General Election 2024: General UK Politics Discussion here

[RJRB]

Can we get a refund from Rwanda?

Probably not.

More importantly can we mend our trading relationship with Europe to mitigate some of the damage caused by Brexit .

The implosion of the Conservative Party started with Cameron’s failure to tackle the far right in his party and continued with Johnson’s failure to negotiate any beneficial agreement thereafter.

Farage will continue to be a constant disrupter with no responsibility,much as he was when an MEP.

Best wishes to the Labour Government who face many challenges as a result of the last few years of Tory misrule.

[cressida]

Farage is the most erudite MP who will know how to press Sir Keir's buttons,  Corbyn will do the same.

Nothing against Sir Keir puts me in mind of Churchill I hope he can be a peacemaker in Gaza and any future wars.

[Mister M]

1 hour ago, TOM PEPPER said:

Starmer about to give speech.Sick bags out.

Aww diddums

[Anna B]

In the next general election it should be made legally compulsory to vote, but 'none of the above' should be an option on the ballot paper. 

If it exceeds some of the candidates vote, the process should be altered to PR. 

 

Then maybe people should vote for the policy they consider of prime importance, as well as for a candidate. 

The elected representatives must then work together to deliver the will of the people.

 

Something like that.  IMO that would be real .democracy. Instead of the archaic FPTP system, which is no longer fit for purpose.    

[crookesey]

2 minutes ago, Anna B said:

In the next general election it should be made legally compulsory to vote, but 'none of the above' should be an option on the ballot paper. 

If it exceeds some of the candidates vote, the process should be altered to PR. 

 

Then maybe people should vote for the policy they consider of prime importance, as well as for a candidate. 

The elected representatives must then work together to deliver the will of the people.

 

Something like that.  IMO that would be real .democracy. Instead of the archaic FPTP system, which is no longer fit for purpose.    

And if someone doesn’t wish to vote how do you suggest that they are punished? 

[hackey lad]

Oh no . Little Johnny Ashworth is out . 

[cressida]

2 minutes ago, crookesey said:

And if someone doesn’t wish to vote how do you suggest that they are punished? 

They have to listen to all of Tony Blair's and Gordon Brown's speeches.

[Mister M]

6 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

Oh no . Little Johnny Ashworth is out . 

Yep, apparently along with Pat McFadden (treasury minister) he was central in Starmer's election team.

Leicester, like Birmingham was where the situation in Gaza to precedence

[Slighty batty]

10 minutes ago, crookesey said:

And if someone doesn’t wish to vote how do you suggest that they are punished? 

In Belgium it's compulsory to vote. In theory you can be fined if you don't turn up to vote, but in practice they just ignore it.  It's too much work for them to chase it up, because so many people  don't show. They don't have a 'none of the above' option on the ballot paper, but people can "vote blanco" - i.e. they just hand the paper in without making any mark on it.

[hackey lad]

Oh no , Thangham Debonnaire is out .