General Chat

ive just had a bit of fun with the conservative party
a lady rang said who where we voting for
I said who ever is the best looking and the fittest candidate

she said guess you will be voting for us then
then she burst out laughing
and said well I must think he is fit

he is my boyfriend :-D :-D

My GGF was Swedish, my granny and my OH French, other members of the family got spliced to people from France, Germany, the Balts., Punjab, Russia, Japan, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Mexico, Oz, New Zealand during the last 120 years.

They have collectively paid any amount of tax to the treasury coffers and shed quite a bit of blood too.

I suppose we have to tolerate even the unspeakable but I really do find the purple UKIP signs offensive (though not as offensive as Mr. Abbott). I guess what I hope most after next Thursday is that UKIP will disappear like a bad dream.

UKIP for all its bonhomie is home to the last refuge of scoundrels, jingoism. If Cameron is truly planning a coalition with UKIP and mad dog Irishmen then god save us all.

Not optimistic.

I believe that you can't complain about any policies if you don't vote.,

But a lot of younger people don't seem to take much interest in politics and don't understand,and they're not interested in past performances.

I remember when one of my grandsons went to college a few years ago and was discussing who to vote for in their first election ...and they decided to vote for the party who used their football team colours!!

As for Australia where it is compulsory and voting is usually on a Saturday.my son was fined for not voting as he was away climbing,,,but he says it isn't as good as it seems as there are a lot of spoiled papers and said ....you can vote for Mickey Mouse as long as you vote!!
Will we ever get the system right?

I think you are right Ann. We heard all these disparaging remarks about UKIP prior to the European Elections, look what happened there, true a different ball game this time.

I therefore await with interest for the results on Thursday/Friday.

Brenda that has always surprised and concerned me. I remember when I was old enough to vote I thought it was silly me being able to vote when I didn't know enough about how the country was run or have any experience of what had happened in the past. I felt like a loose canon being able to influence things I knew nothing about! I still feel that some vote for who will give them what they personally want now without considering the future of the country.

Farage is British ,he was born in Kent,,,,,,,,,

I totally agree Annx, without, as you say considering the future of the country, this is the reason we find ourselves in such difficulties at the present time.

all i can say is
one lucky party will be getting 5 vote from this house