03-01-2003 22:01									#31
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You mean. They don't operate here but even if they did I wouldn't vote for those ignorant racist thugs don't you.

	03-01-2003 22:03									#32
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There is no need for them here. It is a nice place and free of crime.

	03-01-2003 22:16									#33
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Talk about digression...

To be fair to Bods, he doesn't drive or anything, so as individuals go in this country he is pretty good for the environment (barring his flatulance ). But the problem I find with elections is that the major parties stand for exactly the same thing, there isn't a fag papers width between them...

	03-01-2003 22:21									#34
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison But the problem I find with elections is that the major parties stand for exactly the same thing, there isn't a fag papers width between them...

So the you'd be as happy to see IDS as PM as TB?

I can think of nothing worse, 'cept maybe Portillo as PM.

	03-01-2003 22:31									#35
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As I say, I doubt there would be much difference, just a different face...

	03-01-2003 22:43									#36
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Do you really believe that?

	03-01-2003 22:48									#37
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What is there to believe? You could hardly describe Tony Blair as a left-winger could now could you?

	03-01-2003 23:20									#38
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Does charisma, personality and style mean little to you?

If George Bush were eloquent, witty and disarming in his talk (i.e the non-scripted stuff) then the US would have a better world image despite the actions he takes.

Adolf Hitler got to power and got things done, not because of his political ideology but because of his personality. If he was a boring old sap no-one would have voted for him.

Politics is not always about policy. Its also about how you convince people that those policies are right and how you get them implemented. Both foreign and domestic.

	03-01-2003 23:26									#39
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quote: Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin Does charisma, personality and style mean little to you?

Correct. Results and performance matter to me. It is an important job with very important ramifications...A big grin and a mouth full of bullsh*t isn't going to cut any ice with me. And Bush's policies speak for themselves, no matter who the man is...

I do not care about gloss, personally. More fool those who do...

	03-01-2003 23:30									#40
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My point is that its a tool to get things done.

Assuming the policies are the same, who is more likely to get things done - say in European Union polices. A PM who is a boring sod who can't persuade anyone his policies are right and is generally ignored, or a suave, well-spoken, convincing, friendly, disarming, popular, personality?

I know who I would rather bat for us. Even if their core messages are the same.

	04-01-2003 00:55									#41
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1 person can still make a difference... look at the guy who invented agriculture... or the guy who invented antibiotics... hmmm... without those things there wouldn't be 6 billion people living today.

	04-01-2003 01:46									#42
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quote: Originally posted by MikeH Let's not try and persuade Boddingtons to vote please. He'd only support the BNP.

I guess he is not drinking either. He cannot "feel" anything when drinking the first beer.

Or washing his hands - it does not really clean his hands.

	10-01-2003 15:58									#43
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Simple. Stand for elections yourself!
Any election! MP, EMP, County/District Council !

In the next elections, I will stand as an MP for the Legalise Cannabis Party! I just need somewhere to stand (somewhere I may have a chance of getting more than 10 votes) any ideas?

Oh, and my area was rather flooded too, exept my house, which happens to be on a large hill. And I'd allways hated walking up it all those years!

I think there is 7 billion people on this planet. And agricuture devoloped over centuries. It wasnt 'invented' by anybody.

	10-01-2003 18:08									#44
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As a former (british) colleague of mine used to say, when asked where he was spending his holidays:
"That f***ing island is sinking, why should I go back there?"

	10-01-2003 19:17									#45
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silpy, if you stand for the legalise cannabis party, you're going to lose your deposit wherever you run, so it doesn't make any odds really

	10-01-2003 19:40									#46
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how many votes do you need to keep your deposit?

is it done on a percentage of the electorate or a set number of votes?

	10-01-2003 19:43									#47
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5% is the threshold.

The deposit is £500 (may have increased since I last heard) IIRC.

	17-01-2003 15:25									#48
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But, if I find a real stoner town, I may be able to get upto 10% of the vote. Remember, I will not be attempting to 'steal' voters form the other canderdates, but getting all those stoners to vote for the first time ever! (They estermete that 50% of 18 to 25 people smoke. This age group really dont vote.)

	17-01-2003 18:09									#49
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Go to a predominantly student town. During term-time, Aber has 6400 students to 12000 locals.

TheBirdMan

quote: I guess he is not drinking either. He cannot "feel" anything when drinking the first beer. Or washing his hands - it does not really clean his hands.

Again, one beer might make very little difference. And I agree each next beer will add a little. But you are the one in control of drinking those beers. In elections, you are only in control of your vote (ie, your first beer). All the others are out of your control.

And washing your hands gets rid of bacteria and muck, so I don't see the analogy there.

	06-02-2003 16:47									#50
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Is Aber a good Student town?
'cos I'm going to uni after my 'year out' of 3 years... and am looking around.

	06-02-2003 17:06									#51
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It's brilliant. Although it isn't for some people - usually those that for some reason love being around a polluted mess of traffic jams and scallies.

	06-02-2003 17:36									#52
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Aberystwyth nicer than Manchester shocker.

	06-02-2003 17:37									#53
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How cheap is housing out there?