tonyh29 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Ester Rantzen saying as she campaigned in the ethnic areas of Luton the Muslim women were angry with her as voting is against their aqidah (that is placing a right of Allah in the hands of humans , I believe ??) don't know if Ester was making a political statement there or not ? but is there anything Muslim women can actually do ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcgrathsknees Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Ester Rantzen saying as she campaigned in the ethnic areas of Luton the Muslim women were angry with her as voting is against their aqidah (that is placing a right of Allah in the hands of humans , I believe ??) don't know if Ester was making a political statement there or not ? but is there anything Muslim women can actually do ? Cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Houghton and Sunderland South is my constituency, and the tennis centre about 10 minutes from my house. A bit weird to be the centre of the nation's focus for a moment. Result not surprising of course. I went Lib Dem btw I'm rather disappointed that you were not in the hall jumping up and down with a VT banner, mate. Spoken like a man who's never been to Silksworth. I'd keep it that way if I were you - they're still smarting about the Carling Cup round these parts Fair call, mate. The only time I've ever spent in the NE has been in Newcastle (at a stretch Jesmond Dene!) and hitching through - good hitch though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrees Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Ester Rantzen saying as she campaigned in the ethnic areas of Luton the Muslim women were angry with her as voting is against their aqidah (that is placing a right of Allah in the hands of humans , I believe ??) don't know if Ester was making a political statement there or not ? but is there anything Muslim women can actually do ? On that basis I guess that Muslim men get two votes each. Postal voting is a wonderful thing :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted May 6, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2010 I thought the courts only decided elections in the USA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Washington and Sunderland - if there is a swing to the Tories, it will be very interesting indeed, taking into account the last swing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 11.6% swing to Tories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 after 2 declared labour vote down 14% Cons up 6% Others up 8 % Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEgo Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Massive 11.6% swing in the second vote for conservative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 6, 2010 Author Moderator Share Posted May 6, 2010 how can you have "swings to the torys" in two constituencies whose boundaries have changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted May 6, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2010 how can you have "swings to the torys" in two constituencies whose boundaries have changed? I would guess that the results from the 2005 election can be used to estimate what the vote would have been under the current boundaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted May 6, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2010 That Mandelson fellow has a face made for punching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 how can you have "swings to the torys" in two constituencies whose boundaries have changed? One can't really but I suppose it beats watching Dimbleby picking at his foreskin (or the TV equivalent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ricardomeister Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 That Mandelson fellow has a face made for punching. as does that Teresa May bloke! :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Ester Rantzen saying as she campaigned in the ethnic areas of Luton the Muslim women were angry with her as voting is against their aqidah (that is placing a right of Allah in the hands of humans , I believe ??) don't know if Ester was making a political statement there or not ? but is there anything Muslim women can actually do ? My missus is a Muslim woman and she voted. So did her sister. And her mum. And all her friends. You can find nutters in every section of society but please dont tar everybody with the same brush because you read something Ester Rantzen said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 interesting that the late surges in a few constituencies seems to be Student voters Now either they just woke up at their usual time of 9pm . .or there was a lot of drumming up of students by activists to get them out to vote .. and presumably knowing the student vote put in an anti Tory vote ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted May 6, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2010 That Osborne fellow could probably win "Britain's palest man" if this politics thing doesn't work out. Quite an honor, to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 The thought of a Lab/Lib coalition is truly terrifiying. "Ladies and gentlemen we give you the new Prime Minister, Ed Balls...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 So it looks like Mandy is up for a Lib/Lab pact. Where does that leave Gordon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 interesting that the late surges in a few constituencies seems to be Student voters Now either they just woke up at their usual time of 9pm . .or there was a lot of drumming up of students by activists to get them out to vote .. and presumably knowing the student vote put in an anti Tory vote ?? There was a surge in electoral registration for young people during this election, apparently. I found that rather difficult to comprehend but it's a great thing if more young people get interested in politics. I just hope they also don't fall for the 'more participation, more power' shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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