Fruit Machine Chat

Yes. It's that time again....it's only local elections in England, but Scotland and Wales are voting for their national assemblies.

So who will you vote for? Or will you be casting your ballot paper in the bin?


EDIT: Feel free to say why you chose your option... I chose the Lib Dems, simply because I couldn't vote for the Tories or Labour (mainly due to the war in Iraq). I didn't fancy the SNP because I don't see the benefit of breaking up the union.

Same for me, couldn't vote for the Tories or Labour, and the Greens only sing the one tune, important tune though it is. Libs by default!

Basically, anyone, I mean anyone, who wants into politics on any level is on a power trip, and is not to be trusted. I like to cycle them around so they don't get time to do too much damage.

worrying that 3 people have gone for bnp. there is no polling where i am so i can't electioneer which is a pity because i love that.

Hmmm. Luckily the fruitchat forum is not representative of the country as a whole.

I would be interested if one of the 3 people who voted for the BNP would explain their decision.

I voted for conservatives before I saw BNP

I think it would be wrong for the lib dems to get loads of votes just because people don't want to vote for the tories or labour! That appears the way things are going at the moment.....lets hope we have more clarity in 2009! I reckon turnout will be high then due to sheer voter apathy.

Lib Dems seems to be lesser of all evils.

still waiting for anyone to justify their BNP choice...

Why is there no option for the BIN because that would accrue the higher percentage.

just watching these fuckin' politicians on TV talking absolute claptrap.

I've heard all week on radio "Have Your say or have no say"


Whoever is in control of your local council - N O T H I N G
E V E R C H A N G ES !!!

So why bother voting.

They all piss in the same pot, give them selves 20% payrises every year and 5% council tax rises every year.

There is some degree of truth in that. However....

Some politicians are actually good and worthwhile people. My local MSP, Dennis Canavan, resigned due to a series of family tragedies (he lost 3 children in the space of a few years). He was kicked out the Labour Party, yet went on to achieve the biggest majority at the last Scottish elections. I've not lived round here for long, but everyone I've spoken to has sung his praises.

Perhaps it was because he was an independent candidate. In the Parliament elections, I opted for tactical voting, but for the council elections, I went for the independent chap. Not because I know much about him, but because I live in the (perhaps vain) hope that he will do what is right for the local area rather than what his right for his party.

jeffvickers wrote:Why is there no option for the BIN because that would accrue the higher percentage.

just watching these fuckin' politicians on TV talking absolute claptrap.

I've heard all week on radio "Have Your say or have no say"


Whoever is in control of your local council - N O T H I N G
E V E R C H A N G ES !!!

So why bother voting.

They all piss in the same pot, give them selves 20% payrises every year and 5% council tax rises every year.

Councillors dont actually earn that much - providing your in a lot of 'group's you probably earn about £7k a year. the Council Officers, the unelected ones, earn ridiculous amounts of cash and when it comes to voting they arent accountable for their actions or obscene salaries.

the majority of council tax increases actually come from the local police and emergency services. for example if there was a 2.5% increase in council tax only .5% would ahve come directly from the council.

your right though, local coucillors are very often old people who are largely out of touch with what's needed, its more a contest of how many people know you than a case of what you stand for locally. Most young people have no real interest in it because of the issues you say and real people living in the real world (there are exceptions) have no interest (or chance) in becoming a councillor and making a real difference

I have a question.. Why have the BBC never decided to take the TV Licence out of our council tax like other essential services?

Do they recover more in fines and is this an essential revenue of the court service?