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Previously on "Tarquin is right - Labour will win the election, barely"
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostIt's known as altering the boundaries to suit party politics. They all do it, well those that get into power any rate.
Boundaries have to change or the voting system to PR.
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostBut then thay can gerrymander the boundaries once they get in
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Originally posted by Gibbon View PostActually anyone listening to J Vine today will realise that labour do have an advantage.
Most of their seats are inner city and the industrial waste lands which have steadily been depopulating. Therefore they could win more seats by having less of the population voting for them than Tory. Also there are now aprox 80 non Lab/Tory MPs in parliament making it harder to get a majority. Apparently a 10% lead in the polls will only equate to about 20-30 seats majority.
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Actually anyone listening to J Vine today will realise that labour do have an advantage.
Most of their seats are inner city and the industrial waste lands which have steadily been depopulating. Therefore they could win more seats by having less of the population voting for them than Tory. Also there are now aprox 80 non Lab/Tory MPs in parliament making it harder to get a majority. Apparently a 10% lead in the polls will only equate to about 20-30 seats majority.
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostIt matters not one jot who gets in, the same civil servants will run the country. As for voting preference being determined by who pays you, it's a rather weak argument, as the government pays those 'workers' whoever they should be. As a side point... the largest rise in the welfare state was under Mrs T, did that create a generation of flipless Conservative voters?
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It matters not one jot who gets in, the same civil servants will run the country. As for voting preference being determined by who pays you, it's a rather weak argument, as the government pays those 'workers' whoever they should be. As a side point... the largest rise in the welfare state was under Mrs T, did that create a generation of feckless Conservative voters?Last edited by Bagpuss; 6 April 2010, 14:43.
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostOoh 'ark at him. A Peoplesoft setup clerk accusing me of a lack of logic
My basic premise is that if people vote by self-interest, Labour has got quite a large consitituency. I already said I didnt have any evidence and that that was speculation.
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostLogic isn't your strongpoint, is it? The only result that would prove your theory would be some proof that a huge proportion of the public sector voted Labour. If labour win, that only proves that (given our crap electoral system) significant numbers voted for them, nothing else - the rest of it is based on pub logic and prejudice.
My basic premise is that if people vote by self-interest, Labour has got quite a large consitituency. I already said I didnt have any evidence and that that was speculation.
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostNo evidence, just putting myself in the shoes of the various groups.
The results will tell if I'm right
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostIsn't it sad that the best jobs in Britain are dull, office based jobs shuffling paper.
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostWhat about our astronauts?
Otherwise, should they wish to remain British, retrain as lawyers or bankers or become MPs.
Isn't it sad that the best jobs in Britain are dull, office based jobs shuffling paper.Last edited by sasguru; 6 April 2010, 13:13.
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