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General Election Announced for Dec 19

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Dermot

Dermot Report 30 Oct 2019 14:27

Sometimes democratic elections produce unwelcome & unexpected results.

Meanwhile, powerless paperweight politicians’ pointless promises and propaganda should be tested using the revamped Jeremy Kyle inscrutable lie detector machine.

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 30 Oct 2019 13:44

Talk over coffee this morning led to three of us stating we would not waste our time voting, so deeply is labour entrenched in many people's psyche in this area. Personally, apart from Brexit, I have not voted in national elections for quite some time because we all know who is going to get in here - never by anything other than by a vast majority!

Local elections are different as we have LibDem councillors in a sea of surrounding Labour councillors who constantly try to thwart anything supported by our LibDem councillors. I, personally, would not give time of day or entry to my home to a few of the Labour Councillors (two of whom I knew in my younger years) whose personal behaviour would bring a rise to anyone's eyebrows.

Another coffee-pal said she would vote but put in a ruined form, so incensed is she with the whole lot of them.

One said it all depends on the weather (as someone has already mentioned).

A motley crew we are but we know our area well.



LaGooner

LaGooner Report 30 Oct 2019 13:32

Well if that's the case may the lord help us all

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 30 Oct 2019 12:56

There is a fair possibility that Corbyn will end up in no.10 even if his party wins fewer seats than the Tories. Johnson says that should this come to pass he will squat in no.10 and defy the other parties to evict him using the Parliament Act.

Our offices are in Shoreditch. We could pay for the cab.

https://tinyurl.com/y47mnsu3

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 30 Oct 2019 12:46

Postal Votes?

When do the Royal Mail plan to go on Srike - the run up to Christmas!! :-S

David

David Report 30 Oct 2019 12:46


Farage had little or nothing to say on the subject, surprising for him.

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 30 Oct 2019 11:50

I have serious reservations about postal voting. One of my friends has a postal vote and has to walk further to the post box than the distance to the polling station.

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 30 Oct 2019 06:41

Well we won't be able to vote by post as it'll take far too long for the ballot paper to get here at Christmas.

David

David Report 30 Oct 2019 06:17


Finny date for a general election (IMO) / People will be so

preoccupied with Christmas shopping, the weather will be inclement'

I thought it was the 9th ? The UK will elect the PM it deserves ;-)

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 29 Oct 2019 22:00

I'd love to hang comrade Corbyn :-|

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 29 Oct 2019 21:58

At this time of year does a "hung parliament" of MPs mean the same as "hung turkeys" ?

run run run
the farmer's got his gun
so run Boris run Boris run run run
he'll get by without your porky pies
so run Boris run Boris run run run

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 29 Oct 2019 21:34

I just wish they would get all this sorted once and for all it's really peeing me off now :-|

Rambling

Rambling Report 29 Oct 2019 21:28

lol it's my SIL's birthday, and two days before mine. Gives us something to look forward to ;-) ( not really!).

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 29 Oct 2019 21:26

Beg pardon I got it wrong .it is the 12th one of my senior moments :-D :-D :-D

Rambling

Rambling Report 29 Oct 2019 21:23

BBC are saying 12th as is Sky news

Rambling

Rambling Report 29 Oct 2019 21:20

oh right I am just reading online so may be behind, why the change?

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 29 Oct 2019 21:15

No 19th it has just been confirmed

Rambling

Rambling Report 29 Oct 2019 21:12

12th?

Ron2

Ron2 Report 29 Oct 2019 21:06

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50229318