As controversial as his views may be, allowing him to continue is the essence of democracy. If the public have such a problem with him, they'll vote against the DUP.
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The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )
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As controversial as his views may be, allowing him to continue is the essence of democracy. If the public have such a problem with him, they'll vote against the DUP.
daylightrobber
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And people are worried about a Labour/SNP coalition! If the Tories turn to the DUP for support, here's a few things that may well influence their side of any negotiations.
They are homophobic to the extent that they they do not view discrimination against LGBT as a crime. They also oppose gay marriage.
They think schools should teach creationism.
They want to ban begging.
They support capital punishment.
It should be remembered that these guys will win more seats than UKIP.
Imagine a Tory/DUP/UKIP coalition... I'd leave the country.
daylightrobber
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@Bruce Wayne, Are you liking the fact that there's a possibility @Tubey might leave the country there?
Nope. That's democracy in its purest form.
Oh look, he's resigned because of public outrage. People voiced there opinion and he had to act. It's how the system works.
No, I'm liking the fact that the bulk of what UKIP stand for is awful. The way they have shifted the thinking on immigration across all of the parties in the past few years is very sad indeed. You can see in places like South Africa the terrible consequences of 'anti-foreigner' rhetoric. It's very sad.
I don't know anything about the DUP other than what that bloke was in the news for this morning. Hard to imagine anyone having such views in this day and age.
The Cowboy
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No stamp duty up to 300k for first time buyers, is the latest gimmick. No-one buying a 300k property can be considered poor. So Labour also happy to help the rich get richer.
Is two party politics dead?
The Tories haven't won a a majority since 92 and if the polls are to be believed they won't win one this time, which would mean by the time the next election rolls along it will be almost 30 years since the last one
The Labour collapse in Scotland makes it very very difficult for them now to get a majority. Large % of SNP voters are the younger generation so if anything SNP support will grow and grow.
Obviously landslides being the exception coalition / multi party agreements appear to be here to stay.
The Tories haven't won a a majority since 92 and if the polls are to be believed they won't win one this time, which would mean by the time the next election rolls along it will be almost 30 years since the last one
The Labour collapse in Scotland makes it very very difficult for them now to get a majority. Large % of SNP voters are the younger generation so if anything SNP support will grow and grow.
Obviously landslides being the exception coalition / multi party agreements appear to be here to stay.
It's up to £300k, a big help to first time buyers. I was in that boat not to long ago, would have saved me £800. I agree £300k is a tad much but given house prices down south are sky rocketing I can see the logic - after the middle England vote
First time buyers get 'first call' on half of new house builds to.
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The Cowboy
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Stamp duty relief is a big help for first time buyers. Not going to deny that.
But 300k? If you can afford that you probably don't need tax relief.
daylightrobber
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Labour absolutely are happy to see the rich get richer, but I believe they would like to achieve this without it being at the expense of the poor getting poorer. I hear the argument that any form of tax relief could be considered counter to this, so you have to ask if the scheme is fair. I guess that's up for debate. If they weren't doing anything else to redress the balance (particularly in housing) then I don't think it would be. However, in my opinion, in housing, they are.
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SNova
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I think it's because both conservatives and labour have drifted to the middle of the political compass, leaving many of their core voters who are right wing or left wing in the dust.
Phillips somes up the tories problem in this video. Skip to 3;44
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