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If you lot on the ahem mainland would vote the Tories out I'd be really grateful. :wink: thanks Greg
PS And if our lot over here could teach our politicians a lesson it would also be very nice.

Very gloomy politically this morning. :(
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I've voted on my way into work.

Not that it makes much difference; my (Labour) MP had a majority of nearly 11000 last time out. Still, every little helps.
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Voted.
Again doubt it will make much difference here - live in a Tory safe seat :( but you gotta keep on trying!
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Go Vote
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Go Vote Yourself
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Good luck UK.
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Have changed my Eurostar back from Brussels so I can get back in time.
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Done my bit
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Bartek wrote:Go Vote Yourself
I have never missed a vote ( 100% ) :P 8)
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I missed one once in the 90s when I was out of the country (and that was for the local council, nothing national).

Other than that I have voted in every election I could.
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Belgians have no choice, we still have a compulsory vote system :)

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My first election was the 1997 one, the famous Labour landslide, i was so excited to be able to vote for the first time, ahhh to be young again :lol: :lol:
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Voted. I'm in a Labour safe seat, but still, it doesn't pay to get complacent. Kick the tories in the nuts.
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Bartek wrote:Go Vote Yourself
I have never missed a vote ( 100% ) :P 8)
I've missed a couple of local elections years ago, but not missed anything in the last 15 or so years. I even voted when we were voting for the Police Inspector or something, I still haven't a clue what that was about. :lol:
Izzy HaveMercy wrote:Belgians have no choice, we still have a compulsory vote system :)

IZ.
That's actually not a bad idea. In the UK in recent times the results are always really close, like 52/48. That's really poor. If you take into account that a lot of people didn't vote at all it means that 30-ish percent of the country had the casting vote, and that's pisspoor. France's result was good: 66/34. I'm not sure we've ever had such a decisive result in the UK, not in recent times anyway.
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I'd agree with a mandatory vote but would like to see an abstain option on the ballot paper as well.
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Something like 59% of eligible US voters actually voted in November. We all know how well that turned out.
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EmmaPeelWannaBe wrote:Something like 59% of eligible US voters actually voted in November. We all know how well that turned out.
It gave the world the best sitcom since Fawlty Towers. ;D
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Pista wrote:
EmmaPeelWannaBe wrote:Something like 59% of eligible US voters actually voted in November. We all know how well that turned out.
It gave the world the best sitcom since Fawlty Towers. ;D
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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EmmaPeelWannaBe wrote:
Pista wrote:
EmmaPeelWannaBe wrote:Something like 59% of eligible US voters actually voted in November. We all know how well that turned out.
It gave the world the best sitcom since Fawlty Towers. ;D
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Just don't mention the Russians.
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This is how I feel, never knowingly nailing my colours to the mast

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/872 ... ttps%3A%2F

Please vote tory ;D
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done earlier. polling station quite busy.
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EmmaPeelWannaBe wrote:
Pista wrote:
EmmaPeelWannaBe wrote:Something like 59% of eligible US voters actually voted in November. We all know how well that turned out.
It gave the world the best sitcom since Fawlty Towers. ;D
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Just don't mention the Russians.
So, two bowls of lenin soup, a beef gulag, a strawberry stalin, and four bowls of borscht.
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Dan wrote:
EmmaPeelWannaBe wrote:
Pista wrote: It gave the world the best sitcom since Fawlty Towers. ;D
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Just don't mention the Russians.
So, two bowls of lenin soup, a beef gulag, a strawberry stalin, and four bowls of borscht.
Don't forget the vodak
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No vodka, just Black Russians and White Russians, in lady's glasses mind.
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white wine for the lady
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Swinnow wrote:...Black Russian...
That's Blackadder not Fawlty Towers!
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