[Wolves] O/T Wolverhampton politics

[Kevanf1]

On 4/27/05, Steve Parkes <sparkes at westmids.biz> wrote:
> 
> On 27 Apr 2005, at 19:32, Kevanf1 wrote:
> > Just as long as the Green Party never get in, I hate that party.
> 
> I like the greens for some of their policies that are really well
> thought out but they struggle to prove that they aren't a one policy
> party and fail to satisfy even their own membership.
> 
> If they stuck to green issues, education and defense I think they would
> get thousands of times more support.  The fact they talk bullshit on
> stuff their membership is obviously divided on makes they look a little
> foolish.
> 
> Another case for proportional representation.  I have voted for them
> previously in the euros but even the way that election works my vote
> gets wasted so they have bugger all chance of getting in in the general
> election unless their are strong local issues they can fight.
> 
> This election marks a change as it's the first general election I don't
> get to make a protest vote by voting for a minority party whose beliefs
> I think are good because the leftist alliance have pretty much agreed
> not to waste a deposit on safe seats and only fight seats they can
> effect the outcome.
> 
> With a 20 000 Labour majority and one of Tony's mates getting the nod
> over a local women who has previously been a labour activist in the
> area nobody but the main parties have the balls or the money to put up
> fight.  Oh and that majority is with a really shitty turnout over the
> last two elections as well so you don't have to even to turn up, drink
> Banks' or support Wolves to get in anymore ;-)
> 
> Someone remind me to reminisce how Denis Turners wife pushed in front
> of me in the queue of the chippy and then did a quick uturn when she
> learned I was in fact over 18 and voting in my first general election
> ;-)
> 
> sparkes
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My greatest love in life - other than my family - is angling.  Look at
what the Green Party did to angling in Germany.  The same Green Party
as here in the UK.

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Kevan Farmer

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