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AND HERE WE GO - THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTION THREAD

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spongebob59 said:
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Get on to the mobile networks as well .. 3g and 4g only in London and inconsistent everywhere else ... totally pointless until it's sorted. If this will sort them out then yippeeee !

Looks like a good manifesto to me. But then if you look at it like this it's making services for all instead of an elite few!
If they form a government with the Libs and the Libs don't "clegg it up" we could have a really good situation!
 
Looking forward to the next round of promises/announcements. I'm sure abolishing cancer by 2025, every family getting a free 2 week holiday on the moon and snow/ice being banned would be really popular with the voters. Oh and a free car for every 17/18 year old when they pass their test with free insurance for the first 3 years.
 
ger147 said:
Looking forward to the next round of promises/announcements. I'm sure abolishing cancer by 2025, every family getting a free 2 week holiday on the moon and snow/ice being banned would be really popular with the voters. Oh and a free car for every 17/18 year old when they pass their test with free insurance for the first 3 years.
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Are these from the tory party?;)
 
Free high speed wifi in cities, towns and villages would be a brilliant start. Especially for towns this would provide a positive boost to encourage us all back into the centre of towns, to shop and spend our leisure time. Let's be having it. Happy to contribute some of my tax to pay for this.
 
pauldj42 said:
Are these from the party?;)
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The Tories couldn't make promises like these. As they'll be the next government, they'll have to have a go at delivering what the promise unlike fringe/looney parties who can say what they like as they'll never be elected...😉😉
 
ger147 said:
The Tories couldn't make promises like these. As they'll be the next government, they'll have to have a go at delivering what the promise unlike fringe/looney parties who can say what they like as they'll never be elected...😉😉
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The Tories aren't a loony party? yeh right :)
 
ger147 said:
Looking forward to the next round of promises/announcements. I'm sure abolishing cancer by 2025, every family getting a free 2 week holiday on the moon and snow/ice being banned would be really popular with the voters. Oh and a free car for every 17/18 year old when they pass their test with free insurance for the first 3 years.
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And a free green car for all motorists for all those who have to switch over from fossil fuelled cars.
 
ger147 said:
The Tories couldn't make promises like these. As they'll be the next government, they'll have to have a go at delivering what the promise unlike fringe/looney parties who can say what they like as they'll never be elected...😉😉
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My concern with them is the dodging of costings, it’s easy to promise nothing and claim you’ve stuck to your guns. They’ve already back peddled on pledges they made in their 3 manifesto’s since they came in in 2010.
 
pauldj42 said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1195256628922273793
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I don't think it's a bad idea but I do think that for many it's a waste of money. Not everyone wants or needs fibre broadband. My mum and stepdad use their internet to check emails and search for holidays. And I would guess that 90% of their village is the same. Giving them ultra fast broadband would be like giving a bicycle to a fish. A complete waste of time and money. It would cost millions just to connect their small village and there are thousands of similar villages around the country. Fair enough in towns and cities but for outlying villages the costs would far outweigh the benefits.
 
pauldj42 said:
My concern with them is the dodging of costings, it’s easy to promise nothing and claim you’ve stuck to your guns. They’ve already back peddled on pledges they made in their 3 manifesto’s since they came in in 2010.
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You're more than justified to hold those concerns, and please don't misunderstand, I an NOT a campaigner for the Conservative party.

But the guff Labour have come out with over the last week or so, they might as well be promising to make Santa real, paint every house in the UK purple and teach Diane Abbot to count. It's complete and utter fantasy/nonsense, IMO of course...
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Free high speed wifi in cities, towns and villages would be a brilliant start. Especially for towns this would provide a positive boost to encourage us all back into the centre of towns, to shop and spend our leisure time. Let's be having it. Happy to contribute some of my tax to pay for this.
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Did you read the details, not until 2030. I'll get my todger out on the Tyne Bridge if Labour do get into power and actually implement this policy.
Smacks of desperation, it's embarrassing.
 
ger147 said:
You're more than justified to hold those concerns, and please don't misunderstand, I an NOT a campaigner for the Conservative party.

But the guff Labour have come out with over the last week or so, they might as well be promising to make Santa real, paint every house in the UK purple and teach Diane Abbot to count. It's complete and utter fantasy/nonsense, IMO of course...
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And in all honesty until the fully costed Manifesto is published and analysed that’s how I’m taking these soundbytes.
My other concern is other parties not singing their positives, but concentrating on finding negatives with others.
 
Beezerk said:
Did you read the details, not until 2030. I'll get my todger out on the Tyne Bridge if Labour do get into power and actually implement this policy.
Smacks of desperation, it's embarrassing.
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Why is it desperation, there are other Countries with this aspiration and even in the link I posted last night there was a quote from a research institute saying how it could benefit industries etc.
 
ColchesterFC said:
I don't think it's a bad idea but I do think that for many it's a waste of money. Not everyone wants or needs fibre broadband. My mum and stepdad use their internet to check emails and search for holidays. And I would guess that 90% of their village is the same. Giving them ultra fast broadband would be like giving a bicycle to a fish. A complete waste of time and money. It would cost millions just to connect their small village and there are thousands of similar villages around the country. Fair enough in towns and cities but for outlying villages the costs would far outweigh the benefits.
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So a cable is fitted (or whatever) and you don’t plug in, what if the house is sold in the future, they’re not saying everyone will use or need it, but will have the facility.
 
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