The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 2
 

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The 100k threshold is a very arbitrary one. The threshold is very punitive when you just go over it so it is not really fit for purpose. It is part of the narrative that the only taxation that should be discussed is Income when so much is gained (by so few) through non-Income sources e.g. asset appreciation, dividends, etc.

Taxation of the ultra-wealthy is one of the things that Labour should consider to fund the required public sector investment but I suspect that, for now, they are too scared viz. not dropping the Ming vase.

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There was some chat on the BBC Electioncast podcast last week about the difference between Labour in 1997 and now. In 1997 Labour pledged to stick to Tory tax/spend plans for 2 years. In 2024 their position amounts to basically the same. The problem is in 1997 the economy was good, and improving. Now, it’s in the toilet. Not changing anything now risks everything still being in the toilet midway through their first term. But as you say, they don’t want to risk dropping the Ming vase.

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Not much change in the Cable Forum opinion polling as we go into the second week of the election campaign.;)

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I wonder if people will spoil their ballot paper, as far as I see it's better than not voting.

Mind you it did backfire on one voter.

He drew a phallic in the box of one of the candidates, they did consider it a spoilt ballot, but it was drawn inside the box, so gave it to that candidate.

Myself and my father will again do the postal vote.

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 2
 

I'll vote for the only candidate that'll beat the SNP who have een an abject failure for Scotland. I wouldn't normally vote Lib Dem but needs must to get rid of the cancer that's the SNP

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Oddly enough when I moved house in 2022 I had to come to terms with the fact I’d have to vote Labour for the first time in my life, in order to get the Nat out. Little did I realise the clown car that is the present Tory government was already conspiring to be so utterly awful I would be actively wanting to see the back of them just 2 years later. I notice Jo Swinson’s not having another go in your neck of the woods though, which is a pity.

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Rushi - the gift that keeps on giving. Has there ever been a more gaff-filled election campaign before? Even BS’ing Boris couldn’t manage all this.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politi...paign=sharebar

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Former Conservative MP Mark Logan has said he is backing Labour at the next general election, saying the party could "bring back optimism into British life".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd11kvk1je4o

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Former Tory MP backs Labour at general election

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11kvk1je4o

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 2
 

'Logan's Run'. What a great film :)

Deeply suspicious of these baddies who suddenly decide they're goodies when doomsday comes.

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Scotland In Union, a pro-UK campaigning organisation set up after the 2014 referendum to ensure there is always a baseline of co-ordinated public advocacy for Scotland’s place in the UK, has launched its 2024 tactical voting website. If your priority is to ‘get the Nat out’ then they can tell you who you should vote for in your constituency to have the best chance.

https://tacticalvotescotland.uk/

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https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/...ory-candidate/


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Julian Knight standing as an Independent in Solihull, and Aaron Bell not standing again in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 2
 

That's a classic! You think someone in the media would be aware of what he had previously said.

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Saw something earlier where he was facing the wrong way to the crowd he was supposed to be addressing!

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Yes, although the instructions are to vote with a cross in pencil, in practice any clear indication of who a person is voting for as deemed by election staff is accepted as a vote.