Hammering For Labour In Hartlepool

[life on mars]

Me too. Something we agree on.

I'd have mandated voting and Covid vaccinations
( for those without health risks)

[Citizen's Nephew]

I'd have mandated voting and Covid vaccinations
( for those without health risks)

I think that's an interesting point however it's a bit more complicated when advocating what is technically a medical procedure. I don't agree with the anti-vaxxers but I do agree that it would have been better to have mandated a vote re. Covid vaccinations. But this is where I start arguing with myself (!) in that in order for your suggestion to work or my thoughts re. compulsory voting, they couldn't work under our current world of fake news (something we used to call by that quaint term - lying). Social Media monopolies and infiltration by governments make it very difficult to implement.

Of course, If I was the supreme leader of the universe (I'm still moderately ambitious) I promise to sort all of these problems out from the safety of my privately owned island. I'll even write it all down in a manifesto!

[life on mars]

I think that's an interesting point however it's a bit more complicated when advocating what is technically a medical procedure. I don't agree with the anti-vaxxers but I do agree that it would have been better to have mandated a vote re. Covid vaccinations. But this is where I start arguing with myself (!) in that in order for your suggestion to work or my thoughts re. compulsory voting, they couldn't work under our current world of fake news (something we used to call by that quaint term - lying). Social Media monopolies and infiltration by governments make it very difficult to implement.

Of course, If I was the supreme leader of the universe (I'm still moderately ambitious) I promise to sort all of these problems out from the safety of my privately owned island. I'll even write it all down in a manifesto!

Indeed well presented.

[Veg1960]

Is this the future for non-tories at the next election?

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...-past-the-post

[the other bob wilson]

Is this the future for non-tories at the next election?

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...-past-the-post

I just read that, Labour are clearly the party that could make it work, but I don’t see their left wing accepting it - perhaps we could see another SDP type split?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I just read that, Labour are clearly the party that could make it work, but I don’t see their left wing accepting it - perhaps we could see another SDP type split?

It's hard to imagine a split these days that could compare with the Gang of Four that created the SDP though.

[life on mars]

It's hard to imagine a split these days that could compare with the Gang of Four that created the SDP though.

As the Gang Of Four Ironically sang - We Live As We Dream, Alone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dmaTtjTkHU