General Election - 4th July 2024

[SebastianBlue]

T-minus 10 minutes to Politics Forum meltdown…

 

[Postman Pep]

Still hopeful of a Portillo moment for us disillusioned and disenfranchised lefties. Betting has been invariably suspended on his opponent for the best part of a week now ..... although I did see she was in to 5/1 with Ladbrokes earlier.




Bring me the head of Wesley Streeting

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Tory & Reform voters?

Tory

 

[Vic]

I went to vote, handed in my polling card and showed my driving licence, the woman says "whats your name" I say " its on the card right there" she says to me you have to say it out aloud,its some ancient law. my reply was "Bugs fucking bunny, stick it up your arse" and i walked out.

Got home, checked the legislation and read the Fat **** Eric fat **** Pickles report on electoral reform. Then read the Electoral commission handbook for polling stations and indeed since 2017 you have to state your name and address. How the fuck are you supposed to vote if you cannot speak, or are deaf and dumb etc, These people can no longer vote according to the law.

What a fucking piss take this shower has been.

I think you were looking for an excuse not to vote. "Reasonable adjustments must be made so that disabled people are not substantially disadvantaged in any way."

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Right almost game on.

Grub/booze on the go already.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

It's all getting a bit febrile, init?

 

[SebastianBlue]

Lib Dems hopeful in Cheadle.

 

[supercity88]

The BBC doing a feature on voters’ dogs. What the fuck?

They can't do anything else really today as they're not allowed to publish anything that could influence the vote. A few guides to voting and that sort of stuff and then pictures of dogs. It's probably better content than they usually produce.

 

[hilts]

It would be very amusing and somewhat fitting if the traditionally biggest proponents of the FPTP voting system got completely screwed by the vagaries of it.

Unfortunately those that win with it are the least likely to do the decent thing and change it.

 

[Claytop]

Sky or BBC?

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Sky or BBC?

Channel 4 has Hannah Fry, so that's good enough for me.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

They can't do anything else really today as they're not allowed to publish anything that could influence the vote. A few guides to voting and that sort of stuff and then pictures of dogs. It's probably better content than they usually produce.

Anybody notice that all the morning news channels were bereft of their big hitters, all lined up for the late night shows.

 

[Don Karleone]

Sky or BBC?

Politics Joe for me. Pissed up analysis.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Channel 4 has Hannah Fry, so that's good enough for me.

Any relation to Sir Stephen?

 

[hilts]

I think you were looking for an excuse not to vote. "Reasonable adjustments must be made so that disabled people are not substantially disadvantaged in any way."

They never asked me to say anything, driving licence and polling card, here is your ballot paper, cross next to Green party , in the slot out of the door, 2 minutes.

 

[SebastianBlue]

They never asked me to saying anything, driving licence and polling card, here is your ballot paper, cross next to Green party , in the slot out of the door, 2 minutes.

The process as it should be. ;-)

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Any relation to Sir Stephen?

No, but probably just as erudite, which is high praise indeed.

Her books are great. She's every massive geek's girl next door.

 

[kaz7]

The badgers just said hope the tories get hammered, might be the cocktail of drugs i am on , ha

 

[Vic]

Didn't ask me to do any of that, just told them my address showed my driving licence and put my cross on the voting form they handed me popped it in the ballot box. Quite straight forward really.

You told them your address. Rascal wouldn't.

 

[kaz7]

Two min warning !!!