Separate Moan Thread About The Election

The "far-right" rhetoric also doesn't really apply here; of course, there will always be a fringe/hard element to both sides politically and those fringes will also be attracted to support parties that are nearer the centre (eg BNP on the right, Momentum on the left), their support does not define a party. Politically, over quite a long time, society has shifted increasingly toward the left, so what I believe we are seeing is the centre re-establishing itself. This is not extremists, although there will be some who will see them as such... however, if you are yourself at an extreme, and the centre moves away from you even just a little, you will see those in the middle as being at the other extreme.

 

I take it you aren't a fan then Nigel?

 

Either way, it was a really stupid thing to post, given the world we currently live in. Of all people, he should be abundantly aware of how things can be construed in different ways and are likely to go viral - and that is before we get to the aforementioned normalisation of violence against MP's/politicians.

 

What amazes me more than anything is that the American people are putting up with it - if that were the UK, I am fairly certain there would be protests in the streets.

 

When we first moved in here we had gas lighting. We eventually removed the last of the gas lights (in the kitchen and over the cooker) when we, more or less, finished renovating the place. I've regretted removing the gas light over the cooker as we still get lots of power cuts (27 last year).

Pre Monty Python we had the 'At Last The 1948 Show'.

youtube the four yorkshiremen - Recherche Google

 

I have a moan about the BBC this morning for a silly inaccuracy. At 6 a.m. on BBC1 they were going to discuss the election and said "Only 48 hours to go before the election". Polling stations don't open until 7 a.m. so it was 49 hours.

 

Dead simple way to do it in this country - everyone stop paying council tax and/or have a general strike. I'd give it a week or less before something happened to effect change.

 

I think that says a lot more about the money and power behind politics (the movers and shakers, I believe they are called) as well as the state of the overall pool of talent that wants to get involved in politics.

 

The US election effort is wholly dictated by funding and backroom deals. I don't think either US or UK systems are up to much currently, like many things they simply have not adapted to changing population and concerns

 

@Loofah for PM!