So it's May 6th after all

[NoKnowledge]

Originally Posted by 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?

Taken from Newcastle.gov.uk

If you have changed address since completing your annual canvass form, or your name does not appear on the Register at all, you can complete a Rolling Registration Form to have your name added to the Register. There are two types of form available; one for individual electors and one for the whole household. This form must be signed by each person applying to be added to the Register.

PDF documents: -
For Individuals;

For Household

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by 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?

http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/ is the site you want to start at and register online.
Assuming you get it done in time, they'll post you your polling card.
You don't need a polling card to vote, but it helps. You can use photo id with an address such as your driving licence.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by 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.

Yes, Labour have been redistributing money from primarily London and the South East to the North through redistributive taxation.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/f...x-changes.html

So with the upcoming cuts thanks to Labour's overspending it'll be interesting to see whether Oldham et al continue to get this money and how much taxes will have to continue to rise to fund it or if it stops and what happens then. In this part of the country our council tax has increased considerably over the past years due to central government funding being taken away, apparently to fund projects in Oldham and other places.

Be interesting to see what happens.

How long until we're all sick of the word 'Change'

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Damien

How long until we're all sick of the word 'Change'

In some ways this election is made for the phrase: 'Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose'.

If it's delivered I'll be happy to be sick of it for the next 4 weeks.

[Welshchris]

Someone needs to poke Brown in his good eye to get him to buck his ideas up if he wants any chance of winning this election.

So gordon has four weeks to get his jsa claim sorted sounds good to me .

[Xaccers]

Can we start an petition demanding that he never gets made a lord?

LOL. I love watching politicians go around meeting people and handshaking. So pointless as Brown pretends to be interested in the random people he shall meet for those fleeting seconds.

Originally Posted by RizzyKing

So gordon has four weeks to get his jsa claim sorted sounds good to me .

Actually he has until 12th April - then he's out of a job.

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by NoKnowledge

Taken from Newcastle.gov.uk
PDF documents: -
For Individuals;

For Household

Originally Posted by Xaccers

http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/ is the site you want to start at and register online.
Assuming you get it done in time, they'll post you your polling card.
You don't need a polling card to vote, but it helps. You can use photo id with an address such as your driving licence.

Thank you

[Osem]

Originally Posted by 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?

Well there are a few around here who still seem believe his promises for some weird reason... Apparently he's going to clean up politics........... again.....

Originally Posted by Osem

Well there are a few around here who still seem believe his promises for some weird reason... Apparently he's going to clean up politics........... again.....

What makes you believe the Tories though? I agree with you on Labour but the Tories were hardly a friend of public services in the 80's and they seem to be promising both savings and no reduction in public services which doesn't make sense to me?

[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by 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?

Would that be the same arrogance that "Boy George" and "Dodgy Dave" show when they make promises they have no idea about?

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by Flyboy

Would that be the same arrogance that "Boy George" and "Dodgy Dave" show when they make promises they have no idea about?

Boy George is standing for election??