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Cat o'Ninetails
Caldari
Rancer Defence League
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Posted - 2010.05.07 00:03:00 -
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There was a fifteen hour window for voting, why did people have to go so late lol
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Omerta Syndicate
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Posted - 2010.05.07 00:06:00 -
[32]
 Originally by: senitaph core
weee my x was down at 7am this morning
come on cleggy
( sheffied voter here )
good thing too, heard there were huge queues later on in the day with some people even getting turned away
not that it matters, due to voting system not being proportional the libbies don't stand a chance of actually getting into power. The area I live in (Chichester) is a Conservative stronghold which means my vote will be worthless under the current system:
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Labour and Liberal were almost neck and neck in the polls
Now we see Labour taking 255 seats and Liberal taking just 59 ( less than 25% of the labour figure )
As a voter, I feel cheated.
Proportional Representation is not a privilege, it is a democratic right which is denied to us by two corrupt political parties who seek more influence and authority than they are given by the British public.
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Vogue
Mercurialis Inc.
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2010.05.07 00:18:00 -
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Its disgracefull that many voters around the country have been turned away from voting. The rules are if a voter is not given a ballot paper by 10pm then they can not vote. So the problem seems to be in some voting centres is that they did not have enough capacity for a volume of voters in the night time.
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Brolly
Caldari
Gangrel Mining and Security
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Posted - 2010.05.07 00:22:00 -
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I am indeed impressed by the shenanigans of the uk electoral system, never thought we would go this way.
I thought this kinda crap only happened in 3rd world countries, dark times indeed.
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Kirra Liu
Echelon Holdings
Echelon.
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Posted - 2010.05.07 00:25:00 -
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Originally by: Vogue
Its disgracefull that many voters around the country have been turned away from voting. The rules are if a voter is not given a ballot paper by 10pm then they can not vote. So the problem seems to be in some voting centres is that they did not have enough capacity for a volume of voters in the night time.
I keep hearing talk of two issues. The first issue being that some centres not having enough voting slips for the volume of people which turned up. The second issue being that there were a number of people who didn't get to vote as there were still cues at the some polling stations when the votes stopped being taken.
Oh and there was two centres closed in Northern Ireland due to terrorist scares although I don't know if these were before or after the voting had stopped.
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Arianhod
Red Dwarf Mining Corporation
space weaponry and trade
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Posted - 2010.05.07 00:44:00 -
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To be frank, people did seem to all pile in near the deadline and were ignorant to believe they could vote after the deadine and the exit poll released. They had 15 hours to take 20min to get to a polling station and vote. Simples.
Or get a postal vote.
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Kirra Liu
Echelon Holdings
Echelon.
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Posted - 2010.05.07 00:56:00 -
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Originally by: Arianhod
Or get a postal vote.
Don't know the figures but there have been reports of numerous lost postal votes, and it doesn't change the fact that some polling stations didn't have enough ballot papers. I agree that people shouldn't be turning up last minute but it seems that there have been a number of problems which could have been avoided, on both the voters and the polling stations sides.
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Cat o'Ninetails
Caldari
Rancer Defence League
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Posted - 2010.05.07 01:08:00 -
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I had quite a nice voting experience really. I had to go to a visitor centre at my local park, it was sunny and a nice little diversion on the way home from work. Strolled into the place, got a paper, voted. Took all of five minutes.
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Herzog Wolfhammer
Gallente
Aliastra
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Posted - 2010.05.07 02:03:00 -
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Originally by: Cat o'Ninetails
I had quite a nice voting experience really. I had to go to a visitor centre at my local park, it was sunny and a nice little diversion on the way home from work. Strolled into the place, got a paper, voted. Took all of five minutes.
So you took part in democracy, the most insidious form of tyranny to have ever been devised. Shame on you.
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Vogue
Mercurialis Inc.
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2010.05.07 02:31:00 -
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Imo Democracy is not what is says on the tin. But as Churchill said it is the least worst system. But nowadays 'democracy' tries to envelop nation states that have lost a huge amount of sovereign control due to global trade and very loose, free flow of capital. The checks and balances that apply to government in a 'democratic system' do not apply to investment banks who are full of moral hazard.
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Whitehound
The Whitehound Corporation
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Posted - 2010.05.07 08:17:00 -
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Edited by: Whitehound on 07/05/2010 08:17:54
Originally by: el Sabor
Personally I'd rather attempt to have some say in the matter than sit on my arse and watch.
They could add a box saying "None of the listed parties", but they do not. So it is a minor humiliation for those want the liberty when they have to spoil the paper. None of the existing parties has ever thought about it. They only care about their own box being on the paper. That is so typical for politics 
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Larkonis Trassler
Genos Occidere
HYDRA RELOADED
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Posted - 2010.05.07 08:54:00 -
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I hear Zimbabwe has offered to send monitors to our next General Election to ensure things go more smoothly next time.
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Arianhod
Red Dwarf Mining Corporation
space weaponry and trade
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Posted - 2010.05.07 09:14:00 -
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As the sun rises over Brittania, a new and slightly confused public wakes to see the results of the election. 30 seats still to count, the Conservatives the largest at 290, Labour on 247 and the LibDems on 51. In a system that demands a majority control for the legitamacy of the parlaimant, it is impossbile to gain the needed 326 seats for any party.
Should many of the remaining seats go Labour, it will become possible for a return of the LibLab pact to keep the Tories out of power. On the other hand as London starts creaking into financial meltdown we may see a LibCon alliance to maintain market stability and continuence of goverment.
Still, not much that wasn't expected to be honest : a hung parlaiment and no idea who will lead.
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Transval
Minmatar
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Posted - 2010.05.07 09:25:00 -
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Oh dear, hung parliament.
Now for the real fun and games while they try to make deals with each other.
It's going to be a bumpy ride, most politicians could start an argument alone on a desert island...
Good luck back in the UK guys, i moved away a few years ago.
Still, take a look at the politics over here in Thailand, UK seems pretty good in comparison.
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Biggus McChinnus
Minmatar
The Wild Bunch
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Posted - 2010.05.07 09:30:00 -
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Was hoping Labour would have its Balls castrated. Woke up to find he was still intact. I'm rather disappointed :(
Back to EVE. Seem to have better luck there.
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Arianhod
Red Dwarf Mining Corporation
space weaponry and trade
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Posted - 2010.05.07 09:46:00 -
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Well that was a surprise. Nick Clegg made his speach about last night, and was quite to the point.
LibCon Coalition for stability.
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Tallaran Kouros
Caldari
Tactical Narcotics Team
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Posted - 2010.05.07 10:27:00 -
[47]
Originally by: Arianhod
In a system that demands a majority control for the legitamacy of the parlaimant, it is impossbile to gain the needed 326 seats for any party.
Sort of.
Constitutionally the Queen will now ask Gordon Brown - as the Prime Minister - if he is able to form a government on her behalf.
That is his constitutional right and he gets the first say. He can certainly try and form a minority government with the Liberals but if the Commons does not pass the Queen's Speech, then that's essentially a vote of no confidence in the government and we are in for a world of trouble.
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Omerta Syndicate
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Posted - 2010.05.07 12:28:00 -
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Lib Dems - almost 23% of the population voted for them, more than ever before, but they won less than 9% of the seats?
fix voting system kthx
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Legs Mackenzie
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Posted - 2010.05.07 12:40:00 -
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I was shocked by the results tbh, after a war we didn't want, a recession we could have avoided, erosion of liberties & freedoms, and a prime minister we didn't elect: People still voted for them. Argh.
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Issamailkin
The Tuskers
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Posted - 2010.05.07 12:40:00 -
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Edited by: Issamailkin on 07/05/2010 12:42:34
Labour has an in built advantage due to a more effective spread of support plus there comes the question of Scottish MP's in westminster who are overrepresented and almost all of them have an undying loyalty to the labour part.
Feel bad for lib dems cos of the dodgy seat allocation. Id probably go for a proportional system, perhaps a form of Supplimentary vote system would be more fair but ultimately more prone to coalitions instead of single party dominance
edit: And lol to those fools who couldn't vote. Here is a suggestion: Get your fat arse outta bed earlier and do it in the morning if you work late shifts.
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Kellyl
Gallente
Terminal Impact
On the Rocks
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Posted - 2010.05.07 12:53:00 -
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Edited by: Kellyl on 07/05/2010 12:53:46
Originally by: Issamailkin
Edited by: Issamailkin on 07/05/2010 12:42:34
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And lol to those fools who couldn't vote. Here is a suggestion: Get your fat arse outta bed earlier and do it in the morning if you work late shifts.
Cos life is that simple isn't it.
I leave for work at 6am (on the train by 6:30am) and I don't get back home till 9:45pm. 5 days a week.
Lucky my boss let me leave early to vote, but others are not so lucky.
I'd love to live in your world where with a little effort anything is possible.
Troll.
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Issamailkin
The Tuskers
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Posted - 2010.05.07 13:05:00 -
[52]
Originally by: Kellyl
Edited by: Kellyl on 07/05/2010 12:53:46
Originally by: Issamailkin
Edited by: Issamailkin on 07/05/2010 12:42:34
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And lol to those fools who couldn't vote. Here is a suggestion: Get your fat arse outta bed earlier and do it in the morning if you work late shifts.
Cos life is that simple isn't it.
I leave for work at 6am (on the train by 6:30am) and I don't get back home till 9:45pm. 5 days a week.
Lucky my boss let me leave early to vote, but others are not so lucky.
I'd love to live in your world where with a little effort anything is possible.
Troll.
Well then sucks to be you. Do a postal vote instead
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Musical Fist
Gallente
Center for Advanced Studies
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Posted - 2010.05.07 13:13:00 -
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This **** just got real!
Political drama ftw, cant wait for Sarah Palin in 2012 :D
This is so not my main
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Arianhod
Red Dwarf Mining Corporation
space weaponry and trade
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Posted - 2010.05.07 13:19:00 -
[54]
Originally by: Arianhod Posted - 07/05/2010 09:46:00
Well that was a surprise. Nick Clegg made his speach about last night, and was quite to the point.
LibCon Coalition for stability.
Originally by: Musical Fist
This **** just got real!
Political drama ftw, cant wait for Sarah Palin in 2012 :D
Waaaaay ahead of you 
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Musical Fist
Gallente
Center for Advanced Studies
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Posted - 2010.05.07 13:26:00 -
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Yeah my source of RL news is yahoo, has been for years, its slow VERY slow but its convenient, I often find sticking to one source will leave you brain dead fortunately yahoo is a pro copy pasta making it nice reading (but not believing) different sides of the story :)
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Tallaran Kouros
Caldari
Tactical Narcotics Team
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Posted - 2010.05.07 13:46:00 -
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Originally by: Kellyl
Cos life is that simple isn't it.
I leave for work at 6am (on the train by 6:30am) and I don't get back home till 9:45pm. 5 days a week.
Lucky my boss let me leave early to vote, but others are not so lucky.
Not a troll at all.
You presumably knew your shift in advance or if not, were reasonably aware that you may be working a shift that day.
You had the option of submitting a postal vote, so why didn't you?
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I'd love to live in your world where with a little effort anything is possible.
I wouldn't say that anything is possible, but with a little effort you could have had that postal vote...
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Steve Zodiak
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Posted - 2010.05.07 18:41:00 -
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And amidst all the angst over first past the post denying representation to millions, Polling stations closing with ques outside still waiting to vote, and 1800 morons voting BNP in my own affluent, not at all "immigrant threatened" nice home counties sea-side town, I see over the last week-end a certain partys' policy discussion forum resolved to recommend lowering the voting age to 16 for inclusion in the next manifesto.
Sarah Palin as kingmaker in 2012, is that what you mean? - that is a depressing thouight. At least our nutters cant do much harm to the world and get voted out when their constituents come to their senses (welcome back to real politics Bethnall Green & Bow)
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Tallaran Kouros
Caldari
Tactical Narcotics Team
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Posted - 2010.05.07 19:07:00 -
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Originally by: Issamailkin
Edited by: Issamailkin on 07/05/2010 12:42:34
Labour has an in built advantage due to a more effective spread of support plus there comes the question of Scottish MP's in westminster who are overrepresented and almost all of them have an undying loyalty to the labour part.
What makes you think there is over-representation?
The boundaries have been redrawn lately to take this into account...
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Vogue
Mercurialis Inc.
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2010.05.07 19:10:00 -
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Thinking about Sarah Palin makes me feel better about the state of UK politics lol. The American right have gone bonkers recently.
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baltec1
Antares Shipyards
Aeternus.
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Posted - 2010.05.07 19:11:00 -
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Originally by: Tallaran Kouros
Originally by: Issamailkin
Edited by: Issamailkin on 07/05/2010 12:42:34
Labour has an in built advantage due to a more effective spread of support plus there comes the question of Scottish MP's in westminster who are overrepresented and almost all of them have an undying loyalty to the labour part.
What makes you think there is over-representation?
The boundaries have been redrawn lately to take this into account...
Look at the election map on the BBC and you will have your answer.
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