So it's May 6th after all

[Osem]

Well, according to the Beeb.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8603591.stm

[Derek]

Yay! Only a month to go before its over and some semblance of normality can come back.

Originally Posted by Derek S

Yay! Only a month to go before its over and some semblance of normality can come back.

yep ,then we all start whinging about the new gov

[Derek]

Originally Posted by martyh

yep ,then we all start whinging about the new gov

It'll still all be Thatchers fault...

Originally Posted by Derek S

It'll still all be Thatchers fault...

Or Browns (or Callaghans)

Anyway I sense the impending close hammer of Chris looming over this topic.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by martyh

yep ,then we all start whinging about the new gov

Nah, we have to wait 13 years before we can do that.....

[Mal]

Originally Posted by Osem

Nah, we have to wait 13 years before we can do that.....

I doubt it

[Ravenheart]

Gordon, don't forget to pick up a load of empty boxes on the way back from the Palace, you might be needing them

[injuneer]

Is that the same day as the London council elections?

[Ravenheart]

Originally Posted by injuneer

Is that the same day as the London council elections?

Council elections here in Brum are the same day Injuneer, got my voting card last week. probably the same nationwide.

[sir_drinks_alot]

Originally Posted by injuneer

Is that the same day as the London council elections?

Yes it's the date it is so you don't have 2 elections with in weeks of each other

[Ignitionnet]

The arrogance of Brown's speech is astounding, he's giving guarantees on public services, how they'll be maintained or improved over the next 4 years. Does anyone for a second believe that he's in a position to guarantee anything to people?

[Neil22]

Another 5 years of Brown's inept ideas of how to run a country.

Then again it could be a hung Parliament if the votes go the wrong way for all parties.

[slowcoach]

Oldham has done well under Labour in the last half of their term, some would argue that a lot of the money received has been spent on folly's but even so it did provide much needed jobs.
Under previous Governments we got very little money.
In the areas where new schools have been built the children attending them behave much better, just proves that if you have a school filled with buckets to catch the leaks moral suffers.
Some would argue that our troops would have been better employed bombing Oldham and starting afresh but improving things is better than nothing.

The future is going to be bleak no matter who gets in, North Sea Oil has been squandered instead of using the money to modernise and expand our industrial base, Triumph Motorcycles, Nissan etc. have shown that if we use the latest machinery we can compete with anyone in the World. The problem with British Industry in the past was relying on paying poor wages instead of modernising their machinery in order to keep costs down and improve quality.

[Hiroki]

Stupid question I know but I have never ever voted before and was wondering do they send me forms through the post to register or do I have to contact the council?