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I agree. When you look at the Sussex seats of Lewes and Eastbourne, two popular local MPs were ousted. On the local news it was said that a lot of Lib Dem voters wanted to get back at them for entering the coalition but split between Labour and the Greens thus letting the Conservatives in. I...

That's because right wing populism chooses to be libertarian when it pleases and interventionist when it suits also. It surprises me how few people see that UKIP is almost a parallel UK version of the Republican Tea Party faction.

Very interesting to watch tonight. My own opinions on each: Natalie Bennett, Green - I think it was her performance the surprised me the most but in the sense that it was somewhat lacklustre. I think although the Greens will doubtless do a lot better in this election than last in number of...

I'm afraid I have to disagree on both counts. I think Nick Hewer has a brilliantly dry sense of humour. I love the time when Richard Madeley was on Countdown and Nick said "We all look forward to hearing more of your fascinating stories tomorrow." He could have been genuine or more likely...

I see your point but I, like you, will vote even though the fact that my local constituency is a safe seat for a party I wouldn't be inclined to vote for. FPTP clearly favours the large parties and it can be tempting to vote tactically (indeed I think I would vote Conservative to keep out UKIP...

I agree the result of this byelection is only the re-election of an MP but I personally always find it disappointing that people show so little regard for politics. I may be as far away from being a UKIP supporter as is possible, but I have to agree with Mark Reckless in what he said about...

No I haven't used the M25 and I intend to avoid using it as much as possible. I much prefer using public transport where it's available anyway. The M25's been hell for as long as anybody can remember anyway so I hardly see that it's evidence that we're at some imaginary breaking point. I...

I'm sorry but the South East isn't bursting. Far from it. If you think it is, you've never been across the Weald of Kent, down through the Romney Marsh or to large swathes of Thanet where there's little to no civilisation to speak of for miles. Yes our cities are busy, but that's what cities...

Indeed my family is one of those who have moved down into deepest Kent from London. There are plenty of others who have done exactly the same thing because of either finance or parents who are looking for somewhere better suited for families.

The result in Rochester and Strood (Conservative victory in first and only election to date in 2010) could be very different to what would have been under the old boundary of Medway (Conservative 1983-97, Labour 1997-2010) and before that Rochester and Chatham (which was very much a marginal...

I'm surprised I haven't found this thread sooner! :lol: I like to think I'm relatively normal. I do collect numbers (mainly because of my grandfather's influence and he has a track record for 'collecting' hobbies like stamps etc.) but I became interested through the photography side of things...

Haha! This did make me laugh. I live in one of the most south easterly towns of this country and I can tell you exactly how it is. This part of Kent remains 85+% white British born. It's true that the Burstin hotel in Folkestone has been used a short term refuge for illegal immigrants. It also...

There's not a chance in hell of Clegg going before the election. Most Lib Dem MPs are standing behind him and indeed it is perhaps the only way the coalition will last its full term (which I fully believe it will). I think it's been said that of the circa 600 people who signed the letter asking...

The trouble is politics is all about fads in the eyes of the public. What parties need is somebody who has both a personality that the public warms to and actual political prowess. I think Ed Miliband suffers because he's a career politician and doesn't seem to have the knack of getting his...

My first vote today and a little bit daunting to begin with. Considering I'm studying Government & Politics at A Level, this election has been a bit topical for my studies. Although strangely it was the Maths C2 paper that I sat this morning before voting (I take my exams as an external...

Labour 95% Liberal Democrats 93% Scottish Nationals 90% Green 87% Plaid Cymru 85% Conservatives 60% BNP 51% (on economic issues apparently) UKIP 39% (on education issues) I naturally consider myself a Liberal Democrat yet to see 95% leaning towards Labour is quite an eye opener! Even...

Almost always a Saturday or a Wednesday for me. Very occasionally Sundays too.

Sorry for posting so late! Hope everybody had a good day. Thoughts are with those without power and/or without their home because of the terrible weather. Stay safe everybody; there's more heavy rain to come by the looks of it. That said, the weather was fine (even being clear most of the time)...

That's a nice idea, I'll do my best for mine. Grr... :twisted: That's one stretch of line (Minster curve as well) I've been meaning to get around to at some point! Here's mine: January The 12th was the first trip out my granfather and I had. A Travelcard day out in London with the aim...

Aside from the publicised issues about fracking (i.e. water contamination and potential for minor earthquakes), I see two more fundamental problems with the project. Firstly, it's yet another non-sustainable source of energy. One day when all the fossil fuels have been depleted, we'll be...