Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold...
by arethuza on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @06:46AM
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Pretty much, Corbyn has gathered a lot of grass roots support but will fail to appeal to the wider electorate. I suspect there is a good chance that Labour in the rest of the UK will implode after this election in the same way that it has collapsed in Scotland (although I'm not clear who voters would transfer their loyalties to as they have here in Scotland where the SNP now dominates).
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Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold...
by gideonparanoid on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @06:48AM
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A lot of that grass roots support is young & as a result has much less weight for voting, unfortunately.
Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold...
by gtirloni on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @07:02AM
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Unless older people's votes get counted twice, how does the young have less weight for voting?
As an outsider, the news that got to me was that older people simply showed up to vote (and others didn't).
Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold...
by gideonparanoid on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @07:12AM
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I'm thinking of the fact that there's far more 'older' people, young people are less likely to vote & young people also captures people below the voting age.
Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold...
by awjr on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @09:18AM
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As you get older you get more politically active. I'm guessing the retired have more time on their hands.
The young just aren't too bothered. Have a feeling, with Brexit, the biggest losers are the young and I hope that there is at least some semblance that they can do something about it this time.