The local candidates attended a debate at Jnrs 6rh Form college today, then a “vote” was held, something like 600 kids took part

Labour – 44%
Green – 35%
Tory – no idea, apparently an idiot
LibDem – no idea, also came across badly
Independent Change party – 0.5% quite a nationally known idiot

Sounds like it got a bit feisty, the right wing people started having a go at the kids questioning them, the Tory caved in when a 17 year old asked him why Universal Credit had destroyed her family.

As for “not voting for Corbyn”, I don’t like strawberry creams, but I still prefer Cadbury Roses

Jezza did will there (sticks in the craw a bit)

Bozza got the soundbytes out though, and that’s what will get parroted the media and the ****osphere

Five more years of sliding further in to the mire

Corbyn covered a wide range of topics whilst Johnson simply kept coming back to his “let’s get Brexit done” mantra irrespective of the topic under discussion.

“Monbiot has written some great stuff. I don’t agree with everything he says but he’s one of the decent journalists/authors with a moral compass.“

When “moral compass” includes reportedly retweeting entirely false child sex abuse allegations about someone and then naming them on Twitter.

When “moral compass” includes reportedly retweeting entirely false child sex abuse allegations about someone and then naming them on Twitter.

Yep. He admits that was stupid.

Jezza did will there (sticks in the craw a bit)

I really noticed he stuck to his ethos of not taking personal cheapshots. Shame because BoJo left a few open goals for him and he didn’t go for them. Might have been more effective if he had.

People know what Johnson is… there is no point Corbyn wasting time

They know who he is and they still plan on voting for him.

I suppose I’m so used to the usual mud slinging that the absence of it really struck. Johnson would leave an opening like talking about how he would support business – Corbyn could have quoted Johnson’s f**” business back at him – didn’t. There were a bunch like that.

Hopefully those 3.5 million young voters who’ve registered can overturn the wishes of the reactionary racist old Brexiteer giffers

You, relying on the vote of 6th formers.

But yes, everyone under 30 should be forced to vote. That may be the only thing that saves us from the selfish and bitter over 45s creating such a horrible country.

The press reporting seems to be from another planet:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-50695198

A heavy pro Boris lean is my interpretation. I hope their sales keep shrinking.

So in the super Brexity area where I live my mum works in a carpet shop and a customer came in this morning and said the cash machine isn’t working because the Polish are drawing too much money out.

That is what connects Boris to the electorate. That stupid, illogical, racist mindset.

lolz

Glad you find it funny. The first time voters I know are mad as hell about where the older generations are forcing them to go. Denying them all the chances, rights and opportunities we had at their age, but now no longer need for ourselves.

Am not convinced that everyone over 45 years old will be voting Tory

If course not “everyone” is. But if you think there isn’t a generational divide when it comes to who voters are supporting, and what they want to happen as regards Brexit, you can go ahead and point us to any study, survey or polling that suggests otherwise.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/07/frankie-boyle-election-countdown-praying-prorogue-next-parliament

Wonderfully written piece that sums up the awfulness of it all.

The English are selfish bastards who would rather vote to keep another 1p in their wallets and purses than pay extra to fund public services.

If you disagree you can go ahead and point me to any general election result in the past 9 years that suggests otherwise.

The majority of votes did not go to the tories. Unfortunately thanks to FPTP, the majority of seats did.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2017/results

Some really nice people donate to the tories eh?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50686045

A co-founder of Hargeaves Lansdown, one of the UK’s largest financial services companies, Peter Hargreaves is estimated to be worth £3.3bn. He was a major supporter of the Leave.EU campaign during the EU referendum, donating £3.2m. He predicted the Brexit vote would be “the biggest stimulus to get our butts in gear that we have ever had….It will be like Dunkirk again.”

FFS. I’m going to need to move my Stocks and Shares ISA now.

binners

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An interesting read from the Guardian

The Tories May think they’ve won – the stats tell a different story

Hopefully those 3.5 million young voters who’ve registered can overturn the wishes of the reactionary racist old Brexiteer giffers

See if you watch any of the debates, it’s been very noticeable that the cheersleaders on either side have been very low, ie the ones that will clap anything that comes out of their favourites mouth. Been thinking for a while that that probably means there’s an awful lot of floating voters out there too.

I wish I had 10% of the dignity shown by David Merritt.

https://news.sky.com/story/london-bridge-victim-jack-merritts-father-accuses-boris-johnson-of-lying-11880312

I just cannot begin to comprehend how anyone could vote in such a way that supports Boris.

Am not convinced that everyone over 45 years old will be voting Tory,

Of course they won’t but around 45 is the tipping point where more than 50% are Tory. Once past that age it just gets worse and worse.

As I said, a lot of that is selfishness (they have done alright by then so bring up drawbridge, cut public services as they don’t need them – although they are in for a surprise when they are 80)

kerley

Member

Of course they won’t but around 45 is the tipping point where more than 50% are Tory. Once past that age it just gets worse and worse.

You realise the graphic you posted disagrees? At 40-49, more people vote Labour.50-59 is where the tipping point is. And getting older, interestingly.

Even Churchill described it as a disaster. 60,000 killed or wounded, complete German supremacy, thousands of French troops slaughtered to buy us time, all the BEF heavy equipment abandoned..

Only a tactical cockup by the Germans allowed our evacuation.