general election. When. It can`t come soon enough

Rochdale_Pioneers

Wookster wrote: »

I don't think this is correct - I have a "biometric" passport and all it has is a chip which has a digitisation of the passport photo. No uniquely biological data about me at all.

Not yet. The new EU standard will include fingerprints as of this summer, with some countries like Germany already issuing Biometric passports comntaining this data. Facial-recognition systems are also being rolled out in several countries (Australia already has it) matching your face (and retina in Canada) vs the data on the biometric chip.

Digitised personal data, a face-recognition friendly photo and fingerprints - thats as far as the biometrics for the proposed ID cards was going, so they are the same.

hullight

I'm 19 and have never voted in a general election before. In my life I've never really noticed any change between governments. Perhaps I was too young. But I think I would vote for the Conservatives - would give me something a bit different to complain about.

amersall

Jalap wrote: »

What's so great about a Conservative government? What is David Cameron going to do that's positive?

NOTHING AT ALL if it were a tory government in now we would have gone to the dogs,cameron is a jumped up little upstart. does anyone know what the torys alternatives are for getting the country back on its feet?cause i certainly dont- i lived through thatchers government in the 80s that was hell, if it were up to cameron we would now be in deeper s***t

amersall

BACKFRMTHEEDGE wrote: »

I don't think this is true. The choice will be a stark one. The Tories will slash public services and put vast amounts of people on the dole all in the name of cutting the deficit. But really their aim will be to cut taxes on the rich.

If the Tories win get yourself a BUPA sub, private school and a big alarm to keepout the thiefs.

If labour win they will at least try to protect jobs & public services - more taxes for the rich however.

HEAR HEAR my thoughts exactly

MrFonzerelli

BACKFRMTHEEDGE wrote: »

People haven't minded paying higher taxes in the good times - this has been shown in research and by Labour winning in 3 general elections.

There are only 2 ways forward imho:-

1) Vote Tory - They will take the axe to public services (the current crisis will give them an excuse - they don't believe in them, paricularly good healthcare and schools for all ). The Tories will argue that axing public services is necessary to get rid of the budget deficit. (The UKs deficit is not a problem but look at how the Tory press is trying to convince everyone it is - scaremongering). They will put vast amounts of people on the dole and crime will rise. Life will be truly sh!! just like it was under Thatcher and why - just so rich people can pay less taxes.

1) Vote Labour - they will try to keep people in work and maintain good standards of public services. - but they will put up taxes e.g.VAT increase, raise top levels of tax.

No brainer for me;)

There is a third way to the Tory/Labour see-saw.

Lib Dems are catching according to latest ICM polling.

There is no point in having 'strong government' (with 35% of the vote) if all they do is railroad through bad decisions.

Better to have a consensus government where everyones vote counts!!

housesitter

dervish wrote: »

George Orwell saw it coming... 1984

Welcome to the new world order.