General election results 2015

[french frank]

oh. so why did Lord Snooty and his chums, ( Copyright a.n. other board member) win then?

Because the majority didn't perceive themselves to be poorly off? Those who did (feel so) didn't vote for them, but there weren't as many of them??

[teamsaint]

Because the majority didn't perceive themselves to be poorly off? Those who did (feel so) didn't vote for them, but there weren't as many of them??

s'pose..........

[MrGongGong]

As the slogan goes/went: "It's the economy, stupid." Referring to the fact that for most voters jobs, wage/benefit levels, living standards, public services &c are what matter to them.

Though it seems that people seem only concerned with their own wage levels and living standards
Its a sad indictment of one of the wealthiest countries in the world that we aren't able to look after the most vulnerable whether they be our own parents or children drowning in the Mediterranean :-(

oh. so why did Lord Snooty and his chums, ( Copyright a.n. other board member) win then?

Probably partly because people have an indoctrinated memory that says that these people are entitled to be in charge.

And Labour didn't demur.

Quite

[Dave2002]

I have never voted for a candidate who became an MP, and I have voted in every election in which I was entitled or able to vote. I am sure I am not alone.

[french frank]

I have never voted for a candidate who became an MP, and I have voted in every election in which I was entitled or able to vote. I am sure I am not alone.

Perhaps it's the kind of constituency you've always lived in? :-) I voted for my (ex-)MP (who was able to boast he was the only minister in the government who'd been on free school dinners. Didn't cut any ice this time, though).

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Tories are being trusted with the economy, a million jobs created, many many more don't pay income tax (and most everyone who earns more than £12k has also had same reduction in tax) - I guess we'll never know what more labour would have done with their mess had they stayed in power last time.

Even some of the Tory MPs admitted that this wasn't really true. Without the greedy (definitely not Labour)bankers' crash, the likelihood was that Labour would have been perceived as having managed the economy well. However, Gordon Brown did make some questionable judgements: selling some of the gold, and cutting VAT when he did.

[Anastasius]

....However, Gordon Brown did make some questionable judgements: selling some of the gold, ....

Not only that, he told the markets that that was what he was going to do and so ensured a dramatic fall in the price of gold just before he did it. And we trusted him to run the economy !!

[Anastasius]

As it's clear people do want to discuss this, feel free …

Woo hoo! On my third bottle of Bollie !

[Beef Oven!]

Woo hoo! On my third bottle of Bollie !

Lol!!!

[Beef Oven!]

I have never voted for a candidate who became an MP, and I have voted in every election in which I was entitled or able to vote.

You can't be doing it right. Should've got the hang of it by now.

[Dave2002]

You can't be doing it right. Should've got the hang of it by now.

I think next time I'll go to live in Scotland.

[Beef Oven!]

I think next time I'll go to live in Scotland.

Yeah, who needs sun, vegetables, fruit, dental health anyway?

[cloughie]

I like to see blue sea and sky around the coast of the county - much less do I like the blue tide that has swept inland.
Clearly St Ives was the last resort.

[Richard Barrett]

Capitalism has never managed to overcome this innate contradiction; and its ruling class sees no need to as long as it can keep the rest of the population diverted from seeing that the problems they create are endemic to this unplanned character of the system they themselves benefit by.

It really isn't rocket science. The fact that all the political parties depend on this system for their perpetuation, however, means that they'll never put these facts to the electorate.

[Dave2002]

Yeah, who needs sun, vegetables, fruit, dental health anyway?

It has been very sunny in the very northern parts of Scotland lately, and then there's the whisky - which I believe you enjoy. Vegetables aren't a problem as far as I can see, though one has to take care not to get run down by dogs driving tractors.