Current Affairs 2017 General Election

[The binman chronicles]

Not a great atmosphere to go out voting in really is it?

Totally agree, but the question is when will there be? Fingers crossed that's the last for a good while, but i've thought that after each attack.

 

[Seanjd]

It's an argument for full postal or online voting for me. That will ensure higher turnout and safety.

By changing the voting system due to a terror attack, you are accepting that terrorism has won in it's aim of changing our way of life. Just be reminded - the chances of being caught up in any type of terror attack are incredibly small.

By changing such a significant part of our lives such as voting, you will only see more of the same. Terrorists will finally see an effect of their actions.

 

[Mrk]

It's an argument for full postal or online voting for me. That will ensure higher turnout and safety.

Daft idea, but can't happen regardless. Any changes to when a vote takes place or how the votes are cast would require an act of parliament, and until the election, we have no MPs to pass one.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

It's an argument for full postal or online voting for me. That will ensure higher turnout and safety.

That makes it sound like we live in Mosul, these are random attacks and I wouldn't be surprised if the police didn't even know who these were, they used knives and a van to attack with baked bean tins cello taped to their vests, any nut job with a twisted ideology can do that, any day any time, very hard to police that 24 hours a day every day

 

[Gouldy]

If the election is postponed, when would it be moved to? Another date would have to be announced, giving more time to potentially plan another attack. It'd be cyclical, and we can't keep postponing it until we feel absolutely safe. The effects of postponing an election, even indefinitely, would be the wrong move - this would then effect our negotiation period for Brexit - would they still go ahead 11 days after June 8, regardless? If so, that would be unfair, as May wants a mandate to enter such talks which she wouldn't have. If we postponed the talks, we'd simply just be dragging this Brexit thing out, and people just want to move on.

Perhaps if we all want to feel safer, we could stop meddling in the Middle East, and selling arms to Saudi Arabia? Just a though..

 

[wainy]

It is bravado. Just chest beating nonsense. Real people dying here. Thats what i see. I dont give a flying one for self serving politicians and their concerns. They're just wanting this done and dusted and couldn't give a toss if another one has to happen to get it over and done with.

So you're saying that politicians aren't arsed if another attack happens before Thursday? Wow. Hit new lows there mate. People WANT to carry on as normal. Why should we all change our lives for a few lunatics? People will WANT to vote on Thursday. [Poor language removed] the terrorists and what they stand for. This is Britain and we have faced much worse and come out the other side, we won't be beaten or scared. That's the attitude I'll have and I'm sure many others will have. Postponing achieves nothing.

 

[davek]

By changing the voting system due to a terror attack, you are accepting that terrorism has won in it's aim of changing our way of life. Just be reminded - the chances of being caught up in any type of terror attack are incredibly small.

By changing such a significant part of our lives such as voting, you will only see more of the same. Terrorists will finally see an effect of their actions.

Nonsense argument. There will be terrorist acts regardless of going to these polls in the months to come. At least giving the time to plan a polling day safely will minimise the threat to that obvious and multiple target.

 

[davek]

Daft idea, but can't happen regardless. Any changes to when a vote takes place or how the votes are cast would require an act of parliament, and until the election, we have no MPs to pass one.

I meant for future elections. Hardly a daft idea is it?

 

[davek]

So you're saying that politicians aren't arsed if another attack happens before Thursday? Wow. Hit new lows there mate. People WANT to carry on as normal. Why should we all change our lives for a few lunatics? People will WANT to vote on Thursday. [Poor language removed] the terrorists and what they stand for. This is Britain and we have faced much worse and come out the other side, we won't be beaten or scared. That's the attitude I'll have and I'm sure many others will have. Postponing achieves nothing.

It might be the attitude you have but others won't and they won't feel safe enough to go and vote. That has to be wrong. Why push this through at the allotted date when elections have been cancelled before for foot and mouth outbreaks?

I know what I think is the bigger danger to life and limb.

 

[Number_25]

Maybe if we stopped backing Saudi Arabia, who in turn fund extremist preachers that preach this sort of vile anti-Islamic hate speech - then we'd probably not have stuff like this happening.

 

[roydo]

It might be the attitude you have but others won't and they won't feel safe enough to go and vote. That has to be wrong. Why push this through at the allotted date when elections have been cancelled before for foot and mouth outbreaks?

I know what I think is the bigger danger to life and limb.

F&M was all about containing the infection(s), nowt to do with public danger mate. In the countryside affected, where I live for example, it was a nightmare at times getting about. Roads had like a sort of blanket soaked in something at their entrances that you had to drive over, slowly, pubs had the same.

You were encouraged/told to frequently hose down wellies and shoes, and some areas were actually completely shut down, other than for vital services, to absolutely minimise travel in and out of them.

 

[davek]

Perhaps if we all want to feel safer, we could stop meddling in the Middle East, and selling arms to Saudi Arabia? Just a though..

Spot on mate.

It's pathetic that we just had the PM of this country wringing her hands outside number 10 when she's doing business and selling arms to the Saudi Wahabist regimes who pass them on or fund these murderers on our streets.

She and her party are indirectly funding terrorism that kills British people. I sincerely hope THAT point, plus Mays slashing of police funding and intelligence funding is hammered home from tomorrow onward.

 

[davek]

F&M was all about containing the infection(s), nowt to do with public danger mate. In the countryside affected, where I live for example, it was a nightmare at times getting about. Roads had like a sort of blanket soaked in something at their entrances that you had to drive over, slowly, pubs had the same.

You were encouraged/told to frequently hose down wellies and shoes, and some areas were actually completely shut down, other than for vital services, to absolutely minimise travel in and out of them.

Sounds a nightmare. I remember it well.

Still, the principle of cancelling an election is there and established for unprecedented circumstances. It matters not what that emergency is/was.

 

[roydo]

Sounds a nightmare. I remember it well.

Still, the principle of cancelling an election is there and established for unprecedented circumstances. It matters not what that emergency is/was.

Sadly, this isnt unprecedented.

 

[Mrk]

I meant for future elections. Hardly a daft idea is it?

Incredibly daft - there is no safe way as yet devised that would allow safe online voting that wouldn't be wide open to attacks and/or interference.