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Galoglas
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I reckon in Scotland it will be nearer the 80% mark. There is a real kicking to be handed out and folk seem up for it.
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Aberdeen have what money can't buy - a soul, a team spirit built in a family tradition"
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SuperDave84
Robbie Keane ooh Thomas, how could you do this to me! Joined: 26 Aug 2011 Location: Far Fungannon Status: Offline Points: 21384 |
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If you actually multiply the percentage of the electorate that voted for the last Governments, it is pretty grim reading:
2010: 58.1% for the Coalition, 65.1% turnout, 38.5% vote for the Government. 2005: 35.2% for Labour, 61.4% turnout, 21.6% vote for the Government. 2001: 40.7% for Labour, 59.4% turnout, 24.2% vote for the Government. 1997: 43.2% for Labour, 71.3% turnout, 30.8% vote for the Government. 1992: 41.9% for Conservatives, 77.7% turnout, 32.6% vote for the Government. 1987: 42.2% for Conservatives, 75.3% turnout, 31.8% vote for the Government. Ireland by comparison: 2011: 55.5% for the Coalition, 70% turnout, 38.9% vote for the Government. 2007: 49.0% for the Coalition, 67% turnout, 32.8% vote for the Government. 2002: 45.5% for the Coalition, 62.6% turnout, 28.5% vote for the Government. 1997's election here ended up with independents supporting the Government so it is pretty difficult to calculate. Anyway, it all makes for grim reading. Governments are formed if they can get about a third of electorate to vote for them, here or there. |
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Hoosay
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And you have clowns like Boris Johnson arguing that unions should not be allowed to vote for strike action unless more than 50% of the eligible members vote, the same argument could be made that about governments, or mayors.
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pre Madonna
Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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Scotland is in a different place GG so I think it could be quite high there.
Was just reading about the money spent on advertising the last UK general election. It worked out at just under 4 quid for every vote cast |
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londonirish
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whilst i'm pro-union, i would tend to agree with this. we have continuous strikes in london because a handful of people are led by greedy militant unions. surely it has to have wide-scale support from union members, or at least a majority. anyway, back on topic - yes we have a ridiculous system here... this year will be very interesting to watch. |
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pre Madonna
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I think it is paramount it is applied to governments, councils and mayors. Democracy is a lovely idea in theory...... |
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SuperDave84
Robbie Keane ooh Thomas, how could you do this to me! Joined: 26 Aug 2011 Location: Far Fungannon Status: Offline Points: 21384 |
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On what basis? Why should an absent vote count as a no vote? |
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pre Madonna
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londonirish
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Because if you are going to strike as a collective union, the union (or at least a majority of members) should at least vote to do so. If you have 100 people in a Union and they vote on weather to strike or not. Where's the sense in 20 of them voting... |
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londonirish
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and i agree that should apply to votes such as the London mayor! Which i believe he won with about 30% turnout...
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colemanY2K
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The turnout was incredible for the referendum but for the general election I cannot seeing it reach 80%. However if it does then I expect the snp to get 50+ seats. The lower the turnout the more damage it'll do to the snp and that's because the traditional parties base/hardcore support will vote. Edited by colemanY2K - 18 Mar 2015 at 5:51pm |
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"One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class." Orwell, 1942.
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RogerMilla
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Snp are a traditional party now |
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The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own.
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Galoglas
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I think it will be in the high 70s% .In the old days a low turnout was good for the SNP as we could get our vote out its a completely different game now.
And yes the SNP are a very "traditional party" now in the sense that they aren't new guys on the block,though the way the English media re going on you would think they have arrived from Mars. Just to give you some idea of how things have changed. Our local constituency had around 300 SNP members now it has over 1,500. SNP branch meetings are being attended by more people than the Tories can get for their Scottish conference.
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Aberdeen have what money can't buy - a soul, a team spirit built in a family tradition"
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coyne
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How can you possibly not like Boris Johnson after this
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pre Madonna
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Because he is the ultimate old school tory ****, wrapped up in some sort of buffoon like comic facade. Bit like Jeremy Clarkson
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coyne
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I'm as Anti-Tory you can get living in a Labour city which has never been not-Labour but you can't diss Boris
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pre Madonna
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Labour ARE tories!
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Denis Irwin
Robbie Keane Stay Home & watch Lethal Weapon Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Location: Ath Cliath Status: Offline Points: 37957 |
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Anyone see this pic of Danny 'Beaker' Alexander earlier ? Thought it was a photoshop at first
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Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".
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