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Post by DrFaustus on May 24, 2024 11:19:34 GMT
Added a little poll. Curious to see who people will be voting for on here, I remember Yatton mentioning he has to tactically vote For what it's worth we should remind everyone that a UK General Election is not a vote for a party, it's a vote for a person to represent you in Parliament. That person may be a party member, they may vote with that party in Parliament. Or they might not. In general feel free to vote how you like, it's a free country. But try to elect the best person in your constituency, don't vote for an idiot because of the rosette they wear... Could you try and be just a little more patronising next time? You should then reach peak level.
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Post by Gassy on May 24, 2024 11:33:41 GMT
Added a little poll. Curious to see who people will be voting for on here, I remember Yatton mentioning he has to tactically vote For what it's worth we should remind everyone that a UK General Election is not a vote for a party, it's a vote for a person to represent you in Parliament. That person may be a party member, they may vote with that party in Parliament. Or they might not. In general feel free to vote how you like, it's a free country. But try to elect the best person in your constituency, don't vote for an idiot because of the rosette they wear... If you'd like to remind the 11 people on this thread who've voted, then be my guest. Personally I vote for the PM/party. Unless the local candidate is an absolute tool, thats the way i'll vote. The reality is that if I have a problem and I go to my MP, I will happily go to them no matter what party they're in, because they still represent me as a constituent, whether I voted for them or not. So I'd rather vote for the PM/party so they have enough seats to represent my view at a national level. Thats what local elections are for IMO. The council makes far more of a difference in my day to day life than my local MP does.
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Post by yattongas on May 24, 2024 14:34:18 GMT
Canāt believe oldie voted for reform š®
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Post by yattongas on May 24, 2024 16:11:26 GMT
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Post by Somersetgas on May 24, 2024 16:31:38 GMT
Iām only voting Lib Dem as itās the only way to keep the Tories,out I think, as the boundaries have changed since Warburton got ousted out last year after years of going missing on coke binges and harrasment charges.
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Post by oldie on May 24, 2024 17:04:15 GMT
Canāt believe oldie voted for reform š® You will be hearing from my solicitors
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Post by yattongas on May 24, 2024 21:50:23 GMT
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Post by stuart1974 on May 24, 2024 22:22:05 GMT
Interesting that over half of the low bracket and over 50 would vote Conservative or Reform. Similar to the Brexit referendum where the over 50s were decisive?
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Post by yattongas on May 24, 2024 22:26:45 GMT
Interesting that over have of the low bracket and over 50 would vote Conservative or Reform. Similar to the Brexit referendum where the over 50s were decisive? The thick as sh** brigade will actively vote for a party and policies that are to their detriment. see Brexit for parallels šš¬š§
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Post by stuart1974 on May 25, 2024 15:25:04 GMT
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Post by yattongas on May 25, 2024 16:30:01 GMT
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Post by Gassy on May 26, 2024 6:46:56 GMT
The Conservative Party has said it would bring back mandatory national service if it wins the general election. The party is proposing a Royal Commission to consider the details but would plan for the first teenagers to take part in September 2025. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he believed bringing back compulsory service across the UK would help foster the "national spirit" that emerged during the pandemic. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpddxy9r4mdoThoughts? Especially those Tory voters on here. I canāt imagine this will go down well across the country tbh
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Post by stuart1974 on May 26, 2024 6:57:29 GMT
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Post by stuart1974 on May 26, 2024 7:00:12 GMT
The Conservative Party has said it would bring back mandatory national service if it wins the general election. The party is proposing a Royal Commission to consider the details but would plan for the first teenagers to take part in September 2025. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he believed bringing back compulsory service across the UK would help foster the "national spirit" that emerged during the pandemic. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpddxy9r4mdoThoughts? Especially those Tory voters on here. I canāt imagine this will go down well across the country tbh Royal Commission will state it's impractical, too expensive and not popular. It's not going to happen.
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Post by trevorgas on May 26, 2024 7:39:39 GMT
The Conservative Party has said it would bring back mandatory national service if it wins the general election. The party is proposing a Royal Commission to consider the details but would plan for the first teenagers to take part in September 2025. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he believed bringing back compulsory service across the UK would help foster the "national spirit" that emerged during the pandemic. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpddxy9r4mdoThoughts? Especially those Tory voters on here. I canāt imagine this will go down well across the country tbh Royal Commission will state it's impractical, too expensive and not popular. It's not going to happen. Agree with you Stuart ,the Armed Forces don't have the infrastructure even if they wanted to.
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Post by Gassy on May 26, 2024 8:08:49 GMT
You mean to say heās making up policies without planning and costing them out?
Itās quite interesting because at his election announcement he said, āIf you don't have the conviction to stick to anything you say, if you don't have the courage to tell people what you want to do, and if you don't have a plan, how can you possibly be trusted to lead our country, especially at this most uncertain of times?ā
Yet when Patrick Saunders said the country needs military service, Sunak said in January that he did not agree with that and there would be no military service.
So does it only apply to others about not sticking to anything they say?
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Post by stuart1974 on May 26, 2024 8:39:37 GMT
Royal Commission will state it's impractical, too expensive and not popular. It's not going to happen. Agree with you Stuart ,the Armed Forces don't have the infrastructure even if they wanted to. Housing stock privatised in the 1990s and surplus land sold off. There is no where to base them even if the forces increased in size.
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Post by trevorgas on May 26, 2024 9:14:10 GMT
Agree with you Stuart ,the Armed Forces don't have the infrastructure even if they wanted to. Housing stock privatised in the 1990s and surplus land sold off. There is no where to base them even if the forces increased in size. Never going to happen,just kite flying .
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Post by supergas on May 26, 2024 10:23:43 GMT
Maybe you all should read the full detail before commenting? For some this might be a 12-month paid placement in the armed forces. But for most it will be 25 days/year volunteering with the emergency services or charities. Not hard to imagine that for up to half a million teenagers each year...
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Post by DrFaustus on May 26, 2024 10:38:01 GMT
How is forcing young uns to do unpaid community work a form of volunteering? Here's a clue...it's not.
Sad Tory twats pandering to the far right. Again.
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