General Election 2024....
- Thread starter Fab Foodie
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Two-thirds of the seats with one-third of the votes.
A vote Against the Conservatives not a vote For Labour.
AuroraSaab
Squire
Yes, very much. Hopefully it will remind Labour they can't take this win for granted. People wanted a change. If he doesn't deliver, especially on the NHS I think, the public will want another one. I see new Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already said 'There's not a huge amount of money'. Managing expectations early on lol.
John Curtice analysis. 'Indeed, the party's share of the vote is the lowest won by a post-war single party government'.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2x0g8nkzmzo.amp
John Curtice analysis. 'Indeed, the party's share of the vote is the lowest won by a post-war single party government'.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2x0g8nkzmzo.amp
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OP
OP
Fab Foodie
Guru
Stride won by 61 votes....arse!
Bromptonaut
Rohan Man
- Location
- Bugbrooke, Northants
Mel of that ilk?
spen666
Well-Known Member
Is it actually possible to deliver on the NHS? - no matter what any politician does, there will always be those wanting more from the NHS
I'm not sure it is possible to "deliver" on the NHS to satisfy the public. It is a task that will never be completed, no matter who the politician in power is
OP
OP
Fab Foodie
Guru
Correct!
Beebo
Veteran
Richard Holden, parachuted himself into a safe seat and held on by 20 votes.
Double arse.
AuroraSaab
Squire
I think there's some truth in that unfortunately. Higher population, aging population, new treatments coming through that are great but usually expensive, rising drugs costs. My GP friend says you can't just quickly train more UK doctors because there isn't the capacity in med schools or in training placements in hospitals, so there'll be no short term fixes. We'll have to wait for some concrete plans from Labour.
bobzmyunkle
Senior Member
Euthanasia - set a max age and bring it down until the books balance. All that ageing population stuff solved. Extra 5 years for cyclists and runners.
Should I stand at the next election?
Should I stand at the next election?
AndyRM
Elder Goth
Got my vote.
Badger_Boom
Member
That's worked so well in the past.
How much money is lost annually through corporate tax evasion? Last year, it was 35 billion, a rise of 5 billion on the previous year.
Way to go!
Possibly a dumb question but if they 'evaded' it, how would we know, or just just a reasonable guess?
AuroraSaab
Squire
The Logan's Run policy? Canada are trying it out. Alternatively you could go the opposite way. Go full Spartan and cull the burdensome young ones. I await your full manifesto with interest.
Badger_Boom
Member
That's why politicians love to 'reform' the NHS. Nothing ever stays the same long enough to allow anyone to judge what worked and what didn't, and they can continue to blame their predecessors for messing it up before them.
deptfordmarmoset
Über Member
Perfect healthcare will always be an unattainable ideal. What can be delivered is a better place in the rankings. And we have a lot of ground to catch up on.
