Lynne
@Clive - do you know who comprises the 'stakeholders'?
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/New-works-carried-Dawlish-summer-protect-railway/story-21166056-detail/story.html
I wonder how many Co-op bank branches ( you know, those that were once the Bristol & West building society which then became part of the Britannia building society which then became part of the Co-op bank) may close for lack of footfall/pressing reasons to rein back corporate spending as much as possible? I know we don't have a Co-op branch bank in Dawlish but there is one in Teignmouth. Was ...
@neilh - i believe so http://www.ukpolitical.info/Turnout45.htm
I've heard the same thing. Can anyone confirm that it is true? If so, it is yet another reason for people not to come into the town. I'll give an anecdotal example. When I first came to live here there was a tiny Halifax building society outlet in Queen Street. That was incredibly useful for me (and I suspect others) and in using it of course I came into the town and whilst in the town I would ...
All- Just a request. Any chance the baiting and biting could stop?. Difficult I appreciate. But have a try.
General election turnout since 1945, by region Year UK England Wales Scotland N.Ireland 2010 65.1 65.5 64.7 63.8 57.6 2005 61.4 61.3 62.6 60.8 62.9 2001 59.4 59.2 61.6 58.2 68 1997 71.4 71.4 73.5 71.3 67.1 1992 77.7 78 79.7 75.5 69.8 1987 ...
It will be very interesting to see what UKIP have in their general election manifesto. At the moment all I know about UKIP is that they want out of the EU and whilst not anti immigration as such, they wish that who can come to this country and who cannot should be determined by this country and this country alone.
From the BBC website VOTE 2014 Europe: Great Britain Party Votes % MEPs UKIP 27.50 +10.99 23 +10 LAB 25.40 +9.67 18 +7 CON 23.94 -3.80 18 -7 GRN 7.87 -0.75 3 +1 LD 6.87 -6.88 1 -9 PC 0.71 -0.13 1 0 SNP 2.44 0.34 ...
Apparently 34% of the UK electorate voted (so that's basically two-thirds that didn't bother voting at all). Of that 34% what % voted UKIP?
