Things like this will end up being rife with classism, probably a bit of racism too. Many people seem to forget the postcode lottery of grades for GCSE and A-Level during Covid.
Standing for election requires a ยฃ500 deposit. This has been the case since 1985.
If it had kept pace with inflation, an election deposit would be ยฃ1,595.77 today.
I think there is a case, however, to go further and raise the deposit to the same level it is for metro mayoral elections: ยฃ5,000.
Remember all you have to do is win 5% of the vote in order to see your deposit returned.
@buctootim He hasn't though. He's also scrapping disastrous policies such as the early prison release, digital I.D. he's announced a 20% VAT cut on hospitality and is set to announce an SCHS (Social Care) how is this Starmers measures.
As with Starmer. The doom speak already spreads. Burnham is delivering and people don't like that. Other parts of the country are getting a look in and the Westminster bubble doesn't like that. Back Burnham. Keep the Faith!
I think we need to accept that for a government to be successful or at least stand a chance in the narrative nowadays it's gonna need a bloody strong comms unit.
Some of the writing has been questionable not to mention early decisions affecting the whole story and emotional beats. The biggest mistake they made was what they did with Aegon in Season 1. Also lets not forget half this season if the end of the last season.
Burnham spoke for twenty minutes as Labourโs new leader.
Gaza got zero words. Palestine got zero words.
Silence so total, on the day you take power, is a decision.
Occupied land? With no native populus. Argentines themselves aren't native, 97% according to a quick google have European roots. Spainish and Italian mostly, mayhaps a little German (don't mention the war!)
A history lesson about Las Malvinas for all the trolls:
Britain first occupied the islands in 1765 but were kicked out by the Spanish a few years later.
Then in 1833 it took the islands by military force from Argentina which had inherited Spainโs claim after independence a few decades earlier and had established authority on the islands.
Given their geographical proximity to Argentina this was not surprising.
How do you think Britain would feel if a foreign nation 8,000 miles away took the Isle of Wight by military force and established settlers on it?
Britain argues that the settlers it established on Las Malvinas want to stay British. But frankly why should their opinion count when they are living on occupied land?
The honourable thing to do would be to just give the islands back to the Argentinians. But I really can't remember the last time Britain did the honourable thing.