Local Elections May 2016
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Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
One for Greens, one for Lib Dems. 
Geri
wasn't born to follow
Just got back from the polling station. One woman in front of me had her husband or partner in the booth with her telling her how to vote. Another girl took about five minutes to make her mind up.
Oh, and the couple in front of me couldn't work out which boxes to put which papers in, although they are colour coded.
Oh, and the couple in front of me couldn't work out which boxes to put which papers in, although they are colour coded.
One for a middle-class liberal party with a shit leader that no one has heard of...and one for Lib Dems.One for Greens, one for Lib Dems.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Whatever. These parties fit my leftist, liberal, enviromentalist criteria. The Tories, Labour and SNP are shameful when it comes to civil liberties and the greens are actually more socialist than the SN(i)Ps, wanting to push through a higher top rate of tax. Hopefully we've reached peak SNP.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
how quickly they forget
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Our polling station was actually locked minutes before I arrived, another voter told me. Apparently the caretaker had been an arse, and hadn't allowed the staff to use a wedge to hold the front door open. He removed it and failed to notice the door shutting and locking behind him. Took me mate five minutes to knock the staff up and make them realise what had happened.
chilango
Ha! Ha! Armageddon
Greens really going for it here. Door knocking or leafleting our street four times in the last week or so. Compared to a single Labour leaflet and nowt else. Big flurry of last minute posting too. Strolling down past the ships this afternoon "Vote Green Party" posters everywhere.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
quiet as the grave although the bod said they had ben busy at lunchtime. Giving up a lunch hour to vote in the PCC election, what a waste
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Three colour-coded boxes in Bristol - two of them rather close in colour and in very subdued lighting ...
I voted for a Green police commissioner who's keen on legalising recreational substances.
I voted for a Green police commissioner who's keen on legalising recreational substances.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
i was torn between PD write in or a hillsborough thing cos its copper elections, so surely the latter. Which is what I went for. Not that anyone will read it, you know 3 am just glancing enough to see its spoiled etc.
but fuckit.
but fuckit.
Was busy at the polling place this morning, and even busier post 5pm.
Voted green on the list, and held my nose and voted for the labour candidate on the constituency ballot. She's not going to get in on either vote, and she has a good record on active travel when she was at the council, so fuck it.
Voted green on the list, and held my nose and voted for the labour candidate on the constituency ballot. She's not going to get in on either vote, and she has a good record on active travel when she was at the council, so fuck it.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Agreed, the selective amnesia of some liberals, revolting.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Its the Lib Dems or spoiling my ballot and I doubt these pricks in this Tory ward would even fucking notice if I spoiled my ballot. Giving the Libs a mighty 0.005% vote towards the Tory total takes a bit of the shine of the Tory DC's bragging.
J Ed
Follow Back Pro Expropriation
To certain liberals politicians cannot fail anyone even on their own terms, only be failed by their voters and constituency
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
They're the only party to have made a stand against the snooper's charter. They're one of only two parties to support drug law reform. I never cease to be amazed by how apathetic people are when it comes to civil liberties (though drug law reform has implications way beyond civil liberties).
J Ed
Follow Back Pro Expropriation
Well they have been in government, how well did they do on those issues?
stethoscope
Well-Known Member
So, drug law reform but shitting on people in regards to privatising health care, housing, welfare, education. Civil liberties? you mug.
J Ed
Follow Back Pro Expropriation
Lib Dem activists like to point to how great they were on mental health during the coalition years. As if saying 'there should be no stigma about being depressed' now and again outweighs all the people who suffer from mental health problems being thrown off of DLA and the skyrocketing increase in suicides as a result of their austerity politics.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Well to be fair in JVs case I don't think he is a mug, rather that his selfish, "no such thing as society", individualism actually makes the wanker a good match for the LibDems. Perfect Thatchers child.
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