I'm not into this politics thing too much, and I am unsure on who to vote for.
Can anyone help me out?
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I really hope so, but I have a sneaking suspicion he'll stay. I doubt the Tories will get a majority so it will probably be another coalition. Personally I don't want any of the main parties to have a majority - they shouldn't have it all their own way.
I'm not convinced by the Conservatives by any means and am still not 100% sure which way I will vote. But on balance I would rather not see Ed Miliband as Prime Minister. If he got voted in, I think we'd have elected the school wimp to lead us. "Weak" is the first word that springs to mind when I think of him. You can accuse David Cameron of a lot of things, but I don't think you could call him a weak leader.
I don't like Tories, but am pissed off that Labour want to raise council tax in my area. It's already far too expensive IMO.
Tories will do that too mate. They have no choice at the moment because local authorities are being starved by policies from the coalition which of course is predominantly the Tories.
It's possible, whether it's Ed Milliband becoming PM by next week or if the Tories are still in Government but David is replaced by either Theresa May or Boris Johnson by the end of the year.
They'll likely get the most seats, just a question if they can form a minority or coalition.
It's possible, whether it's Ed Milliband becoming PM by next week or if the Tories are still in Government but David is replaced by either Theresa May or Boris Johnson by the end of the year.
They'll likely get the most seats, just a question if they can form a minority or coalition.
They should just have a massive game of musical chairs at Westminster (ok, I know it's benches but we can redecorate) and do away with this voting shenanigans.
Or maybe have a gladiatorial system where anyone can go and challenge the PM to a fight to the death for the honour of being PM. We'll end up with the modern-day Giant Haystacks running the country but parliamentary debate would top the ratings.
Labour will raise council tax everywhere, and not by any small amount. It's what they do.
"Whilst the money raised through the council tax is distributed by DCLG, the rate of council tax itself is determined by local authorities, not by central government.
Furthermore, a closer inspection of the DCLG data reveals that the decisions behind council tax rises were not the responsibility of just one party.
Of the five local authorities to have raised council tax the most since 1997, the Conservatives have held control of the council throughout the period on three, and have held it for at least part of the time on the remaining two.
By contrast, of the five local authorities to have issued the smallest rises in council tax, the Conservatives have controlled only Hammersmith and Fulham since 2006. The Labour Party has held three of these councils for at least some period of time since 1997, with the remaining council, St Helens, under No Overall Control."
Labour will raise council tax everywhere, and not by any small amount. It's what they do.
Since my council tax is over 2k and I live on a private road, I really don't want it to rise anymore. I was actually swinging towards Labour, up until they put a flyer through my door saying they will raise council tax. I think its a big enough factor to change my vote.
Since my council tax is over 2k and I live on a private road, I really don't want it to rise anymore. I was actually swinging towards Labour, up until they put a flyer through my door saying they will raise council tax. I think its a big enough factor to change my vote.
I have already voted and since I do not care for conservative policies it was an easy decision to make. I don't agree with the bedroom tax, zero hours contracts so for those two reasons alone I hope Labour form the next government
Thankfully, a lot of people have grown out of the school playground mentality.
I note you conveniently quote only part of what I wrote. If you read on past the bit you quoted, you'd see that describing Miliband as the school wimp was simply a metaphor for the fact that I think he's weak, and that he would be an equally weak PM.
David Cameron's secondary school days are often cited by those who dislike him. Out of interest, do you get equally as irked by that as you evidently did by what I wrote?
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Thankfully, a lot of people have grown out of the school playground mentality.
You'd never guess that by looking at the number of desperate and stupid threads popping up in the Politics forum of late.
Tories will do that too mate. They have no choice at the moment because local authorities are being starved by policies from the coalition which of course is predominantly the Tories.
They'll likely get the most seats, just a question if they can form a minority or coalition.
Labour will raise council tax everywhere, and not by any small amount. It's what they do.
Thank God for the SNP
Scotland has had council tax frozen since they came to power.
They all are. We are lacking proper leaders in politics.
They should just have a massive game of musical chairs at Westminster (ok, I know it's benches but we can redecorate) and do away with this voting shenanigans.
Or maybe have a gladiatorial system where anyone can go and challenge the PM to a fight to the death for the honour of being PM. We'll end up with the modern-day Giant Haystacks running the country but parliamentary debate would top the ratings.
Swings and roundabouts...
"Whilst the money raised through the council tax is distributed by DCLG, the rate of council tax itself is determined by local authorities, not by central government.
Furthermore, a closer inspection of the DCLG data reveals that the decisions behind council tax rises were not the responsibility of just one party.
Of the five local authorities to have raised council tax the most since 1997, the Conservatives have held control of the council throughout the period on three, and have held it for at least part of the time on the remaining two.
By contrast, of the five local authorities to have issued the smallest rises in council tax, the Conservatives have controlled only Hammersmith and Fulham since 2006. The Labour Party has held three of these councils for at least some period of time since 1997, with the remaining council, St Helens, under No Overall Control."
https://fullfact.org/factchecks/did_labour_double_council_tax-1575
Since my council tax is over 2k and I live on a private road, I really don't want it to rise anymore. I was actually swinging towards Labour, up until they put a flyer through my door saying they will raise council tax. I think its a big enough factor to change my vote.
I have already voted and since I do not care for conservative policies it was an easy decision to make. I don't agree with the bedroom tax, zero hours contracts so for those two reasons alone I hope Labour form the next government
I note you conveniently quote only part of what I wrote. If you read on past the bit you quoted, you'd see that describing Miliband as the school wimp was simply a metaphor for the fact that I think he's weak, and that he would be an equally weak PM.
David Cameron's secondary school days are often cited by those who dislike him. Out of interest, do you get equally as irked by that as you evidently did by what I wrote?