The 2017 UK General Election Thread - Voting open today from 7am - 10pm

[Denster]

Yes.

I thought as much, you refer to the Cons as "us" a lot. Makes sense now though.

Seeing as I joined the Lib Dems the other day does that mean I have to start referring to them as 'we' and 'us'?

We're stealing your seats, Denster .

You can refer to whoever you want however you want.

Don't be silly. Of course you wont.

[Lagamorph]

It amazes me that there are realistic predictions of the Conservatives getting 12 seats in Scotland.

[KK]

This will go down well, if a little familiar...

A cap on household energy bills is set to be included in the Conservative manifesto, a cabinet minister has said.

The party's plans could reportedly cut gas and electricity costs by £100 a year for 17 million families.

Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green told ITV they were different from a Labour promise at the 2015 general election to freeze energy prices.

He said the Tory plan would be "more flexible" and consumers would benefit if wholesale prices fell.

The Sunday Times reported that the Tories would cap bills for seven out of 10 households paying standard variable tariffs, which are often criticised as bad deals for consumers by industry watchdogs.

It follows the introduction of a cap for households using pre-payment meters early this month, after the Competition and Markets Authority released a report saying customers were overpaying by £1.4bn.

Mr Green told the Peston on Sunday programme: "There will be a lot about energy policy in the manifesto [and] obviously there will be more detail.

"But... I think that people feel that some of the big energy companies have taken advantage of them with the tariffs they have got."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39685106

[satriales]

Got two political leaflets through the door yesterday.

1. A5 leaflet from the conservatives. One side is entirely a picture of Theresa May and the name of the current conservative MP isn't mentioned anywhere on the leaflet or even the name of this constituency.
2. A3 leaflet from the Lib Dems. The former Lib Dem MP who's running again is in three separate photos and there's a large picture of Theresa May with Trump.

I think the conservatives have already written off this seat.

I got one from the Lib Dems telling me that they oppose all the new houses being built in my area. We need lots of new houses!

[Rex Kramer]

This will go down well, if a little familiar...

A cap on household energy bills is set to be included in the Conservative manifesto, a cabinet minister has said.

The party's plans could reportedly cut gas and electricity costs by £100 a year for 17 million families.

Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green told ITV they were different from a Labour promise at the 2015 general election to freeze energy prices.

He said the Tory plan would be "more flexible" and consumers would benefit if wholesale prices fell.

The Sunday Times reported that the Tories would cap bills for seven out of 10 households paying standard variable tariffs, which are often criticised as bad deals for consumers by industry watchdogs.

It follows the introduction of a cap for households using pre-payment meters early this month, after the Competition and Markets Authority released a report saying customers were overpaying by £1.4bn.

Mr Green told the Peston on Sunday programme: "There will be a lot about energy policy in the manifesto [and] obviously there will be more detail.

"But... I think that people feel that some of the big energy companies have taken advantage of them with the tariffs they have got."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39685106

'It might sound exactly the same as Red Ed's idea but trust us, it's completely different.'

[Errkal]

Got two political leaflets through the door yesterday.

1. A5 leaflet from the conservatives. One side is entirely a picture of Theresa May and the name of the current conservative MP isn't mentioned anywhere on the leaflet or even the name of this constituency.
2. A3 leaflet from the Lib Dems. The former Lib Dem MP who's running again is in three separate photos and there's a large picture of Theresa May with Trump.

I think the conservatives have already written off this seat.

I got one from the Lib Dems telling me that they oppose all the new houses being built in my area. We need lots of new houses!

Yeah but a good chunk of people don't want them to be built near them.

[Lex-Man]

Omelettes and eggs.

This is one rancid strawberry floating omelette though.

It's more a frying pan full of gooseberry fool.

Also it's not really an answer. I don't really see any long term benefits to these measures. In the long run they'll just make the country a worse place and cost us more money and reduce the GDP.

[satriales]

Got two political leaflets through the door yesterday.

1. A5 leaflet from the conservatives. One side is entirely a picture of Theresa May and the name of the current conservative MP isn't mentioned anywhere on the leaflet or even the name of this constituency.
2. A3 leaflet from the Lib Dems. The former Lib Dem MP who's running again is in three separate photos and there's a large picture of Theresa May with Trump.

I think the conservatives have already written off this seat.

I got one from the Lib Dems telling me that they oppose all the new houses being built in my area. We need lots of new houses!

Yeah but a good chunk of people don't want them to be built near them.

I get that, but we need millions of new houses. People can't keep saying build them somewhere else, and I'm certainly not going to vote for a party that agrees with that.
The sites for these houses are fine (farms and an old airport), they won't find anywhere better around here but the complaint isn't even that the houses are in the wrong place it's that ANY new houses would put too many extra cars on the main road.

[Errkal]

Got two political leaflets through the door yesterday.

1. A5 leaflet from the conservatives. One side is entirely a picture of Theresa May and the name of the current conservative MP isn't mentioned anywhere on the leaflet or even the name of this constituency.
2. A3 leaflet from the Lib Dems. The former Lib Dem MP who's running again is in three separate photos and there's a large picture of Theresa May with Trump.

I think the conservatives have already written off this seat.

I got one from the Lib Dems telling me that they oppose all the new houses being built in my area. We need lots of new houses!

Yeah but a good chunk of people don't want them to be built near them.

I get that, but we need millions of new houses. People can't keep saying build them somewhere else, and I'm certainly not going to vote for a party that agrees with that.
The sites for these houses are fine (farms and an old airport), they won't find anywhere better around here but the complaint isn't even that the houses are in the wrong place it's that ANY new houses would put too many extra cars on the main road.

Over stretching the roads of a fair concern, although they should say outright they would oppose, they should say they would oppose if appropriate infrastructure work isn't done as part of the build

[Meep]

St. Patrick's is already a bank holiday in Northern Ireland. Someone in Labour please do some basic research before making statements!

[Lagamorph]

St. Patrick's is already a bank holiday in Northern Ireland. Someone in Labour please do some basic research before making statements!

They did mention that though didn't It? That it'd be 4 extra bank holidays in England and Wales but only three in Scotland and NI due to them already having more than England on different days.

[Return_of_the_STAR]

St. Patrick's is already a bank holiday in Northern Ireland. Someone in Labour please do some basic research before making statements!

They did mention that though didn't It? That it'd be 4 extra bank holidays in England and Wales but only three in Scotland and NI due to them already having more than England on different days.

Yeah i think that's where people have become confused. England and Wales have less BHs than the rest of the UK, he is proposing that all 4 saints days become a national holiday in the UK. Meaning that everyone in England that celebrates St Patricks day because of alcohol can now pretend they are celebrating it because its a bank holiday.

[Tafdolphin]

Omelettes and eggs.

The new panem et circenses eh?* Also, would genuinely like to know your answer to this:

They've broken a lot of eggs, though, so I'm interested to hear what you think the huge omelette is in your eyes? Is it just Brexit?

Because I'm pretty sure you were a remainer. What's the end goal here?

*Also, you know it was strawberry floating Stalin who coined that phrase right?

[Denster]

Omelettes and eggs.

The new panem et circenses eh?* Also, would genuinely like to know your answer to this:

They've broken a lot of eggs, though, so I'm interested to hear what you think the huge omelette is in your eyes? Is it just Brexit?

Because I'm pretty sure you were a remainer. What's the end goal here?

*Also, you know it was strawberry floating Stalin who coined that phrase right?

He was my kind of socialist.

[Lex-Man]

Omelettes and eggs.

The new panem et circenses eh?* Also, would genuinely like to know your answer to this:

They've broken a lot of eggs, though, so I'm interested to hear what you think the huge omelette is in your eyes? Is it just Brexit?

Because I'm pretty sure you were a remainer. What's the end goal here?

*Also, you know it was strawberry floating Stalin who coined that phrase right?

He was my kind of socialist.

Are you actually going to give an indication into how you think the Tories are making the country because from where I'm standing they've messed up the economy and they aren't helping the people of this country in any meaningful way, even if you ignore the gooseberry fool show that is Brexit. Seriously, what are the Tories doing well?

[Denster]

Yeah. I'm going to engage in a long drawn out discussion with multiple people on a predominantly labour/lib dem forum. No thanks. Other than a few glib remarks - all i've basically said is that the Tories are going to win.

[Hexx]

Corbyn's opened Trident back up for discussion

What happened to Lab's last review?

[Cuttooth]

Yeah. I'm going to engage in a long drawn out discussion with multiple people on a predominantly labour/lib dem forum. No thanks. Other than a few glib remarks - all i've basically said is that the Tories are going to win.

Taking the cue from your leader quite nicely there.

[Return_of_the_STAR]

Corbyn's opened Trident back up for discussion

What happened to Lab's last review?

Corbyn just ignores anything like that and does what he wants.

[Lex-Man]

Yeah. I'm going to engage in a long drawn out discussion with multiple people on a predominantly labour/lib dem forum. No thanks. Other than a few glib remarks - all i've basically said is that the Tories are going to win.

But you could give a quick message about thing that you think the Tories have done well.