The Official UK Election Thread! 6th May it is!

[joe911]

I love the little dittys that are making their rounds online, such as;
Don't blame it on the sunshine...Don't blame it on the moonlight...Don't blame it on the good times...Blame it on the Tories

 

[Last of the Fraggles]

I still think it's better than FPTP, though, as it allows you to state your true preference without any fear of your vote being wasted. And you can effectively vote for "anyone but X".

Which was never my issue with FPTP. My issue is that my vote is worthless under the system because we have a huge labour majority here. Under AV its going to be equally useless. AV will not do anything particularly to ensure the government represents the way the people of the country voted proportionally.

 

[Ashles]

Tony Woodley is having a hard time beating BA.

I would have thought that would be exactly the sort of Union leader that would suit the Tories to attack.
Potentially easy victory, lots of public support and a message sent to the unions.

Bob Crow on the other hand perhaps has more potential but the tories are unlikely to close the railways or the underground so an alturnative option may be sought.

I'd still put up with almost any level of travel chaos to see Bob Crow ousted. That man is insane.

 

[geni]

I'd still put up with almost any level of travel chaos to see Bob Crow ousted. That man is insane.

Unfortunately the evidence suggests that the level of chaos is only limited by the time it would take to completely automate the underground system.

 

[richardm]

Unfortunately the evidence suggests that the level of chaos is only limited by the time it would take to completely automate the underground system.

Unfortunately for Ashles' travel plans I can't see this happening any time soon; I can't imagine how much it would cost to retro-fit the entire underground system like that, but I'm quite confident in calling it "A lot". Plus while they were getting it installed I imagine that the unions would have the human-driven system entirely shut down in dismay, leading to a rather severe loss of income.

 

[Worm]

Now I'm sitting in my home in the Borders countryside, with authorisation as a polling agent and a counting agent in my pocket, and the remaining dregs of the leaflets in a bag, having been round almost every house in a three-mile radius. Trying my damndest, by the way, not to get David Steel's daughter elected. I'll go through tomorrow night at the count in Dumfries.

Rolfe's favourite politician has lost her executive seat on the local council.
(replaced by a Tory ... plus ca change...)

You can decide for yourself whether this is good or bad for her chances in the next election

 

[Rolfe]

Oh dear what a shame how sad never mind.

I have to say that she performed head and shoulders above any of the other candidates at the hustings I attended. She had an excellent grasp of the issues, spoke well and clearly and never for too long, and never lost her head. It's just a shame she's a devious, underhand, backstabbing, manipulative.... politician.

Rolfe.

 

[geni]

Unfortunately for Ashles' travel plans I can't see this happening any time soon; I can't imagine how much it would cost to retro-fit the entire underground system like that, but I'm quite confident in calling it "A lot". Plus while they were getting it installed I imagine that the unions would have the human-driven system entirely shut down in dismay, leading to a rather severe loss of income.

Thats not stopped them from considering it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10332333.stm

 

[richardm]

Thats not stopped them from considering it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10332333.stm

Yes, I noticed that story when it came out. I also noticed the union's (unsurprisingly) robust reaction to it:

Under normal circumstances I would be tempted to dismiss this leaked report as some kind of a joke, cooked up by anti-union fantasists, but in the current climate of cuts and attacks on public services we are taking it very seriously and it will be resisted.
It may well be that some junior politician is simply flying a kite to make a name for themselves, but RMT will not sit back and allow this lethal and unworkable idea to gain any traction whatsoever.