How does it work in Australia? They have it there don’t they? All I know is you get a free sausage when you vote, which I’m all for!
How does it work in Australia? They have it there don’t they? All I know is you get a free sausage when you vote, which I’m all for!
When is a sausage not a sausage...?
That said, seeing some of the volunteers at polling stations, not entirely sure if a free sausage wouldn't finish more off with food poisoning than Covid has!
He’s just a needy kid. He’ll say anything to anyone if he thinks it’s what they want to hear.
Priti Patel will be sliding off her seat in anticipation of ID cards. It’ll happen.
Sausage on a Barbie is very Aussie though, we’d need a British equivalent. I would say bacon sarnies but considering the issues with islamophobia on the right and antisemitism on the left not sure it’s the best idea!
The way you talk, its as if Labour have a massive majoirty lol when in reality it couldn't be more opposite
I like this! Could be like Easter eggs but for democracy. Hollow chocolate Houses of Parliament or something.
Am I right in saying West Midlands Labour has lost all control of the WMCA?
From what I can understand it is 1 Mayor and 1/3 Councils of Combined Authorities?
Labour does not have 2/3 control of Combined Authorities to stop any action taken by the Mayor if they wished to do so?
From what I can understand it is 1 Mayor and 1/3 Councils of Combined Authorities?
Labour does not have 2/3 control of Combined Authorities to stop any action taken by the Mayor if they wished to do so?
Mandatory voting with a none of the above would be great.
Not against ID for voting providing that they give them out for free. It would actually be a good use of government resources to provide a free passport or driving licence.
I agree with Shmmee here though, ID cards were a bad idea but they know everything about us anyway now, including our opinion on Max Biamou, they may as well have a compulsory free ID card that acts as a driving license and passport at the same time.
Not against ID for voting providing that they give them out for free. It would actually be a good use of government resources to provide a free passport or driving licence.
I agree with Shmmee here though, ID cards were a bad idea but they know everything about us anyway now, including our opinion on Max Biamou, they may as well have a compulsory free ID card that acts as a driving license and passport at the same time.
He did allude to working at a grass roots level though 2hich Starmer seems to be moving away from and something that was apparently happening in some of the few areas where Labour did have success, Preston etc.
Not sure if this has been mentioned. Isn't just a case of going 'Oopsie, actually this person won', going to take months of legal stuff to resolve! 
For politics it would definitely have to be hollow. Maybe chocolate coins just to remind everyone what money feels like.
Also have to make sure there was white, milk and dark chocolate available so as not to offend anyone.
Not sure if this has been mentioned. Isn't just a case of going 'Oopsie, actually this person won', going to take months of legal stuff to resolve!
So Dom was right, the Tories are winning elections fraudulently!
Seems to be a lot of people pointing to this article but isn't it just a long winded version of the much criticised 'voters are stupid'?
It basically says those that have voted Conservative have fallen for a load of BS and if Labour just wait long enough they'll realise their mistake and return to Labour.
Labour can't go on just pointing and laughing at clips of people giving dumb reasons for not voting for them. Pretty clear this is a significant chunk of the electorate so they have to work out what they can do about it above just labelling them idiots. We know the media aren't going to help them get their message across, if anything it will be the opposite, and people ignore anything on social media that doesn't line up with their beliefs so how do Labour resolve this?
What can the mayor actually do? Here it seems to be mostly pretty drawings of transport or plans or demanding things that have already been planned like the demolition of Barracks car park.
Do all mayors have the same power because London and Manchester seem to actually do stuff and the rest not so much.
If the opposition wasn't so shite then maybe the UK wouldn't be a 'one party state'
I think so, let me just check but I seem to remember Dan Jarvis giving that as a reason he couldn't stand down as a mp
Ignore that - I read he doesn't get paid but it's actually he gives his mayors wage to charity
Salary would be £79500
Andy Street has seemed a bit Boris-like in his love of big projects while ignoring some of the smaller stuff.
