Which other elections?
Police and Crime Commissioners. Note both Labour and Conservatives have recently been lobbying for FPTP for the London Assembly so it is rumoured that may well go the same way.
Which other elections?
Well I'm tactically voting Conservative to keep Labour out, and I personally would prefer some form of Proportional representation system, but as has been previously commented the option to change to AV was massively rejected and given the way the Lib Dems were hammered for being part of the Coalition at the last election a lot people don't seem to want coalition Governments which is what a proportional representation system would bring.
And for breaking manifesto commitments.No mate, the Lib Dems weren't slammed for forming a coalition, they were slammed for going in with the Tory Party.
Simon Danczuk has resigned from Labour party attacking Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell in his resignation letter.
Corbyn has signalled he intends to remain in post as Labour leader regardless of the result of the GE next month...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/the-sound-of-leamington-spa?utm_term=.djY5LkwxA#.wpdrDZnB0
So fox hunting is back according to Theresa May.
This is often raised as a rebuttal, but I just can't see many anti-FPTP or pro-PR people saying no to AV because it was a bit more proportional but not proportional enough. Surely you would have voted yes to AV and then used the more proportional government to push for further reform. The only conclusion I can reach is that the majority of people really were happy with FPTP.
Lots of people don't even bother voting because they believe it won't make a difference. In this election if everyone who doesn't support the Tories voted tactically and clubbed their votes together with the main opposition candidate in their constituency then the Tories would lose huge numbers of seats. In a PR voting system the Tories would lose huge amounts of seats which is why they oppose PR. I don't see how it is democratic how a party can claim victory and form a government when only a fraction of the entire population voted for them and then that party tell trade unions they have to have minimum turnouts for any ballot. Utter utter hypocrisy! I'm hoping that there is a lot of tactical voting in this election, to keep May out of No10!
I was surprised by how resoundingly the public rejected AV. In doing so, they denied themselves additional choices of candidates and maintained the maximum risk of unpopular MPs being as good as irremovable.
And for breaking manifesto commitments.
Jeremy Corbyn cheered to the rafters by 16000 music fans at Prenton Park:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pIdibJNEc&t=158s
I can't imagine Mrs May would have been so popular
I was surprised by how resoundingly the public rejected AV.
Jeremy Corbyn cheered to the rafters by 16000 music fans at Prenton Park:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pIdibJNEc&t=158s
Brit's are well known for their support for an underdog and ....
misuse of apostrophes. :d
Misuse of apostrophes.
And for breaking manifesto commitments.
Although I think it would be wrong for him to do so in the likely event of a poor result, I also feel it is bad when leaders are expected to hypothesise bad results and promise to step down in such a scenario. How many people have asked Theresa May if she would step down if the Tories lose the General Election?
That's because nobody really doubts Theresa May would go if she lost the election where as Corbyn is another matter.
I can't remember which is which ever, but..It is infuriating to keep hearing people confusing these two matters, especially as a little research would make it clear to them.
I can't remember which is which ever, but..
All those arguing, I have a quote from a former Tory party leader and PM:
'Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.'
(Winston Churchill)
It's not just about the leaders: the Tories have a record of swiftly and ruthlessly removing failing leaders (Thatcher, IDS) whereas Labour haven't had a clean coup since the 1930s.That's because nobody really doubts Theresa May would go if she lost the election where as Corbyn is another matter.
That's because nobody really doubts Theresa May would go if she lost the election where as Corbyn is another matter.
The Tory's lead is still there,but it's declining rapidly. The "Dementia Tax" seems to have hit home amongst her own supporters, and I wouldn't be surprised to see yet another U-turn tomorrow. they will call it a "clarification" but it's a U-turn (if it comes).
So, a strong and stable u-turn then. If she doesn't and more wake up to this policy then the lead she has will vanish quicker than Lancashire's batsmen.
I'm not saying whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, simply that it's a reason that many people gave for not voting for them in 2015.Yes and why did they break manifesto commitments because they were a junior partner in a coalition that had to make compromises, as would the parties of any coalition.
Despite May claiming she and her party were not complacent about the election they clearly believe their lead is that unassailable that they can put in some very unpopular policies. I think she thought she is going to win whatever so she can get away with whatever policies she wants to bring in. I'm not so sure the election is a forgone conclusion now. Many of the things they have come out with are very very unpopular.
Despite May claiming she and her party were not complacent about the election they clearly believe their lead is that unassailable that they can put in some very unpopular policies. I think she thought she is going to win whatever so she can get away with whatever policies she wants to bring in. I'm not so sure the election is a forgone conclusion now. Many of the things they have come out with are very very unpopular.