The Theresa May General Election thread (edited)

capo4th

I voted for the long term future of the British economy and a safe pair of hands dealing with Brexit.

These two factors will take care of things financially for the country. I am happy to pay thousands in taxes every month but would hate to see it frittered away by a Labour government which if elected would also cost my family thousands of extra pounds.

fields5069

I voted Labour and also did 2 stints of knocking on doors. It almost got nasty with a ww2 veteran. He had a walking stick but looked like a proper hard bastard. Shouldn't have gone to a house which wasn't on the list, I suppose.

Bidley

I voted Labour too. I had massive doubts and disdain for Corbyn a few months ago, but he and his manifesto have won me over. That and the idea of May and the Tories getting into power again after their recent shitshow is horrifying.

cruxiform

Voted labour here too.

octatonic

Bridgehouse said:

octatonic said:

Of course it is.
It is time off from working to do something unpaid.
Are you  conflating time off with downtime?

Eh?

Each local authority employs people for each election. You apply to work in a polling station Or count votes. They are paid. In some constituencies, for a General Election, the person in charge of the polling station gets over £300 for the day. 

Counting votes or running a polling station isn't unpaid. 

Now, working for a party unpaid to observe the counting, that may be unpaid - but they are different things.

Ok, I didn't know it was paid work (thanks for informing of that- I'm from another country so didn't know) but my point still stands.
Taking time off a job to do a paid job somewhere else is still time off from your primary job.

Budgie

capo4th said:

Budgie said:

I hope this poll is accurate - http://www.wired.co.uk/article/election-polls-labour-conservative-winner

LoL a poll of 2000 people your pissing in the wind lad

* you're 

Budgie

I voted Labour too. There was quite a good number at the polling station too at about 6.15pm

Cirrus

And me.

Wife and I got there at 6 and there was only one person in front of us in the queue. By the time we'd voted and were walking out the door the queue was about 25 deep.

Fretwired

STOP PRESS

Just got an email from someone I trust saying YouGov poll (can't be published yet) predicts hung parliament or narrow Labour win. Labour vote surging ...

Could be pants of course ..

Modulus_Amps

@Bidley said:

That and the idea of Labour or the Tory's getting into power again after their recent shitshow is horrifying.

Fixed that for you, people seem to have forgotten how bad labour politics has been prior to the election

Modulus_Amps

They have said recently if Labour win the Pound will drop, might be a good time to do some international shopping....

breakstuff

Well after saying I'd never vote Labour after the Blair/Brown years,I've done exactly that.

Done with a clear conscience too.

Who'd have thunk.

marantz1300

 

http://www.economicshelp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/unemployment-total-600x456.png

50 to 54 year olds would have finished Uni or reached their 20s  in 1984-88 - which had a higher rate of unemployment  than anyone younger will have experienced

Houses were cheap until the early 80s too, then they zoomed up

check that graph for unemployment

79 to 97 tory

97 to 2010 labour

check that graph for unemployment.

Tories have been in for 28 of the last 38 years

and there has been austerity, recession ,cuts in all the tory parliaments

only the rich have benifitted

thomasw88

I voted SNP.  As its a two horse race between them and the goddam awfull Tories.

octatonic

Budgie said:

capo4th said:

Budgie said:

I hope this poll is accurate - http://www.wired.co.uk/article/election-polls-labour-conservative-winner

LoL a poll of 2000 people your pissing in the wind lad

* you're 

He's made that mistake a couple of times today.

english_bob

Fretwired said: 

STOP PRESS

Just got an email from someone I trust saying YouGov poll (can't be published yet) predicts hung parliament or narrow Labour win. Labour vote surging ...

Could be pants of course ..

Is this the exit poll?

capo4th

Mi inglis is so bahd man,

capo4th

english_bob said:

Fretwired said: 

STOP PRESS

Just got an email from someone I trust saying YouGov poll (can't be published yet) predicts hung parliament or narrow Labour win. Labour vote surging ...

Could be pants of course ..

Is this the exit poll?

Why can't it be published ? Probably because it's not accurate!

Most of my customers I have spoken to today have voted for the Conservative Party. They understand the need for a strong and stable government.

Labour don't give a fuck about business and long term economic growth.
They just want to tax and waste and subsidise people's lifestyle choices.

octatonic

capo4th said:

english_bob said:

Fretwired said: 

STOP PRESS

Just got an email from someone I trust saying YouGov poll (can't be published yet) predicts hung parliament or narrow Labour win. Labour vote surging ...

Could be pants of course ..

Is this the exit poll?

Why can't it be published ? Probably because it's not accurate!

Because you have to wait until 10pm.

capo4th

Maybe the Labour vote is surging in Doncaster what about the rest of the UK ?