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?