Poll: Which party will get your vote in the General Election?

[Redz]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8603591.stm


Date is set for 6th of May

 

[Naffa]

Do you really need me to? You know where i stand policticly

Well, in one fell swoop you've just confirmed the opinion I had of you.

Everything the Conservatives say/do = good

Everything the Labour Party say/do = bad

Yes?

 

[Ricochet J]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/vi...Is_TV_Cop_Gene_Hunt_In_Labour_Campaign_Poster

Surprise surprise as the SkyNews tries to show Labour in dim light.

Rupert, you're going to have to try harder than that!

 

[=VTA=MANFACE]

Hooray..... only a couple of months of a dim witted labour government and it's supporters.

First thing on the agenda after victory for the Tories is,

1: Stop all immigration to this country with a shoot to kill policy.
2: Ship all illegal immigrants out. Refusal = Shoot to kill policy.
3: Stop all payments to work shy. Refusal = Shoot to kill policy.

 

[atpbx]

Because being denied service never harmed anyone at all. "No Irish, No Black, No Dogs" ring any bells? Because I'm sure no Blacks or Irish were in the least bit harmed by that.

I see no reason to prefer the freedom of bigots to impose their bigotry on others over the freedom of other people to lead normal lives without undue intrusion.

So you are all for freedom to be what you want and the rights to practice what you want, apart from those you dont agree with?

 

[Azza]

May 6th, official now.


I want to see an MTV celebrity death match between all the party leaders.

 

[matthewhotdude]

Whos the rent - a crowd at the train station

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Surprise surprise as the SkyNews tries to show Labour in dim light.

Rupert, you're going to have to try harder than that!

This isn't a Sky News creation... they're just reporting.

 

[dante6491]

Here is the David Cameron speech:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8604833.stm

Not much real policy there, just seems to be describing the conservative idea as a whole. The main feeling I get from it is that he wants there to be a lot more social responsibility which makes a lot of sense to me.

 

[Raumarik]

Want is one thing, putting it into writing is another. How do you force people to take social responsibility? That's one of my problems with the tories and labour at the moment.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Who is Labour bringing in?

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Almost half are prominent local councillors – many of them council leaders – and one in six trade union employees or activists. Many more are government special advisers, work for Labour MPs or are ex-MPs seeking to return.

Labour is also drawing heavily from the public sector for its candidates,

And the Conservatives?

contrasting sharply with the Conservatives, many of whose standard-bearers worked in business or commerce.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-to-the-house-labours-new-intake-1936020.html

Front benches aside in both parties, career politicians and planted unionists vs. people with real experience. Your choice!

 

[Cosimo]

General Election Timetable 2010

A few dates for the diary:

Today - Election Date Announced

Thursday, 8 April - Adjournment or Prorogation

Monday, 12 April - Parliament Dissolved

Thursday, 15 April - ITV Debate from 20:30 to 22:00

Tuesday, 20 April - Registration Deadline for candidates at 16:00 and last date to register to vote

Thursday, 22 April – SKY Debate from 20:00 to 21:30

Tuesday, 27 April – Proxy votes in by 17:00

Thursday, 29 April - BBC Debate from 20:30 to 22:00

Thursday, 6 May - Polling Day from 07:00 to 22:00

Tuesday, 18 May – Parliament Returns

 

[Mr Jack]

I don't see why drawing from the public sector should be seen as a bad thing, after all that includes the brightest minds in the country, as well as the people with the best hands on experience of education and healthcare and the organisational side of governance. For example, I see no reason to consider

Fourteen have public sector jobs – including nine lecturers or university employees. Another four work for charities.

as a bad thing? Nor do I see why being a "prominent local councillor" should count against a candidate? Sure, I like to see MPs who have experience outside of politics, but there's nothing about currently being a councillor that means that don't have experience prior to that.

It seemed a bit of an unbalanced article all-in-all, lots of detail on the Labour side, and then it simply asserts that the Tories are drawing theirs from business and commerce.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

It seemed a bit of an unbalanced article all-in-all, lots of detail on the Labour side, and then it simply asserts that the Tories are drawing theirs from business and commerce.

Seeing as though the article is titled "Labour's new intake" and not "Comparing Labour's new intake to the Conservatives", I don't see why it is 'unbalanced'.

I agree that University staff and the like is not a bad thing. Nor would doctors or nurses. However - these people are vastly outnumbered by career politicians (ex-advisers in Labour HQ/Downing Street, MP assistants, etc) and Union plants

 

[scorza]

A few dates for the diary:

Today - Election Date Announced

Thursday, 8 April - Adjournment or Prorogation

Monday, 12 April - Parliament Dissolved

Thursday, 15 April - ITV Debate from 20:30 to 22:00

Tuesday, 20 April - Registration Deadline for candidates at 16:00 and last date to register to vote

Thursday, 22 April – SKY Debate from 20:00 to 21:30

Tuesday, 27 April – Proxy votes in by 17:00

Thursday, 29 April - BBC Debate from 20:30 to 22:00

Thursday, 6 May - Polling Day from 07:00 to 22:00

Tuesday, 18 May – Parliament Returns

I'll be sure to put it all in my Google Calendar

 

[Von Smallhausen]

Ah, that's where you're wrong mate.

I'm a born and bred Aussie who is permanently resident down under and British because my father was born and bred English and only emigrated to Australia in the 60s, which is why the Home Office kindly gave me a British passport when I politely asked for one.

It has nothing to do with my wife; I didn't become a British citizen by marrying her. I was already a British citizen by descent.

Bloody Aussies. Coming here and stealing our passports.

Probably anyway.

 

[Mr Jack]

Seeing as though the article is titled "Labour's new intake" and not "Comparing Labour's new intake to the Conservatives", I don't see why it is 'unbalanced'.

Well, because any analysis of the makeup of the Labour intake is fairly meaningless without the context of how the Conservative intake is made up. Like you, I'm not a big fan of career politicians, but are there really more of them in Labour? Cameron and Osborne, for example, are both career politicians whereas Brown had (admittedly fairly brief) stints as a lecturer and a journalist before entering politics and Darling spent some time as a solicitor before he entering politics.

 

[Tute]

Monday, 12 April - Parliament Dissolved

If only they used real acid...

At least we have a confirmed date for the election now (even though it's been the worst kept secret ever).

 

[Von Smallhausen]

I notice that Alex Salmond has been whingeing because he is not going to be in woth the other leaders for forthcoming TV debates.

Is he really such a pivotal figure in UK politics ?

I would be interested to hear peoples opinions on him, especially from our Scottish friends on here.

 

[semi-pro waster]

I notice that Alex Salmond has been whingeing because he is not going to be in woth the other leaders for forthcoming TV debates.

Is he really such a pivotal figure in UK politics ?

I would be interested to hear peoples opinions on him, especially from our Scottish friends on here.

Alex Salmond is a very able and astute politician, I'm personally not convinced that any of us are better off overall with a devolved Scotland but he is very good at gaining attention for the cause and he has a very sharp political mind. From what I've seen of him I can't say I've warmed to the man all that much but I can only respect him for what he has done in his agenda and he does seem to want what is best for Scotland whether I agree with his assessment or not.

It would depend what debates whether he should be included - if it is the TV debates for the three main parties in the General Election then he doesn't need to be there, his role now is in the Scottish Parliament. However if it is a debate across all parties and including the ones in the Welsh Assembly also for instance then he almost certainly should be included as he has a significant role there.