skybluetony176
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I read somewhere that some analysts has been done on who’s signing it and apparently twice as many people have signed it in the US than in the UK.
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Grendel
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You would think that it would be the exact right time for the Lib Dems to make a real challenge wouldn't you. The Tories in disarray, the Labour party with what many consider a weak leader in charge and them still reeling from the Corbyn years.
You would have thought this would be the perfect opportunity. I don't even know what they stand for right now though.
Not a chance a Jeremy hunt type leader would regain the seats back
They have no real beliefs or principals
The new leader will focus on ending this unofficial Lib Lab nonsense and target a two horse race
Otis
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I know. I just saying this SHOULD be the perfect opportunity for them. They just don't seem to represent much at all though to my mind.
Grendel
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A new leader will get some bounce back against Labour and Lib Dem’s - lib dems are a despicable bunch always have been
Which candidate do you like best?
skybluetony176
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I see another recorded telephone call involving Boris has come out. This time involving the latest sexual favours for a job story. What is it about Boris and people feeling the need to record telephone conversations with him?
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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You can spoil your ballot, but there's no distinction made as to whether it's a protest or just not done correctly.
'None of the above' is a clear protest vote.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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clint van damme
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That gif never fails to raise a smile. Would love to know what caught Jacketts attention.
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Write None of the Above on it then
Sky Blue Pete
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I’d be fearful in johnson’s seat putting wanker as it is most likely to be added to his total
shmmeee
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That doesn’t really work because there’s loads of reasons to spoil your ballot intentionally or not.
I’m not sure what a NOTA option would do though? Perhaps draw out more disillusioned non-voters, but if there’s nothing for them from Monster Raving Looney Party to Conservative then you’ve got to question what the point of repeatedly rerunning an election based on their opinion is.
I’d also worry is deters compromise and ultimately you end up with everyone wanting their own bespoke party and what’s the point then?
I’d worry the electorate would become like my girlfriend when we go out to eat: “What do you fancy?” “Anything” “Labour? No not that. Anything.” “Tory? Urgh God no. Anything else” “Lib Dem…”
skybluetony176
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There’s only one way to spoil your ballot paper. Draw a spunking cock on it.
Ian1779
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9 times out of 10 the counter would assign that to the Tory candidate.
Philosoraptor
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Election 2015: MP thanks voter for penis ballot paper mark
A Welsh voter draws a penis on their ballot slip - and the vote still counts because it was all inside the box.
www.bbc.co.uk
skybluetony176
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If you want to know what this Tory party is really about watch a documentary on Netflix called The Spiders Web:Britains Second Empire.
Grendel
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He was probably interviewed after a game against us and thought he saw Tony at a ccfc game - I think we’d all have that same look
Grendel
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I know you love a bit of binary yes and no but sorry it’s not that straightforward
Brighton Sky Blue
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They will but only the clown has the pull factor needed to con former mining communities into voting Tory a second time.
Grendel
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The funny thing is you say Starmer is a sneerer but you are an identikit version of him. Selected school snob who thinks the working class don’t know what’s good for them
Brighton Sky Blue
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On the contrary-big lies were told to get people's votes in areas that up to that point the Conservatives didn't bat an eyelid over. Johnson himself said after the election 'now we've actually got to pay attention to the North'. There isn't a better snake oil salesman than him in the party.
skybluetony176
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The bigger the lie the bigger the liar required to sell it. Enter the Boris.
stay_up_skyblues
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Maybe I have worked in a boring industry all my adult life, or perhaps I’m just sheltered from it. But other than the occasional bit of extra martial slap and tickle between probably 2% of the staff I’ve worked alongside every workplace has been pretty vanilla. Whereas in politics it almost seems a pre-requisite than a minimum proportion have to be sex crazed or deviants. Do they have some sort of sex pest Rooney Rule when screening for MPs?
skybluetony176
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Same here. My working life stretches over 30 years. I’ve only worked for a handful of companies but have worked with 100’s of people and only witnessed one case of someone being dismissed for inappropriate behaviour or even been accused of such behaviour.
skybluetony176
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Suddenly remembering what Hunt rhymes with
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Ironically on most things I really don't and find your views ridiculously binery and simplistic. But on Johnson and Trump there are no shades of grey for me. They were both disastrous but it's interesting you don't feel so.
If a company or organisation had such a high, and it's seemingly really high, number of sex pests in the ranks it'd be a fully blown scandal, police investigations, their reputation tarnished forever.
Yet in politics, and seemingly the Tory party in particular, it's seen as perfectly normal and actually quite useful as blackmail material.
Otis
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I think both have been an unmitigated disaster. Both liars and cheats and only in it for themselves.
I think both have set both countries back a few years.
Without Trump I honestly don't think we would have the Roe vs Wade issue right now.
And Johnson has just created so much distrust amongst politicians and the public alike
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Without Trump the abortion issue wouldn't have happened for sure. He left the US that little present. Neither Trump nor Johnson achieved anything of value and they have caused immense suffering, and harm to democracy.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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But still won't be differentiated from incorrectly filled out forms and thus recorded as a protest vote.
It has to specifically be an option on the ballet for it to be recorded and thus prove a level of dissatisfaction with politics.