meregreen Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 That turnout is actually quite high for a by-election. Think the one in Erdington was in the 30s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Seat68 said: My tory is standing at the next election, part of her constituency is subject to boundary changes and so she has chosen Stafford as the one she will represent, and she will win as Labour are always so bloody slow off the blocks here. A friggin tortoise could beat the Tories at the next election. They’re f*****d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 2, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 2, 2022 24 minutes ago, meregreen said: That turnout is actually quite high for a by-election. Think the one in Erdington was in the 30s. Not really, Chester is normally a high turnout seat (high 60s to high 70s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo985 Posted December 2, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2022 I’ve said in here before that I think one of the massive problems with this country is a lot of people see voting conservative as the thing rich people do. So people aspire to do it themselves. They think if they vote Labour it’s like admitting you’re worse off than other people. And this is a prime example of that https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMF4vfRLN/ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted December 2, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 2, 2022 53 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I’ve said in here before that I think one of the massive problems with this country is a lot of people see voting conservative as the thing rich people do. So people aspire to do it themselves. They think if they vote Labour it’s like admitting you’re worse off than other people. And this is a prime example of that https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMF4vfRLN/ I've read some that your hypothesis is entirely accurate. People vote based on that and where they aspire to be - wealthy and successful. Or at least more wealthy and successful than those clearings in the woods across the road with the Audi. I still dunno how they can afford that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 2, 2022 56 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I’ve said in here before that I think one of the massive problems with this country is a lot of people see voting conservative as the thing rich people do. So people aspire to do it themselves. They think if they vote Labour it’s like admitting you’re worse off than other people. And this is a prime example of that https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMF4vfRLN/ Yep. That was my (council flat, totally working class and pretty skint) Mom. She thought only common people voted Labour. So voting Tory made her more respectable. Go figure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 6 hours ago, bickster said: Not really, Chester is normally a high turnout seat (high 60s to high 70s) In a General Election maybe. By elections tend to have lower turnouts. 50% is not low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 3, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, meregreen said: In a General Election maybe. By elections tend to have lower turnouts. 50% is not low. Yeah but the turnout was only 41% The turnout in a GE can be 75% upwards in that constituency. It's a low turnout for that constituency It's way below the 50%+ that Tiverton and Honiton had and marginally above the 39% of Wakefield The Erdington by-election you mentioned was 27% but normally only has a turnout of 55%. So both Erdington and Chester are about half of their normal North Shropshire in 2021 normally has 67-70% turnout, so lower than Chester but that managed 46% in the by-election Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I’ve said in here before that I think one of the massive problems with this country is a lot of people see voting conservative as the thing rich people do. So people aspire to do it themselves. They think if they vote Labour it’s like admitting you’re worse off than other people. And this is a prime example of that https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMF4vfRLN/ Like my mum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Quote UK has failed to resettle Afghans facing torture and death despite promise Afghan nationals who were promised resettlement to the UK nearly a year ago are facing torture and death while they wait for a response from the British government, the Observer can reveal. Not one person has been accepted and evacuated from Afghanistan under the Home Office’s Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme (ACRS), launched in January, prompting claims that ministers are showing a “toxic combination of incompetence and indifference”. The scheme was intended to help Afghans who worked for, or were affiliated with, the British government – including its embassy staff and British Council teachers – and all of whom face severe harm at the hands of the Taliban. Grauniad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ml1dch Posted December 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2022 A once-in-a-century global crisis was simply an excuse to steal as much public money as possible for some people. 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 So nurses need to stop their wage demands to send a clear message to Putin that this country isn't divided. Good lord. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 4, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 4, 2022 4 hours ago, DCJonah said: So nurses need to stop their wage demands to send a clear message to Putin that this country isn't divided. Good lord. If the Tories want to send a clear message to Putin, they'll donate all their Russian Money to the Ukraine armed forces And this coming from the corrupt word removed that thought it was perfectly OK for the tax payer to heat his stables. Gobshite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 4 hours ago, DCJonah said: So nurses need to stop their wage demands to send a clear message to Putin that this country isn't divided. Good lord. If the biggest priority here is international optics, just pay them whatever they want. No chance of the country looking divided then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Just now, ml1dch said: If the biggest priority here is international optics, just pay them whatever they want. No chance of the country looking divided then. Imagine how strong the country would look if those essential people who helped get us through a pandemic were rewarded and valued. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 And this prick can **** off. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Yep these nurses need to send the strongest message possible to Putin by accepting real terms pay cuts. He must be quaking in his boots and making plans to pull out of Ukraine as I type this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I wonder if Michelle Mone’s attempt to clear her name will be by disappearing from public view to enjoy the millions she scammed from the public purse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted December 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2022 This PPE scandal really annoys me. I wish the standard response to any minister saying we can't afford to increase wages when discussing strikes, was to mention the money spent on corrupt contracts for PPE and failed track and trace. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted December 6, 2022 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2022 The people at the Good Law society are describing Mone as the tip of the iceberg. They're going for Gove next. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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