the snap general election thread

IveSeenTheLight

westernpromise wrote: »

If the alternative was racists. anti-Semites or supporters of Pol Pot, yes. You?

You're deliberately evading the question.

Of those parties who are standing in this General Election, who do you believe would make an effective opposition?

IveSeenTheLight

gfplux wrote: »

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So I ask myself. "Britain is one of the richest Country's in the World, where does the money go.


Perhaps I am missing something.

It's a good question.

Filo25

Westminster voting intention:

CON: 48% (+4)
LAB: 29% (-2)
LDEM: 10% (-1)
UKIP: 5% (-1)

(via @YouGov / 02 - 03 May)
Chgs. w/ 28 Apr


Westminster voting intention:

CON: 48% (+2)
LAB: 24% (-)
LDEM: 11% (-)
UKIP: 7% (-1)

(via @TNS_UK / 27 Apr - 02 May)

LHW99

Of those parties who are standing in this General Election, who do you believe would make an effective opposition?

Monster Raving Loony??

Mistermeaner

gfplux wrote: »

Looking at Britain from across the Channel I often wonder "where the money goes"
I read, and hear (from friends and family) that Britain has..

Poor infrastructure, roads, rail, airports bridges etc.
Bus and train travel is very expensive.
Educations is underfunded.
NHS is underfunded.

On the other side of the balance sheet.

Income tax is too high.
VAT is too high.
Corporation Tax is too high.

So I ask myself. "Britain is one of the richest Country's in the World, where does the money go.


Perhaps I am missing something.

Health and welfare

Too many handouts

Thrugelmir

Conrad wrote: »

Macron has shown us that a new party can win big time. I think a new party of the centre could emerge. But for mass appeal it has to get away from naïve elitist urban intellectualism that so alienates ordinary people.

Macron is simplest the best of a poor bunch. He will win by default. He'll struggle to make serious headway with his agenda. As won't get broad support.

Thrugelmir

Herzlos wrote: »

She has to reach an agreement with EU27 before we revert to WTO, the EU27 doesn't have to do anything.

Eire would take a different view. As some agricultural exports will incur a 50% import duty rate. Most certainly price them out of their largest and in some instances only market. The matter is far from as black and white as you make out.

Thrugelmir

IveSeenTheLight wrote: »

Interesting.
Who (in your opinion) do you propose is the effective opposition?

Time for a new party perhaps. The old party lines are redundant. I know of several labour supporters. Self made. Retired in their 50's , own property abroad, public sector pensions, etc. Still regard themselves as working class. I love pointing out that while they may have once been "poor" they are now far removed from the sink estates in this country. Certainly detached from how some people are forced to lived their lives.

IveSeenTheLight

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Time for a new party perhaps. The old party lines are redundant. I know of several labour supporters. Self made. Retired in their 50's , own property abroad, public sector pensions, etc. Still regard themselves as working class. I love pointing out that while they may have once been "poor" they are now far removed from the sink estates in this country. Certainly detached from how some people are forced to lived their lives.

I get that, but again, to my point for this General Election..........

WengerIn

westernpromise wrote: »

What were the aggregate profits of the nationalised industries before privatisation?

Nationalised industries used something called marginal cost pricing which should have baked in losses every day.

That's before we look at the terrible products they put out. Maybe you're old enough to remember it taking the GPO 18 months to put in a phone line or the horror that was travelling by BR.:eek: