So, not content with trying to place this country's future in the hands of a bunch of communists, the youth also seem happy to reduce our level of electoral integrity to that of a banana republic.
These people cannot be trusted with the vote - raise the voting age to 30.
this claim should be fully investigated, imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
and anyone found voting twice should have their gender ripped into small pieces, liquidised and discharged into the oceans. that'll learn 'em.
Adults who choose to remain at school.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Two years in the army would sort them out.
Labour MP Cat Smith, shadow minister for voter engagement and youth affairs, urged the government to be cautious when introducing any measures that could hinder voting.
:clap:
too late for a stewards inquiry though...already lost on Betfair with this election.
Kind of glad tbh first vote I've done bad in and it was a stitch up
This would be the same Labour that vehemently opposes the restriction of postal voting because of its abuse by largely pro-Labour constituencies with high south Asian populations. I wonder if there's a theme? :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony C
Labour - the party of electoral fraud.
The party of unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
What of Conservative Party electoral expenses?
The educated deserve two votes. They know twice as much as the morons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
This is the sort of thing that the opponents of the Chartists used to say in the the 'good old days' of the 19th century when only educated men of property were allowed to vote, because the working class were considered to be ignorant scum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
And knowing twice as much about what, btw? Media studies? Or how to get by on a low income and a life of low opportunity.
With Toniblairites, who needs Tories, eh?
Disclaimer: Peter, I don't for a moment believe you actually meant that.
This reminds me of when Jorge demanded that no-one over the age of about 50 should be allowed to vote, because there was more chance that they might disagree with him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
His mistake was suggesting 'education' ( :hehe: ) as a sensible way of choosing who gets to vote.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Thousands of students voted for Corbyn, some several times. This shows us the effect of 'education' on vulnerable young minds.
Voting, as any fule no, was invented by God in order that gentlemen of property might choose who amongst them should make laws to govern the common herd.
The democratisation of democracy was a crass error.
Oh I meant it. I just meant it as a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Of course, I don't think anybody should be allowed to vote. Its expensive and a waste of time.
I failed the citizenship test ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
I thought you'd favout the old 100% turnout but just the one name on the ballot paper, p? That seemed to work for Uncle Joe, Chairman M and Pol Pot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
You're going to have to expand a little, p. Which citizenship test did you take, and why?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
It was Cuba, wasn't it? :-(
The EU Commission likes this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
The United Kingdom. In my defence some of the questions were stupid. The order of Henry VIIIs wives, the architect of the Tower of London, Cromwell's favourite meal...... who the **** knows all that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Wd the EU Commission. Sensible policies for a free and prosperous Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Presumably there is a recommended text for those applying for such a test?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Why did you take this test? Are you applying to be a Brit?
A friend is taking it so I was helping him. It isn't that easy. I would guess that your average mong would not have a hope in hell of passing it. What percentage of people under 30 know that the Queen is the Head of the C of E? I bet it is horrifyingly low.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Well we don't really want average mongs being granted passports, do we? We have an elegant sufficiency of average mongs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Anyone in this country who does not understand that the monarch is head of the church and defender of the faith should be in sheltered fúcking accomodation for the drooling.
I would guess that, like most tests, it's only designed to demonstrate that you've bothered to swot up for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Besides, the more of these buggers we can keep out, the better.
You obviously haven't met the GDPR yet. Or Greece.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
I was referring to our own average mongs. It seems odd to enshrine brutishness in a test that most british people couldn't pass. Arguably failing it makes you more british.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
I am fairly familiar with Greece having grown up in Palmers Green.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
We want to keep them all out don't we?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Naturally, p. The problem with immigrants, y'see, is that they're nearly all foreigners. And for me, foreigners are all very well in their place, but that isn't over here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Don't get me wrong, I like them. As a rule.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
THe problem is that nobody else does apart from a load of ****s in Stoke Newington with small beards. It isn't a great place for them.
Also, we are a bit crowded. One needs space to breathe, trees etc
There should be a question about how to get served in pubs. 'You are at the bar, 20 quid note in hand. There are three other people there who arrived at similar times - how do you ensure you get served most quickly without starting a fight?'Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
A: When the barman asks 'Who's next?', say 'ME!' and start ordering before anyone can object
B: Look at your various rivals and shrug as if to say you're not sure
C: Point to one of your rivals and say "I think this gentleman/lady was before me"
Only the person answering 'C' would be allowed into the country, as they have learned the dark arts of passive/aggressive Britishness.
I would do C every time. Get in! :cloud9:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Right. And it also encourages politicians.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
I'll bet you wouldn't have when you first got here, though. You'd have gone 'A', wouldn't you?Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
Pointless. After all, it's the over-30s that failed to raise all these young idiots right in the first place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Yeah, probably. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
A makes you an arsehole. B, you shouldn't be in a pub.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
What about a 'quick little eyebrows'?
Where do you stand on folding the 20 quid note lengthways between two fingers?
Eyebrows is intermediate level Britishness. Not fair to ask them to run before they can walk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
The brandishing of the note is a vexed question. It must be conspicuous enough to let them know you're waiting, but not so ostentatious that you come across as a wânker.
D: One asks to see the manager and explains, quietly and without fuss, that one has waited at the bar. The matter is then rectified.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
what if you go for C and at the end of that transaction the barman falls for someone else trying A?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
What is the british response?
This has literally never happened to me in 30 years of pub-going. Allowing one person to go before you is guaranteed to ensure you are served next. It never fails due to a/ the fact that you're a good egg and thus deserving of service and b/ the heavy implication that you are absolutely sure that you're next in line.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
I'm sure you remember pubs. I've been in one with you...oh, years ago. You wait at the bar and they serve you. It works quite well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C