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bardtown
England2313 Posts
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Acrofales
Spain18132 Posts
On April 21 2017 04:25 bardtown wrote: That interview was terrible, in my opinion. Owen is too young to be a dinosaur, but I just listened to two dinosaurs talking for 40 minutes. They have no idea what is going on. Agreed. So much waffling and interrupting each other. It was unwatchable. Just a load of flailing around. If that is what labour is about, then no wonder they're set up for a historic loss. | ||
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Shield
Bulgaria4824 Posts
Some Labour MP has no idea what's up. She just repeats rigged election without anything to back it up. It's sad such people get elected not just in the UK. | ||
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Deleuze
United Kingdom2102 Posts
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bardtown
England2313 Posts
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Shield
Bulgaria4824 Posts
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bardtown
England2313 Posts
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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bardtown
England2313 Posts
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Shield
Bulgaria4824 Posts
On April 21 2017 21:26 Dangermousecatdog wrote: Historically speaking, labour represents the "working man" working and living in cities. Those living in small picturesque villages tend to be well off compared to those in the city. Why is this so? I don't live in city anymore because of my job, but I still earn a decent salary considering my age and education. If anything, the "working man" would want to spend less money so they can have more for themselves, while the unemployed people would want more money for them. Why would a working man vote for Labour then? Of course, NHS is nice. Paid leave and maternal leave are also nice, but that's about it. Edit: Yeah, also cheaper higher education. However, left wing isn't necessarily known for spending money well in the long run.  | ||
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Zaros
United Kingdom3692 Posts
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Shield
Bulgaria4824 Posts
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bardtown
England2313 Posts
JC is offering 4 new national holidays though. That almost feels like bribery. I bet they won't be offering that at the next election. That's the kind of thing that could swing an election normally. I mean once the public get given 4 new holidays I pity the government that tries to take them back. | ||
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Sermokala
United States14048 Posts
On April 23 2017 06:00 Shield wrote: Is this the most overwhelming Conservative win? When were they the strongest in general election? Thatcher years they hit 53% 62% and 58%. Whats crazy is that cameron could have been looking at a comfortable fourth term at this rate if he could have made some sort of brexit deal. | ||
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bardtown
England2313 Posts
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Shield
Bulgaria4824 Posts
On April 23 2017 07:28 Sermokala wrote: Thatcher years they hit 53% 62% and 58%. Whats crazy is that cameron could have been looking at a comfortable fourth term at this rate if he could have made some sort of brexit deal. Didn't he announce that he wouldn't try to get a third term? | ||
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Zaros
United Kingdom3692 Posts
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Sermokala
United States14048 Posts
On April 23 2017 08:15 Shield wrote: Didn't he announce that he wouldn't try to get a third term? Yeah but the idea is that he might have been able to get a fourth with these numbers. | ||
KwarK
United States43278 Posts
On April 23 2017 08:47 Sermokala wrote: Yeah but the idea is that he might have been able to get a fourth with these numbers. These numbers are a result of instability. Conservative numbers go up as uncertainty goes up, Labour when stability goes up. Cameron leaving was a part of the instability. | ||
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bardtown
England2313 Posts
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