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Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Breaking: Theresa May Calls Snap General Election June 8

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Permalink Reply by maggie on April 21, 2017 at 14:01

"what has socialism done for us" for me the biggie is the idea itself that we are not born equally and that we should be able to share the worlds wealth and resources.

However... "what has socialism ever done for us"

the NHS, and I raise you with child benefits...

Permalink Reply by John McMullan on April 21, 2017 at 14:27

Knavel it wasn't Farage, it was Dan Hannan. Read this and weep.

Permalink Reply by Charlotte A on April 21, 2017 at 14:33

Or this guy: Arron Banks

Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on April 19, 2017 at 19:29
Pensioners aren't voting Tory - pensioners are voting full stop. If younger voters made the arduous journey to the polling station in the same numbers that people over 60 do the national political picture would look very different.
Permalink Reply by Gordon T on April 19, 2017 at 20:53

And to illustrate the point, here's a breakdown of age-related voting patterns in the 2015 election, done by one of the main polling organisations. It covers both party voting and turnout so it documents, as voters age, both the swing from left to right and the swing towards voting.

Permalink Reply by Steve Wilkins on April 19, 2017 at 21:04

Interesting.. 18 - 24 is the inverse of 65 +for the big two, with the turnout of the younger group being around 55 % of that for the 65 +..

The oppostion must get into schools / universities / clubs and pubs.. and haul out a few yout' spokespeople, Rock Against Isolationism ?  Grime against Greed ?  Rap against Russian Oligarchs ?

Perhaps not - but hopefully someone will come up with something to address  this very clear divide.

Permalink Reply by John D on April 19, 2017 at 21:26

Perhaps if we had voting on Sundays, like many European countries ?

Permalink Reply by Steve Wilkins on April 19, 2017 at 21:34

The opposition should have got into my school and perhaps I'd gave been able to spell it !

Permalink Reply by pamish on April 20, 2017 at 1:01

No-one needs to schlep to the polling station, anyone can have a postal vote, you don't need a reason/excuse.  You do need an address where the papers can be sent.

I've been postal voting since the days when I was working 9am to 9pm, I like to be able to peruse the papers at leisure too. 

Permalink Reply by John McMullan on April 20, 2017 at 9:51

If you're away at University studying for exams and ask your parents to register for you and arrange for a postal vote, what's wrong with that?

Permalink Reply by John D on April 20, 2017 at 10:03

Wouldn't that be wide-open to abuse ? They might as well vote for you too.

Permalink Reply by John D on April 20, 2017 at 10:22

You could, of course, bring back the university constituencies but with 130-odd universities putting up candidates that would lead to a huge influx of Monster Raving Loony MPs  ( and we've already got the SNP )

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