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[brokenbeans]

Um, actually you do vote for a person. You vote for your local MP. You aren't voting for a party - an MP may be a member of a party, but your vote is for the person and not the party. If the MP decides to change party after being elected, you are stuck with them unless they decide to step down.

You don't technically cast a vote for a party at all.

Yeah I get that but I couldn't care less who they are and what their personality traits are.

I'm looking at the bigger picture here I understand how the voting system works.

 

[Keyser Soze]

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Man, looking at the share, UKIP got a lot of votes. I guess FPTP has kept them out.

 

[Norwegian_Imposter]

I'm sorry mate, you can't compare a zero-hours contract—as bad as it is as a concept—to actual slavery. It's not a comparison anyone will seriously entertain.

I'm being extreme and joking but it's fine if the zero hour contracts were consistent. However they are not. My mother is on a zero hour contract for home help. They will a lot her 5 mins between calls to drive Circa 15 miles and if she is a minute late she gets pay docked. If she says it's not possible to get there in time she doesn't get any hours for 2 weeks.

 

[HeliosT10]

He's had a rough life, leave him alone...

 

[iMax]

I'm being extreme and joking but it's fine if the zero hour contracts were consistent. However they are not. My mother is on a zero hour contract for home help. They will a lot her 5 mins between calls to drive Circa 15 miles and if she is a minute late she gets pay docked. If she says it's not possible to get there in time she doesn't get any hours for 2 weeks.

It's disgusting. I don't deny that at all and I hope the correct reforms are made.

 

[MrRoflWaffles]

UKIP with 12% of the vote!! Over one in ten voters siding with a racist party.

Thankfully only the one seat currently.

 

[N7Commander95]

So as it stands, polling is fucked

 

[iMax]

Multiple sources confirming UKIP has lost South Thanet; some saying they've come third. That means Nigel is resigning.

 

[pbsapeer]

Fuck Cameron and fuck the UKIP cunt

 

[Keyser Soze]

OXFORDSHIRE CAR CHASE

 

[N7Commander95]

Multiple sources confirming UKIP has lost South Thanet; some saying they've come third. That means Nigel is resigning.

Well, at least this is satisfying

 

[offshore]

UKIP with 3.5 million votes and 1 seat.
SNP with 1.5 million votes and 56 seats.

Kelner ain't wrong to say it's a debating point. lol.

 

[Guileless]

No idea, people ashamed of saying they voting tory when asked?

Thats what Phillip Hensher said. Tory-shaming on social media.

 

[anonymous_abc]

Multiple sources confirming UKIP has lost South Thanet; some saying they've come third. That means Nigel is resigning.

That'd be a bright spot...

 

[jonno394]

So looking like a majority government then according to bbc? Good stuff.

 

[Arksy]

This is exciting. Cameron almost has a majority? This pleases me greatly.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

So I guess the tories will finally push through the Boundary Commission recommendations.

Wonder if Cameron will be able to get his mp's to vote through the reduction to 600 mp's he wanted as well.

 

[anonymous_abc]

UKIP with 3.5 million votes and 1 seat.
SNP with 1.5 million votes and 56 seats.

Kelner ain't wrong to say it's a debating point. lol.

I don't understand how anyone can defend FPTP...

 

[twobear]

So I guess the tories will finally push through the Boundary Commission recommendations.

Wonder if Cameron will be able to get his mp's to vote through the reduction to 600 mp's he wanted as well.

oh yeah, that's the other point

the tories will redraw the boundaries again

we're going to have another 15 years of tory governments, mark my words

 

[nib95]

UKIP with 3.5 million votes and 1 seat.
SNP with 1.5 million votes and 56 seats.

Kelner ain't wrong to say it's a debating point. lol.

We've already had it as a debating point, and decided on it. That doesn't change just because the result isn't to UKIP's liking.

 

[iMax]

So looking like a majority government then according to bbc? Good stuff.

This is exciting. Cameron almost has a majority? This pleases me greatly.

Absolutely. No more compromises!

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

galloway ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuut

 

[jonno394]

oh yeah, that's the other point

the tories will redraw the boundaries again

we're going to have another 15 years of tory governments, mark my words

as a Tory voter I'm not displeased about that prospect....

 

[painey]

Galloway Goingaway

 

[Juicy Bob]

George Galloway is gone.

 

[FortuneFaded]

At least watching Galloway lose is a nice way to wake up this morning.

 

[nib95]

as a Tory voter I'm not displeased about that prospect....

.....

Some of you really do yourselves no favours.

 

[Randomizer]

Are all you Tories voters rich? If so good for you, if not go fuck yourself.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

oh yeah, that's the other point

the tories will redraw the boundaries again

we're going to have another 15 years of tory governments, mark my words

important to add to any non brits that they don't draw the borders themselves, they can only vote in recommendations by an independent panel. The last recommendations, which labour and the libdems voted down a few years ago, were favourable to the tories due to population shift.

 

[Carl]

UKIP with 3.5 million votes and 1 seat.
SNP with 1.5 million votes and 56 seats.

Kelner ain't wrong to say it's a debating point. lol.

Yup. Agree with UKIP or not, this shows how stupid our system is

 

[Keyser Soze]

Meow

 

[BadHand]

And the Bradford wave, waves goodbye.

 

[Maledict]

oh yeah, that's the other point

the tories will redraw the boundaries again

we're going to have another 15 years of tory governments, mark my words

*shrugs*

The boundaries needed redrawing, the current system is very biased towards the Labour party (as much as a leftie I am, it cannot be denied that its not right currently). An independent boundary commission to redistribute the boundaries would be a good thing.

 

[brokenbeans]

Are all you Tories voters rich? If so good for you, if not go fuck yourself.

Steady on m9

 

[caesar]

Not 5 more years of this shit.. please no more gideon.

 

[kmag]

*shrugs*

The boundaries needed redrawing, the current system is very biased towards the Labour party (as much as a leftie I am, it cannot be denied that its not right currently). An independent boundary commission to redistribute the boundaries would be a good thing.

Yeah "independent"

 

[iMax]

Are all you Tories voters rich? If so good for you, if not go fuck yourself.

Did you just tell poor Conservative voters to fuck themselves? Charming. Maybe they just have a better command over macroeconomic issues that other parties simply fail to understand.

 

[twobear]

Are all you Tories voters rich? If so good for you, if not go fuck yourself.

hey now, this is ridiculous

why are you giving rich people carte blance to be selfish?

 

[jonno394]

.....

Some of you really do yourselves no favours.

I really don't get this bitterness that exists purely because your party of choice is losing. The people have voted and for better or worse they have voted against your views.

"Everyone who voted in a different way than me is an idiot/selfish...." that's all I've gotten from this affair.

 

[Scousefury]

One plus of tory government is the chance of a good riot is high

 

[N7Commander95]

Did you just tell poor Conservative voters to fuck themselves? Charming. Maybe they just have a better command over macroeconomic issues that other parties simply fail to understand.

They have no such thing.

 

[MrRoflWaffles]

Change.org petition for voting system reform *past 100,000 signatures.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Yeah "independent"

Are you suggesting the Boundary Commissions are politically compromised? This is honestly the first I've heard of it.

 

[caesar]

Did you just tell poor Conservative voters to fuck themselves? Charming. Maybe they just have a better command over macroeconomic issues that other parties simply fail to understand.

Why would you vote cons if you were poor? Serious question I dont know that much, I usually vote emotionally.

 

[kmag]

Did you just tell poor Conservative voters to fuck themselves? Charming. Maybe they just have a better command over macroeconomic issues that other parties simply fail to understand.

Nah, they've pretty much fucked themselves if the Tories stick to the working benefits cut they need to meet their spending target.

 

[Randomizer]

Did you just tell poor Conservative voters to fuck themselves? Charming. Maybe they just have a better command over macroeconomic issues that other parties simply fail to understand.

Oxymoron, if I ever saw one.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Oxymoron, if I ever saw one.

No wonder the left is doing so badly if this the general conception.

 

[travisbickle]

oh yeah, that's the other point

the tories will redraw the boundaries again

we're going to have another 15 years of tory governments, mark my words

Look on the bright side, we should get some good bands and music out of it.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

oh, simon hughes is out, missed that. peter tatchell must be a bit happy at least.