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Re: British Politics

Postby Royal Gooner » Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:56 pm

Remember that if you have anything else, you'll just end up with coalitions galore with no way out of it. Almost every country that has gone to anything else has had that and none have been in a position to get out of it (NZ came close a few years ago but blew it). Indeed certainly don't go down the whole country as 1 constituency route as they tried that in the Weimar Republic and look what happened.

The theory is that people are not voting for the government, they are voting for who they want to represent them in parliament. But the media and the way the ballots are printed help keep the status quo. If ballots didn't have the party logo on it, then people would actually have to know who they are voting for and could help crack the system.
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Re: British Politics

Postby UFGN » Wed May 30, 2018 3:55 am

Congratulations to the Irish people for voting to fully legalise abortion

Meanwhile, Leo Varadkar is busy trolling the DUP

Nice one Leo :clap:

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Re: British Politics

Postby LMAO » Wed May 30, 2018 4:16 am

Catholicism dealt a huge blow.

Good on the Irish for being 2/3 in favor of pro-choice.
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Re: British Politics

Postby Zenith » Wed May 30, 2018 4:48 am

Better late than never.

Here's hoping it won't be another decade or three for the legalisation of Euthanasia (under strict terms) will follow.

For England as well, it's high time to start waking up regarding this important matter.
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Re: British Politics

Postby Zedie » Wed May 30, 2018 7:11 am

Zenith wrote:Better late than never.

Here's hoping it won't be another decade or three for the legalisation of Euthanasia (under strict terms) will follow.

For England as well, it's high time to start waking up regarding this important matter.


They'd rather not tbf. It's a further departure from religion ergo control and we can't have people making decisions about their bodies/lives. That's the job of government who know what's best for us smh
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Re: British Politics

Postby Royal Gooner » Thu May 31, 2018 7:08 pm

Zenith wrote:Better late than never.

Here's hoping it won't be another decade or three for the legalisation of Euthanasia (under strict terms) will follow.

For England as well, it's high time to start waking up regarding this important matter.


Oh great. So we legalised murder (for all intents and purposes) of the unborn so now we want to go the full hog and legalise full murder? No thank you!
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Re: British Politics

Postby UFGN » Thu May 31, 2018 7:24 pm

Zenith wrote:Better late than never.

Here's hoping it won't be another decade or three for the legalisation of Euthanasia (under strict terms) will follow.

For England as well, it's high time to start waking up regarding this important matter.


They'll bring it in. There's a ticking time bomb that everyone's trying to wish away and it's old age / dementia. Dementia is on the rise as we live to be older. My nan had dementia and her specialist care home cost £1,000 a week. And some of them cost more.

It seems to be too politically sensitive to force people to pay for it themselves and the state sure as hell can't afford it

So yes, I think Euthanasia will come in
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Re: British Politics

Postby Jedi » Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:55 pm

Theresa May finished?
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Re: British Politics

Postby Zedie » Tue Jul 10, 2018 12:41 am

The conservatives are finished. How any one can objectively look at that party and say that they are the best choice is beyond me.

Every step of the way for years they've f***ked up and this last shambles takes the prize.

Leadership challenge incoming.

We are so f***ked if we go with no deal it's unreal, the only silver lining for me is that the most ardent brexiteers are going to be f***ked the hardest and cheer for it while it's happening.
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Re: British Politics

Postby EliteKiller » Tue Jul 10, 2018 1:15 am

Zedie wrote:The conservatives are finished. How any one can objectively look at that party and say that they are the best choice is beyond me.

Every step of the way for years they've f***ked up and this last shambles takes the prize.

Leadership challenge incoming.

We are so f***ked if we go with no deal it's unreal, the only silver lining for me is that the most ardent brexiteers are going to be f***ked the hardest and cheer for it while it's happening.


Good time to go through political turmoil ... as long as England are still in the World Cup nothing else gets much coverage ... the Tories have about ten days to sort our their shit ...
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Re: British Politics

Postby Jedi » Tue Jul 10, 2018 1:30 am

Zedie wrote:The conservatives are finished. How any one can objectively look at that party and say that they are the best choice is beyond me.

Every step of the way for years they've f***ked up and this last shambles takes the prize.

Leadership challenge incoming.

We are so f***ked if we go with no deal it's unreal, the only silver lining for me is that the most ardent brexiteers are going to be f***ked the hardest and cheer for it while it's happening.

Would you rather have Labour, though? Not that i know a lot about UK politics but aren't they commies?
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Re: British Politics

Postby Pudpop » Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:35 am

Corbyn (leader of Labour) is a socialist (and a gooner). The party as a whole leans toward socialist policies.
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Re: British Politics

Postby Jedi » Tue Jul 10, 2018 1:01 pm

Pudpop wrote:Corbyn (leader of Labour) is a socialist (and a gooner). The party as a whole leans toward socialist policies.

Sounds like something to steer clear of.
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Re: British Politics

Postby UFGN » Tue Jul 10, 2018 2:34 pm

Jedieurokrem wrote:
Pudpop wrote:Corbyn (leader of Labour) is a socialist (and a gooner). The party as a whole leans toward socialist policies.

Sounds like something to steer clear of.


This current lot in charge are an unmitigated disaster

It's all about them.

At this point we need rid of them and yes I'd give Corbyn a chance
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Re: British Politics

Postby Jedi » Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:39 am

UFGN wrote:This current lot in charge are an unmitigated disaster

It's all about them.

At this point we need rid of them and yes I'd give Corbyn a chance

From my understanding, he's an actual socialist (anti private ownership and free market) and not a social democrat. If he wins, and enforces socialist policy, you're actually f***ked. My hope is that he doesn't win and if he does, which wouldn't surprise me at all, i at least hope the rest of the Labour party has more sensible policy that has "made it's peace" with capitalism or else they'll undeniably ruin the country completely.
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