The Complete History of the UK - Page 2

Timbo.P6 · 11th May 2007, 00:31

I,m a bad girl,I didnt vote, dont see the point, you,re only choosing between some lying prats.that break every promise as soon as they get in power,

Ken · 11th May 2007, 07:46

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Originally Posted by Timbop6

you,re only choosing between some lying prats.that break every promise as soon as they get in power,

Never a truer word spoken :lol:

baxlin · 11th May 2007, 08:17

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Originally Posted by Timbop6

I,m a bad girl,I didnt vote, dont see the point, ,

I'm sorry, but I disagree, there is every point. You may think that by not voting you are not responsible for electing whichever shower we finish up with, but look at it another way.

In reality, you have given them your vote, because you did nothing to stop them getting in. It's no good saying that they're all as bad as each other, because no matter how many people vote or don't vote, someone WILL get in.

By not voting therefore, you have in fact as good as voted for the lot that did get in.

Rant over

Malcolm

JohnDotCom · 11th May 2007, 08:40

One of the Not so unsurprising, but worrying things with the other parties ignoring the subject, happened in the Welsh elections.
The BNP had a record Vote for the UK and were only 2000 votes short of getting a MP in the Welsh Assembly/Parliament.

At the next elections with no overall control in Welsh Parliament they could well hold the Balance of Power!!!

Buster · 18th May 2007, 09:42

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Originally Posted by Ken

That is simply not true

I report direct to the top..............John Prescott

Correct, John Prescott is the man at the top, in fact he's the whole labour party...
Or at least a large part of it.

Buster · 18th May 2007, 09:44

Did he just eat the labour party, with the obvious exception of Gordon Brown, who is just too hard to swallow!

JohnFol · 18th May 2007, 10:32

I want to vote, but there is no one worth voting for!!

The other annoance is you can;t vote for your PM of choice, as you vote for your local MP. Local politics are different to who you want to run the country.

Perhaps voting should be mandatory, and have an "Abstain" option

Buster · 18th May 2007, 11:31

I always vote for the policy - not the personality, because as everyone has so eloquently put it, all of the main players in all of the parties are t***ers, however, the backroom johnnies who actually do things rather than pontificate, are the ones who make a difference, how bad the difference is, depends on how bad the policies are.

Let's be honest here, altruism and honesty are long gone from politics.

Oh by the way..

Did your here the one about the honest politician?

No....

Niether did anyone else.

Timbo.P6 · 20th May 2007, 20:58

yes but if I vote for someone and they get in,and make a cockup then I feel slightly responsible for them getting in.and I dont like feeling guilty

Buster · 21st May 2007, 07:57

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Originally Posted by Timbop6

yes but if I vote for someone and they get in,and make a cockup then I feel slightly responsible for them getting in.and I dont like feeling guilty

So do you feel less guilty when a shower you didn't like gets in? when your vote could have made the difference.

As I said earlier honesty and integrity within British politics, are now deeply hidden in history (Take the FOI Bill!!), however, we as victims of these peoples greed and stupidity, have to try to get the best for ourselves. This can only be achieved by making a vote.

I don't hate politics - I hate the people it attracts!!

18th May 2007, 09:44	#16
Buster Regular poster 75 Tourer, 2003. Can Am Spyder Roadster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sunny Scotland (Near Glasgow) Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Or.... Did he just eat the labour party, with the obvious exception of Gordon Brown, who is just too hard to swallow!

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Timbo.P6 Posted a thing or two ROVER 75 CONNOISSEUR T SE WITH MISSING SATNAV ROVER P6 2000 SC Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Doncaster Posts: 1,484 Thanks: 429 Thanked 77 Times in 44 Posts	I,m a bad girl,I didnt vote, dont see the point, you,re only choosing between some lying prats.that break every promise as soon as they get in power,

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	One of the Not so unsurprising, but worrying things with the other parties ignoring the subject, happened in the Welsh elections. The BNP had a record Vote for the UK and were only 2000 votes short of getting a MP in the Welsh Assembly/Parliament. At the next elections with no overall control in Welsh Parliament they could well hold the Balance of Power!!!

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JohnFol Gets stuck in 75 Conn SE - XVWY* Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Reading Posts: 564 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I want to vote, but there is no one worth voting for!! The other annoance is you can;t vote for your PM of choice, as you vote for your local MP. Local politics are different to who you want to run the country. Perhaps voting should be mandatory, and have an "Abstain" option

18th May 2007, 11:31	#18
Buster Regular poster 75 Tourer, 2003. Can Am Spyder Roadster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sunny Scotland (Near Glasgow) Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I always vote for the policy - not the personality, because as everyone has so eloquently put it, all of the main players in all of the parties are t***ers, however, the backroom johnnies who actually do things rather than pontificate, are the ones who make a difference, how bad the difference is, depends on how bad the policies are. Let's be honest here, altruism and honesty are long gone from politics. Oh by the way.. Did your here the one about the honest politician? No.... Niether did anyone else.

20th May 2007, 20:58	#19
Timbo.P6 Posted a thing or two ROVER 75 CONNOISSEUR T SE WITH MISSING SATNAV ROVER P6 2000 SC Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Doncaster Posts: 1,484 Thanks: 429 Thanked 77 Times in 44 Posts	yes but if I vote for someone and they get in,and make a cockup then I feel slightly responsible for them getting in.and I dont like feeling guilty