The Politics Thread

[Hoboh]

VOTE CAREFULLY WHILE YOUR VOTE CARRIES WEIGHT AND MEANING

IN TWENTY YEARS IT WILL NOT BE WORTH THE PAPER IT'S WRITTEN ON

[Relentless09]

Well a newly formed party in Northern Ireland has committed political suicide just before their first election, NI21 changed its designation from Unionist to 'Other.'

And yes, political parties here still designate themselves as Unionist, Nationalist or Other...

[Gary the Enfield]

Well a newly formed party in Northern Ireland has committed political suicide just before their first election, NI21 changed its designation from Unionist to 'Other.'

And yes, political parties here still designate themselves as Unionist, Nationalist or Other...

Surely those opposed to Unionist or Nationalist parties will vote for Other? They could win by a landslide!

[Lord Kangana]

wrote Philippe Legrain, the author of a recent book on the crisis, last week.

If one were cynical about Europeans, like I am, one might wonder whether he was trying to sell copies. But then, as a committed Europhile, I'm sure you'll see it for what it is.

[thebish]

this kind of thing is a regular occurrence - the bulldozing not only of homes - but of orchards - often ancient olive groves - just (it sometimes seems) out of pure spite..

homes can be rebuilt - and often are - and that's tragic enough - but it takes decades to re-establish olive groves and orchards...

http://mondoweiss.net/2014/05/bulldozer ... anted.html

[Hoboh]

wrote Philippe Legrain, the author of a recent book on the crisis, last week.

If one were cynical about Europeans, like I am, one might wonder whether he was trying to sell copies. But then, as a committed Europhile, I'm sure you'll see it for what it is.

You may, for some strange reason, get the impression I am a full on committed UKIP voter, I’m not.
I do not like the idea of the UK swallowed up by a huge entity over which we will have little influence, if you like membership of the EU will be similar to the influence the North West currently has over the London government, none.
The European elitists need pulling down a peg or three from their grand ideas and the only way to do this is ditch the usual political, nest feathering, suspects and kick them where it hurts, UKIP.
A common trading partnership is one thing, a Federal European super state with all the underlying tensions between nations is quite another and should be resisted at all cost.
There is, nor ever will be a one size fits all!

[KeyserSoze]

Enjoying the plethora of 'Make sure you vote today guys (along as you vote for the party i want you to vote for)' crap on facebook.

lolitics. demo-CRAZY, etc.

[Hoboh]

May I ask how you voted sir?
Labour?
What, the fat controller and the Halliwell mafia, no chance!
Tory?
Little plump Eton chumps with no spine, no!
Liberal?

Green?

Independant?
Prefer the Guardian actually.

[KeyserSoze]

Er, is that q for me? because i haven't voted yet.

[Hoboh]

Off to vote soon, moi and t'other half, Euro and local, UKIP 4 Fat controller Nil

[Hoboh]

Oh dear, no flood?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... -Ukip.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/magaz ... d=all&_r=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[William the White]

Tough choices in the North West... Green probably... But the Socialist Equality Party has eight candidates and I've not had chance to vote for Trotsky for a long time...

I live in a safe Tory ward, but they have an even more despicable candidate than usual who has spent his time campaigning on an anti-foreigner ticket (ie something that no local councillor can do anything about but clearly he thinks it a winner to play in the sewer). So it has to be Labour, if only to reduce his majority by three.

[bobo the clown]

Tough choices in the North West... Green probably... But the Socialist Equality Party has eight candidates and I've not had chance to vote for Trotsky for a long time...

I live in a safe Tory ward, but they have an even more despicable candidate than usual who has spent his time campaigning on an anti-foreigner ticket (ie something that no local councillor can do anything about but clearly he thinks it a winner to play in the sewer). So it has to be Labour, if only to reduce his majority by three.

You vote three times ???

[Hoboh]

He votes for WHO!

[thebish]

another complexity in this euro election malarky is what we are actually voting for and how much influebce that will gain the UK... a UKIP vote will gain us practically no influence - a labour vote - probably the greatest influence... reason being that at the european level the national parties ally themselves into euro-parties and euro-coalitions..

labour are in the S&D party
tories are in the ECR party
UKIP are mostly in the EFD party
the greens are in the Greens/EFA (with plaid and the SNP)
the BNP sit in a corner on their own, dribbling

the S&D could become the largest party in europe tomorrow - and so a labour vote would (arguably) give us the most influence in Europe.. the tories and UKIP are just a fringe sideshow - electing a few more of them will have virtually no impact on our influence at all...

[William the White]

Tough choices in the North West... Green probably... But the Socialist Equality Party has eight candidates and I've not had chance to vote for Trotsky for a long time...

I live in a safe Tory ward, but they have an even more despicable candidate than usual who has spent his time campaigning on an anti-foreigner ticket (ie something that no local councillor can do anything about but clearly he thinks it a winner to play in the sewer). So it has to be Labour, if only to reduce his majority by three.

You vote three times ???

Lol! No, I mistakenly expected all three of us - me, wife, daughter - to vote the same way in the local election. In fact daughter voted with her conscience in both elections - Green. I wouldn't be surprised if my wife did the same.

I voted Socialist and Labour.

[bobo the clown]

Tough choices in the North West... Green probably... But the Socialist Equality Party has eight candidates and I've not had chance to vote for Trotsky for a long time...

I live in a safe Tory ward, but they have an even more despicable candidate than usual who has spent his time campaigning on an anti-foreigner ticket (ie something that no local councillor can do anything about but clearly he thinks it a winner to play in the sewer). So it has to be Labour, if only to reduce his majority by three.

You vote three times ???

Lol! No, I mistakenly expected all three of us - me, wife, daughter - to vote the same way in the local election. In fact daughter voted with her conscience in both elections - Green. I wouldn't be surprised if my wife did the same.

I voted Socialist and Labour.

You're sure you don't determine the votes for the whole household ? Its the Socialist way.

[William the White]

Tough choices in the North West... Green probably... But the Socialist Equality Party has eight candidates and I've not had chance to vote for Trotsky for a long time...

I live in a safe Tory ward, but they have an even more despicable candidate than usual who has spent his time campaigning on an anti-foreigner ticket (ie something that no local councillor can do anything about but clearly he thinks it a winner to play in the sewer). So it has to be Labour, if only to reduce his majority by three.

You vote three times ???

Lol! No, I mistakenly expected all three of us - me, wife, daughter - to vote the same way in the local election. In fact daughter voted with her conscience in both elections - Green. I wouldn't be surprised if my wife did the same.

I voted Socialist and Labour.

You're sure you don't determine the votes for the whole household ? Its the Socialist way.

One day you may meet my wife and daughter and you could ask them that question...

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Voted. Green and proud, f*ck you Clegg.
I'm now off to hug a tree...