large multinational tax dodging corporations any more than minimum wage me is redistributing wealth buying coffee at Starbucks. | |||
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"SNP on the constituency vote and The Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the Regional Ballot.. "FREEDOM" You're from Sutton Coldfield, no idea where in England that is, but the name makes it sound like it's populated by snobby, racist, Tory c*nts. What a stupid comment, have you been on the Buckfast again? Another old Reform/Tory Racist, the sooner we are free of you the better. That's right, another old Reform/Tory who voted Labour in the last election and would vote for Labour on Thursday if I was home. The Labour Party, no difference, another right wing British nationalist party. Who hate the Working Class Yes! Exactly 💯% You've got bit! I vowed never to vote Labour after they supported the Poll Tax in 1988, then in 2007 when the SNP Government brought in free prescriptions, Labour MSP's in the Scottish Parliament opposed it, because it helped the working poor, they were led by privately educated upper class twit Jackie Baillie in that. Yep you only have to see some of the deprived areas in the North East to realise that labour have never give a toss about the working class and yet they are suppose to be the very party that supports them 🤷🏻 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again this country is crying out for a proper leader who knows what’s it like to live on the breadline and work a proper shift for absolute pittance as not one of our current political leaders would know anything about it 😡 The poor have always been fucked over by the rich always have always will….. " Indeed, but why do we continue to allow it? Forelock tugging for the gratitude of the rich boy who can solve all our problems by is paying more tax than he does . Crawling to millionaires feeding us the myth of trickle down economics….if you allow me to be even richer, then you shall be richer too. | |||
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"We just have the Welsh Govt. election in my local constituency, I've cast my vote by post, a tactical vote to hopefully change the controlling party in the Senedd. Having just checked, I see that Labour have been in charge since The Senedd's inception in 1999, with a very large majority. Do you thinks there's any prospect of this changing? Although Labour have led every Welsh Government since 1999, they’ve never actually had a majority in the Senedd — the PR system makes that hard. They’ve governed through minorities and coalitions. Thursday's election looks more open than usual with the new 96-seat setup, but 49 seats for a majority still looks unlikely for any party, with talk of a possible Reform / Plaid coalition. That is actually quite funny, in that all media print, broadcast etc seem to paint the failings in Wales, particularly NHS, is all Labours fault, but in a coalition then partners share the blame… hmmm not excusing but sheds a different light. Not so funny for those of us who reside in Wales! Labour gets the blame because they have been the senior partner in every Welsh assembly / government since 1999. While coalition partners have shared the steering wheel, Labour has always held the keys! No not funny ha ha, just ineptitude isn’t dictated by political bent." Indeed, incompetence isn’t unique to any one party, but don't you think that accountability certainly should be? After 27 years in power, the ‘anyone would have struggled’ excuse wears thin. At some point, we have to accept that the senior partner owns the culture and the results, regardless of political stripe. If ‘ineptitude’ really is non-partisan, as you say, then that’s the strongest argument there is for finally giving someone else a turn in the hot-seat! | |||
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"Rotten Boroughs in Private Eye has always covered local government corruption and inept management. It never seemed to struggle for material, regardless of the colour of the rosette. Maybe it's just a thankless task which attracts chancers." I'm sure that Barnet's 'EasyCouncil' must've featured heavily. It's why we don't need the Tories back in charge. | |||
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"Well one is thing is for sure I wont be voting Greenslamic Party in. I've seen enough destruction with Liebour, if the greens get in it will be on a out of control level of destruction. "  .. and you gotta pay taxes for the oxygen lol | |||
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"In Poole we have received only one election communication through the letterbox. It is from reform. They state that residents have been let down by previous councillors. They pledge to, protect from large rate increases, return pride (🌈👍🏻) to town and communities, deliver services effectively and efficiently (that is essential for protecting from large rates increases), fully engage & empower residents groups & associations and finally protect people's unique culture and history (can't change history) They don't say how they are going to achieve all of this. I don't know who to vote for especially as none of the other candidates have even bothered to communicate with us.😵💫🤪 Miss Smith 🤣🤣🤣 " That’s an omen to vote Reform. | |||
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"Vote REFORM. We need to get this country back on the rails. The Conservative are hopeless, Labour do all the wrong things and the Greens will turn the country into a Muslim state. " Reform will do nothing for you. | |||
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"Voting is necessary but ultimately pointless, all parties are virtually the same and once people become politicians common sense and decency disappear. Time for a revolution! " Won’t be voting as not one of them are worth voting for | |||
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"We just have the Welsh Govt. election in my local constituency, I've cast my vote by post, a tactical vote to hopefully change the controlling party in the Senedd. Having just checked, I see that Labour have been in charge since The Senedd's inception in 1999, with a very large majority. Do you thinks there's any prospect of this changing? Although Labour have led every Welsh Government since 1999, they’ve never actually had a majority in the Senedd — the PR system makes that hard. They’ve governed through minorities and coalitions. Thursday's election looks more open than usual with the new 96-seat setup, but 49 seats for a majority still looks unlikely for any party, with talk of a possible Reform / Plaid coalition. That is actually quite funny, in that all media print, broadcast etc seem to paint the failings in Wales, particularly NHS, is all Labours fault, but in a coalition then partners share the blame… hmmm not excusing but sheds a different light. Not so funny for those of us who reside in Wales! Labour gets the blame because they have been the senior partner in every Welsh assembly / government since 1999. While coalition partners have shared the steering wheel, Labour has always held the keys! No not funny ha ha, just ineptitude isn’t dictated by political bent. Indeed, incompetence isn’t unique to any one party, but don't you think that accountability certainly should be? After 27 years in power, the ‘anyone would have struggled’ excuse wears thin. At some point, we have to accept that the senior partner owns the culture and the results, regardless of political stripe. If ‘ineptitude’ really is non-partisan, as you say, then that’s the strongest argument there is for finally giving someone else a turn in the hot-seat! " Yes indeed, may as well try a different colour of ineptitude! You are correct, I was mostly taken aback by how impartial BBC reporting (yes…i am being ironic) makes it all Labours fault rather than mostly…doesn’t affect the end result and hopefully those who live & get to vote in Wales know the score, but as an interested observer it seems telling and raises more questions about ‘impartial’ reporting. | |||
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"Had to laugh yesterday when some bone-headed Reformee shoved a load of election rubbish through my letter box. Including a leaflet saying 'Sorry you were out when we called'. Well I wasn't out. In fact I was sitting in my armchair reading and facing the front path when I saw the moron walk down it and then walk across my garden to next door's. Too cowardly to canvass me!" Ah but is that the ‘out’ that they meant? | |||
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"…Yes indeed, may as well try a different colour of ineptitude! You are correct, I was mostly taken aback by how impartial BBC reporting (yes…i am being ironic) makes it all Labours fault rather than mostly…doesn’t affect the end result and hopefully those who live & get to vote in Wales know the score, but as an interested observer it seems telling and raises more questions about ‘impartial’ reporting..." “Everyone at the BBC is a snobby Tory racist cunt!” | |||
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"…Yes indeed, may as well try a different colour of ineptitude! You are correct, I was mostly taken aback by how impartial BBC reporting (yes…i am being ironic) makes it all Labours fault rather than mostly…doesn’t affect the end result and hopefully those who live & get to vote in Wales know the score, but as an interested observer it seems telling and raises more questions about ‘impartial’ reporting... “Everyone at the BBC is a snobby Tory racist cunt!”" That's quite a judgement What's wrong with Conservatives and who will you be voting for | |||
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"…Yes indeed, may as well try a different colour of ineptitude! You are correct, I was mostly taken aback by how impartial BBC reporting (yes…i am being ironic) makes it all Labours fault rather than mostly…doesn’t affect the end result and hopefully those who live & get to vote in Wales know the score, but as an interested observer it seems telling and raises more questions about ‘impartial’ reporting... “Everyone at the BBC is a snobby Tory racist cunt!” That's quite a judgement What's wrong with Conservatives and who will you be voting for" Angel, I think you need to read the full thread above to understand the inference. And heed the quotation marks. | |||
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"…Yes indeed, may as well try a different colour of ineptitude! You are correct, I was mostly taken aback by how impartial BBC reporting (yes…i am being ironic) makes it all Labours fault rather than mostly…doesn’t affect the end result and hopefully those who live & get to vote in Wales know the score, but as an interested observer it seems telling and raises more questions about ‘impartial’ reporting... “Everyone at the BBC is a snobby Tory racist cunt!” That's quite a judgement What's wrong with Conservatives and who will you be voting for Angel, I think you need to read the full thread above to understand the inference. And heed the quotation marks. " 
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"“Everyone at the BBC is a snobby Tory racist cunt" is that fact or just your opinion? The BBC is tasked with being impartial but it has it's failures. The BBC recrutes from people who have been to university and have qualifications in say journalism. The employees will have different political views but the craft of a journalist is to put aside their personal views and to report impartially. That is the guiding creed of the BBC. Unfortunately because of the need to employ intelligent, hard working, qualified people there is a narrow background to these people which results in a certain culture, because they tend to come from a similar background, similar educational establishments and with similar aspirations. Every organisations develops it's own culture, the fire service tends to be misogynistic for example because it mainly employed strong fit men with an average education. The BBC is also often accused of being the exact opposite of your allegations, it is accused of lefty bias by right wing press, the Tory party and others when it suits their position. I would like to know if you would want the selection of journalists to the BBC from lefties, people with very little educational qualifications, chavs, or immigrants or any other group from society that would enable the BBC to function more to your vision of how a public service broadcaster should preform. Miss Smith 💋💋💋" Another dappy user who hasn’t read the thread in full. And misses the point of quotation marks. I don’t allege anything about the BBC. I don’t have a vision of how a public service broadcaster should perform. I’m pastiching the knee-jerk reactions and bias of other commentators in this thread. Which you would understand *if you’d read the thread*. As I’m a small-c conservative by nature and often a capital-C Conservative in my voting habits, I’m hardly going to say that, am I?! 🙄 People used to understand irony or parody or subtlety in places such as this Forum and in the world at large. Now we have far too many people who don’t read a thread before rushing to add their comments, so don’t understand any of the other contributions within the context of the thread. And seem to be only able to read things literally, and are profoundly deaf to the tone of them. It’s quite depressing sometimes. | |||
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"“Everyone at the BBC is a snobby Tory racist cunt" is that fact or just your opinion? The BBC is tasked with being impartial but it has it's failures. The BBC recrutes from people who have been to university and have qualifications in say journalism. The employees will have different political views but the craft of a journalist is to put aside their personal views and to report impartially. That is the guiding creed of the BBC. Unfortunately because of the need to employ intelligent, hard working, qualified people there is a narrow background to these people which results in a certain culture, because they tend to come from a similar background, similar educational establishments and with similar aspirations. Every organisations develops it's own culture, the fire service tends to be misogynistic for example because it mainly employed strong fit men with an average education. The BBC is also often accused of being the exact opposite of your allegations, it is accused of lefty bias by right wing press, the Tory party and others when it suits their position. I would like to know if you would want the selection of journalists to the BBC from lefties, people with very little educational qualifications, chavs, or immigrants or any other group from society that would enable the BBC to function more to your vision of how a public service broadcaster should preform. Miss Smith 💋💋💋 Another dappy user who hasn’t read the thread in full. And misses the point of quotation marks. I don’t allege anything about the BBC. I don’t have a vision of how a public service broadcaster should perform. I’m pastiching the knee-jerk reactions and bias of other commentators in this thread. Which you would understand *if you’d read the thread*. As I’m a small-c conservative by nature and often a capital-C Conservative in my voting habits, I’m hardly going to say that, am I?! 🙄 People used to understand irony or parody or subtlety in places such as this Forum and in the world at large. Now we have far too many people who don’t read a thread before rushing to add their comments, so don’t understand any of the other contributions within the context of the thread. And seem to be only able to read things literally, and are profoundly deaf to the tone of them. It’s quite depressing sometimes. " Hear! Hear! - Satire and context shouldn’t need a disclaimer. Shame it was taken literally when the quote marks made it clear! 🙄 | |||
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"I would vote labour. Remove the social media and tabloid media hysterics and they're a flawed but steady pair of hands " Lol...sorry but!! | |||
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"I really don't get this obsession with party loyalty, or breaking with tradition. I prefer the scientific method. I shall vote for the candidate with the nicest hair "Typical woman, it's why they should have never been allowed to vote lol | |||
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"…Yes indeed, may as well try a different colour of ineptitude! You are correct, I was mostly taken aback by how impartial BBC reporting (yes…i am being ironic) makes it all Labours fault rather than mostly…doesn’t affect the end result and hopefully those who live & get to vote in Wales know the score, but as an interested observer it seems telling and raises more questions about ‘impartial’ reporting... “Everyone at the BBC is a snobby Tory racist cunt!”" No, I do not think that. Mostly BBC struggle to appear impartial & often fail. By any measure Reform & Nige, Dubai Dickie and Zia get more airtime than their actual status deserves…which kinda makes your point…anyhow… but to simplify politics sometimes the process means information is lost. | |||
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"Reform 100%" No quotation marks…. | |||
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"Reform 100%" Reform 100% what? Acolytes of the Farage worshipping cult? Dregs from all the nasty extremist sub cultures? Totally incompetent, moronic candidates who will probably resign in 6 months when they realise what local government is really about? | |||
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