[cc100]

What happens if we swap currencies and then it goes pear shaped?

I cant imagine blair/brown admitting getting it wrong and therefore returning to the pound.

I like what the monster raving loony party say: that we should keep the pound and invite Europe to join it!

Ive not been to Europe but I do understand that its easier, but why not go the whole hog and have a WORLD currency? that would be even easier still.

[Sticks]

Originally posted by cc100
but why not go the whole hog and have a WORLD currency? that would be even easier still.

There already is one that tends to be accepted more,


The US Dollar

After all all oil prices are quoted in it

BTW if you do not vote, you have no right to complain

People have died to get us the vote, and with postal voting, what I am using, you don't even have to drag your fat lazy [CENSORD WORD] to a polling station. (However I walk past it on my way to work duh! )

The wonderful thing about the postal vote, I can vote early and then tell the electon cavasers. That shuts them up

[bananarama]

Originally posted by cc100
What happens if we swap currencies and then it goes pear shaped?

That's a very valid point.!! However,nothing in life is certain. Judgments and decisions have to be made. Sometimes they get it wrong but decisions have to be made......The world of politics goes on as imperfect as ever.

[cc100]

Originally posted by Sticks
BTW if you do not vote, you have no right to complain

People have died to get us the vote, and with postal voting, what I am using, you don't even have to drag your fat lazy [CENSORD WORD] to a polling station. (However I walk past it on my way to work duh! )

The wonderful thing about the postal vote, I can vote early and then tell the electon cavasers. That shuts them up

Ive already voted via the postal voting system.

unfortunately, i only had a choice of 4 candidates, the usual 3 parties and UKIP, so I couldnt vote for who I wanted to., I had to vote for my second choice.

How is that fair?

BTW i live in an inner city constituency.


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[cc100]

I agree that the postal voting system is great.

It should be law that you HAVE to vote, and with this postal system, its easier for all concerned.

Ive had the 3 main candidates at my door. Its funny how theyll promise the earth to get your vote.

[BigSister]

I got my polling cards today through the post

[bananarama]

I have to date always used my vote but I must admit in the times we are in now I have been tempted to say stuff the lot of them. So I understand where BusyBee is coming from...

I don't regard the Iraq war as a deterrent to voting. Not at all. The monster needed removing and it's a pity they didn't do it years before when they had the chance...Yes. The war is still indirectly responsible for a lot of killings...The problem with the logic anti war persons is that if the war had not happened then the killing would still continue Saddam adding more mass graves to their already huge collection and no chance of an overthrow of a fanatical regime.....Not going to war would not have stopped the killing of innocent people.

However their is now a chance of some sort of democratic future for them. As with us in the the UK who had to suffer the likes of terrorism from the IRA Iraq will have to deal with anti democratic forces. At least they have the hope where as before they had none.....That's why I am not angry with the war decision at all. I am angry with the yellow bellied sit on the fence do nothing brigade of the United Nations.

[bananarama]

Postal voting is venerable to corruption therefore should only be allowed by those who otherwise cannot get to a polling station.

No point moaning about a Government if one is to darn lazy to get off ones back side to walk to a polling station.What ever next...Want to be spoon fed.

As for compulsory voting. Are we not supposed to live in a free country!!. Free to choose!!! If a potential voter does not have a candidate that they can in all honesty believe in then they should not be forced to vote…Forced voting aint freedom of choice..

I think perhaps and this would be bad news for all parties that a vote selection of “None of the above” should appear on the ballot papers. So then people would have no excuse to say they don’t have a choice. But at the end of the day “Compulsion” is a dirty word…..

[cc100]

Sticks, how did you arrange youre postal vote?

The Conservatives wrote to me asking if I wanted a postal vote. Is this legal?

[Sticks]

When they did the periodical update of the electoral register there was a ticky box if I wanted a postal vote, so I ticked it. It came from the council returning officer deparment responsible for the register. (Or it was something along those lines)

Can not comment on the legality of a party asking you if you wish a postal ballot

[cc100]

The reason I asked if it was legal was because a few local councillors have been jailed due to postal ballot fraud. Im sure youve heard of this on the national news.

[Kore]

not heard of this cc100

[cc100]

yeah, a few local councillors her in birmingham have been jailed due to postal vote fraud
(see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/w...ds/4373719.stm )
they were jailed for 6 months, if i remember right.

also one candidate in yorkshire had 13 postal voters registered in ONE 3 bedroom house!!

it seems to be open to abuse.

[bananarama]

I have been told that it is legal for a party to ask a voter if they want a postal ballot. Did the Tory candidate ask you to return the postal ballot back to them???

Some Labour candidates are asking for postal ballots to be returned back to them. From what ever side this is happening it all smells very fishy to me...

[bananarama]

Anyone who watches Sky news should have seen the fact that Sky news reporters managed to obtain false postal ballot papers using real names along with the address of premises that are empty......The whole postal system is wide open to corruption..

As i said earlier. As things stand at the moment only people who do not have mobility should be allowed to and need to vote by post.

[cc100]

The tory candidate didnt ask me to send them to him, he told me to post them in the pillar box as a normal letter.

Ive been ill recently and find it hard to get about so thats why I vote via the postal system, although if it increases turnout surely it should be open to everyone?

[bananarama]

Now I understand. This case sounds ok to me so vote with confidence...Regards. bananarama...

[cc100]

has all the coverage and electioneering helped you decide who to vote for? or did you decide long ago?

i would vote labour if it wasnt for mr. blair.

[Sticks]

You only get to vote for Blair, if you live in the constituentcy of Sedgefield. The sitting MP where I live is Labour, but he voted against the war. Something the Liberal democrats failed to mention in their election literature when they labled him as Tony's man.

[Kore]

i dont really want to vote...

anyway, can i vote at 17?

[Dan_]

No.

[Kore]

just as well, i wasnt going to be voting anyway

[Di2001]

There's less than half an hour before the polls close!!!

[Kore]

Labour have won for sure, knew they would.

[Mike]

We all knew it was going to be labour who won, no matter how much people slag off Tony Blair the majority of people are still prepared to give him their vote.