General election results 2015

[MrGongGong]

As has been pointed out, HAs are charities and it's a fundamental principle of charity law that they ARE NOT PERMITTED to get rid of their assets for less than their full value. For good and very obvious reasons.

Still, a few scraps of poorly written new law and that silly idea can be very quickly blown away!

Indeed
But who trusts Dave and chums?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

One hates to admit it, but the Express is right:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politi...representation

I don't recall this being the Express's view in earlier contests.

[french frank]

Some way you have to get through to people that a preferential voting system doesn't mean that some people 'get more than one vote', or some people's vote is 'worth more' than other people's vote.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I don't recall this being the Express's view in earlier contests.

Indeed :winkeye:

http://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/462894/Nigel-Farage-The-leader-who-doesn-t-talk-like-a-PR-man

[gurnemanz]

NO he/she isn't

MPs represent themselves, their mates, their party and down at the bottom some of their constituents

The rejection of the Libdems is a demonstration of this, (in spite of all their good local work).

There's a lot of received wisdom banded about about what "democratic" means

Maybe I am deluded, but there does seem to be potential for someone to be a "good constituency MP". One big reason why Ed Balls is no longer an MP is that he was perceived by many constituents not to be one.

[eighthobstruction]

....one bright light....Ester McVey got voted out....

[french frank]

Maybe I am deluded, but there does seem to be potential for someone to be a "good constituency MP". One big reason why Ed Balls is no longer an MP is that he was perceived by many constituents not to be one.

Yes, most people have no direct connection with their MP, ever. But those who do can find them both helpful and very 'powerful' in helping constituents. There's no question asked about who they voted for.

[MrGongGong]

Maybe I am deluded, but there does seem to be potential for someone to be a "good constituency MP". One big reason why Ed Balls is no longer an MP is that he was perceived by many constituents not to be one.

What's the point of having a "good constituency MP" if they facilitate others to do bad things?

No matter how "good" my MP is for the constituency I know he is quite prepared to make people suffer for his own career and to support his mates.

[gurnemanz]

....one bright light....Ester McVey got voted out....

.. and Nigel Farage. I don't think I could have stomached his holding forth in the House of Commons as he does in Strasbourg. We had considered emigration (still possible to the EU but probably not for long) if UKIP got anything like a sniff of power in our country.

[Flosshilde]

As has been pointed out, HAs are charities and it's a fundamental principle of charity law that they ARE NOT PERMITTED to get rid of their assets for less than their full value. For good and very obvious reasons.

Maybe, but the Tories' proposal, I think, is that the HAs would get the full market value but the buyer would get it at a discount, with the government making up the difference.

[Flosshilde]

.. and Nigel Farage. I don't think I could have stomached his holding forth in the House of Commons as he does in Strasbourg. We had considered emigration (still possible to the EU but probably not for long) if UKIP got anything like a sniff of power in our country.

Suggestions before Thursday were that, with the level they were polling at, under proportional representation they would have got something like 80 seats.

How did they do in the council elections?

[MrGongGong]

Maybe, but the Tories' proposal, I think, is that the HAs would get the full market value but the buyer would get it at a discount, with the government making up the difference.

:GRRRRRRR:

I'll come round your house, steal your stuff, sell it and give you some of the money

How anyone could justify this idea is beyond comprehension

[subcontrabass]

Is rocket science the most intellectually challenging science?

Rocket SCIENCE is basically very simple. It is rocket ENGINEERING (i.e. applying that science in order to make rockets work) that is difficult.

[eighthobstruction]

:GRRRRRRR:

I'll come round your house, steal your stuff, sell it and give you some of the money

How anyone could justify this idea is beyond comprehension

....it is thought that the vast majority of renters/tenants are too poor to buy anyway/socially deprived/mental health problems etc ....But as you say theere will be a proportion that will be able to take advantage....

[jean]

....it is thought that the vast majority of renters/tenants are too poor to buy anyway/socially deprived/mental health problems etc ...

The same it true for many in private rented accommodation. Why should those who just happen to rent from social landlords have this huge subsidy?