In Case Anyone Is Silly Enough To Vote Labour

[SparklyKid]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6374079/CRIMINAL-nepotism-Labour-councillor-caught-2-500-drugs-staff-MP-mum.html

[ToraToraTora]

jno: "no idea, TTT, but the list of candidates in your constituency is no doubt still online somewhere." - yes no doubt I could vote for the odd socks party or the bucket head alliance but really voting for anything other than the two main parties is usually a wasted vote.

[vetuste_ennemi]

The first bit of violin music I heard after leaving school. And it was by Heifetz.

[vetuste_ennemi]

What's this got to do with the OP, you may ask?

Nothing whatsoever.

But it raises the tone somewhat.

Don't you think?

[spathiphyllum]

For anyone who actually cares about their sources

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ishmael-osamor-class-a-drugs-bestival-kate-osamore-haringey-mp-a8613326.html

[spathiphyllum]

For a bit of smear.. Just for anyone who wants to vote Tory:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8080241/Councillor-made-Nazi-salute-in-Adolf-Hitler-outfit.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-42833898

[New Judge]

“There are always choices,…”

Are there?

Let’s keep it simple and just consider just one of my requirements at a time (because I realise all my wishes cannot be accommodated).

I’d like a government that will achieve a proper Brexit – nothing complex, just one that will see us regain control of our borders, money, trade and laws (i.e. just like any normal country). Who do I vote for?

I’d like a government that will cut public spending, reduce borrowing to zero or thereabouts and prepare a budget that will enable the country to live within its means. Who do I vote for?

I’d like a government that will stop handing over my hard earned cash to foreigners. Who do I vote for?

I’d like a government that will put the interests of the UK first, middle and last before considering those of other nations. Who do I vote for?

These are not outrageous demands. They do not involve trampling on the rights of others or causing them harm. But for any single one of them (let alone all of them) there is no party in the UK that is capable of forming a government for whom I can vote to see my wishes fulfilled. So who do I vote for?

[anotheoldgit]

spathiphyllum

Nice try but I am afraid that one Tory member who was silly enough to dress as Adolf Hitler at a fancy dress party and another making a silly comment regarding a photo of a person in a Nazi uniform, does not even come anywhere close, to a Labour drug dealer.

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1630160.html

[Denton]

Just as well all Tories are squeaky clean eh?

[blueintheface]

Ooh dear me. Daily Mail reports … seem to recall their support for German and Italian fascism, as owner Rothermere was friendly with both Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini , their stories about "superhuman" ants apparently lifting heavy weights, with photos that a child can see are simply inverted images of ants hanging upside down, and appeals to common sense with 'No doubt...' stories ... "there will be minarets on Westminster Abbey within 5 years". "No doubt it will soon be illegal to wish someone Happy Christmas". What a lovely rag.

[Spicerack]

//their stories about "superhuman" ants apparently lifting heavy weights, with photos that a child can see are simply inverted images of ants hanging upside down,//

Certainly fooled me.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Julius Caesar?

An unhappy analogy. Brutus and Cassius were republicans (in the true sense) opposing tyranny.

[vetuste_ennemi]

//These are not outrageous demands. They do not involve trampling on the rights of others or causing them harm//

Nicely said, but we all know that this kind of talk is a dog whistle to populists and white supremacists.

And we all know where that ends up.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Have I used the term "dog whistle" correctly? Everybody's using it so I'm just tagging along. No idea, to be honest, what it means.

[Ken4155]

If you buy a bunch of bananas and one of them is rotten, you don't throw away the whole bunch.

[vetuste_ennemi]

//"No doubt it will soon be illegal to wish someone Happy Christmas"//

No mention of the "Christ" festival at my local Sainsbury's last year. Although I do remember a mubarak Eid (you can google that).

And a Scottish Ahmadiyya (you can google that too) got himself killed by a British cirizen for wishing his neighbours a "Happy Christmas". Was that last year? Or the year before? Anyway, the murderer's probably due for parole about now.

[Khandro]

The judge in this case; Judge Stephen Climie isn't exactly beyond reproach;
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2018/10/17/crown-court-judge-reprimanded-for-speeding/

[Bigbad]

…..”he was carrying the vast stash of drugs on behalf of unnamed ‘friends’, and did not actually intend to sell them for profit.”

Oooh look - A flying pig!

I too feel that there is nobody to vote for.
Agree with TTT about not voting Labour or Lib Dem, which just leaves Conservatives, and I don’t think I could if Mrs May remains leader or if Boris Johnson became leader.
That leaves The Greens (no thanks) or a pointless vote for an independent.

[Kromovaracun]

The lack of choice in our political system is intrinsically connected to our use of First Past The Post. But the public is by and large very hostile to electoral reform and votes against it every time the chance comes up.

If you really want choice in your politics, then you need to support a fairer voting system. If you aren't willing to do that, I don't think you have any right to whinge.

[Jackdaw33]

I see nothing inherently unfair about FPTP. I vote for my first choice, I am not interested in 2nd or 3rd choices.