General Discussion
I'm not standing for office smarty pants. Have I made explicit my own message, vision or manifesto? No. Have I been critical of what exists and what is on offer? Yes. In my view a vote for the Lib Dems changes nothing and Ill conceived press releases don't help their case. At least the Lib Dem on here didn't deny it.
This claim from 'Leader' Tim Farron has been on the Radio all morning - But so what? It does not suggest that voting Lib Dem can remove the Tories from power, is the best we can hope for a Tory government with a tiny majority in Westminster? i.e Exactly what we have right now? Is the best we can hope for avoiding a landslide? Where's the vision? Therefore a vote for ...
It would be highly likely under UKIP. Surgeons use sharp cutting implements and a lot of them come from foreign countries. Surgeons' masks could rank highly on a ban list compiled by UKIP.
This is an intersting insight into those who represent us in government; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-freeman/are-politicians-psychopaths_b_1818648.html This excerpt stands out from Dr Martha Stout. "Anyway, when I asked Dr. Stout if there’s any truth to the contention that politicians are more likely to be psychopaths, she said in an email that no solid statistics ...
I'd agree with that sentiment.
Will you vote at all?
Many European countries function well enough with cross party coalitions. Some of them have far better standards of living than the UK and score greater on well-being indices, working hours, time with family, etc. You know the important things... not just this 'economy' thing that requires we endure years of austerity as apparantly 'we're all in it together'. Enjoy your new car if it ...
More commuters to Exeter by car will be of no benefit to environmental protectionism. Increasing traffic capacity such as adding lanes to existing roads does not reduce the problems, numerous town planning studies have demonstrated this. Exeter has 6 points where the Exe can be crossed. Countess Wear, the Two Exe Bridges, near St Davids Station and on the Crediton road at Cowley. The Motorway ...
Great if a £2 million cut to education funding is prevented, but How? Even if the Lib Dems won a majority at County Hall, they'd need to win the General election and suddenly become an anti-austerity party. and somehow service the national debt and deficit. They'd need radical national policies, they don't have any. They were part of a austerity coalition government from 2010 until 2015, ...
Under the current voting system only. Socio-culturally they are not popular at all. We were not given the chance to vote for PR. The Tories fear it. Things will change; the political elite has alienated themselves from the people. As older traditional Tory voters die off and they're replaced by people who are expected to work until they're much older with less pension provision (if any) and ...
