02-05-2008, 08:35
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Re: Don't forget to vote!
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Damn! I forgot to use a few "downrights'" and "cotton-pickings'" in there too. 
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02-05-2008, 08:36
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Re: Don't forget to vote!
And you missed out "Yeehah!" as well
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02-05-2008, 08:42
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Re: Don't forget to vote!
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Originally Posted by foreverwar
And you missed out "Yeehah!" as well |
Erm... in true Homer Simpson style, my head is telling me to just wink.
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02-05-2008, 12:55
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Re: Don't forget to vote!
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Originally Posted by seaofpepsicola
So if you don't vote you cannot have a say, that you do not have a voice?...strange I thought it was the other way around. .you don't really have a say or a voice when you do vote it has always been the government telling you what to do - have they listened to your voice about the toll tax..petrol rises..even this so called 10p tax was reversed only because they wanted to influence you and keep their power.
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They listened with regards to the VCR act 2006 and the defences against the offences within.
Course that was probably more to do with the stakeholders and Tory lords and ladies having better argument skills than Hazel Blears, but we had a lot of support from MPs thanks to letters written to them by their constituents.
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02-05-2008, 12:56
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Re: Don't forget to vote!
Turnout for my Ward was just over 33% .
I personally feel this is more important than who 'won' in the end (We ended with a 'hung' Council, in fact) - some Wards were as low as 26%, with the highest 38%.
I'm also quite annoyed that reporting the results has involved comments from MPs - my vote was placed irrespective of mainstream party politics.
These were Local Council elections & in my opinion should have nothing to do with the 'popularity', or not, of the national parties, but rather the policies of the individual candidates & their potential impact on the local community.
Unfortunately it tuned out to be a victory for apathy, in the end....
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02-05-2008, 13:48
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Re: Don't forget to vote!
Turn out where I live was just over 40%, oh well at least I went and voted
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02-05-2008, 15:49
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Re: Don't forget to vote!
Nearly 48% turnout in our ward, and of those, the BNP candidate polled 3.54%.
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