Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35773461)

No!

UK PLC needs all those deposits to help pay down the debt. ;)

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35773454)

No it won't. For those that absolutely cannot, with a clear conscience, support anyone, it is, however, a better option than simply sitting at home. The candidates hear the total of spoiled ballots and in a marginal seat they will know that the people who are politically engaged enough to turn up and write a poem, or draw a picture, had a vote up for grabs but withheld it. (it is often possible for the candidates representatives at the count to see what is on the papers in the spoiled pile)

15 million people who never vote will never change anything. 15 million people turning up and deliberately failing to support any candidate, show that they are engaged, listening, and waiting for something better. That might, just, in the long run, make a difference.

Not that it'll happen. They'd rather stay home, watch Jeremy Kyle and complain nobody told them anything, while sharing the latest alcohol-related meme on their Facebook wall.

Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35773500)

And there was I thinking that the Andrew Neil interview I heard the other day had suffered from 'technical' problems...

http://order-order.com/2015/04/23/pl...hKV_eTM4841mqw

Seems they don't like being pressed for answers. Pathetic.

Originally Posted by ianch99 (Post 35773503)

Just like Dave on the benefit cuts. Equally pathetic ..

Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35773504)

Why, was he cut off by the BBC twice in a few days?

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35773519)

Polling averages are more informative when it's as close and as volatile as this.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35773521)

And they have been near enough level pegging for quite a period now given a point lead here and there in the poll of polls for both of them and personally unless something monumental happens in these last 14 days or there is a almighty cock up l cannot see it changing much unless the electorate is deceiving the pollsters quite a bit.

What is your view Chris?.

Originally Posted by MarkC1984 (Post 35773602)

Got and done my postal vote today. Was going to vote for English Democrats but the candidate doesn't even live in Stevenage so he lost my vote. Voted for the Devil I know and trust rather than the Devils I know and wouldn't trust organising a you know what in a brewery, let alone running a country.

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35773605)

I think there is enough noise from minor and regional parties that national polling is fraught with difficulties. Vote-splitting in many seats could lead to perverse outcomes.

If I had to put money on it, I'd say we're in 1992 territory - the polling organisations don't have the methodology necessary to read the current picture, and the outcome will probably be better for the Tories than everyone is predicting.