I'm angry!

[gynn]

There can't have been a greater display of public opposition to our elected leaders than the ludicrous and farcical police commissioner elections last week.

Yet the results stand, and the 'commissioners' are deemed to have been democratically elected.

At the end of the day, whatever protests are made, whether by spoiled votes, voting for fringe parties, or boycotting the elections altogether, the powers that be carry on regardless.

UKIP will only carry weight if they start winning Parliamentary seats - which given the growing mood of resentment that seems to be widespread, might not be too far distant!

 

[cashman]

UKIP will only carry weight if they start winning Parliamentary seats - which given the growing mood of resentment that seems to be widespread, might not be too far distant!

Thats the real knub of the matter, The arrogant,stupid big 3 must wake up n smell the coffee,if not the time will soon come when the crap really hits the fan.

 

[accyman]

If enough people in Hyndburn contact UKIP and tell them they want a UKIP candidate to vote for they'll probably put one up.
!

i can assure you that call has been made and not just by myself.Its now in their hands as to if they put a candidate forward but im sure if they think they have enough support they will

 

[Gordon Booth]

i can assure you that call has been made and not just by myself.Its now in their hands as to if they put a candidate forward but im sure if they think they have enough support they will

Good.

 

[accyman]

Good.

then its just a matter of getting those who moan the most off their arses to go and vote.

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

well, I moan a lot, but I do go to the polling station to spoil my paper...just to show that it isn't apathy......or daytime TV that is keeping me from showing up.

 

[cashman]

then its just a matter of getting those who moan the most off their arses to go and vote.

If they put a candidate up i will be yon P.D.Q.

 

[Neil]

i can assure you that call has been made and not just by myself.Its now in their hands as to if they put a candidate forward but im sure if they think they have enough support they will

Put your name forward to stand for election for them

 

[accyman]

Put your name forward to stand for election for them

waaay too many skeletons in my closet to even consider politics it would be like throwing a pork chop into a room of starving men lol

 

[Neil]

waaay too many skeletons in my closet to even consider politics it would be like throwing a pork chop into a room of starving men lol

Silly me, I forgot MP's are only allowed to be naughty once they are MP's and not before

 

[Barrie Yates]

I never held strong political views for many years - Blair & Co changed that. I have never considered the Lib/Dems to be anything more than hand wringing, soft touch wannabe King Makers and so I leant towards the Tories. However the promises of GJ had me fooled, and so finished up being ignored by our representative when he reneged on his promise to support a referendum - saying that we who desired an exit from the EU did not know what we were talking about. Well Mr Jones, I have travelled widely and lived in a number of foreign countries and consider myself to be reasonably well educated, observant and experienced in life. There are plenty of figures published by established organisations that prove that the EU is not the fountain of our prosperity more the drain. EU countries would still want to sell to us and therefore would need to buy from us - one way trade no longer exists and there are plenty of other world markets that are open to us.
GJ tends to keep well away from this forum, his acolytes may try to defend him but rapidly disappear off the thread when they are asked embarrassing(?) questions about him.
Roll on a UKIP candidate because I certainly won't be voting for our current representative.