If the Conservatives win, do you think this would have a negative effect on the economy? I'm worried about the teabaggers scoring a big victory in the mid-terms here. If they manage to cut spending before the economy is ready to walk on its own, or they block needed relief bills, I worry that we could have a double-dip recession. Any similar worry there?
@bryantulsa Thankyou. I'll talk more about the Conservatives later, but in brief, yes and no. I don't think anyone has that much room to manoeuvre because we just don't have much money. While there is a Teabag-esque tendency, it is not nearly as strong as in the US. The Conservatives are pledged in their manifesto to cut the deficit more aggressively than Labour; I don't think that's the best policy and withdrawing stimulus from the economy at the moment is risky.
@DLandonCole However, I think a lot of it is rhetoric and the uproar there'd be, especially as we seem to be heading for a coalition, if major cuts were made on key public services leads me to think they wouldn't be able to do anything that drastic, even if they wanted to.
Please, don't ignore the Lib Dem's. It would have be useful for others, particularly those who arn't brits, to get an insight into them.
I know Labour dosn't like the Lib Dem's, seeing them as breaking their voting block, but I'd like to see your summary of the party. Particularly as they have gotten a strong showing in the Polls so far.
Good, I was just worried that you hadn't mentioned them in your introduction. Today I heard for the first time this Election season, A Vote for the Lib Dem's is a Wasted Vote*. I wonder how many people had to change their minds about that to vote for the old Labour party way back when.
*pleasently enough he was corrected by many other students around him before I even opened my mouth.
@APDurrant Well, it is categorically not a wasted vote. There is a very good chance that a factor in coalition negotiations will be the number of votes, so even if it's a safe seat, it makes sense to vote for who you actually want rather than voting tactically. That doesn't hold in very marginal seats, of course.
I'm lucky, as a Student, I could vote in a Marginal Labour/LibDem Seat, or in a fairly safe Labour Seat, if there is such a thing this election. I know where I'm voting, actually having Electoral Influence FTW!
@APDurrant Yes. I remember in my degree looking at whether it's rational to vote and, in a system like the UK where lots of people have no effective say in determining the government, the answer is often 'no'. I hope a more proportional system will change that.
One day I hope the Party I really want to see gets in, the 'CAP CFP Reform, Bowhunting, Drugs and Tools for Personal Defense Legalisation, Thomas Paine Party.
@APDurrant I've toyed with the idea of setting up a London Independence Party and running for Mayor on a platform of, well, independence for London. We could put up passport controls on the M25 and become like Switzerland, except without the mountains.
This was a great video. Very informative.
If the Conservatives win, do you think this would have a negative effect on the economy? I'm worried about the teabaggers scoring a big victory in the mid-terms here. If they manage to cut spending before the economy is ready to walk on its own, or they block needed relief bills, I worry that we could have a double-dip recession. Any similar worry there?
bryantulsa 1 year ago
@bryantulsa Thankyou. I'll talk more about the Conservatives later, but in brief, yes and no. I don't think anyone has that much room to manoeuvre because we just don't have much money. While there is a Teabag-esque tendency, it is not nearly as strong as in the US. The Conservatives are pledged in their manifesto to cut the deficit more aggressively than Labour; I don't think that's the best policy and withdrawing stimulus from the economy at the moment is risky.
DLandonCole 1 year ago
@DLandonCole However, I think a lot of it is rhetoric and the uproar there'd be, especially as we seem to be heading for a coalition, if major cuts were made on key public services leads me to think they wouldn't be able to do anything that drastic, even if they wanted to.
DLandonCole 1 year ago
Please, don't ignore the Lib Dem's. It would have be useful for others, particularly those who arn't brits, to get an insight into them.
I know Labour dosn't like the Lib Dem's, seeing them as breaking their voting block, but I'd like to see your summary of the party. Particularly as they have gotten a strong showing in the Polls so far.
APDurrant 1 year ago
@APDurrant Don't worry, I'm not going to! I'm going to do Labour, then LibDem, then Tory.
DLandonCole 1 year ago
@DLandonCole
Good, I was just worried that you hadn't mentioned them in your introduction. Today I heard for the first time this Election season, A Vote for the Lib Dem's is a Wasted Vote*. I wonder how many people had to change their minds about that to vote for the old Labour party way back when.
*pleasently enough he was corrected by many other students around him before I even opened my mouth.
APDurrant 1 year ago
@APDurrant Well, it is categorically not a wasted vote. There is a very good chance that a factor in coalition negotiations will be the number of votes, so even if it's a safe seat, it makes sense to vote for who you actually want rather than voting tactically. That doesn't hold in very marginal seats, of course.
DLandonCole 1 year ago
@DLandonCole
I'm lucky, as a Student, I could vote in a Marginal Labour/LibDem Seat, or in a fairly safe Labour Seat, if there is such a thing this election. I know where I'm voting, actually having Electoral Influence FTW!
APDurrant 1 year ago
@APDurrant Yes. I remember in my degree looking at whether it's rational to vote and, in a system like the UK where lots of people have no effective say in determining the government, the answer is often 'no'. I hope a more proportional system will change that.
DLandonCole 1 year ago
@DLandonCole
So, you are voting Lib Dem then? ;)
APDurrant 1 year ago
@APDurrant Labour. Having more votes than the Tories might push Clegg to form a coalition with Labour rather than the Tories.
DLandonCole 1 year ago
@DLandonCole
I'm pleasantly surprised by that comment :D
One day I hope the Party I really want to see gets in, the 'CAP CFP Reform, Bowhunting, Drugs and Tools for Personal Defense Legalisation, Thomas Paine Party.
That'd be nice. :D Whats your pet crazy party?
APDurrant 1 year ago
@APDurrant I've toyed with the idea of setting up a London Independence Party and running for Mayor on a platform of, well, independence for London. We could put up passport controls on the M25 and become like Switzerland, except without the mountains.
DLandonCole 1 year ago
@DLandonCole Either that or sod it and just be the Bourgeois Party (slogan: protecting middle-class privilege)
DLandonCole 1 year ago
@DLandonCole
LOL, nice one.
I often Joke that Norfolk declared Independence 50 years ago, But no one noticed.
Of course, the reason I often make this joke is because when people ask me where I'm from, and I tell them, they often go 'where's that?'
APDurrant 1 year ago
Thanks, Landon. This video has refreshed my memory about recent British political history and helped me get oriented for your upcoming talks.
marcmerlin 1 year ago
@marcmerlin :) watch this space!
DLandonCole 1 year ago