http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: ‘Spose we ‘need’ a GE2019 thread en Sun, 31 May 2026 10:43:18 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=11#post-319496 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 19:51:12 +0000 Morningsider 319496@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, 50-calibre is some serious ammunition - especially when fired at your own foot. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=11#post-319495 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 19:05:52 +0000 I were right about that saddle 319495@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's the 50-calibre mind. If you're a gun nut you think really? An anti-materiel mind? If you're not a gun nut you think what? her mind is a dangerous weapon? Or her mind is half and inch across? What? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319494 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 19:02:41 +0000 gembo 319494@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@iwrats, like a lampoon?</p> <p>From prime minister to dole queue in 4 weeks? </p> <p>Apparently duties as party leader meant neglecting the constituents? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319493 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 18:59:24 +0000 I were right about that saddle 319493@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The belief that Scotland should govern itself is endemic now. Not everyone thinks in terms of independence but most people think of Scotland as a nation. </p> <p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/politics/boriss-win-proves-soul-nation-tact-proud-country-has-done/">Read this and it's obvious that even Daily Telegraph journalists agree.</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319492 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 18:43:57 +0000 LaidBack 319492@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"It showed that an unforeseen wave of Scottish Nationalism was once again sweeping our country."</p> <p>Well it wasn't unforeseen. When BJ, Murdo Fraser, Farmer Jack and the old men Tory hoards tell voters in Scotland before an election that they will ignore their votes unless they 'lend' their votes to a party last popular in 1955, they were bound to respond. </p> <p>Even the BBC has released a vox pop that sounds accurate. Had to double check it was real. Think it is?</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/bellacaledonia/status/1205553134455656454?s=19" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/bellacaledonia/status/1205553134455656454?s=19</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319489 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 15:27:16 +0000 I were right about that saddle 319489@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/i-love-jo-swinson-like-a-sister-and-she-was-unfairly-treated-alex-cole-hamilton-1-5061977">A nut allergy and a 50-calibre mind.</a></p> <p>Jo Swinson according to a....<em>checks notes</em>....supporter? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319478 Fri, 13 Dec 2019 23:55:12 +0000 chdot 319478@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://twitter.com/electoralreform/status/1205435581402099713" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/electoralreform/status/1205435581402099713</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319437 Fri, 13 Dec 2019 10:18:11 +0000 chdot 319437@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-results-full-list-edinburgh-and-lothians-winners-1340268" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-results-full-list-edinburgh-and-lothians-winners-1340268</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319399 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:45:48 +0000 steveo 319399@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Local polling station was mobbed don't remember it being this busy the last few votes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319398 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:26:40 +0000 chdot 319398@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-results-when-edinburgh-constituencies-start-declaring-and-what-time-well-find-out-who-won-1339570" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-results-when-edinburgh-constituencies-start-declaring-and-what-time-well-find-out-who-won-1339570</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319397 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:21:43 +0000 chdot 319397@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“ a lot of them don't seem to understand...”</p> <p>I blame the internet. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319396 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:12:32 +0000 Baldcyclist 319396@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Got jumped on by a swarm of #cybernats on Twitter. All good fun, but a lot of them don't seem to understand...</p> <p>1. What Anti-Semitism, or racism is.<br /> 2. What a tactical vote is<br /> 3. The difference between the Tory, and Labour party </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319391 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:34:35 +0000 Stickman 319391@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was asked to do the exit poll for the first time ever. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319390 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:32:31 +0000 chdot 319390@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>How do voters respond to that, especially those who have done least well out of the past decade? They tune out. Earlier this year I went door-knocking round a Northumberland housing estate with Jamie Driscoll, Labour North of Tyne mayor, and in what is called Labour’s heartland the most common response was: “I don’t follow politics”, followed by the slamming of a door. One canvasser remarked: “Policy doesn’t matter here. They’ve forgotten what government can do.” If there’s one statement Labour should take to heart after this election, it’s that. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/12/labour-leave-voters-politics-general-election-brexit" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/12/labour-leave-voters-politics-general-election-brexit</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319388 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:53:17 +0000 chdot 319388@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>General election 2019: voters queue for 'most important poll in a generation' </p> <p>“</p> <p>It says <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/12/polls-open-in-most-important-general-election-in-a-generation">here</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319386 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:30:04 +0000 acsimpson 319386@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No more than a steady trickle in East Craigs at 8. Councillor Aldridge was the only one outside, although it was a good 10 minutes later that I managed to place his face. LD seem to be the only party interested this time round but after their shenanigans in Holyrood they joined the tories in my No bundle. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319365 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:19:58 +0000 chdot 319365@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I’ve started an extra thread -</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19986" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19986</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319363 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:56:40 +0000 chdot 319363@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“wisdom of a man whose privilege and connections ensure”</p> <p>Yeah, not going down well with people posting under that link! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319362 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:50:37 +0000 Try Cycle 319362@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Small queue at one of the 3 desks where you pick up ballot papers in Portobello this morning (around 7.15am).</p> <p>The other 2 desks had very bored looking Poll Station admin folk. A bit early in the day to be bored, but can't imagine things getting any more exciting for them tbf </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319361 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:15:45 +0000 I were right about that saddle 319361@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Inglorious Revolution, that's what this is. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319360 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:13:29 +0000 gembo 319360@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>All the lovely bits of England that I love to visit will be tarnished for me after tomorrow.</p> <p>Has been a slow burn in my mind about les rosbifs running their shops</p> <p>please don't misunderstand, I will still go, plus Scots were most rapacious in defending the empire et cetera </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319358 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:10:03 +0000 unhurt 319358@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://twitter.com/thecoastguy/status/1204835879744933888">"Whatever happens tomorrow, we will still be the same individuals with the same neighbours, living the same lives. Nothing will have changed, not one jot. Peace be with you."</a></p> <p>Neil Oliver sharing the smug faux wisdom of a man whose privilege and connections ensure he &amp; his will remain comfortable no matter what. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319353 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:41:40 +0000 I were right about that saddle 319353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aux urnes, les citoyens. Formez vos bataillons. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319352 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:25:30 +0000 gembo 319352@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@twinspark, maybe they have a big mirror at your polling station?</p> <p>My pal trev voted then chummed me into town. He pointed out a yellow mini that overtook him in currie. trev then voted and caught up with it.</p> <p>Guy in front of Trev asked them to check again as his name not on the electoral roll.</p> <p>Had he thought he could have said, oh sorry, I forgot my name has changed I am Mr X of Currie (X being a neighbour's name)</p> <p>also Please vote Sophie banner appears to have blown away/been sabotaged/moved elsewhere </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319345 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:16:57 +0000 amir 319345@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pretty quiet 8.15 in Dalkeith </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319342 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:01:21 +0000 crowriver 319342@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Brisk turnout at my polling place this morning at 8am. Queues to get ballot papers!<br /> Plenty of younger folk voting.</p> <p>Whether this is indicative of higher than average turnout I don't know. Also younger is always relative, I suppose I'm now edging into the older voter category, slowly but surely. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319336 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 08:59:40 +0000 I were right about that saddle 319336@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've never been scared by an election before but I'm frightened of this one.</p> <p>Good luck everybody. Just off to put my vote in the bin as ever. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319333 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 08:32:25 +0000 twinspark 319333@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't know if this should be here or in "Spotted" or "More of us", but on leaving the Polling Station this morning with the Brompton, wearing a red jacket, I spotted somebody else pulling up, on a Brompton also dressed in red!........ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319330 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:37:56 +0000 chdot 319330@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://twitter.com/paulwaugh/status/1204893863296585729" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/paulwaugh/status/1204893863296585729</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19923&page=10#post-319328 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 23:36:02 +0000 LaidBack 319328@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>BJ continues in his turbocharged, unleased 'Top Gear' mode by flying round important places for photo ops. A whole plane - no climate emergency for him!<br /> Think he scurried into the regions of England and the nation of Wales.<br /> He boosted the Tory vote in Scotland no doubt by staying away. He's been here anyway for a few hours somewhere over last few weeks. Think Jeremy Corbyn was here today for an hour or two.<br /> Nicola Sturgeon was in Jo Swinson's seat - people there don't see much of Jo these days as she was in South of England. </p>