Do we get £400 or £600 for the energy support scheme?

ariarnia

The_Green_Hornet said:

QrizB said:

macman said:

The next election will be in 2024 (latest), not 2023.

Could even be as late as January 2025, although that's unlikely.

If the Tories know they are going to lose (and they probably are) then they will hold the election at the last possible moment so I would say January 2025 is more than likely.

i dont know. it's normally in may and next year that would be around the same time as the corination so maybe some positive feeling they would want to tie into. keep losses to as little as possible even if they dont think they can win outright. 

the tories voters tend to be older. holding it in jan means its cold and dark and probably wet. older voters are less likely to turn out maybe? tho i guess postal voting might be a more important thing. 

but thats why i was thinking it would be spring/summer 2023 (so could be a reason for them giving something over winter 22/23 'because there sensible money management has gone so well') 

victor2

ariarnia said:

The_Green_Hornet said:

QrizB said:

macman said:

The next election will be in 2024 (latest), not 2023.

Could even be as late as January 2025, although that's unlikely.

If the Tories know they are going to lose (and they probably are) then they will hold the election at the last possible moment so I would say January 2025 is more than likely.

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the tories voters tend to be older. holding it in jan means its cold and dark and probably wet. older voters are less likely to turn out maybe? tho i guess postal voting might be a more important thing. 
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Along with a mail service that doesn't keep on striking. 

TheGardener

Based on previous activity - the current government will probably just re-write the law so they don't have to have an election till they want one...

The_Green_Hornet

ariarnia said:

The_Green_Hornet said:

QrizB said:

macman said:

The next election will be in 2024 (latest), not 2023.

Could even be as late as January 2025, although that's unlikely.

If the Tories know they are going to lose (and they probably are) then they will hold the election at the last possible moment so I would say January 2025 is more than likely.

i dont know. it's normally in may and next year that would be around the same time as the corination so maybe some positive feeling they would want to tie into. keep losses to as little as possible even if they dont think they can win outright. 

the tories voters tend to be older. holding it in jan means its cold and dark and probably wet. older voters are less likely to turn out maybe? tho i guess postal voting might be a more important thing. 

but thats why i was thinking it would be spring/summer 2023 (so could be a reason for them giving something over winter 22/23 'because there sensible money management has gone so well') 

They didn't seem to have that much of a problem getting their vote out on a winter's day at the last general election in December 2019, and here is a House of Commons report on the impact of weather on general election turnout.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/general-election-2019-the-impact-of-weather-on-turnout/

MattMattMattUK

TheGardener said:

Based on previous activity - the current government will probably just re-write the law so they don't have to have an election till they want one...

That would be one of the few bills that even the majority of Conservatives would refuse to vote for, the Lords would fight it and I very much doubt Charles would sign it into law, it would be at the level of a constitutional crisis that would entirely justify the monarch dissolving Parliament.