The growth in support for the Tories is remarkable. Such a feeble opposition in Starmer & Labour is terrible for democracy. Starmer must go.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57021276

But it also looks like the Tories have got away with it. Some of the highest deaths with covid, longest lockdowns in the world, terrible economic outlook, billions wasted on track & trace, transparent cronyism on contracts, totally failed to protect the vulnerable.

What does it say about our people that so many nevertheless voted Conservative yesterday? What on earth can have been floating through their tiny minds?

Not voting for any of them makes sense. I don't intend to vote again if and until the level of debate is raised beyond meaningless, patronising platitudes.

I was only interested - as you'll well know - in getting rid of Munro as Surrey PCC. I didn't even bother to vote in London; can't stand Khan but couldn't be bothered.

Made me smile...

I saw and heard Munro's election car/van a couple of times, being a Surrey resident. My wife did bother to vote and I explained Munro's recent history of complete lack of holding Surrey Police to account and so she voted for someone else. It has been interesting trying to guess your Surrey locations from photos but got most of them!

Wyot wrote:
terrible economic outlook

Really?

www.bbc.com/news/business-57008220


As as you don't rate Labour or the Conservatives - who should run the country?

I like to see Monster Raving Looney Party. However isn't that all the political parties on the ballot sheet ?

Gael Vella wrote:
Wyot wrote:
terrible economic outlook

Really?

www.bbc.com/news/business-57008220


As as you don't rate Labour or the Conservatives - who should run the country?




Of course the economy will grow from its lowest point of contraction in 300 years at its fastest rate in decades once we open the shops, travel & other freedoms again following a year of lockdown.

Think about it - there is a lot of growth that will happen very quickly. If I own a restaurant that has been closed for a year trading at zero, say, and then it is openend my trade will go from zero to say sixteen within days.

This is because my restaurant has never traded at zero prior to lockdown so it has never been possible to see this rate of growth before.

Rate of (predicted only) growth is not the whole "economy" Barney; though I understand how the headline will have excited someone like you.

As for running the country just because I reject the options on the table as unworthy of my vote, doesn't mean I am beholden to provide an alternative.

Copping out therefore - with no opinion about who should run the country?


Life doesn't work like that, except for keyboard warriors - in their own bedsits.

Gael Vella wrote:
Copping out therefore - with no opinion about who should run the country?


Life doesn't work like that, except for keyboard warriors - in their own bedsits.






Finally Barney I understand how you could have come to such silly conclusions about Covid.

To you an opinion is a thing that must be gained from elsewhere; like an STI or a wig. In the context of this thread to vote either Conservative or Labour because one of them must be right.

When faced with the past year and our response to Covid, both parties were saying the same thing. So, ill-equipped to generate your own opinion you were inevitably going to replicate nonsense; the shops you visit to get an opinion were only selling one opinion on Covid.

You are a victim really; fascinating...

Gael Vella wrote:
Copping out therefore - with no opinion about who should run the country?


Life doesn't work like that, except for keyboard warriors - in their own bedsits.






Did you mean for that to sound so snobbish and rude?

Oh I'm sure Barney did, Honey; God knows why he keeps on posting.

I seem to bring out the worst in him...but I take it as a compliment. As I don't live in a bedsit (and I bet mine is bigger than his... ) and have no immediate plans pushing 50 to join the army, my feelings remain unhurt this morning.