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  1. dodgy

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    Apologies Kev, but I disagree with that whole-heartedly:

    I don't see why I should vote for any of the parties as I do not support any party's policies, and I don't even believe in this system of governance.

    Since this is supposed to be a democracy (ha ha), I should have the right to express that view - but unfortunately not in the voting process.

    If there was an option to vote for 'none of the above' or 'new election' or 'no confidence in Government', then I would happily vote.

    But either forcing people to vote for a listed Party or saying that people who choose not to vote should not be allowed to air their political beliefs amounts to fascism imo.
    dodgy, Apr 6, 2005
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  2. Freddy Flintoff

    Freddy Flintoff WE MISS YOU JOHN

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    :king: :king: :king: :king:

    except voting lib dem :dunce:
    Freddy Flintoff, Apr 6, 2005
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  3. ManofScience

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    i don't see why i should WASTE my vote, voting for someone for the sake of it.. it's fraud!

    i'd rather say more about the state of the current party system and whats being put up for offer by NOT voting at all and having a lower turn out - maybe then they'll realise they'll have to do more for joe public to get more voters...

    there's a big difference to "i can't get out of bed easrly enough to vote" slackers and " i don't want to vote because they've all got shit policies"

    VOTE FOR NONE OF THE ABOVE!

    [​IMG]
    ManofScience, Apr 6, 2005
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  4. Freddy Flintoff

    Freddy Flintoff WE MISS YOU JOHN

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    I think your talking crap persoanlly but each to there own
    Freddy Flintoff, Apr 6, 2005
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  5. ManofScience

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    you're right, everyone is free to vote/not vote for who they want - but you're voting for someone you think is shit - why?

    where's your politics degree from? dimebar poly or something?
    ManofScience, Apr 6, 2005
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  6. BRID

    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    No offence Cole, but your 'politics' are highly flawed.

    Firstly you give a :dunce: sign to someone who mentioned the Lib Dems, who ironically are probably the only party who have a manifesto as opposed to making them up as they go along depending on popular sentiment (Labour through and through, Tories also but to a lesser degree)

    The reason why labour have made it to a second term, and look to get a third one seems to be boiling down less and less and less about whether or not they actually have done ANYTHING good for this country, but more because the yoof of today somehow have this jaded view that the tories are bad because people whine about the 80's.

    So we have a situation where a country has a government in power not because they actually do a good job, but more about how a large proportion of the voting population vote for them because they dont want to vote for the 'other' party for all the wrong reasons, and wont vote for the lib dems because people seem to think they are a Joke? (ironically again they seem to be going from strength to strength these days).

    Someone said the economy is in good shape? Oh my god thats quite possibly one of the biggest jokes ever - Our entire manufacturing industry is in recession, we're at the top of a massive asset boom, consumer debt is at sky high levels, and the government is writing cheques its ass cant cash .... in the next term of office, the government is going to have to find BILLIONS of pounds somewhere - in higher tax!

    Oh, and we went to war on the back of a load of lies.



    I wont be voting in this years election, but i pay 700 odd quid a month in tax and have a fair grasp of whats going on in this country and the world - Why the heck should i waste my time going to a voting office to please some misguided idea that voting for labour 'because the tories are bad mkay' is exercising my democratic duties as a subject of the united kingdom....

    purrrrleaaase.
    BRID, Apr 6, 2005
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  7. ManofScience

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    Mr. Bridgett's elloquence is commendable :worship:
    ManofScience, Apr 6, 2005
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  8. Freddy Flintoff

    Freddy Flintoff WE MISS YOU JOHN

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    I said i was happy with the way labour have acted EXCEPT the war on Iraq, My comment son the best of a bad bunch was meant as a put down to polititions in genral thats never gonna change you will get tossers and currupt polititions in any cabinet, but im not gonna waste my vote and see the tories get in im gonna fight them cos i think they would ruin all the good work Labour have done..
    Freddy Flintoff, Apr 6, 2005
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  9. BRID

    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    List the good work labour have done.
    BRID, Apr 6, 2005
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  10. Basic Instinct

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    1. Extra cash for school dinners.

    2. erm.... :( :lol:
    Basic Instinct, Apr 6, 2005
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  11. BRID

    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    Funny you should mention that actually.

    The extra cash for school dinners came after Jamie oliver brought the issue to light on his channel 4 show.

    If he HADNT have done that, and pulled politicians in front of the camera to face up to it... then they would have done BUGGER ALL ABOUT IT, and continued using tax revenues to bomb innocent people in foreign countries.

    Alongside that and the fuel protests, it just goes to show that the government has an agenda that only varies when the public very rarely kick off.
    BRID, Apr 6, 2005
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  12. ManofScience

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    and have u noticed that fuel prices have creeped up again... but i suppose that is also down to crude oil prices...
    ManofScience, Apr 6, 2005
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  13. Yosef Ha'Kohain

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    brid are you serious?

    I could write a post longer than my penis on labours on going achievements.
    Yosef Ha'Kohain, Apr 6, 2005
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  14. Freddy Flintoff

    Freddy Flintoff WE MISS YOU JOHN

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    And you belive William hauge would have done better :lol: :lol: :lol:
    Freddy Flintoff, Apr 6, 2005
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  15. BRID

    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    Give me a reason why he wouldnt have?

    Or do you not like him as a politician because he talked posh and was going bald at an early age - IE you didnt like the look of him.
    BRID, Apr 6, 2005
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  16. BRID

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    Im sure you could, but whether or not those were good achievements is a different matter altogether :rolleyes:

    Im still trying to see how life has suddenly improved since 1997 ....... I draw a blank every single time.
    BRID, Apr 6, 2005
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  17. Freddy Flintoff

    Freddy Flintoff WE MISS YOU JOHN

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    I have had this too many times

    Strongest ecomomy in decades
    Best unemployment figures for decades
    Cancelled world debt
    Most families a LOT better off
    Send Million to Tsumi appeal

    I can go on but cant be arsed
    Freddy Flintoff, Apr 6, 2005
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  18. Freddy Flintoff

    Freddy Flintoff WE MISS YOU JOHN

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    No he had figres for spending that just did not add up wher was the money gonna coem from ???

    He ALSO support war on iraq and to me was a bit of a bigot
    Freddy Flintoff, Apr 6, 2005
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  19. ManofScience

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    WWHHAAT?

    of course - the tories would never have done that. silly me. u retard.
    ManofScience, Apr 6, 2005
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  20. Freddy Flintoff

    Freddy Flintoff WE MISS YOU JOHN

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    i was asked what good labour have done.. that is good regardless of wheather the tories would or not, that was not the question
    Freddy Flintoff, Apr 6, 2005
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