[bots]

[arista]

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

she is so pretty, he is so punching

[joeysteele]

What's astounded me again in this election and being out campaigning.
Is the high number of people and I'm talking all ages here.

Who haven't a clue about our voting process.
How to get a postal vote .
How to register.
People who've moved to a different area and didn't realise they needed to register in the new area.

People who have never heard of a proxy vote.
Plus, the high number asking what you have to do in the polling station.

Adding in to, the times I've said could they be persuaded to support Labour this time.
Then getting the response, they thought Labour held that seat anyway

Loads more who hadn't a clue who their MP even was.

It's unbelievable how poorly educated UK citizens are as to our voting processes in elections.

[bots]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

What's astounded me again in this election and being pot campaigning.
Is the high number of people and I'm talking all ages here.

Who haven't a clue about our voting process.
How to get a postal vote .
How to register.
People who've moved to a different area and didn't realise they needed to register in the new area.

People who have never heard of a proxy vote.
Plus, the high number asking what you have to do in the polling station.

Adding in to, the times I've said could they be persuaded to support Labour this time.
Then getting the response, they thought Labour held that seat anyway

Loads more who hadn't a clue who their MP even was.

It's unbelievable how poorly educated UK citizens are as to our voting processes in elections.

i think less and less people care about politics. When you look at this election, what fantastic things are going to happen for people with a new government coming in?

There was a time where it was exciting and party's were being radically different. If you think about it, the last election was about finally completing something there had been a referendum on 3 years earlier. It's all madness

[arista]

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

I really grew fond of Ed Davey during the campaign, he brought a novel new way of bringing his politics to the public attention and I think it succeeded....

tea cups v bungee might do a thread

[arista]

[Polling officials place signs around a
polling station ahead of opening,
beside Battersea Power Station in London.]


Now Slick Shopping inside.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...omeowners.html

[James]

[bots]

here is a cutie .....

[arista]

[Crimson Dynamo]

Both my daughters voted Labour

[bots]

Who is betting that this is the biggest anti climax ever. We want the drama of top tories losing their seats, and the reality will probably end up a hung parliament

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Who is betting that this is the biggest anti climax ever. We want the drama of top tories losing their seats, and the reality will probably end up a hung parliament

That would be nice but I fear if anything it will go the other way and be a worse wipeout than feared. It's going to be Portillo moment after Portillo moment. Rishi himself genuinely may lose his seat

Ironically this could all happen with Labour getting fewer votes than they did in 2017

[bots]

Originally Posted by MTVN

That would be nice but I fear if anything it will go the other way and be a worse wipeout than feared. It's going to be Portillo moment after Portillo moment. Rishi himself genuinely may lose his seat

Ironically this could all happen with Labour getting fewer votes than they did in 2017

the pollsters have got next to no idea how its going to turn out. There are a huge number of undecided voters who would probably vote tory normally and they may revert to tory or just not bother voting which is why it could go to a hung parliament. It's also possible that the tories could be down to between 50 and 200 seats which is a pretty meaningless prediction, i've never seen anything like it before

[Crimson Dynamo]

SIR – That the Conservatives thought it wise to involve Boris Johnson, who is
tainted by Partygate, in their election campaign at the last minute is as
counterintuitive as Nicola Sturgeon, who is still under police investigation,
campaigning for the SNP on the streets of Govanhill.

Utterly bizarre.

Martin Redfern
Melrose, Roxburghshire

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Who is betting that this is the biggest anti climax ever. We want the drama of top tories losing their seats, and the reality will probably end up a hung parliament

I have a feeling that it'll be a hung parliament.

[bots]

it is bizarre, i'm surprised they didn't bring out Liz Truss for an encore

[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

it is bizarre, i'm surprised they didn't bring out Liz Truss for an encore

Roll out Cameron, May, Boris, Liz Truss and little Rishi all arm in arm doing the can-can.

[Beso]

It's very suspicious that polling stations provide pencils, rather than pens.

Take your own pen..

[user104658]

Originally Posted by parmnion

It's very suspicious that polling stations provide pencils, rather than pens.

Take your own pen..

I wonder if it's a grand conspiracy... with the grannies volunteering at the polling and counting stations sitting with a wee rubber, furiously changing votes from Reform to Labour, and then taking the secret with them to the grave? It was going to be a Farage landslide .

BUT DON'T WORRY

Farage will maintain control of the military (who will secretly still be in control).

Right @Alf ?

[bots]

Pencils are generally used to mark ballot papers for practical reasons: ink may dry or spill, or could smudge and transfer when the ballot paper is folded, which could lead to your ballot paper being rejected.

But this is not mandatory - you can use your own pen if you prefer.

[Crimson Dynamo]

voted!

place was empty and looking at the sheets the chap had it looked like around 10% had voted so far

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

voted!

place was empty and looking at the sheets the chap had it looked like around 10% had voted so far

Most people have jobs to be fair and can't go in the middle of the afternoon.

[Glenn.]