Ira Gaines Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Place was empty when I went in to vote, but on the way back out, some guy walked in wearing a hoodie with the union jack on it. I wasn't filled with optimism about that guy's vote. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Detournement said: This may be tricky for you to understand but there can be schisms within the elite eg the Bush and Trump families are elites but are politically opposed. In the UK the vast majority of the establishment are supporters of EU administered neoliberalism: the financial sector, the media, the legal profession, the civil service and most big corporations. The much smaller group of elites who want to take us out are influenced by nostalgia for the British Empire and/or extreme Randian politics promoted by rich American crackpots. The bottom line is that both groups want essentially the same thing they only differ in methodology. See with all these schisms amongst all these various and disparate elites, which one should I call the most elite? Is there a league placing? Who/what is the most elite? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Just voted, there were about a dozen people in at the time. Worryingly, I was the only one this side of 70.Brexit party a shoe in there then... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Horrendous reading about the EU Citizens being turned away at polling stations even though they’d registered because they hadn’t filled in an additional form that no one told them existed. Absolutely disgraceful from this deceitful, vile, incompetent Tory government to allow this to happen, although in no way surprising whatsoever.Genuinely feel embarrassed to have to consider myself part of the “United Kingdom” and the scum running it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Brexit party a shoe in there then...If we deal only in facts, I know it was 1-0 to the SNP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeVanTeeth Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, Principal Flutie said: Place was empty when I went in to vote, but on the way back out, some guy walked in wearing a hoodie with the union jack on it. I wasn't filled with optimism about that guy's vote. Ideal piece of kit for this weather, bit too warm for a jacket but also windy enough to rule out just a shirt or T-shirt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im_Rodger Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) Just went a walk with the parents (who haven't voted yet) back to the polling station. Asked the staff what the turnout was from my area. 17%. Yeah low turnout is looking likely. Edited May 23, 2019 by Im_Rodger -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Im_Rodger said: Just went a walk with the parents back to the polling station. Asked the staff what the turnout was from my area. 17%. Far higher than the average home support at a Hamilton game then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Detournement said: The much smaller group of elites who want to take us out are influenced by nostalgia for the British Empire and/or extreme Randian politics promoted by rich American crackpots. Bollocks imo. They want full scale financial deregulation, ripping apart workers' protections, environmental controls etc, and to make a packet. The Americans are useful idiots to fund it and provide some marketing expertise. Look at Farage on referendum night saying they'd lost when he knew from private polling that he'd won, followed by an upward spike in the pound. Edited May 23, 2019 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, welshbairn said: They want full scale financial deregulation, ripping apart workers' protections, environmental controls etc, and to make a packet. And the Schroeder/Merkel, Blair/Cameron, Sarkozy/Macron faction haven't deregulated finance, reduced workers rights, failed to tackle climate change and overseen the 1%'s wealth increasing hugely over the past 15-20 years? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbermoresaint Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 15 minutes ago, Detournement said: And the Schroeder/Merkel, Blair/Cameron, Sarkozy/Macron faction haven't deregulated finance, reduced workers rights, failed to tackle climate change and overseen the 1%'s wealth increasing hugely over the past 15-20 years? No. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Not sure drawing a dick next to someone's name is expressing a clear preference. That was probably the dispute.If it one dick in one box it a clear vote. The law states a clear 'mark' not a cross.So if you hate one person on ballot and decide to go in and draw a cock against their name then it can be argued and has been won with a Returning Officer if that the only mark on the ballot paper then that is a clear mark and a vote for that candidate.... Always draw cocks against all candidates that are cocks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamski Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) Just voted. Me and my partner were both swithering between SNP and Green until the end. I went SNP, she went Green, hope they both do well Turnout of around 45% at my local polling station so far apparently. Edited May 23, 2019 by Adamski 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 The Brexit Party logo is really either well thought out or a stroke of luck as the arrow really does grab your attention and point to the box you put your cross. Stuck out significantly on the paper IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbermoresaint Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Just voted. According to the staff they've been very busy, which can only be a good thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Just now, UsedToGoToCentralPark said: The Brexit Party logo is really either well thought out or a stroke of luck as the arrow really does grab your attention and point to the box you put your cross. Stuck out significantly on the paper IMO. Having all that prepared with a Party set up only a free weeks ago with £25 subs from supporters is bollocks. It's the slickest launch of a party I've seen anywhere and it must have cost a bomb. If American money and expertise is not involved I'll eat my chocolate hat. Look at the fucking state of Change UK for example, and they've had much longer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crùbag Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 32 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said: If it one dick in one box it a clear vote. The law states a clear 'mark' not a cross. So if you hate one person on ballot and decide to go in and draw a cock against their name then it can be argued and has been won with a Returning Officer if that the only mark on the ballot paper then that is a clear mark and a vote for that candidate.... Always draw cocks against all candidates that are cocks Brexit are going to get loads of votes that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Didn't look to have been many names scored off the list when we went down at the back of 8 but the SNP got teo votes from our house. One of the birds scored a bullseye on the Brexit party leaflet too. Hoping it's an omen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 12 hours ago, Detournement said: Workers from all over Europe competing for the same jobs isn't a socialist aspiration. Full employment is the most basic socialist aspiration and it's impossible with FoM. Full employment is classed as 3% unemployment due to the transient nature of the modern workforce. Get out of the 1970s. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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