Election - Place yer bets.

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Originally Posted by steeljack

slight wander ... question, have any areas in the UK tried using electronic voting machines?

I believe there is one polling station in Hyndburn with an electric pencil sharpener.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by garinda

True, that's why we need proportional represntation. So all people actualy think their vote is important, and will make a difference in who sits in the Commons.

If this means extremist parties win seats, so be it.

Perhaps the main stream parties will then address the issues that mean people turn to the far right/left.

It all depends on what sort of Google Page Ranking you want....but even before we get to that, we need to sort out this postal vote nonsense. I heard today about a chip shop in Whitechapel which has suddenly got 35 Bengalis living above it, all on the electoral register with postal votes.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Aye, I had three hours kip earlier.

I'll stay up to about the 100th seat declared, probably about 2am which is when I'll run out of beer (Thwaites Bomber, if you must know...£1.42 a bottle at Wapping Waitrose).

I get Bomber for $1.95 at the local liquor store. And I'm drinking one now .... aahhh

[steeljack]

No , wasn't having a laugh , we had them for a while , then it was decided there had to be a "hard copy" in case of a recount , kind of defeated the whole idea .

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by Eric

I get Bomber for $1.95 at the local liquor store. And I'm drinking one now .... aahhh

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....Thats about £1.20 a bottle (assuming 500ml). How come it's so cheap? Surely it costs that much just to ship it?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....Thats about £1.20 a bottle (assuming 500ml). How come it's so cheap? Surely it costs that much just to ship it?

Perhaps cos of all the sodding tax we pay on it here?

[Tealeaf]

Aye, but they have taxes in Canada too. But then again they don't have Gordon Brown.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

It all depends on what sort of Google Page Ranking you want....but even before we get to that, we need to sort out this postal vote nonsense. I heard today about a chip shop in Whitechapel which has suddenly got 35 Bengalis living above it, all on the electoral register with postal votes.

There are already challenges over the postal votes being rigged, in some particular areas.

Slips were colllected unsigned, and taken away to 'be filled in later', by helpful party workers.

Oldham was a case in point, on the news the other day.

Allegations have surfaced here in the past.

'The claims centre around Accrington’s Central ward, which Allah Dad held for the Conservatives against two other Asian candidates on a huge turnout of nearly 60 per cent.'
Cops probe vote rig complaints - Accrington Observer

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by garinda

There are already challenges over the postal votes being rigged, in some particular areas.

Slips were colllected unsigned, and taken away to 'be filled in later', by helpful party workers.

Oldham was a case in point, on the news the other day.

Allegations have surfaced here in the past.

'The claims centre around Accrington’s Central ward, which Allah Dad held for the Conservatives against two other Asian candidates on a huge turnout of nearly 60 per cent.'
Cops probe vote rig complaints - Accrington Observer

Is this the same joker who is LCC councillor for Accy West & Church and who has never been seen around Church, never, ever, ever?

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....Thats about £1.20 a bottle (assuming 500ml). How come it's so cheap? Surely it costs that much just to ship it?

I dunno Maybe Thwaites is trying to break into the Canadian beer market .... and Canadians love their beer And Bomber is a helluva good beer. Makes watching the election results a little more fun

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Is this the same joker who is LCC councillor for Accy West & Church and who has never been seen around Church, never, ever, ever?

No, that's Younis.


County Councillor Details

[garinda]

Originally Posted by garinda

No, that's Younis.


County Councillor Details

He's the one with thugs for sons.

Crime role for dad of violent attackers - The Asian News

[Tealeaf]

Oh dear...it makes you wonder if we really live in a democracy any more.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by Eric

I dunno Maybe Thwaites is trying to break into the Canadian beer market .... and Canadians love their beer And Bomber is a helluva good beer. Makes watching the election results a little more fun

did you know Thwaites brew all the Coors 'beers' for the UK market?

[shillelagh]

Ok ive been here for a bit a few accywebbers here, claytonender, bernard, expatriate wagstaff just some to mention. Havent startd to count the votes yet. So could be a while yet.