The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 3

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Count Binface released his to, similar to what I voted for in the mayoral election, reintroduction of ceefax, naming bridges after famous people, Phoebe Waller, Wayne etc, caping the price of croissants )European surrender food) at a quid, banishing Peirs Corbyn (and hopefully Morgan) to the Phantom Zone, putting either David Attenborough or a statue off him on the fourth plinth and finishing crossrail

Does he still want to relocate the hand dryer in the gents at the Crown and Treaty to a more convenient location? Or has he dropped that now he’s standing for a seat in Yorkshire?

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Chris

Does he still want to relocate the hand dryer in the gents at the Crown and Treaty to a more convenient location? Or has he dropped that now he’s standing for a seat in Yorkshire?

No it's still on there, how could I forget that as is banning loud snacks from cinemas and theatres

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

as is banning loud snacks from cinemas and theatres

A sensible policy, everybody should get behind.

[1andrew1]

Be careful what you post on your socials.

Reform candidate said UK should have been neutral against Hitler

A candidate for Reform UK claimed the country would be “far better” if it had “taken Hitler up on his offer of neutrality” instead of fighting the Nazis in World War Two.

Ian Gribbin, who is aiming to oust the Conservatives in Bexhill and Battle in East Sussex, also reportedly wrote online that women were the “sponging gender” and should be “deprived of health care”.

The BBC reported that in posts allegedly made in 2022 on the UnHerd magazine website, Mr Gribbin said wartime prime minister Winston Churchill was “abysmal” and praised Vladimir Putin.

Mr Gribbin declined to comment when approached by the BBC but a Reform spokesman said the alleged comments were not “endorsements” but “written with an eye to inconvenient perspectives and truths”, while his remarks about women were “tongue in cheek”.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...754a3f9b&ei=16

[ianch99]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Be careful what you post on your socials.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...754a3f9b&ei=16

He's been reading Farage's school reports again

[Mr K]

Who is the 1 Conservative in the CF poll? Stand forward and state your case. We're all ears ...

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Who is the 1 Conservative in the CF poll? Stand forward and state your case. We're all ears ...

I suspect it was Old Boy paying a fleeting visit. There's little that will disuade him from voting Conservative. But to be fair, their candidate Lucy Demery is an upgrade on Redwood in his twilight years.
https://wokingham.today/lucy-demery-...for-wokingham/

I'm curious who the two "Others" are voting for.

Looking up my candidates on the BBC website, I see I have moved to a new constituency, apparently part of some reform over the last year.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Paul

I'm curious who the two "Others" are voting for.

Me too - maybe UKIP? Monster Raving Loony Party? Independent?

Is there any significance behind the Liberal Democrats being in italics or is that just a glitch?

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Is there any significance behind the Liberal Democrats being in italics or is that just a glitch?

That would be who you voted for

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Paul

That would be who you voted for

Thank you!

[jfman]

I sense a few lost deposits in my constituency.

Scottish National Party
Labour
Tories
Lib Dems
Communist Party of Britain
Scottish Family Party
Green
Reform UK

That’s me switching to other from next week.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Me too - maybe UKIP? Monster Raving Loony Party? Independent?

Is there any significance behind the Liberal Democrats being in italics or is that just a glitch?

How long have you been around these parts?

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Mick

How long have you been around these parts?

Good to see you back Mick . I see your name is nicely coloured red, it's this seasons colour

[Escapee]

For purely selfish reasons, the party that abolishes IR35 will secure my vote.

Unfortunately the main contract I have has been placed inside IR35, they used a blanket approach with all contractors and didn't account for the knock on effect of the increases in the daily rates. As a result they lost around half of their contractors. The customer still expected me to have the same overheads and use my workshop/lab facilities as when I was conducting work for them through my limited company. I told them I was off, so they had to give me a large increase in the daily rate, and they are now only getting consultancy for their money. They have had to place a second ad-hoc contract for engineering services with my company, the fear of HMRC coupled to the laziness of those who are supposed to be conducting individual assessments and not blanket ones has made it a joke.

I am increasing the work for other customers so I will be in a position to ditch the inside IR35 contract, which I know will leave them high and dry.