2015 UK General Election Thread
Every other major news item gets a thread, so thought why not have a thread about the election?
Some big names not standing as MP's this election. Some I admire, some I don't. 34 Conservatives, 35 Labour, 10 Liberals, 1 Plaid Cymru, 1 Independent. A selection of those not standing. CONSERVATIVE William Hague, Richmond Yorkshire David Willetts, Havant LABOUR Hazel Blears, Salford & Eccles David Blunkett, Sheffield Brightside & Hillsborough Gordon Brown, Kirkcaldy & Fife Alistair Darling, Edinburgh South West Frank Dobson, Holborn & St Pancras Glenda Jackson, Hampstead & Kilburn Dame Tessa Jowell, Dulwich & West Norwood Dawn Primarolo, Bristol South Jack Straw, Blackburn Notable Liberal not standing, Sir Menzies 'Ming' Campbell, former leader of the Party. Representing North East Fife. ---------- Post added at 21:37 ---------- Previous post was at 21:35 ---------- Link to Wiki article, where I found the list of who is standing down. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...election,_2015 |
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A few less of Blair's babes to worry about, not to mention the women... :D
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Wow.
So long Ming! https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2015/01/12.jpg So long Flash! EDIT: Alright I just voted on the poll. Have people been smoking crack on a school night again?! |
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No greens, other or not bothering :(
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At the time I voted the leader of the poll was UKIP. Really? Here's a thought for UKIP supporters - try supporting electoral reform if (when) the results of the GE make you feel unrepresented in Parliament as ~14% share of the vote turns into less than 1% of seats. :) |
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A representative system can have anomalies over the national figures but is far better than a national PR system that simply gets the least unpopular in and blocks ability to vote for a candidate, local party/independent.
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There are far too many safe constituencies where holding an election is basically a waste of money - this one's been Labour since 1923, the lowest share of the vote they've had in all that time being 47.3% with the current incumbent polling 48.2%, 66.9%, 60% and 49.3%. |
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I'll be running official opinion poll threads during the three weeks immediately prior to the election itself, plus an exit poll on election day, as I did in 2010 and 2005 (10 years ago! :Yikes: ). This thread will do for general discussion for the time being. :) ---------- Post added at 13:34 ---------- Previous post was at 13:30 ---------- Quote:
Personally I think a two party system, with mass membership and a genuine influence over policy, candidate selection and recall is inherently more democratic than a fractured system of single interest pressure groups doing coalition deals behind closed doors, the inevitable consequence of which is a programme for government that nobody voted for. |
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l think the majority of us are sick of it already and there are still 108 days to go before the damn thing.:sleep::bigcry:
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Sorry Chris, I'm just an impatient little twerp.
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Hear, hear, denphone.
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I thought the fixed term act was a good idea initially. But after watching the last 18 months of parliamentary time going to utter waste, I have changed my mind. |
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