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dave_j Oct 31st 2019 1:01 am

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12756751)
Nobody up for a tactical Brexit vote to damage the tory vote then? :sneaky:

Sounds good on paper but the obvious problem with tactical voting is that only one side wins in any constituency.
So each proto-candidate not up for election would have to actively promote somebody else from another party.. and we're talking about politicians here who's raison d'etre is to look out for number one.
Such a policy would need to be imposed from above and nobody likes to be told what to do to their disadvantage.
Likely it'll all end in tears....



BristolUK Oct 31st 2019 1:18 am

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by dave_j (Post 12756768)
Sounds good on paper but the obvious problem with tactical voting is that only one side wins in any constituency.
So each proto-candidate not up for election would have to actively promote somebody else from another party.. and we're talking about politicians here who's raison d'etre is to look out for number one.
Such a policy would need to be imposed from above and nobody likes to be told what to do to their disadvantage.
Likely it'll all end in tears....

Eh? It's fairly standard practice in some seats and organised from outside politician circles. Especially for something like this.

dave_j Oct 31st 2019 4:33 am

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12756774)
Eh? It's fairly standard practice in some seats and organised from outside politician circles. Especially for something like this.

Tears? They're welling up already...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...election-study


dbd33 Oct 31st 2019 11:50 am

Re: UK General Election
 
Were I campaigning, I would use this image in my posters. I'm undecided on a caption. Some form of ridicule, of course.


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...4836fe5c4b.jpg


Atlantic Xpat Oct 31st 2019 12:38 pm

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12756999)
Were I campaigning, I would use this image in my posters. I'm undecided on a caption. Some form of ridicule, of course.


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...4836fe5c4b.jpg

Classic Dom...

Shard Oct 31st 2019 12:44 pm

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12756999)
Were I campaigning, I would use this image in my posters. I'm undecided on a caption. Some form of ridicule, of course.


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...4836fe5c4b.jpg

Global Britain is back !

scrubbedexpat142 Oct 31st 2019 1:10 pm

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12756999)
Were I campaigning, I would use this image in my posters. I'm undecided on a caption. Some form of ridicule, of course.


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...4836fe5c4b.jpg

Anybody seen my bus?

macadian Oct 31st 2019 1:37 pm

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12756999)
Were I campaigning, I would use this image in my posters. I'm undecided on a caption. Some form of ridicule, of course.


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...4836fe5c4b.jpg

Vote labour for a new beginning.......I think.

dave_j Oct 31st 2019 3:01 pm

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12756999)
Were I campaigning, I would use this image in my posters. I'm undecided on a caption. Some form of ridicule, of course.


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...4836fe5c4b.jpg

What election?


jimf Oct 31st 2019 4:28 pm

Re: UK General Election
 
Nice one that Jo, voting for £9k tuition fees, in England.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-11964669

DaveLovesDee Oct 31st 2019 4:42 pm

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 12756546)
Me too, though it's probably a wasted vote... my MP is the loathsome Liz Truss and she has a 20,000 majority.

Only needs 10,001 to vote for whoever came 2nd.......

Teaandtoday5 Oct 31st 2019 5:05 pm

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by Shard (Post 12756739)
It's outrageous if they don't let Jo join. She's such a breath of fresh air and the Dems have a bold Brexit policy.

she also repeatedly voted for moves towards the privatisation of the nhs. And for welfare cuts.

Teaandtoday5 Oct 31st 2019 5:29 pm

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by Pizzawheel (Post 12756724)
Should have read the question, as I can't vote SNP in my "home" constituency. But, I can't vote anyhow, so no matter.

well it’s nice to have company anyway. I would never have voted for them in the past but desperate times...

macadian Oct 31st 2019 5:31 pm

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by Teaandtoday5 (Post 12757158)

well it’s nice to have company anyway. I would never have voted for them in the past but desperate times...

depends on whether the prospect of the Socialist Republic of Scotland appeals?

Shard Oct 31st 2019 5:37 pm

Re: UK General Election
 

Originally Posted by jimf (Post 12757125)
Nice one that Jo, voting for £9k tuition fees, in England.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-11964669

Ten years ago. She must have been quite young in the new (and unanticipated) coalition. It was definitely a unmitigated mistake for LD to support the Tories in this, and they have paid the price in electoral results for many years. How many more decades and leaders do they need to atone for one broken promise. Time to move on. Well past the time, in fact.


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