General Election 2010

[Bizza 105]

I hope the BBC are not paying for this zeleb piss up on a boat.

[Christmas Tree 4709]

Given the general gobbyness of the great unwashed (labour) and the shy nature of the superior Tory voter,

 

Die you cunt.

 

+1

 

 

 

 

[Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0]

Some woman has just been on saying she went to vote after work but there was a bit of a queue so she thought she'd pop back later.

 

The vibration you can feel is Emily Pankhurst doing 15000 rpm underground.

[maggiespaws 0]

People are being turned away from voting at 10pm, when the doors closed. There is a bit of an outrage about it going on over at the BBC, but come on, if you want to vote you have 7am-10pm for fuck's sake.

 

Yeh people can't complain. It's enough time to get there and pop a card in a box.

 

 

Tbf, if you dont get in from work until after 6pm (I dont normally get in until after 6pm) and the queue is already very long, then its hardly surprising. I work about 3/4hour away from home and its not like I could nip out at lunch to do it. I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

Bring kids, tea time and the bedtime routine into the equation and the evening is gone

 

All joking aside, I think its a little churlish to blame people for not getting there early enough when I can think of several reasons why people could be delayed.

[Renton 21392]

Joan Collins on Cameron.

[Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0]

People are being turned away from voting at 10pm, when the doors closed. There is a bit of an outrage about it going on over at the BBC, but come on, if you want to vote you have 7am-10pm for fuck's sake.

 

Yeh people can't complain. It's enough time to get there and pop a card in a box.

 

 

Tbf, if you dont get in from work until after 6pm (I dont normally get in until after 6pm) and the queue is already very long, then its hardly surprising. I work about 3/4hour away from home and its not like I could nip out at lunch to do it. I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

Bring kids, tea time and the bedtime routine into the equation and the evening is gone

 

All joking aside, I think its a little churlish to blame people for not getting there early enough when I can think of several reasons why people could be delayed.

What time do you start? ( )

[Monkeys Fist 42129]

If Dennis Quaid fucked Piers Morgan........

[Craig 6682]

People are being turned away from voting at 10pm, when the doors closed. There is a bit of an outrage about it going on over at the BBC, but come on, if you want to vote you have 7am-10pm for fuck's sake.

 

Yeh people can't complain. It's enough time to get there and pop a card in a box.

 

 

Tbf, if you dont get in from work until after 6pm (I dont normally get in until after 6pm) and the queue is already very long, then its hardly surprising. I work about 3/4hour away from home and its not like I could nip out at lunch to do it. I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

Bring kids, tea time and the bedtime routine into the equation and the evening is gone

 

All joking aside, I think its a little churlish to blame people for not getting there early enough when I can think of several reasons why people could be delayed.

 

There's the option of postal votes though.

 

I have no sympathy on those who've missed out on time however those who've been unable to vote because the polling station has run out of ballot papers is an absolute disgrace.

[Billy Castell 0]

Funny how Joan Collins did not mention one policy that she liked. She's just a sheep trying to appear 'posh' and 'classy'.

 

Ist this the future for us???

[maggiespaws 0]

People are being turned away from voting at 10pm, when the doors closed. There is a bit of an outrage about it going on over at the BBC, but come on, if you want to vote you have 7am-10pm for fuck's sake.

 

Yeh people can't complain. It's enough time to get there and pop a card in a box.

 

 

Tbf, if you dont get in from work until after 6pm (I dont normally get in until after 6pm) and the queue is already very long, then its hardly surprising. I work about 3/4hour away from home and its not like I could nip out at lunch to do it. I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

Bring kids, tea time and the bedtime routine into the equation and the evening is gone

 

All joking aside, I think its a little churlish to blame people for not getting there early enough when I can think of several reasons why people could be delayed.

What time do you start? ( )

 

On the client site for 9am. I have to take my son to nursery on the way though and need to have him there for 8am or I hit the motorway at the worst time. At a real push I possibly could have done it before leaving for work but it would have added 20mins or so to my morning.

 

As it happens, I was able to do it this afternoon as I ended up working from home this afternoon.

 

My point was that I can understand the possibility for people to struggle to get to a polling station later in the evening.

[maggiespaws 0]

People are being turned away from voting at 10pm, when the doors closed. There is a bit of an outrage about it going on over at the BBC, but come on, if you want to vote you have 7am-10pm for fuck's sake.

 

Yeh people can't complain. It's enough time to get there and pop a card in a box.

 

 

Tbf, if you dont get in from work until after 6pm (I dont normally get in until after 6pm) and the queue is already very long, then its hardly surprising. I work about 3/4hour away from home and its not like I could nip out at lunch to do it. I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

Bring kids, tea time and the bedtime routine into the equation and the evening is gone

 

All joking aside, I think its a little churlish to blame people for not getting there early enough when I can think of several reasons why people could be delayed.

 

There's the option of postal votes though.

 

I have no sympathy on those who've missed out on time however those who've been unable to vote because the polling station has run out of ballot papers is an absolute disgrace.

 

I have to disagree with you there mate. I would never have thought of doing a postal vote as I have always intended to vote in person. Are you saying that someone who turns up 45mins before the polling station closes but gets stuck in a queue only has themselves to blame?????

[Craig 6682]

People are being turned away from voting at 10pm, when the doors closed. There is a bit of an outrage about it going on over at the BBC, but come on, if you want to vote you have 7am-10pm for fuck's sake.

 

Yeh people can't complain. It's enough time to get there and pop a card in a box.

 

 

Tbf, if you dont get in from work until after 6pm (I dont normally get in until after 6pm) and the queue is already very long, then its hardly surprising. I work about 3/4hour away from home and its not like I could nip out at lunch to do it. I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

Bring kids, tea time and the bedtime routine into the equation and the evening is gone

 

All joking aside, I think its a little churlish to blame people for not getting there early enough when I can think of several reasons why people could be delayed.

 

There's the option of postal votes though.

 

I have no sympathy on those who've missed out on time however those who've been unable to vote because the polling station has run out of ballot papers is an absolute disgrace.

 

I have to disagree with you there mate. I would never have thought of doing a postal vote as I have always intended to vote in person. Are you saying that someone who turns up 45mins before the polling station closes but gets stuck in a queue only has themselves to blame?????

 

I think they've run a risk and in this day and age when there's an alternative option, it's a risk they've decided to take.

[Craig 6682]

Greens expected to take Brighton Pavillion - that'll be a Labour loss...

[Holden McGroin 6543]

Interesting interviews on ITV about the voters being turned away.

 

1 woman :

Went before work - queue massive. Didn't have time

Came back at 18:30 queue huge again

Came back again at 21:20 and police turned away as there wasnt enough time.

 

Shocking.

[PaddockLad 17124]

Interesting interviews on ITV about the voters being turned away.

 

1 woman :

Went before work - queue massive. Didn't have time

Came back at 18:30 queue huge again

Came back again at 21:20 and police turned away as there wasnt enough time.

 

Shocking.

 

Why the fuck is this happening in 2010?

 

I first voted in the 80s and I can't remember it happening before.

 

If it's a hugely increased turnout is it down to the leader's tv debates?

 

Is it that theres a huge amount of people want to get out there and give Broon a severe kicking in the ballots?

 

Fuckin weird...but I rememeber when Bush jnr first got in there was uproar when police prevented voters from getting near the polling stations where his opponenet was expected to do well...it'sll be interesting to see where the queues were told to go home

[Holden McGroin 6543]

Arghh. Im going to bed.

 

Im expecting bad news in the morning.

[Craig 6682]

6 seats declared on the mainland - not one to the Tories but every single one of them with a large swing to them.

 

Durham North and Darlington both with around a 9% swings to Tories - national average must be bloody close to a Tory majority.

[Tom 14011]

Durham North making it 105 years a Labour seat.

 

I'm off to bed in a bit but I too fear a bad morning!

[trophyshy 7073]

Aye, but anyone with any public secotr job anywhere should feel wary.

 

my lass and I reviewing redundancy insurance about 6 am. Might be too twatted to make the call then.

[Bizza 105]

Darlington held by Labour.

[maggiespaws 0]

Interesting interviews on ITV about the voters being turned away.

 

1 woman :

Went before work - queue massive. Didn't have time

Came back at 18:30 queue huge again

Came back again at 21:20 and police turned away as there wasnt enough time.

 

Shocking.

 

Why the fuck is this happening in 2010?

 

I first voted in the 80s and I can't remember it happening before.

 

If it's a hugely increased turnout is it down to the leader's tv debates?

 

Is it that theres a huge amount of people want to get out there and give Broon a severe kicking in the ballots?

 

Fuckin weird...but I rememeber when Bush jnr first got in there was uproar when police prevented voters from getting near the polling stations where his opponenet was expected to do well...it'sll be interesting to see where the queues were told to go home

 

It's been pointed out on the BBC that the numbers turning up to vote have not been higher than has been successfully handled in the past - so in that respect it doesn't make sense. As I've said above - I can think of a few reasons why people would be voting later in the evening; but to be fair, those reasons would have equally applied 20/30 yrs ago. So in saying that, I can't see why its resulted in problems this time around.

[Billy Castell 0]

Conservatives gain Kingswood from Labour, 9.4% swing.

 

Peter Robinson, leader of the DUP shat on by the Alliance Party.

 

Plaid Cymru gain a seat as well.

[Craig 6682]

Both Labour and Conservative suggesting that Basildon South will go Tory. That's one of the big deciding seats!

[Craig 6682]

Kinnock not at all confident. Ashdown reckons hung parliament is bullshit

[Billy Castell 0]

Easington held by Labour.

 

Torbay is...................held by the Lib Dems, by a few thousand

 

Putney is.............held by the Tories easily.

Edited May 7, 2010 by Billy Castell