General Election 2015

Flex Your Head said:

Rightio, so 'Red Ralph' for him. But why 'Red Ed'?

Should I give myself a nickname based on my dad's former profession?

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Soulman said:

Scotland, NI and Wales have their own parliaments and assemblies, England does not. None of the English MP's can vote on any issues of these countries.
Do you not think that if the SNP get to influence the seats in the general election, then it could be detrimental to issues in England, and beneficial to issues in Scotland.

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beorhthelm said:

i dont know how familar you are with voting systems, you vote for a candidate or party, not against a candidate or party. the whole point around the SNP is they will have a power beyond the number of MPs, potentially dictating policy for the rest of UK, while being insulated from many of the consequences of thoes policies.

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beorhthelm said:

i dont know how familar you are with voting systems, you vote for a candidate or party, not against a candidate or party. the whole point around the SNP is they will have a power beyond the number of MPs, potentially dictating policy for the rest of UK, while being insulated from many of the consequences of thoes policies.

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Soulman said:

Scotland, NI and Wales have their own parliaments and assemblies, England does not. None of the English MP's can vote on any issues of these countries.
Do you not think that if the SNP get to influence the seats in the general election, then it could be detrimental to issues in England, and beneficial to issues in Scotland.

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• health.
• education and training.
• local government.
• law, including most aspects of criminal and civil law, the prosecution system and the courts.
• social work.
• housing.
• tourism and economic development.

• 
  [*=left]benefits and social security
  [*=left]immigration
  [*=left]defence
  [*=left]foreign policy
  [*=left]employment
  [*=left]broadcasting
  [*=left]trade and industry
  [*=left]nuclear energy, oil, coal, gas and electricity
  [*=left]consumer rights
  [*=left]data protection
  [*=left]the Constitution

drew said:

Not quite true. The issues that power has been devolved to Scotland for relate to

• health.
• education and training.
• local government.
• law, including most aspects of criminal and civil law, the prosecution system and the courts.
• social work.
• housing.
• tourism and economic development.

Things they can't decide for themselves are :-

• 
  [*=left]benefits and social security
  [*=left]immigration
  [*=left]defence
  [*=left]foreign policy
  [*=left]employment
  [*=left]broadcasting
  [*=left]trade and industry
  [*=left]nuclear energy, oil, coal, gas and electricity
  [*=left]consumer rights
  [*=left]data protection
  [*=left]the Constitution

So, it is very misleading to imply in your post that they decide anything for themselves.
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Soulman said:

We shall see, what happens if they get to pitch in with Labour.

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bashlsdir said:

I don't believe any of them, Con, Lib or Lab, they have let everyone down, but worst of all it was Labour that ruined it for me. That's one vote they lost from me and millions of other people. Only UKIP will be getting my vote.

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Soulman said:

We shall see, what happens if they get to pitch in with Labour.

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glasfryn said:

interesting it will be
in fact this election as a whole will be very interesting ........worth stopping up all night for

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Hampster Gull said:

That is the key point. PR would help but we have what we have and the big parties have protected themselves by refusing to move from FPP. They and we will potentially suffer a bit now but lets see, i tend to believe it wont be that bad

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mona said:

Indeed. It'll be interesting to watch.
Personally I have no time for:
Cameron smug toff
Miliband typical metropolitan liberal with enough cash not to get his hands dirty
Lib Dems the party that wished the Albion dead
SNP English hating nationalists whose socialist generosity is funded by said sassenachs
Greens agree with their ecological stance but seem to be the party of overgrown students
UKIP like the SNP need to appeal to voters' xenophobia

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drew said:

Not quite true. The issues that power has been devolved to Scotland for relate to

• health.
• education and training.
• local government.
• law, including most aspects of criminal and civil law, the prosecution system and the courts.
• social work.
• housing.
• tourism and economic development.

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bashlsdir said:

Seems to me everyone else will be deciding what happens with our country apart from us if Labour get it. SNP deciding what we do, the EU deciding what we do, and Labour doing what Labour does best, not listening and spending lots of money. Another Labour government will be the tipping point for this country.

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bashlsdir said:

Seems to me everyone else will be deciding what happens with our country apart from us if Labour get it. SNP deciding what we do, the EU deciding what we do, and Labour doing what Labour does best, not listening and spending lots of money. Another Labour government will be the tipping point for this country.

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Hampster Gull said:

That is the key point. PR would help but we have what we have and the big parties have protected themselves by refusing to move from FPP. They and we will potentially suffer a bit now but lets see, i tend to believe it wont be that bad

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Steve.S said:

Funny the conservatives got about 36% of the vote at the last election and people moan about other parties having a say with only a few seats. 64% of the population did not vote for a Tory government and yet they have been running this country propped up by the Lib Dems. We need PR and get away from a Tory/ labour governments and let more of the voting public have a voice.

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Herr Tubthumper said:

Why would anyone vote this in then?

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