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The 'South London Overground' and the Mayoral election
On 29 Apr, 11:07, John B wrote:
On Apr 29, 10:17 am, "John Rowland" wrote: [...] Ken Livingstone's pet projects [...] for the benefit of Londoners. LOL. You think he doesn't want their votes? Thanks to Labour's ballot-rigging, he hardly needs anyone's votes. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3828322.ece Wow, it's like having our very own automatic Daily Mail Talking Point- bot. I wonder why he calls it Labour's ballot rigging? Postal voting is inappropriate in a number of ways, including fraudulent registration, dodgy canvassers "helping" vulnerable voters etc, but also because people vote long before they've heard the case for each candidate, which benefits any large party with established machinery and support. But I don't recall the publicised fraud cases relating only to one party. |
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"John B" wrote in message ... On Apr 29, 10:17 am, "John Rowland" wrote: [...] Ken Livingstone's pet projects [...] for the benefit of Londoners. LOL. You think he doesn't want their votes? Thanks to Labour's ballot-rigging, he hardly needs anyone's votes. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3828322.ece Wow, it's like having our very own automatic Daily Mail Talking Point- bot. -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org So Mr.Band it appears that you are in favour of vote rigging? Perhaps you would like this country to descend to the level of Zimbabwe? MJW |
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On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, Michael Whitson wrote:
So Mr.Band it appears that you are in favour of vote rigging? Perhaps you would like this country to descend to the level of Zimbabwe? Don't worry, Labour are trying their best to get us there .. making good progress too. -- Chris Johns |
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On 29 Apr, 12:39, "Michael Whitson" wrote: "John B" wrote: On Apr 29, 10:17 am, "John Rowland" wrote: (snip) Thanks to Labour's ballot-rigging, he hardly needs anyone's votes. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3828322.ece Wow, it's like having our very own automatic Daily Mail Talking Point- bot. So Mr.Band it appears that you are in favour of vote rigging? Perhaps you would like this country to descend to the level of Zimbabwe? Wow, your logical reasoning is immaculate. If only there was a candidate of the same intellectual rigour I could vote for, someone who if elected would ensure that 2+2 really did equal 5... |
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On 29 Apr, 12:39, "Michael Whitson" wrote:
Thanks to Labour's ballot-rigging, he hardly needs anyone's votes. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3828322.ece Wow, it's like having our very own automatic Daily Mail Talking Point- bot. So Mr.Band it appears that you are in favour of vote rigging? Perhaps you would like this country to descend to the level of Zimbabwe? So Mr Whitson, when did you stop beating your wife? I'm not sure about postal votes: they encourage voting based on exisiting prejudices (since you vote early in the campaign); and there are valid concerns about intimidation by heads-of-household among certain minority groups. However, there's no evidence at all that they're associated with widespread fraud (nor does the Rowntree report as highlighted in the Times piece suggest that there is any such evidence). To the extent that there is any electoral fraud in the UK - pretty much entirely on a 'crooked local councillor' basis - this is split between the parties rather than being ZaNu Liebour Corruption. -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org |
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On 29 Apr, 12:58, Chris Johns wrote:
So Mr.Band it appears that you are in favour of vote rigging? Perhaps you would like this country to descend to the level of Zimbabwe? Don't worry, Labour are trying their best to get us there .. making good progress too. Yes, 10 years of sustained economic growth, low inflation and falling crime sounds *almost exactly* like Zimbabwe. Idiot. -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org |
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The 'South London Overground' and the Mayoral election
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, Michael Whitson wrote:
"John B" wrote in message ... On Apr 29, 10:17 am, "John Rowland" wrote: [...] Ken Livingstone's pet projects [...] for the benefit of Londoners. LOL. You think he doesn't want their votes? Thanks to Labour's ballot-rigging, he hardly needs anyone's votes. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3828322.ece Wow, it's like having our very own automatic Daily Mail Talking Point- bot. So Mr.Band it appears that you are in favour of vote rigging? Perhaps you would like this country to descend to the level of Zimbabwe? TWO automatic Daily Mail Talking Point Bots! tom -- catch my hand and come with me - close your eyes and dream |
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On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, John B wrote:
On 29 Apr, 12:58, Chris Johns wrote: So Mr.Band it appears that you are in favour of vote rigging? Perhaps you would like this country to descend to the level of Zimbabwe? Don't worry, Labour are trying their best to get us there .. making good progress too. Yes, 10 years of sustained economic growth, low inflation and falling crime sounds *almost exactly* like Zimbabwe. Yeah, but there were things like in High Wycombe where pro-Blair militias burned down the Conservative party offices and drove their supporters out of the town at machete-point. Just visit the refugee camps on the Welsh border, and you'll hear plenty of similar stories. tom -- catch my hand and come with me - close your eyes and dream |
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On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, MIG wrote:
Postal voting is inappropriate in a number of ways, including fraudulent registration, dodgy canvassers "helping" vulnerable voters etc, These are valid criticisms, as is John B's point about giving too much influence to some heads of households. but also because people vote long before they've heard the case for each candidate, which benefits any large party with established machinery and support. This is absurd. Are you (and John B) seriously saying that paying attention to political campaigns is an important or useful step in deciding who to vote for? A political campaign isn't information, it's advertising. It's where politicians lie to you in order to make you vote for them (as opposed to everything else politicians say, which is, er, where they lie to you in order to make you vote for them). We'd have a better democracy if they were banned altogether! My decision about who to vote for is based on the track record of each candidate and party - not what they say they'll do, but what they've done in the past. Actions speak louder than words. tom -- catch my hand and come with me - close your eyes and dream |
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"Tom Anderson" wrote Yeah, but there were things like in High Wycombe where pro-Blair militias burned down the Conservative party offices Well, someone burnt the station down, but I'm not aware of any proof that it was pro-Blair militias. Peter |
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