voting

this cuckoo was in the wrong nest for many years but have found a nice home away from one wee rock on another rock (albeit a bigger one)  thank you Redders... and by the way never felt a thing....and my offspring are fine.

I see that the PN are blamimg high turnout for their expected losses in the local elections ... damn people actually voting lol

never mind Labour won Birzebuggia and marsasloxx

redders_61 wrote:

whether they hunt or don't hunt is a matter for them

except it isnt - there are EU laws

georgeingozo wrote:

redders_61 wrote:

whether they hunt or don't hunt is a matter for them

except it isnt - there are EU laws

and like it or not  - the supposed special derogation is questionable ?

they are an EU member and need to abide by the rules.

now the malta elections are over for this year, this thread I started is defunct. start a new one on may 7th/8th for uk general election

redders_61 wrote:

now the malta elections are over for this year, this thread I started is defunct. start a new one on may 7th/8th for uk general election

If you do the post will be reported, as political topics are not allowed on the Forum!

Ray

wow check you out! it isn't "political" about voting in malta or the outcome of the referendum but apparently is if its about the state of the parties and political make up of any future coalition/supply arrangement etc in UK?

interesting

redders_61 wrote:

wow check you out! it isn't "political" about voting in malta or the outcome of the referendum but apparently is if its about the state of the parties and political make up of any future coalition/supply arrangement etc in UK?

interesting

Depends how you define political, the referendum was not about party politics and the 'voting' topic posts were about that and not the local elections in Malta, If they had been they would have probably been reported by someone!

Ray

actually no. My thread was about procedures for voting in malta NOT specifically NOT about the referendum. it was hijacked to be about the referendum, which, technically, was off topic. in fact I posted off topic about the Cyprus earthquake on the basis that the whole thread had become off topic.

There are permutations and possibilities in the UK that will directly impact on the exchange rate which would affect every expat in receipt of a UK pension/money but fine, I keep it to myself. The elephant in the room is the possibility of an IN/OUT referendum in the UK.  I certainly wouldn't post about who to vote for with the postal vote, those who have registered, will receive soon.

still no UK postal vote so if it arrives just tear it up and throw it away I guess

redders_61 wrote:

still no UK postal vote so if it arrives just tear it up and throw it away I guess

mine arrived today , i think it will miss it but at least if i send it off i have voted then i can moan all i like about the terrible state of the uk

Don't worry, there will probably be another election in a few months time. I can see the result of this one being a complete stalemate.

robpw2 wrote:

redders_61 wrote:

still no UK postal vote so if it arrives just tear it up and throw it away I guess

mine arrived today , i think it will miss it but at least if i send it off i have voted then i can moan all i like about the terrible state of the uk

mine never arrived so I rang up the council and apparently they "forgot" to process my postal vote part of my registration.

On An Island wrote:

Don't worry, there will probably be another election in a few months time. I can see the result of this one being a complete stalemate.

not quite that simple with the fixed parliament act in force. 75% of the house have to vote in favour of dissolution its no longer just a case of confidence votes etc politics be fun again (psephologically speaking) like back in 79 with nights on a knife edge

It's gonna be a hung parliament and labour / snp and others will grapple enough seats to take power despite the Tories getting more seats overall that's how I see it lol

robpw2 wrote:

It's gonna be a hung parliament and labour / snp and others will grapple enough seats to take power despite the Tories getting more seats overall that's how I see it lol

Constitutionally, if there is  no overall majority, the incumbent prime minister gets first go at trying to form a government (ie be able to get a queens speech through the house) Feb 1974 is a prime example. in 2010 the LibDems + Labour still didn't have a majority but the Tories with LibDems did.

Historically speaking it is as rare as hens teeth for a sitting Govt to increase its number of seats however technically the Govt is not up for election as the coalition is now dissolved. the only time a coalition in the UK has actually stood for election was the National Government of the 1930's. very different times. So it is highly unlikely that the Conservatives will get more seats in 2015 than in 2010 (if we regard them as the ruling party).

interestingly it is 100 years since the last Liberal Govt fell. Subsequently the Liberals went into coalition with the Tories (the sworn enemy) and as a result the Liberals have been out of power for 90 years.

History has a habit of being repetitive.

here endeth the lesson lol

redders_61 wrote:

robpw2 wrote:

It's gonna be a hung parliament and labour / snp and others will grapple enough seats to take power despite the Tories getting more seats overall that's how I see it lol

Constitutionally, if there is  no overall majority, the incumbent prime minister gets first go at trying to form a government (ie be able to get a queens speech through the house) Feb 1974 is a prime example. in 2010 the LibDems + Labour still didn't have a majority but the Tories with LibDems did.

Historically speaking it is as rare as hens teeth for a sitting Govt to increase its number of seats however technically the Govt is not up for election as the coalition is now dissolved. the only time a coalition in the UK has actually stood for election was the National Government of the 1930's. very different times. So it is highly unlikely that the Conservatives will get more seats in 2015 than in 2010 (if we regard them as the ruling party).

interestingly it is 100 years since the last Liberal Govt fell. Subsequently the Liberals went into coalition with the Tories (the sworn enemy) and as a result the Liberals have been out of power for 90 years.

History has a habit of being repetitive.

here endeth the lesson lol

interesting to note
i would rather anyone then a certain scottish party and a certain  uk  party getting into a coalition with any of the others

Someone on the radio said voting in this year's election is like going into a clinic and having to choose which STD you want.

Friends at work have been mocking me about my impending move to Gozo saying things like: "How do they vote in Gozo? By choosing which box to put the chicken in?"

Sometimes I never know whether to laugh or cry when it comes to how people choose to vote. A woman I go for coffee with told me her Dad had emailed from China advising her to vote Tory. And that was why she was voting Tory. 

This may be my last visit to the local church hall, so maybe I'll make the most of it and turn up drunk, dressed as a lizard, or something.

Pig Ear wrote:

Someone on the radio said voting in this year's election is like going into a clinic and having to choose which STD you want.

Friends at work have been mocking me about my impending move to Gozo saying things like: "How do they vote in Gozo? By choosing which box to put the chicken in?"

Sometimes I never know whether to laugh or cry when it comes to how people choose to vote. A woman I go for coffee with told me her Dad had emailed from China advising her to vote Tory. And that was why she was voting Tory. 

This may be my last visit to the local church hall, so maybe I'll make the most of it and turn up drunk, dressed as a lizard, or something.

good on her dad i say lol voting by proxy .. its better than people who are voting for someone because they think hes fit ...
in gozo you vote how the hunter with the gun tells you to vote surely everyone knows that lol

robpw2 wrote:

redders_61 wrote:

robpw2 wrote:

It's gonna be a hung parliament and labour / snp and others will grapple enough seats to take power despite the Tories getting more seats overall that's how I see it lol

Constitutionally, if there is  no overall majority, the incumbent prime minister gets first go at trying to form a government (ie be able to get a queens speech through the house) Feb 1974 is a prime example. in 2010 the LibDems + Labour still didn't have a majority but the Tories with LibDems did.

Historically speaking it is as rare as hens teeth for a sitting Govt to increase its number of seats however technically the Govt is not up for election as the coalition is now dissolved. the only time a coalition in the UK has actually stood for election was the National Government of the 1930's. very different times. So it is highly unlikely that the Conservatives will get more seats in 2015 than in 2010 (if we regard them as the ruling party).

interestingly it is 100 years since the last Liberal Govt fell. Subsequently the Liberals went into coalition with the Tories (the sworn enemy) and as a result the Liberals have been out of power for 90 years.

History has a habit of being repetitive.

here endeth the lesson lol

interesting to note
i would rather anyone then a certain scottish party and a certain  uk  party getting into a coalition with any of the others

I should have course added the last lib/tory coalition was replaced by a minority Labour govt in 1924 so here comes history I hope. gotta wait to find out. historically this election (poll wise) is extremely similar to 1910 except replace Lib with Lab and Irish Nationalists replace with SNP. its actually quite eerie. and yes I agree Rob totes agree innit lol

Pig Ear wrote:

Someone on the radio said voting in this year's election is like going into a clinic and having to choose which STD you want.

Friends at work have been mocking me about my impending move to Gozo saying things like: "How do they vote in Gozo? By choosing which box to put the chicken in?"

Sometimes I never know whether to laugh or cry when it comes to how people choose to vote. A woman I go for coffee with told me her Dad had emailed from China advising her to vote Tory. And that was why she was voting Tory. 

This may be my last visit to the local church hall, so maybe I'll make the most of it and turn up drunk, dressed as a lizard, or something.

from feb 1974 right up tiill 2010 I have worked in some way (12 year old in feb 74) taking numbers at polling stations, canvassing, knocking up on election evening etc. it has changed a lot now but in 74 and 79 the usual response on doorsteps when asked why? was my mum/dad always voted (insert party here) so I do.

Someone I know was an asylum seeker but has now been living in the UK for about a decade. Despite seeing her nephew deported at 18 (because he was no longer considered a dependent) back to a country where he had no friends or family, she was considering voting UKIP. Fortunately, following a bit of investigation, she realised the error of her ways and is now voting for an alternative.

That sums up a lot of elections and referendums. A lot of people vote for parties whose manifestos they haven't even read. I'm voting Green because Caroline Lucas smiled at me and my little girl (and because my Dad won't tell me who he is voting for).

robpw2 wrote:

i would rather anyone then a certain scottish party and a certain  uk  party getting into a coalition with any of the others

The only reason the SNP are doing so well in Scotland is because they are the only party which wants to stand up for the working class. That's something the Labour party gave up doing a long time ago. And something the Tories have never done, quite the opposite in fact, they've screwed them for decades. A lot of the people who will be voting for the SNP have no interest in independence, they just want a party which will stop stealing from the poor and disabled to give to the rich.

Life expectancy in the most prosperous areas of Glasgow for men is 82 years, in certain deprived areas of Glasgow it is low as 54 years. How is it possible to have a 28 year difference in life expectancy within one city, depending on what postcode you were born into? In a country as rich as the UK, that statistic is a disgrace. That's why people are voting SNP, none of the 3 major parties would make any difference.

I'm with what Pig Ear said, in fact it might even have been me he heard on the radio. Choosing which box you want to put an X into this year is like choosing between gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis. Which would you prefer?

NONE OF THEM are electable, they're all a disgrace.

It is really a pity that this thread  no more concerns the procedures for voting in Malta. It is in fact becoming a more and more political one as in some posts members are giving their personal opinion on the general election and this is totally against Expat.com laws as political debates are not accepted. Please see our code of conduct for more information : https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=190540

I regret to take this decision but we should close this thread now as we do not want to take more risk that this thread becomes a severe political issue in the future if it remains open.

Thank you for your understanding,

Priscilla

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