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 cryrst  The garden of England 06 May 23 3.43am |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
So as you have now accepted that voters can behave stupidly perhaps it would be a good time to reflect on the wisdom of allowing them to decide on something as important as Brexit. Many would have voted remain !
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Midlands Eagle  06 May 23 6.31am |
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My daughter has just won her seat for Labour on one of the Brighton wards. The shame of it
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| YT Oxford 06 May 23 7.10am |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
He who laughs last, laughs longest. What the f*** has a 16th century proverb got to do with anything?
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| YT Oxford 06 May 23 7.17am |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
My daughter has just won her seat for Labour on one of the Brighton wards. The shame of it God, yes. Living in Brighton! Seriously, though, what does she aim to achieve as Labour councillor that (say) the previous incumbent didn't achieve? Do you know? Does she even know? In my ward I didn't see a single thing in any if the campaign leaflets that related to procuring and running local services. It was all about kicking out the evil, corrupt, poor-hating, baby-eating Tories and let me empty your bins instead. Except the Tories didn't run the council anyway!!
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| Badger11 Beckenham 06 May 23 7.43am |
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Originally posted by YT
God, yes. Living in Brighton! Seriously, though, what does she aim to achieve as Labour councillor that (say) the previous incumbent didn't achieve? Do you know? Does she even know? In my ward I didn't see a single thing in any if the campaign leaflets that related to procuring and running local services. It was all about kicking out the evil, corrupt, poor-hating, baby-eating Tories and let me empty your bins instead. Except the Tories didn't run the council anyway!! I think this is a valid point. Our local councilors in Beckenham do a great impression of the invisible man/woman/it. As for the other parties whenever they campaign they are obsessed with attacking the government not saying how they would improve local services. Is it too much to ask to actually have local candidates who actually care about local services and can be seen out and about in your area. In Frome Somerset the local council was run by independents (not sure if it still is). This has to be the way forward. Sure the Tory government is lousy but what has that to do with the bins. Bromley council is Tory and as far as I can see well run unlike Croydon. If the other parties want me to vote for them rather than telling me that Sunak is useless they need to explain where Bromley council is failing and what they will do about it. Edited by Badger11 (06 May 2023 7.45am)
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| the silurian The garden of England.(not really) 06 May 23 7.51am |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
Whilst these results will obviously not be repeated at the next GE they do shine a little light on the mood. What is shown is unsurprising. When voters are hacked off with the Tories, primarily because of Johnson and Truss and not Sunak, but cannot stomach Labour, who will they turn to? The LibDems have done well, and will do better at a GE, in my opinion. I think we could well see them holding the balance of power. and then having to form a coalition. What will their terms be? Guess what I hope they will be! Who, of the two major parties will be willing to agree to such terms? If neither would that cause splits so that a government can be formed by a grand coalition? All speculation I know but PR and reentry into the EU are appearing on the horizon. You keep banging on about Brexit, but if the terms of reentry included, amongst others, adopting the Euro do you think most people would vote for it??
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| Midlands Eagle 06 May 23 8.09am |
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Originally posted by YT
God, yes. Living in Brighton! Seriously, though, what does she aim to achieve as Labour councillor that (say) the previous incumbent didn't achieve? Do you know? Does she even know? In my ward I didn't see a single thing in any if the campaign leaflets that related to procuring and running local services. It was all about kicking out the evil, corrupt, poor-hating, baby-eating Tories and let me empty your bins instead. Except the Tories didn't run the council anyway!! The Conservatives in my area made a big thing about filling potholes which are many and huge around the town but as it was already Conservative controlled and they hadn't done anything about filling them in I didn't vote at all and the Conservatives lost their overall majority. Ha bloody ha
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 georgenorman 06 May 23 8.10am |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Labour on course for an election win without being particularly inspiring and deficient in policies. Starmer must grasp the nettle, if power is not transformational then there isn't much point. Presumably you would like to see us 'transform' along the lines of Zimbawe?
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| Badger11 Beckenham 06 May 23 8.15am |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
The Conservatives in my area made a big thing about filling potholes which are many and huge around the town but as it was already Conservative controlled and they hadn't done anything about filling them in I didn't vote at all and the Conservatives lost their overall majority. Ha bloody ha I think that is a valid point, judge them locally and if the current lot are not up to the job sack em, so where I disagree with you is not voting.
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HKOwen  Hong Kong 06 May 23 8.40am |
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Local issues do have some impact, potholes being one for sure. How could Croydon residents vote to retain any of the imbeciles that bankrupted the council in the next election, but I suspect they will. No doubt a terrible night for the Tories but not a general election. The Lib Dems are like herpes, every now and again they flare up in certain areas, irritate for a while then fade away. I would agree with those that opine Labour voters who voted for specific Brexit parties previously have likely gone back to Labour in some numbers. Edited by HKOwen (06 May 2023 8.57am)
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| YT Oxford 06 May 23 8.41am |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
The Conservatives in my area made a big thing about filling potholes which are many and huge around the town but as it was already Conservative controlled and they hadn't done anything about filling them in I didn't vote at all and the Conservatives lost their overall majority. Ha bloody ha That's interesting, but it was more about what your daughter pledged to achieve for her constituents in Brighton. What did HER campaign literature say? Did it slag off the Tories, in an area where the Tory representation on the council was minimal in any case? Did it slag off the Greens, who previously had the same number of seats as Labour? Did it say that Labour would run local services better than the previous coalition had done? You mentioned potholes as the big issue in your area. In my area, there was lots of anger about potholes too, which was interesting given that the district council up for election has nothing whatsoever to do with the roads, which are the responsibility of the county council! Which level of council runs the roads in your area (given that it won't be a county council, as they weren't up for election)?
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 06 May 23 8.48am |
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Originally posted by YT
That's interesting, but it was more about what your daughter pledged to achieve for her constituents in Brighton. What did HER campaign literature say? Did it slag off the Tories, in an area where the Tory representation on the council was minimal in any case? Did it slag off the Greens, who previously had the same number of seats as Labour? Did it say that Labour would run local services better than the previous coalition had done? You mentioned potholes as the big issue in your area. In my area, there was lots of anger about potholes too, which was interesting given that the district council up for election has nothing whatsoever to do with the roads, which are the responsibility of the county council! Which level of council runs the roads in your area (given that it won't be a county council, as they weren't up for election)? Absolutely spot-on.
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