The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[Deggo]

Guys responding to me clearly dont understand how first past the post works . For example my vote is worth nothing. It doesn't matter what I vote for , Labour will win the seat in my area . It's a joke of System and telling yourself your vote counts for sonething if it doesn't is delusional

If everyone said "sod it we're in a safe seat I'll sack voting and go down the legion and watch the results coming in" they'd be in for a massive surprise wouldn't you say?

 

[Lukaku'sLeftTesticle]

Difference between your vote and your voice. If you don't like something, use your democratic right to fight it against it. Join lobby groups, write to your mp, ministers the PM etc.

That's true but I'm too busy with personal issues in life, I dont have the time or resources to do something like that

 

[roydo]

It was Brown that introduced the Bedroom tax with the Local Housing 2008.

What do you think they were saying in number 10 when they discussed the bedroom tax?

Because surely someone must have said"what's going to happen at the next election"

Christ, confused now ffs! I always thought it was the Tories, so to 2, no idea, and to 1, had no idea!

 

[daylightrobber]

That's true but I'm too busy with personal issues in life, I dont have the time or resources to do something like that

If it's important enough then you'll find it.

 

[Lukaku'sLeftTesticle]

If everyone said "sod it we're in a safe seat I'll sack voting and go down the legion and watch the results coming in" they'd be in for a massive surprise wouldn't you say?

Well yes but that will never happen and more importantly, people who would vote for the opposition of the safe seat would not turn up and capitalise anyway because they are the exact voters who dont bother turning up

 

[hullefc]

Christ, confused now ffs! I always thought it was the Tories, so to 2, no idea, and to 1, had no idea!

The Local Housing Allowance was for those in private accommodation. The Tories extended it to those in Council house and Housing Association tenants.

 

[Lukaku'sLeftTesticle]

If it's important enough then you'll find it.

Thats just not true I'm afraid. Health family and financial commitments will always come first

 

[Deggo]

Christ, confused now ffs! I always thought it was the Tories, so to 2, no idea, and to 1, had no idea!

I'm not actually sure 1 is correct,certainly not as a compulsory mandate anyway

 

[roydo]

The Local Housing Allowance was for those in private accommodation. The Tories extended it to those in Council house and Housing Association tenants.

Oh I see. So Brown stopped private landlords getting rent for spare rooms from the treasury, and the Tories extended it to local authorities/HA?

TBH, I can see a kind of logic in that, but still not sure the political damage has been worth the sweat.

 

[roydo]

I'm not actually sure 1 is correct,certainly not as a compulsory mandate anyway

@hullefc seems up to speed on it.

 

[Deggo]

@hullefc seems up to speed on it.

Yeah it all sounds familiar mate

 

[hullefc]

Oh I see. So Brown stopped private landlords getting rent for spare rooms from the treasury, and the Tories extended it to local authorities/HA?

TBH, I can see a kind of logic in that, but still not sure the political damage has been worth the sweat.

The heartache for families has been immense.

 

[hullefc]

I'm not actually sure 1 is correct,certainly not as a compulsory mandate anyway

Local Housing Allowance

 

[daylightrobber]

The price of gold was pushed down, to bail out a US bank, then the UK got less than it should have i.e not in the best interests of the country financially.

Unless the consequences of not bailing out the US bank led to financial meltdown of course.

 

[roydo]

The heartache for families has been immense.

Quite, and the political/financial return has been pitiful. I would guess.

Idiotic.