Fooked is the understatement, we have been s****e on by hard on politicians from both sides promising they are never going to leave , only to change their minds the minute they get offered power.
We have a leader of the opposition who promises the near opposite of his true position and most true Brits could never vote for.
I can never vote for a candidate such as our local Matt Hancock who was always opposed to Brexit but is happy to take Boris’s shilling.
locally we have three candidates and none has bothered to introduce themselves
It is a fine idea that I've been thinking about for years, with a caveat: they must be allowed to do so in matters of the national interest, such as in war or when there is a security threat. Such things aside, it would be good to see them held to account.I think I would vote for Plaid Cymru, if it was an option, apparently they are proposing jailing any politicians who tell lies.
only thing is , we would need an awful lot of new prisons
Fooked is the understatement, we have been s****e on by hard on politicians from both sides promising they are never going to leave , only to change their minds the minute they get offered power.
We have a leader of the opposition who promises the near opposite of his true position and most true Brits could never vote for.
I can never vote for a candidate such as our local Matt Hancock who was always opposed to Brexit but is happy to take Boris’s shilling.
locally we have three candidates and none has bothered to introduce themselves
Probably not as stupid as your post.As you always state you’re a stickler for facts.If you read my post you will see I was asking a question. I have not stated I was a supporter of Corbyn. I was asking why the majority here support Johnson and the tories.
As for my age,I’ve voted in every general election for the last fifty years ( just for the record I’ve never voted labour )so have lived through most things you mention but I remember them differently
You're supporting Jeremy Corbyn then...I am an archetypal floating voter. I’ve never had party allegiances and always try and vote for the party I think will do most good for the country regardless of the chances of the party winning in my particular constituency. This election I am for the first time voting labour but only because the tactical voting sites tell me it is the best vote to usurp the tories. I must admit I was surprised that labour was the tactical vote because until the last election labour had never been prominent in the constituency.
Almost minded to do the same, but I really wonder if these tactical voting sites are politically biased.I am an archetypal floating voter. I’ve never had party allegiances and always try and vote for the party I think will do most good for the country regardless of the chances of the party winning in my particular constituency. This election I am for the first time voting labour but only because the tactical voting sites tell me it is the best vote to usurp the tories. I must admit I was surprised that labour was the tactical vote because until the last election labour had never been prominent in the constituency.
????Not really . I’m just very anti Tory. I don’t think that Labour have a snowballs chance in hell of beating the tories with Corbyn in charge.IMO ,even if labour did get in, I cannot see Corbyn lasting. If they don’t get in I think he will be out even quicker. I just hope they replace him with someone more sensible,which in my opinion rules out John Mc Donal, Rebecca Long Bailey and Dianne Abbot. But I do think Labour have more politicians with integrity than the Tories.You're supporting Jeremy Corbyn then...
SNP but they're not big in Lincolnshire
RBL is being groomed as a future Labour leader, if I was advising Labour I'd tell them she's a poor choice. Ditto, Keir Starmer, good Counsel, but a man of straw. They need to move away from the left, and they need someone who has not been a career politician since year dot.
If I wanted Labour to prosper - which I do, because I think there has to be a credible Opposition - I would tell them to give serious thought to Dan Jarvis. He has a solid background, has had no foot-in-mouth episodes and is fairly bright; he also has a decent majority and so would allow for stability at the top.
But, he isn't female, queer or brown, and that will count against him...
@Mek I don't think your last comment is true, to immediately anyway. Of course it might be, but the opposite could be true too - how many Labour MPs genuinely think that JC would be bad for the UK and have openly said so? The truth is, probably, that most MPs have flexible morals, as do most people.
I don't think she is thick, but she isn't up to that job. DJ's story is very sad, but time changes things and he could still be, in fact would still be a good choice for both Labour and the country.Dan Jarvis was virtually offered the leadership on a plate a few years ago, but declined it due to the loss of his wife and having 3 young children, IMO he would have been a good choice. Rebecca Long-Bailey as you say is being groomed for it. I think she needs time to mature and mellow a bit more, but I don't think she is stupid and could make a good leader in the future.
RBL is being groomed as a future Labour leader, if I was advising Labour I'd tell them she's a poor choice. Ditto, Keir Starmer, good Counsel, but a man of straw. They need to move away from the left, and they need someone who has not been a career politician since year dot.
If I wanted Labour to prosper - which I do, because I think there has to be a credible Opposition - I would tell them to give serious thought to Dan Jarvis. He has a solid background, has had no foot-in-mouth episodes and is fairly bright; he also has a decent majority and so would allow for stability at the top.
But, he isn't female, queer or brown, and that will count against him...
@Mek I don't think your last comment is true, to immediately anyway. Of course it might be, but the opposite could be true too - how many Labour MPs genuinely think that JC would be bad for the UK and have openly said so? The truth is, probably, that most MPs have flexible morals, as do most people.
I don’t think that your not voting blue will make too much difference in West Suffolk.
Any how my vote will cancel yours!
I agree though MH is a classic greasy pole climber.