This is a start I hope...
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 6:59 am
Well it is a start, many more to come with luck..
Socialise and help people in the Paphos region.
https://www.paphoslife.com/forum/
Of course every party has them but not as the norm as in the Tory party, all those with common sense or integrity were kicked into the long grass. It appears that most are either sycophants or on the make.The Aquila wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:01 pm…..and if labour were in power it would be Diane Abbot and David Lammy, every party has them!
Agreed. But that’s whataboutery. Why not try criticising the ones in power?The Aquila wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:01 pm…..and if labour were in power it would be Diane Abbot and David Lammy, every party has them!
It also appears that with an 88 seat majority at the 2019 election, that a large majority of Brits think otherwise about Johnson, and that's what really matters don't you think?
I really think you should check your facts making such outlandish statements, the Tories got 43.6% of the vote and gained 56.2& of the seats due to the archaic First Past the Post voting system which is only used in Europe by the UK and Belarus.
The SNP received 47.7% of the constituency votes on a 63.5% turnout. The majority of Scots DID NOT vote for the SNP. However don't let that detract from ignoring the massive problems Scotland is experiencing and carry on criticising those nasty Tories instead. After all despite the SNP being in power for a record 4th successive term, it must surely be the Tories fault, mustn't it? Laughable.Jim B wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:22 amI really think you should check your facts making such outlandish statements, the Tories got 43.6% of the vote and gained 56.2& of the seats due to the archaic First Past the Post voting system which is only used in Europe by the UK and Belarus.
I've attached a link which explains why a party who only gets 43.6% of the vote on a 67.3% turnout and how the present voting system favours the present government. The Scots on the other hand use Proportional Representation which shows Sturgeons party to be the popular choice.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/ge ... nto-seats/
So you believe people should just shut up and accept the lies and corruption that is presently endemic in British politics. That people should just sit and say nothing while the country is becoming a failed state because 32% of the population voted for Brexit. The wacking majority was achieved with an additional 270,000 votes more than Theresa May received in the previous election so it can't be said it was a massive change in support of the Tories.Dominic wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:23 am The Tories got a whacking majority using the same system that has been in place for hundreds of years. If the system favoured the Tories so much, why didn't Labour change it when they were in power?
The big issue is boundary changes. Whoever is in power gets to tweak them. Labour were tweaking them but they still lost. Eventually, unless something radical happens in the Tory party, they will lose. Will whoever beats them institute electoral reform, or tweak the boundaries to their advantage?
The bottom line is that the system has been in place for hundreds of years, and under the system, the Tories spanked Labour. They got the most votes. They won. Deal with it. And the same goes for Brexit.
Nicola Sturgeon received 60% of the vote in her constituency and the SNP had a landslide victory in Scotland which kind of shoots your arguement out of the water. The SNP have 45 MPs, the Tories have 6, says it all really.Jimgym wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 12:14 pmThe SNP received 47.7% of the constituency votes on a 63.5% turnout. The majority of Scots DID NOT vote for the SNP. However don't let that detract from ignoring the massive problems Scotland is experiencing and carry on criticising those nasty Tories instead. After all despite the SNP being in power for a record 4th successive term, it must surely be the Tories fault, mustn't it? Laughable.Jim B wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:22 amI really think you should check your facts making such outlandish statements, the Tories got 43.6% of the vote and gained 56.2& of the seats due to the archaic First Past the Post voting system which is only used in Europe by the UK and Belarus.
I've attached a link which explains why a party who only gets 43.6% of the vote on a 67.3% turnout and how the present voting system favours the present government. The Scots on the other hand use Proportional Representation which shows Sturgeons party to be the popular choice.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/ge ... nto-seats/
I was quoting figures for the WHOLE of Scotland, not ONE constituency! The SNP did NOT have a landslide in terms of votes, however never let facts get in they way of your argument.Jim B wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:52 pmNicola Sturgeon received 60% of the vote in her constituency and the SNP had a landslide victory in Scotland which kind of shoots your arguement out of the water. The SNP have 45 MPs, the Tories have 6, says it all really.Jimgym wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 12:14 pmThe SNP received 47.7% of the constituency votes on a 63.5% turnout. The majority of Scots DID NOT vote for the SNP. However don't let that detract from ignoring the massive problems Scotland is experiencing and carry on criticising those nasty Tories instead. After all despite the SNP being in power for a record 4th successive term, it must surely be the Tories fault, mustn't it? Laughable.Jim B wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:22 am
I really think you should check your facts making such outlandish statements, the Tories got 43.6% of the vote and gained 56.2& of the seats due to the archaic First Past the Post voting system which is only used in Europe by the UK and Belarus.
I've attached a link which explains why a party who only gets 43.6% of the vote on a 67.3% turnout and how the present voting system favours the present government. The Scots on the other hand use Proportional Representation which shows Sturgeons party to be the popular choice.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/ge ... nto-seats/
No, this is what you initially wrote about Nicola Sturgeon and I posted how her constituency voted, you only brought the overall SNP in later but again as I stated the SNP had a landslide so it refutes your claim that she's incredibly useless as far as the Scots in general are concerned.