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Conservative
(CON)
, with candidate Craig Mackinlay
, have the following results:
  • 18,848 total votes taken.
  • 38.1% share of the total vote
  • -9.8% change in share of the votes
UKIP
(UKIP)
, with candidate Nigel Farage
, have the following results:
  • 16,026 total votes taken.
  • 32.4% share of the total vote
  • +26.9% change in share of the votes
Labour
(LAB)
, with candidate Will Scobie
, have the following results:
  • 11,740 total votes taken.
  • 23.8% share of the total vote
  • -7.6% change in share of the votes
Green Party
(GRN)
, with candidate Ian Driver
, have the following results:
  • 1,076 total votes taken.
  • 2.2% share of the total vote
  • +2.2% change in share of the votes
Liberal Democrat
(LD)
, with candidate Russell Timpson
, have the following results:
  • 932 total votes taken.
  • 1.9% share of the total vote
  • -13.2% change in share of the votes
Free United Kingdom Party
(FREE)
, with candidate Al Murray
, have the following results:
  • 318 total votes taken.
  • 0.6% share of the total vote
  • +0.6% change in share of the votes
Manston Airport Independent Party
(MAIP)
, with candidate Ruth Bailey
, have the following results:
  • 191 total votes taken.
  • 0.4% share of the total vote
  • +0.4% change in share of the votes
We Are The Reality Party
(WARP)
, with candidate Nigel Askew
, have the following results:
  • 126 total votes taken.
  • 0.3% share of the total vote
  • +0.3% change in share of the votes
Party for a United Thanet
(PUT)
, with candidate Grahame Birchall
, have the following results:
  • 63 total votes taken.
  • 0.1% share of the total vote
  • +0.1% change in share of the votes
Independent
(IND)
, with candidate Dean McCastree
, have the following results:
  • 61 total votes taken.
  • 0.1% share of the total vote
  • +0.1% change in share of the votes
Al-Zebabist Nation of Ooog
(AZNO)
, with candidate Zebadiah Abu-Obadiah
, have the following results:
  • 30 total votes taken.
  • 0.1% share of the total vote
  • +0.1
 
Orang Utan said:
Yes, the people who I have encountered on my timelones are all just that sort. Selfish twits who fail to appreciate the irony of their proclamations.
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Anecdote. Here's mine. I know a number of people who are likely, in the next year or two, to move to Europe. Some because they have family there. Some because they are very pro-European and social democrats. Some because they simply want to live in a place where they think their vote might actually contribute to better public services. And some because they are afraid of being caught in a rush if they wait until an EU referendum. All legitimate reasons, in my opinion.

Not doubting there are people like you describe. But there are others who will leave.
 
The problem is, that even amongst Labour voters, there's a large number who would position the party further right than they are, who have no real desire to tackle the fundamental problems faced by society (such as unsustainable economic policy, pandering to multinationals and banks, signing up to things like the TTIP, PPIs, etc. etc.). So if you lump them in with the Tory, UKIP and LibDem voters, you're probably looking at about 75% of the English population who would collectively vote either for the status quo or a move further to the right. I think it's perfectly reasonable to say to them, "you reap what you sow".
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Low voter turnout though (and spoilt ballot papers counted in turnout figures)... so at least 2/3 of the country aren't active supporters of any of the shit options that are laid out for us. I'm taking solace out of the fact that less than 1/4 of the electorate actually voted Tory (though if you add in UKIP and Lib Dems this rises to over 1/3 - the increase in the UKIP vote is actually quite worrying, though glad that hasn't translated into a rise in actual seats).
 
doddles said:
Anecdote. Here's mine. I know a number of people who are likely, in the next year or two, to move to Europe. Some because they have family there. Some because they are very pro-European and social democrats. Some because they simply want to live in a place where they think their vote might actually contribute to better public services. And some because they are afraid of being caught in a rush if they wait until an EU referendum. All legitimate reasons, in my opinion.

Not doubting there are people like you describe. But there are others who will leave.
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Sure, but they're not the people I was talking about. These people are just people who want somewhere to sun themselves cheaply whilst getting wankered.
 
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol have the following results:

Cannabis
  • 0 seats in total.
  • 0 seats gained.
  • 0 seats lost.
  • 0 net change in seats.
  • 8,419 total votes taken.
  • 0.0% share of the total vote
  • 0.0%

  • :cool::D
 
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