Let's Get Political!

[jayohaitchenn]

Hopefully the country won't run out off weapons grade HB pencils today.

I like the tradition in some places where people take their kids \ grandkids along to put the paper in the box.
Don't see it over here or is it not allowed.
Does it \ would it make people think a bit more about they are doing.
An election is about what people would like to happen in the future after all.
I dunno.

There was a small child doing this with his mum when I went to vote this morning.

[Abrahammer]

Small things and that but you couldn’t ask for better weather today. Could put off a few of the elderly from venturing out.

Always enjoyed the whole process of going to polling station and voting, no idea why.  Putting a cross in the labour box earlier through gritted teeth probably took the shine off it a bit today though

[Batch]

Small things and that but you couldn’t ask for better weather today.

Could put off a few of elderly from venturing out

And some students?

[Flashheart]

Probably, but I think students are less likely to be put off by cold weather than old people.

[swindonmaniac]

Probably, but I think students are less likely to be put off by cold weather than old people.

It's not the cold,  it's the bloody rain in this area !!.

[Panda Paws]

Small things and that but you couldn’t ask for better weather today. Could put off a few of the elderly from venturing out.

Always enjoyed the whole process of going to polling station and voting, no idea why.  Putting a cross in the labour box earlier through gritted teeth probably took the shine off it a bit today though

Charming. Why would you want old, vulnerable people to be unable to exercise their right to vote?

Everyone's vote, and everyone's opinion, is equal.

[Red Frog]

Do the right thing today folks, on behalf of those of us who can't. 

[Abrahammer]

Charming. Why would you want old, vulnerable people to be unable to exercise their right to vote?

Everyone's vote, and everyone's opinion, is equal.

Voting demographics clearly and which party I’d rather didn’t win a majority.

If in the event the Tories narrowly missed on a majority and some experts put it down to the a small %age of core elderly support staying home then I’d be delighted! Unlikely scenario obviously

[horlock07]

Raab did the same in an interview with Michael Crick a few days ago. TBF to him, he's such a fucking idiot he may well not have realised it wasn't allowed. Makes no odds, he won't get prosecuted either. We are now in an age where politicians and their friends have become unaccountable, like Trump in the US

Those who know more than me suggest that actually LK hasn't really done anything wrong

https://twitter.com/forwardnotback/status/1204816371978297345

This however!!!

https://twitter.com/SocialistBloke/status/1204827659013898241

[pauld]

Those who know more than me suggest that actually LK hasn't really done anything wrong

https://twitter.com/forwardnotback/status/1204816371978297345

Although the Electoral Commission, who probably know more about this than Tim on Twitter say:

"It may be an offence to communicate any information obtained at postal vote opening sessions, including about votes cast, before a poll has closed. Anyone with information to suggest this has happened should report it immediately to the police."

https://twitter.com/ElectoralCommUK/status/1204790546675437573

The point being that the offence is not that she or someone else has looked at the votes cast per se, but that they are communicating information about it before the poll has closed. It's the same reason why they're not allowed to publish exit polls on election day before the polls close.

[jayohaitchenn]

Apparently huge queues in many constituencies (seems to be places where Labour already have a big majority) and lots of young people turning out to vote.

There were a fair few at East Wichel this morning, but no queues at 07:30.

Anyone seen any queues in Swindon?

[Flashheart]

Those who know more than me suggest that actually LK hasn't really done anything wrong

https://twitter.com/forwardnotback/status/1204816371978297345

I'm not an expert, and I am not doubting that what he says is correct, but that guy seems to have missed the point.

He seems to be addressing how the information was obtained, not the fact that this information was then publicly broadcast. The rules say that no information on voting patterns is allowed to be released, and Kuenssburg did exactly that.

There's also other experts that do believe the rules have been broken.

This however!!!

https://twitter.com/SocialistBloke/status/1204827659013898241

A slip of the tongue? Another 'honest mistake'?

Another 'mistake' that, by pure coincidence, just happens to favour the tories again?

Nevermind, I'm sure Rob Burley will be along before long to put us plebs in our place.

[horlock07]

Apparently huge queues in many constituencies (seems to be places where Labour already have a big majority) and lots of young people turning out to vote.

There were a fair few at East Wichel this morning, but no queues at 07:30.

Anyone seen any queues in Swindon?

I know its not Swindon but our polling station was heaving, albeit possibly because due to the short notice they couldn't use the main village hall like they normally do so it was in a side room about the size of a downstairs toilet!

Bloody Lib Dems put something through the door before 6 this morning, frightened the life out of us!

[jayohaitchenn]

Yeah we had another leaflet from Labour early doors

[Panda Paws]

Voting demographics clearly and which party I’d rather didn’t win a majority.

If in the event the Tories narrowly missed on a majority and some experts put it down to the a small %age of core elderly support staying home then I’d be delighted! Unlikely scenario obviously

True democracy in action then.