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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006   
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The only important thing with politics is to go and vote. The rest of it is entirely subjective and personal. If you don't vote, you can't moan. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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5th May 2017 8:10pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4795  
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I find timewasters so frustrating, people who message you saying whats your best price for X,Y or Z and then ask to pay less then they are worth and then are too rude to message you back when you reduce the price. Hey ho their loss go and pay the full price elsewhere you cheapskates
 no wonder you dont have the items you want because your either too mean or cant afford it in the first place but please dont waste my time on your dreams...... 2015 HT XS 90
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5th May 2017 8:21pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3507 
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Good post lambert.the.farmer.
Can I suggest to all who find it too much bother to vote to get a postal vote. I got one when I worked away. Now my wife and parents do postal voting. It saves having to turn out after work (or just turn out in my parents case as they are retired). I have skimmed through the Norfolk results. 54% turnout was the highest (and unusual) of any Division. Most were in their 20's. That's one in five voters. Pretty pathetic. The lowest was 19%. Hardly worth the poling station staff turning up. As lambert.the.farmer says. Don't vote, then don't moan. I vote and I will keep moaning  |
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5th May 2017 8:28pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20430
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Postal is definitely very useful. My preference too. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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5th May 2017 8:34pm |
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| Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1283
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Millions of people have died fighting to get, or retain the right to vote, and in some countries they still are.
Their struggle means my right to vote is a duty to vote. Period. As for Diane Abbott. Oh dear.......  |
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6th May 2017 8:42pm |
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| Riverboy Member Since: 16 May 2016 Location: French sector, Earth Posts: 1288 
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Registered for my postal vote also, but for the first time in my life, I dont really want to vote for any of them. Its no wonder so many dont bother these days, but as said before, I feel its my duty to cast my vote.
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6th May 2017 9:44pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769 
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But you don't even live here
 Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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6th May 2017 10:49pm |
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| Riverboy Member Since: 16 May 2016 Location: French sector, Earth Posts: 1288
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I am still British you know. French people living in the UK Still Vote for their French president. Last edited by Riverboy on 6th May 2017 11:35pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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6th May 2017 11:33pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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Yes and it's just as ridiculous Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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6th May 2017 11:34pm |
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| Riverboy Member Since: 16 May 2016 Location: French sector, Earth Posts: 1288
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Your opinion
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6th May 2017 11:35pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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It just seems very odd and wrong to me to have any say on the running of a country one doesn't live in. I wouldn't consider it right for myself to help select a country's government if I didn't live there as it doesn't affect me it only affects the residents. Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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6th May 2017 11:46pm |
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| Riverboy Member Since: 16 May 2016 Location: French sector, Earth Posts: 1288
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You'll be pleased to learn that we lose the right to vote after 15 years so this will be my last time unless I ever moved back. That doesn't mean we then gain the right to vote in France, we don't. We can vote in local French elections just not national. Personally I think we should be able to vote in the country we live and pay tax in, but it doesn't work that way unless you become a citizen which is not some thing I would choose to do. I love France, its a great country, I have a far nicer lifestyle here, but I don't want to be French, I'm British and Irish. Please don't say that I should live in Britain or Ireland then because that's just daft and I'll never accept or agree with that nationalistic way of thinking.
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7th May 2017 12:02am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769
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I agree that if you live and pay tax in any country then you should be allowed a vote there, I just don't think people should be allowed a vote in countries in which they don't live. As for living in countries other than where you were born that's up to the individual and the governments policy in the country they wish to live it doesn't bother me at all. Ray
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7th May 2017 12:21am |
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| Riverboy Member Since: 16 May 2016 Location: French sector, Earth Posts: 1288
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glad to hear it. Unfortunately there are many who would like to see an end to freedom of movement. We have them here in France as well as you will have seen of late. |
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7th May 2017 12:45am |
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