May 27, 20241 yr Author No sooner have I said that and see Nick Fletcher has backed Lee Anderson https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68787921
May 27, 20241 yr I mean, if Reform just splits the Tory vote, that's a positive, surely? The Tories winning in 2019 was awful but I can see why they did. The Brexit thing definitely helped. They have nothing like that this time round.
May 27, 20241 yr Tories now revealed that teenagers would be jailed for not attending!! They're like cartoon villains. Hard to imagine we ever took them seriously.
May 27, 20241 yr Author Tories now revealed that teenagers would be jailed for not attending!! In what prison space? We're letting lags out early as we speak cos the system is full to bursting, where exactly are all these teenagers going to go?
May 27, 20241 yr They're like cartoon villains. Hard to imagine we ever took them seriously. Give it 5-10 years and they’ll be back knowing the English electorate!
May 27, 20241 yr In what prison space? We're letting lags out early as we speak cos the system is full to bursting, where exactly are all these teenagers going to go? They'd have to let thr swrious offenders out to get the teenagwrs in :rodl: Maximum punishment for not obeyong their Tory overlords! For the plebs only, of course.
May 27, 20241 yr Tories now revealed that teenagers would be jailed for not attending!! They said it wouldn’t be compulsory!
May 27, 20241 yr They said it wouldn’t be compulsory! They also said no leaving the single market, as it would be madness, and they said no 2nd and 3rd lockdowns etc etc. Lying toads!!!
May 28, 20241 yr I mean, if Reform just splits the Tory vote, that's a positive, surely? The Tories winning in 2019 was awful but I can see why they did. The Brexit thing definitely helped. They have nothing like that this time round. That's what I see happening. Reform genuinely costing Tories usually safe seats but not winning many if any themselves. I wouldn't even say the Tories getting under 100 seats is off the table just yet
May 28, 20241 yr So Tories have already revealed their National Service plans and now a tax advantage that will benefit pensioners. Are they just going for/relying on the older voter? Wouldn't surprise me if they now go for some anti-LGBTQIA items.....
May 28, 20241 yr Thought I'd copy and paste this from another forum as might be helpful as a reminder of key dates. Maybe could be added to OP. 30th May - Parliament dissolved 5th-16th June - Party manifestos expected to be published (based on stats on past elections) 7th June - Deadline for candidate nominations 18th June - Deadline for new voter registrations 19th June - Deadline for new postal vote applications 26th June - Deadline for new proxy vote applications and voter authority certificates 4th July - Polling day. Emergency proxy votes deadline 5pm. Polls 7am-10pm.
May 28, 20241 yr Looking forward to the Pensioner's Party being dead and buried at the polls. It shouldn't even be allowed that they can just use the tax payments of an entire country to ringfence a single demographic while leaving everyon else to suffer.
May 28, 20241 yr Author Thought I'd copy and paste this from another forum as might be helpful as a reminder of key dates. Maybe could be added to OP. 30th May - Parliament dissolved 5th-16th June - Party manifestos expected to be published (based on stats on past elections) 7th June - Deadline for candidate nominations 18th June - Deadline for new voter registrations 19th June - Deadline for new postal vote applications 26th June - Deadline for new proxy vote applications and voter authority certificates 4th July - Polling day. Emergency proxy votes deadline 5pm. Polls 7am-10pm. Added to the OP.
May 28, 20241 yr Anyone else have family members proudly defecting from Conservative to Reform? TBH anything that dilutes the vote for both parties can only be a good thing......(although I will still argue a toss with them if they express certain views)
May 28, 20241 yr Anyone else have family members proudly defecting from Conservative to Reform? TBH anything that dilutes the vote for both parties can only be a good thing......(although I will still argue a toss with them if they express certain views) My dad is very much in the camp of remaining with Tories but then any thought of change is scary to him lol “better the devil you know etc” but luckily he doesn’t bother to vote :lol:
May 28, 20241 yr My dad is very much in the camp of remaining with Tories but then any thought of change is scary to him lol “better the devil you know etc” but luckily he doesn’t bother to vote :lol: My dad was similar. Although weirdly he had some conservative views, but refused to vote for them (he came from a farming background, passionately hated Maggie Thatcher and that never shook)
May 28, 20241 yr My dad was similar. Although weirdly he had some conservative views, but refused to vote for them (he came from a farming background, passionately hated Maggie Thatcher and that never shook) Strange though as my parents were both very Labour when I was a kid, but now both swing towards the Tories (worth mentioning they’ve been separated for 20 years so wouldn’t have been influenced by each other). Makes me worried it’s a natural progression of life. :lol:
May 28, 20241 yr Strange though as my parents were both very Labour when I was a kid, but now both swing towards the Tories (worth mentioning they’ve been separated for 20 years so wouldn’t have been influenced by each other). Makes me worried it’s a natural progression of life. :lol: Yeah mine claimed they were both Lib Dems (I question that now, especially with my mum) I have heard that some people do steer more towards conservative views as they get older I also think though that the population above 50 have seen quite major changes since they were children (e.g. society has become more diverse, people previously hidden away are now visible etc) and there has been some backlash towards that. I don't necessarily think that will happen as much with future generations, especially as I get the impression that the younger generation are coming through a lot more tolerant and accepting of difference
May 28, 20241 yr Author Yeah mine claimed they were both Lib Dems (I question that now, especially with my mum) I have heard that some people do steer more towards conservative views as they get older I also think though that the population above 50 have seen quite major changes since they were children (e.g. society has become more diverse, people previously hidden away are now visible etc) and there has been some backlash towards that. I don't necessarily think that will happen as much with future generations, especially as I get the impression that the younger generation are coming through a lot more tolerant and accepting of difference It's generally thought that once you own your home you're more likely to vote Tory. You usually do this at an older age, but that age has been getting older and older over the past few years.
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