02-05-2016, 10:02 AM
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we have a vote to, for the new Police commissioner, never heard of any of them, and wont be voting either.we have Labour in at the moment they took over from Fib Dems. also have UKIP and Tory.
but we only get leaflets from Lab, & Fib.
our council tax went up by a colossal amount this year.
02-05-2016, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by scot37
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Different story up here in my part of Scotland Nom. I have never seen so many campaign leaflets come through the letterbox.
Its the same here in South West Scotand .
02-05-2016, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Twink55
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Nom, if they used PR to elect governments they would make a lot more effort to win your vote, because that system is fairer...... that is why the two largest parties don't want to use PR.
02-05-2016, 11:05 AM
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Just the commissioner to be contested here in South Yorkshire. I have always believed It's just another tier of bureaucracy without a real purpose other than to fleece money out of the electorate. And here in South Yorkshire it would take 'Superman' to dig South Yorkshire Police out of the deep excreta they appear to find themselves in since the Hillsborough Inquiry the Rotherham sex scandal and their tussle with the miners at Orgreave back in the eighties. So unless the candidate wears his underpants on the outside of his long johns the job might only be temporary.But when a leaflet with the purple pound sign of UKIP dropped through my door I have decided to vote. I will vote for anything UKIP....
02-05-2016, 11:59 AM
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Oh spoke too soon one from labour dropped on the mat this morning, poor exploited worker having to deliver on a bank holiday. And its from my neighbor ex deputy mayor, telling me about all the affordable homes he had built. Must be invisible ass all i see is top whack little boxes that are made out of ticky tacky and they all deliver top rate council tax.
02-05-2016, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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Just the commissioner to be contested here in South Yorkshire. I have always believed It's just another tier of bureaucracy without a real purpose other than to fleece money out of the electorate.
I do feel that our current electoral system in flawed and heavily in favour of the two 'main' parties. My vote (UKIP) certainly doesn't count around here, as it is only the Tories and the Limp Dems who take it in turns to run the show in this area. Nevertheless, that is who I will continue to vote for. At least, when the votes are counted, my vote will add to the numbers which might just encourage others to vote for UKIP when the next GE comes along.
Perhaps one day we might be offered a referendum on PR.
02-05-2016, 02:46 PM
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Three of our police commissioner candidates are boasting of having had careers in the police force and have been/are local politicians as if that's some kind of recommendation. From two occupations mired in sleaze to another `jobs for the boys` occupation.The remaining candidate is a member of the English Democrats - think I'll vote for her just for a bit of devilment.
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