Well that is an eye opening and sorry I missed all this at the time. There is a strong argument for modernising our electoral system but aside from the cost no doubt the human rights brigade will complain if councils start checking on who voted and where.

One more point

I will admit to not watching the debates. To have a top 2 head to head was not representative and I would be chucking stuff at the box every time f3ck face says "get Brexit done"

As to a debate involving the "rest" the last time this was tried it was described as a bunch of seagulls scrapping over a bag of chips.

Crap TV

Canterbury changed from Conservative to Labour by the thinnest of margins due to UOKAC Union bussing students to polling stations on promise of fees refund if they voted labour.Some of the silly idiots turned up at the admin office to register for refund after Corbyn failed to get a majority, i.e. lost

Questions raised at the time about student registration and potential double voting

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

If we have to give India their jewels back, do we get our railway back in exchange? Could save HS2 a fortune in track........

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

If you are genuinely interested, it's worth listening to John McDonnell lay out how labour policy will guide the next revolution in automation in the workplace. This is a good interview: [Link]

Or you can keep listening to Boris saying 'Get Brexit Done' whilst w***ing in to a Union Jack hanckerchief.

Edited by serial thriller (21 Nov 2019 10.31am)

If punk ever happened I'd be preaching the law, instead of listenin to Lydon lecture BBC4

Didn't think much of the debates really. Corbyn didn't make a complete tit of himself, but didn't really convince, me at least, that he has what it takes to win an election. Boris stuck to his few points, mainly Get Brexit Done. I think a typical debating strategy of 'framing' a debate, rather than some form of conversation.

I do think this is an outdated form of 'debate', however, I did enjoy the small jewels that were not caught on by Corbyn, from Boris. The obvious ones were; Why are you delaying the Corp Rate Tax cut? The whole Tory speel is that it doesn't matter about the %, but the money coming in. This is actually a policy a agree with, with my own provisos, mainly because, if the Corp Tax rate is put down to 10%, you instantly kill 90% if not more of the tax havens, so the business pours into the UK, however, I would not allow party donations from businesses, just individuals.

The other one was Boris saying the economy was amazing because of low interest rates. I think I've made my case on why this is a complete fallacy and that should have been contested, but, it just goes to show that neither party, or probably all parties, have any grasp of why low interest rates are a bad signal. It's quite depressing.

With regard to Stirling's point on Corbyn having an enquiry into crimes of the British empire. I don't see a major problem with it, however, these things are never that simple. If you want to do this, surely it's better to do it in an independent review of World crimes, e.g. all members of NATO doing it. Also, what will be done on the results of the review?

To what purpose though?

If you're going to look at empire then why fixate upon the British?

As for the idea of an 'independent' UN panel....I'm not one who thinks that's possible, these things are inherently subjective.

As ever, who is selecting and judging the judges and what are their biases?....You'd need an 'independent' panel for that.....it's a looping nightmare.

Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Nov 2019 11.59am)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Got your things and thinks arse about face there stirls.

Hic!

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

My kids are now in their mid 20s.
Due to the "holes" in certain parts of their historical education i am planning on taking them to Auschwitz. I know that doesnt read right but i think you get the gist.
Especially now they know about the families jewish heritage which we only found out about a couple of years ago.