General Election 2017 | Cabinet reshuffle: Hunt re-appointed Health Secretary for record third time

How do you intend to vote in the 2017 General Election if eligible?

  • Conservatives

    Votes: 80 14.5%
  • Labour

    Votes: 322 58.4%
  • Lib Dems

    Votes: 57 10.3%
  • Green

    Votes: 20 3.6%
  • SNP

    Votes: 13 2.4%
  • UKIP

    Votes: 29 5.3%
  • Independent

    Votes: 3 0.5%
  • Plaid Cymru

    Votes: 2 0.4%
  • Sinn Fein

    Votes: 11 2.0%
  • Other (UUP, DUP, BNP, and anyone else I have forgotten)

    Votes: 14 2.5%

  • Total voters
    551
  • Poll closed .
I have a major problem with a Government Cutting services to Hospitals, Social Services, schools and the Emergency Services while giving tax breaks to big business.
I remember going to a school where the roofs leaked, the wind blew in through the windows and the heating was broken more often than not. We used to wear outdoor coats in the classrooms. I remember hospitals that had paint peeling off of the walls and signs of damp and decay on every wall and window.
Do I have a problem with a Government that historically underfunded Essential services? Yeah you bet I do and I'm not going to apologise for it.
Some of our lectures at Durham were in a 13th century building with a broken window and it was fecking freezing.

I understand all of that- one of the class rooms at the primary I went to was a temporary prefab building and it's still there now, 30-odd years later. Doesn't necessarily explain the vitriol. I agree with the poster earlier bemoaning that some aspects of the left seem the most hate-filled of all.
 
What are the thought in the UK now, especially after these last two attacks so close to the election? Will that swing undecideds more to Tories or the other way?
 
What are the thought in the UK now, especially after these last two attacks so close to the election? Will that swing undecideds more to Tories or the other way?
My guess is neither. The first attack didn't seem to change things. The murder of Cox didn't seem to change things. I think we're reasonably good at not being shocked by external events, when it comes to the ballot box.
 
At least he's not politicising the attack, unlike 'despicable' May, I guess:rolleyes:

I thought they had a non campaign agreement which May broke this morning? For what it's worth, I think May had to say something this morning, where she went wrong was critising Corbyn in her speech which seemed like trivial point scoring when she should have risen above and instead done her job as the PM and not as an Electoral Campaigner. Tonight was the time to point score if they felt the need to attack Labour policies.

I'm probably biased though as I can't stand her. :)
 
I thought they had a non campaign agreement which May broke this morning? For what it's worth, I think May had to say something this morning, where she went wrong was critising Corbyn in her speech which seemed like trivial point scoring when she should have risen above and instead done her job as the PM and not as an Electoral Campaigner. Tonight was the time to point score if they felt the need to attack Labour policies.

I'm probably biased though as I can't stand her. :)
Peddling her policies in a speech when she wasn't supposed to was where she went wrong.
 
What the three above said. Labour campaigning has now resumed.
 
Some of our lectures at Durham were in a 13th century building with a broken window and it was fecking freezing.

I understand all of that- one of the class rooms at the primary I went to was a temporary prefab building and it's still there now, 30-odd years later. Doesn't necessarily explain the vitriol. I agree with the poster earlier bemoaning that some aspects of the left seem the most hate-filled of all.
They are never going to replace a 13th century building the best you will get is new glass in the windows.

Yeah I remember the prefab classrooms. We need to make sure that all pupils have a positive environment that enables them to be engaged in learning not chattering at the cold. You don't achieve that by cutting the funding to schools.

I try not to spew vitriol though. I have always said that once you raise your voice you have lost the argument. That doesn't mean that I have never raised my voice though just that I have always regretted doing it.
 
There is a culture among quite a significant pro-Corbyn support on social media which has turned into a cult like and hateful movement.

The fake news being spread, harassment of journalists, calling polling companies fake and propaganda, claiming certain polls are rigged, antisemitism.

Scarily seeing a lot of similarities between these Corbyn fans and what Trump fans were doing last year during the election campaign.
You must be on a completely different one to me.
 
I'll be keeping an eye out for the South East Cornwall result on Thursday night.
 
I thought they had a non campaign agreement which May broke this morning? For what it's worth, I think May had to say something this morning, where she went wrong was critising Corbyn in her speech which seemed like trivial point scoring when she should have risen above and instead done her job as the PM and not as an Electoral Campaigner. Tonight was the time to point score if they felt the need to attack Labour policies.

I'm probably biased though as I can't stand her. :)
What did she say? That's appalling.
 
Doubt you'll come to that view if you spend some time looking into this problem on sites like Twitter.
I don't understand what you mean, but I am a fairly level headed bloke capable of having a balanced opinion. I am also a member of a Jeremy Corbyn support group on Facebook that shout down anybody that posts nasty stuff or fake news, they even get called out if an article is out of date, so as i said, you must be on a completely different group to me.
 
I just listened to it after you asked me and to be fair there was nothing about Corbyn or Labour in it. I heard wrong, my apologies. Link below
No worries.

I'm pleased the parties have been sensible enough to leave it at one day of ceasing campaigning. We can't allow this nonsense to effect a general election, more than we can avoid.
 
It is. I found a bit chilling, personally, coming from May, though.

It did imply to me that she wishes to do drastic things, given the chance.
 
If that's not going to motivate young people to vote what is!
They might become sexually aroused at the prospect of continuing to sell arms to saudi arabia too because it might wipe us out eventually but it brings in a few pennies, they might become so excited that they jizz all over the polling booth.
 
She mentions the internet 5 times is it? The following section sounds like it comes direct from a party political broadcast & she talks about 'tolerance of extremism'. Who could she possibly mean?

It's quite well done, but the thrust of us as a Nation, us as your Government, is definitely there.
 
She mentions the internet 5 times is it? The following section sounds like it comes direct from a party political broadcast & she talks about 'tolerance of extremism'. Who could she possibly mean?

It's quite well done, but the thrust of us as a Nation, us as your Government, is definitely there.
That actually made me LOL when she mentioned that WE have become too tolerant of terrorism when SHE has been in charge of fighting it for 7 years and as i have mentioned a few times she is still selling arms to saudi arabia.......by the way anybody who seeks to defend her record of arms sales can feck off and all.
 
Both sides spew hate, fake news & manipulate the truth to suit their agenda.


Just read the replies to a Katie Hopkins tweet
I've seen some Labour hate but its nothing compared to what I've seen from the right so far. Maybe I'm not following any alt-left ( is that a thing?) Labour supporters.
You've got people calling for all Muslims to be booted out, funny enough they called me a terrorist sympathiser for saying that ISIS kill significantly more Muslims than non-Muslims
Seems to of occured a few times on this forum with others.

Fair fecking play to Corbyn though, honestly before this election I never paid him any notice and I guess I believed the mainstream agenda against him.
When in actual fact, he seems like a good guy, not gonna find many more honest.
I've never seen a party leader apologise & admit they didnt know the answer.
Most would deflect or lie. Period.

Calling out the Saudis is EXACTLY what needs to fecking happen. Need someone that challenges the norm because lets be honest another tory term will result in cuts & royally fecking the many. Cozying up to Orange Buffoon & Saudis..
If thats what you want? fecking hell.