AlterEgo
Veteran Member
Perhaps a better explanation is that most people in this country really don't give a hoot about the EU or how it works, because they don't feel it's an institution relevant to them.
Perhaps a better explanation is that most people in this country really don't give a hoot about the EU or how it works, because they don't feel it's an institution relevant to them.
So why do so many suddenly have a strong opinion about it now?
Ian Hudghton isn't standing?
Perhaps a better explanation is that most people in this country really don't give a hoot about the EU or how it works, because they don't feel it's an institution relevant to them.
I've noticed that regional elections suffer from the same "punish the government" kind of treatment, or at least that's what I think from how people analysed the previous elections.
Because the question of Brexit is a proxy war between ideological sides of localism/nativism, and post-industrialism/globalism. Deep down, it is a visceral question and we all know it.
I don't agree with that. It's actually a simple and concrete issue.
Voters know that local authorities in Britain have been systematically starved of powers and funding since the Thatcher era, with a small reversal in recent years. Once local authorities have done the things they are legally required to do they have little money or energy left to do things that might actually make a difference.
EFA(Green + SNP + PC ) - Jean Lambert(G) ,Ian Hudghton(SNP) , Jill Evans(PC)
SNP said:Meeting the new climate targets will require difficult decisions and the Scottish Parliament needs to be prepared for that – and we have come to the conclusion that the economic benefits we sought through our Air Departure Tax policy are not compatible with our new emissions reductions targets.
This is an important step in meeting our tougher climate targets and rising to the climate emergency challenge, and the government has not taken this decision lightly.
Spaceu has launched the euandi2019 Voting Advice Application.
Not only does it help make the choice on the party for the EU Elections on a national basis, but it also helps compare your results with parties from other EU countries, as a curiosity feature.
https://euandi2019.eu/survey/default/EN
Don't forget to compare the statements of your matched party(ies) with that of its/their corresponding EU Parliamentary group and Commission Candidate (Spitzenkandidaten). Some details are on the first few posts of this thread.
I'm not surprised, you don't put a cross against an individual name. You might vote for a particular party, but who that elects is not at all obvious.According to YouGov, only 5% of the electorate can name a single one of their MEPs.
Spaceu has launched the euandi2019 Voting Advice Application.
Not only does it help make the choice on the party for the EU Elections on a national basis, but it also helps compare your results with parties from other EU countries, as a curiosity feature.
https://euandi2019.eu/survey/default/EN
Don't forget to compare the statements of your matched party(ies) with that of its/their corresponding EU Parliamentary group and Commission Candidate (Spitzenkandidaten). Some details are on the first few posts of this thread.
According to YouGov, only 5% of the electorate can name a single one of their MEPs.
The problem with multi-member constituencies is that generally people get as many votes as there are seats available in that constituency. So most parties will just put forward that number of candidates and people will vote for a straight party list. The best answer I've come up with so far would be for people to have, say, three votes in a constituency with five seats. Then parties would only put up three candidates for fear of splitting their own vote (unless they were confident of overwhelming support) and this would leave some space for minority views to get a look-in. I guess the risk is that some candidates might get elected on very small vote shares.
How many seats do we think the Brexit party will win?
I'd say between 24 and 28
I agree. There are 2 issues to explain this:
The spread on the polls is very large but with an average of around 32% they should pick up a large number of seats.
The pro remain vote is split 3 ways between Lib Dems, Green and Change rather than coalescing around one point as voters can on the pro Brexit side.
The Conservatives and Labour are in for a bad night. The Tories have lost lots of their supporters to Brexit while Labour have lost supporters both ways! The Lib Dems may well come second on about 15%
No idea who I will vote for. It wont be Tory, Farage, UKIP or Labour.
True. When I looked at the list of candidates, I can't stand the one at the top of one major party's list so I voted for a party that might defeat him. On reflection, he's likely to get in any way, so I am really voting for number 2 or 3 on that parties list, whose views might be closer to my own.This is particularly important in this era of Brexit where both "main" parties are putting forward candidates with widely diverging views, probably explaining why people having strong opinions on the issue are going for parties that are effectively campaigning on a single issue