nicko31
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Well we all remember Thatcher's "No such thing as society" quote and like it or not it has left its mark
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General Election 2017
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Well we all remember Thatcher's "No such thing as society" quote and like it or not it has left its mark
TSB
Captain Hindsight
It's the view of the church she regularly attended.
http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/20/tory-candidate-linked-to-notorious-gay-cures-church-6650160/
And Angela Paterson, a former administrator at the church, also told the paper: ‘The thing that freaks me out was everybody praying that a demon would be cast out of me because I was gay.
‘Anything – drugs, alcohol or homosexuality, they thought you had a demon in you.’
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Well, I've been and had my say.
I'm sorry to say there was no moment of clarity for me, so reluctantly I put a line through all of the candidates names and wrote, "None of you deserve my vote. Up your game next time."
This is the first time ever that I have spoilt my ballot paper but I still believe this says more about the pathetic choice put before the country than it does about me.
turienzo's lovechild
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- Oct 25, 2003
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TSB
Captain Hindsight
Very droll!
Adams spoke on behalf of the church at external events in 2009 and 2010, including one in which she said she had helped to heal a deaf man through prayer. Her husband was also reportedly listed a director of the church between 2010 and 2013.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...hristian-healed-deaf-man-prayer-a7721621.html
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1528...but_refuses_to_say_how_she_voted_over_Brexit/
The Brighton-based businesswoman also refused to confirm whether her Christian faith led her to believe in miracles, after it was reported that seven years ago she was involved in a ‘faith-healing’ incident.
https://www.premierchristianradio.com/News/UK/Tory-MP-hopeful-healed-deaf-man-through-prayer
A Christian woman who is standing to be the next Conservative MP in Hove and Portslade has claimed God used her to heal a man who was deaf in both ears through the power of prayer.
Kristy Adams, who was selected last month by the Tory's to run for the seat, said in a recording obtained by The Mirror that she laid her hands on a man's ears and said: "Be healed in Jesus' name."
Royal Mail possibly?
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Spot on! I have voted Conservative every election since I was old enough in 1974. I have practically no money but I have always believed that capitalism benefits the many not the few. It isn't about me, it's about making life better for the overwhelming majority of this country's people. Socialism destroys and Corbyn's socialism would destroy absolutely.
hitony
Administrator
In your opinion.
I'm not trying to say the choice is amazing, but why bother walking / driving to the polling station to scribble over the Ballot paper, can't really see the point personally. Still, you have made your point on NSC which is all important, good thread, 6 pages and no doubt more to come
Iggle Piggle
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- Sep 3, 2010
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In your opinion.
I'm not trying to say the choice is amazing, but why bother walking / driving to the polling station to scribble over the Ballot paper, can't really see the point personally. Still, you have made your point on NSC which is all important, good thread, 6 pages and no doubt more to come
Not voting looks like you don't care. I care hugely and wanted to cast my single vote. None of the parties, in my view, have managed to offer a compelling vision of the future that I can get behind. This is my opportunity to say so. Sure, won't make much of a difference, but is still better than voting for something you don't believe in, or not bothering to vote at all.
Now that really would be stupid.
Umm....you drunk?
You thought a Tory voter calling the left "thick as shit snowflake absolutists" sums up why people are shy Tories nicely? Caitlin Moran is just the left's answer to Katie Hopkins.
I really don't get it though. I've got two friends on my FB who are staunch Tory and very proud of it. One is an old school friend who I don't see so much but who works for a local Tory MP and is quite open with her allegiances and opinions. Another is one of my best mates, a bloke I can go out and get smashed with any time but who I also trust implicitly with many things including my family. He's got an "I'm voting Conservative" banner at the bottom of his FB profile pic right now. [MENTION=5200]Buzzer[/MENTION] is one of the most eloquent and interesting posters on this board when he puts his mind to it and an admitted and loud One Nation Tory.
People who've been on this thread regularly know I could never vote Tory but I certainly don't hate them. On the other hand I have been called (incorrectly) snowflake and lefttard by the right.
The Tories are in government. They have by far the most donations. They dominate the press. Buy The Sun and you're pretty much carrying round a Theresa May billboard (no need for a poster then). What's there to be scared of?
I can only think the shy ones really are embarrashamed. That says as much about them as the Tory party surely?
Good word - worth nicking myself
If you think Socialists are angry have you seen the average feed of a UKIP supporter?
I remember a time when your vote, your income and your 'life' was a relatively private matter. Since the advent of social media it seems expected that you bare your soul, beliefs and anything else to the world on 'social media'. A lot of people think doing that is bizarre and act accordingly.