bluecatgeek, level 1
5,300 posts
Location: everywhere


Posted:
so, its looking pretty bad frown

ken livingstone (not bad but horribly tainted by having the word 'labour' next to him) is looking like being voted out, to be replaced by a racist, classist, arrogant, intentionally stupid, policy free puppet.

i am very glad i am back in scotland and nowhere near the farce.

londoners, what on earth are you doing????? do you* all just read the evening standard and daily mail as gospel?

Rob



(disclaimer - thread will be changed if ken wins, against the odds....)

*you, in this case, means most likely not actual HOP goers, who seem to be fairly well clued up, but londoners in general

(disclaimer 2 - i usually try to be fairly open when starting threads, allowing for both sides, or at least giving a much bigger argument for/against something, but in this case i just can't see it - there is no earthly reason i can see why boris is better than ken. and i've trawled, a lot. so, apologies if this offends you, but i assure you, it doesn't offend you nearly as much as the probable election result offends me frown )

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UCOFSILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales


Posted:
ditto





I've always quite liked Ken Livingstone frown



Then again, I live in Wales anyway biggrin
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feebmember
72 posts
Location: Salisbury


Posted:
yeah i live in salisbury which is closer, but not quite london... i think devilery is at work

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PinkNigelPinker than thou
336 posts
Location: A little pink world all my own..


Posted:
Pretty much every time I get in my car I'm faced with the grim reality that the majority of folks are too stupid, self-obsessed and entirely unaware of the consequences of their selfish actions to be allowed to drive.



Reading the news this morning makes me all too aware that the majority of people are also too censored stupid to be trusted with something as powerful as a vote.



(And hey, Spanner, you think that's bad, check the result for Charlestown and, worse yet, this London result. More proof of the need for some kind of test of independent rational decision making before being allowed a vote)

A wise man once said: "You have two ears and one mouth, therefore you should shut the censored up and listen" (though, to be fair, he might not've put it _quite_ like that..)


onewheeldaveGOLD Member
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Location: sheffield, United Kingdom


Posted:
The thing about democracy is that people will vote for who they want to vote for.

"You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it."

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"Last of The Lancers"
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PinkNigelPinker than thou
336 posts
Location: A little pink world all my own..


Posted:
 Written by :onewheeldave


The thing about democracy is that people will vote for who they want to vote for.



Erm.. I rather disagree. People will vote for who they're told to vote for.
Back in the 80's the sun ran a headline regarding Maggie's victory: "It's the Sun what won it", and they were absolutely spot on. When the media espouses the views of its owners, and in doing so panders to the alarmist, short-sighted, selfish tendencies of its gullible audience, is it any wonder that we end up with the likes of Thatcher, Blair, and now that complete buffoon in positions of political power?

A wise man once said: "You have two ears and one mouth, therefore you should shut the censored up and listen" (though, to be fair, he might not've put it _quite_ like that..)


jemima (jem)SILVER Member
Pooh-Bah
1,750 posts
Location: london, United Kingdom


Posted:
Yep, it's a big surprise Boris got to the top. Did everyone, do a comedy vote?

Mmm, it's a shame we've lost Ken frown Mmm, yes people seeing the word 'Labour' next to his name must have put people off, and nobody really knows any of the other candidates.

I'll be interested to see what Boris is capable of shrug

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flyingpenguinnimember
114 posts
Location: Oxford


Posted:
Pufff no good at all...eek

This is the first time i have been allowed to vote in this country, which confuses me a little bit as i dont know much about politics here.

Anyway I just hope somebody will control that horrible man.

I had to beat him to death with his own shoes... but that's another story all together.


onewheeldaveGOLD Member
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3,252 posts
Location: sheffield, United Kingdom


Posted:
 Written by :PinkNigel


 Written by :onewheeldave


The thing about democracy is that people will vote for who they want to vote for.



Erm.. I rather disagree. People will vote for who they're told to vote for.




Some will. But, others will have voted cos of what they themselves thought.

As you know, a lot of labour candidates in the local elections have been ousted cos some people dissaprove of the national labour govt and consider it a valid choice to show that in the local votes.

Maybe some have voted for Boris for those kinds of reasons?

"You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it."

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"Last of The Lancers"
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MikeGinnyGOLD Member
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA


Posted:
It's never made sense to me. We were doing great under Clinton. Economy was doing great (admittedly we were on a bit of a plateau), our foreign policy was doing great, everything.

And we elected a Republican. Sorta.

It seems to me to be a repeated pattern in democracies. Everything's going well...so you fire the guy in charge.

I don't get it.

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura


flyingpenguinnimember
114 posts
Location: Oxford


Posted:
Well it happened the same in spain... Before The popular party we had 8 years of Socialist and then 8 years of the right and now we are going to have 8 years of socialist again...

Its starting to look as a patern to me... I think is Because one need to mend what the other brakes. (In spain the economic policies are not that strong with the socialist but the social policies are. In the other hand the right are not that concern about social policies but with economy...)

Anyway everybody who is in power makes a bussiness out of it.

I had to beat him to death with his own shoes... but that's another story all together.


pricklyleafSILVER Member
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1,365 posts
Location: Manchester, England (UK)


Posted:
 Written by :Doc Lightning



It seems to me to be a repeated pattern in democracies. Everything's going well...so you fire the guy in charge.

I don't get it.



The problem is that at the moment, everything is not going well.

First time buyers have been completly priced out of the market.

They've run out of rich people to add more tax to, so now they're taxing the poor more.

I heard on the radio that half of the Polish immigrants that came to the UK, have actually now left, because the pound has dropped so low, and they now have better opportunities back home, that its actually not worth them staying in the UK.

Along with everything else becoming more expensive, petrol is a prime example Its not looking good. Brown wasn't voted into parliment, not even by his own party. Mysteriously any other candidates dropped out of the election. Funny that. So this is the first chance that the public, and that anyone, has had a chance to show how they feel about that. And so thats whats happened.

So I think that people have decided to vote for anyone but labour, possibly not always paying attention to what the alternative is. Because I think the attitude that most people have at the moment, is that it can't really get much worse, our economys a joke, so lets have some fun and vote in boris.

Personally I find it frustrating that the focus is on London's new mayor and not the rest of the country. After all, contray to what some people seem to think, the huge majority of Britains, don't actually live in London. rolleyes

I've become pretty disengaged and cynical about voting. Left with a huge debt from uni, thats growing by nearly £1k every year that I can't even begin to pay off, and with no chance of buying my own house for the forseeable future, no matter who comes into power, they're not going to fix that. For me its too late, the damage has already been done.

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MikeGinnyGOLD Member
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA


Posted:
 Written by :flyingpenguinni


Well it happened the same in spain... Before The popular party we had 8 years of Socialist and then 8 years of the right and now we are going to have 8 years of socialist again...



Yes, but at least the Spaniards had the good sense to re-elect the PSOE in March when things were going well in general. They didn't switch over to Rajoy.

 Written by

Its starting to look as a patern to me... I think is Because one need to mend what the other breaks. (In spain the economic policies are not that strong with the socialists but the social policies are. On the other hand the right are not that concerned about social policies but with economy...)

Anyway everybody who is in power makes a business out of it.



You correct my Spanish, I'll correct your English. Do we have a deal? hug

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura


PinkNigelPinker than thou
336 posts
Location: A little pink world all my own..


Posted:
 Written by :Doc Lightning


You correct my Spanish, I'll correct your English. Do we have a deal? hug



Jeepers Doc, there's a goodly proportion of native English speakers here (and on any other online forum you care to mention) who do a worse job of writing and spelling... If you start correcting them you're on a never-ending, thankless job.

Anyway, Boris...
Racist, homophobic, pro-war... What's not to like? wink

A wise man once said: "You have two ears and one mouth, therefore you should shut the censored up and listen" (though, to be fair, he might not've put it _quite_ like that..)


MikeGinnyGOLD Member
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA


Posted:
 Written by :PinkNigel


Jeepers Doc, there's a goodly proportion of native English speakers here (and on any other online forum you care to mention) who do a worse job of writing and spelling... If you start correcting them you're on a never-ending, thankless job.



Yes but they can't correct my Spanish back at me. And they'll take offense if I correct their English because it's their mother tongue.

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura


animatEdBRONZE Member
1 + 1 = 3
3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK


Posted:
If you're going to Correct it, at least do it properly, Mike... wink tongue

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PinkNigelPinker than thou
336 posts
Location: A little pink world all my own..


Posted:
Why does "correct" have a capital C? wink

A wise man once said: "You have two ears and one mouth, therefore you should shut the censored up and listen" (though, to be fair, he might not've put it _quite_ like that..)


animatEdBRONZE Member
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3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK


Posted:
Because my brain works funny smile :P

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Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
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PyrolificBRONZE Member
Returning to a unique state of Equilibrium
3,289 posts
Location: Adelaide, South Australia


Posted:
do Mayors actually have any significant power in the UK? Over here (Oz) they seem to be pretty much a figure-head.

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flyingpenguinnimember
114 posts
Location: Oxford


Posted:
Well thanks about correcting my english. I have to say that my spelling is horrible. But hey well done to everyone who can understand me.

I have a question. Does anybody knows what is in the program of this chab? What are his plans?

I had to beat him to death with his own shoes... but that's another story all together.


The Tea FairySILVER Member
old hand
853 posts
Location: Behind you...


Posted:
 Written by :pricklyleaf



So I think that people have decided to vote for anyone but labour, possibly not always paying attention to what the alternative is. Because I think the attitude that most people have at the moment, is that it can't really get much worse, our economys a joke, so lets have some fun and vote in boris.

Personally I find it frustrating that the focus is on London's new mayor and not the rest of the country. After all, contray to what some people seem to think, the huge majority of Britains, don't actually live in London. rolleyes

I've become pretty disengaged and cynical about voting. Left with a huge debt from uni, thats growing by nearly £1k every year that I can't even begin to pay off, and with no chance of buying my own house for the forseeable future, no matter who comes into power, they're not going to fix that. For me its too late, the damage has already been done.



ditto In agreement with the above! Glad I moved out of London 2 months ago, so hopefully won't feel quite as much of the Boris effect (although I know his decisions will affect the UK as a whole too... frown )

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PyroWillGOLD Member
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4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom


Posted:
I feel really ashamed as a Londoner to say that I have actually been compeltely ignorant on all of this, I didn't vote, I kind of knew it was coming, but didn't really care.

Parts of me still doesnt.....

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