Or have a "poor" relation get crippled in a car accident and become disabled or have a disabled child born to him.
Poll: Poll: Prime Minister Theresa May calls General Election on June 8th
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Or have a "poor" relation get crippled in a car accident and become disabled or have a disabled child born to him.
Whoosh
Well there are smileys for a reason you know. Sadly it wasn't obvious as i have come to believe that there are people on here who genuinely hold those views.
Soldato
Some have mentioned with the Conservative party a return to pre Beveridge report `welfare`
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Whoosh
wonder if his signature has anything to do with that comment
I hope he's just trolling and taking the pee out of those who vote with that mindsetTrue, but he's been ranting on a daily basis against the Tories and supporting Corbyn lately
Caporegime
Interesting that the current state of the GD poll it's:
Conservatives on 40.3%
Labour+LibDem on 40.9%
If that were to be repeated nationally, if Labour and the Lib Dems work together and given Conservative's natural disadvantage with the current constituency boundaries, it could well result in Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn.
Conservatives on 40.3%
Labour+LibDem on 40.9%
If that were to be repeated nationally, if Labour and the Lib Dems work together and given Conservative's natural disadvantage with the current constituency boundaries, it could well result in Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn.
If that was repeated nationally I think you would have a Pm called Tim
Except that Con+Kipper=40.3+3.2=43.5% sadly..
If that was repeated nationally I think you would have a Pm called Tim
Strong seats exist, most of those percentage points are completely meaningless.
Soldato
And despite those "natural disadvantages" most of the country is blue. Can't believe that they are being allowed to redraw the boundaries to benefit themselves in 2018. Should be done by an independent commission.
And I don't see Labour/Libs combining. The Tories will have a majority, even with 40% of the vote, because of archaic FPTP.
That too. My vote here in Maidenhead is basically wasted.
I know that. I expect Labour will probably get more seats than the Lib Dems but the Lib Dems might get more votes overall.
It is for my local one. The Tory MP gets more than every other party gets full stop. Even UKIP beat Labour for second place. 66.5% of the vote. No chance to swing it any other way lol.
You could literally get >50% of the vote (nationwide, obviously would win individual seats) and still lose in FPTP, its abysmal.
Actually i can see Lib Dem getting more than Labour and perhaps combined they could outnumber the Tories. I doubt it though and historically both Lab and Lib Dem need a higher proportion of the votes to get the same number of seats as the Tories.
Soldato
SNP, the only alternative to the Tories (and please don't try to prove to me that the Red Tories are a viable option).
Given the situation you'd expect the Lib Dems to go it all guns blazing - but around here and the neighbouring areas its turned into what is basically a shambles like this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-39690628
Really buying a house and its too much work? why was she even in politics.
They really need to get their act together and fast.
Yes well, ! I suppose torys could do a deal with the 3% ukippers
Caporegime
It is being done by an independent commission, it needs to happen because the seats Labour generally tends to do well in have a much smaller population than seats Conservatives tend to well in. Why wouldn't anyone agree that having constituencies of roughly equal voting populations was the correct thing?
What worries me is that historically general election polls on this forum tend to overstate Conservative support in the country and dramatically understate Labour support nationally.
Soldato
So reading the news are Labour now trying to position themselves as a party of a "sensible" and "fair" Brexit?
Even as a diehard remained it isn't going to change (sadly) so if Labour are genuine in a commitment to remaining in the single market and guaranteeing rights of EU citizens I wold be sorely tempted.
My one issue remains though and that is quite simply Corbyn.
Even as a diehard remained it isn't going to change (sadly) so if Labour are genuine in a commitment to remaining in the single market and guaranteeing rights of EU citizens I wold be sorely tempted.
My one issue remains though and that is quite simply Corbyn.
Soldato
As in too many MP's for population? If that's what you mean it does need looked at especially considering they have their own elected parliament now as well.
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