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Post by Handyman on Sept 17, 2024 8:00:07 GMT
I wonder how many people who voted Labour are now thinking, what the fuck have I done. I doubt there's ever been a bigger case of buyers remorse. The vote was hugely anti-Right wing and anti-Tory, guided by the acronym ABC.
The reason Labour won the most seats was the recognition that it was the only party capable of forming a government at a time when a coalition would take too long to address the problems of a broken country.
Also, the Libdems' surge was caused by the votes of many Tories, who could no longer put up with the shenanigans of a collection of factions unable to act and pick an effective leader...
You have no idea how or why people voted for one party or another and their reason for doing so you don't even know who they are or why they did, you are just guessing assuming you know. I was taught many years ago never ever assume anything find out if you assume you will be wrong 9 time out of 10 as it makes an " Ass out of you and Me " |
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Post by patman post on Sept 17, 2024 13:25:33 GMT
So now you’re quoting a fictitious character to back up a suspect opinion (Trump used Hannibal Lecter) Nevertheless, I can assure you I mostly use British English in my posts and I’m happy for my words and phrasing to be checked by the OED, Fowlers, and Usage and Abusage. However, for my part, it’s difficult to know if most posters here are in OAP luncheon clubs, at home bored with daytime TV, or skiving off school. So I doubt my advice will be useful… I often wonder, is English your first language? If you want to use big words you should first consult a thesaurus. Or become known henceforth as Postman Prat. I don't often use big words. "Nevertheless" at four syllables seems to be the biggest in the post you're answering.
Which other "big word" don't you understand...?
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Post by Bentley on Sept 17, 2024 13:29:31 GMT
I often wonder, is English your first language? If you want to use big words you should first consult a thesaurus. Or become known henceforth as Postman Prat. I don't often use big words. "Nevertheless" at four syllables seems to be the biggest in the post you're answering.
Which other "big word" don't you understand...?
She never said that she didn’t understand the word. Is there any other part of the post that you don’t understand ? |
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Post by patman post on Sept 17, 2024 14:14:30 GMT
The vote was hugely anti-Right wing and anti-Tory, guided by the acronym ABC.
The reason Labour won the most seats was the recognition that it was the only party capable of forming a government at a time when a coalition would take too long to address the problems of a broken country.
Also, the Libdems' surge was caused by the votes of many Tories, who could no longer put up with the shenanigans of a collection of factions unable to act and pick an effective leader...
You have no idea how or why people voted for one party or another and their reason for doing so you don't even know who they are or why they did, you are just guessing assuming you know. I was taught many years ago never ever assume anything find out if you assume you will be wrong 9 time out of 10 as it makes an " Ass out of you and Me " But we do know how many didn't vote for the Conservative party. We also know which MPs lost their seats and to what candidates. We're also told in what areas of the UK the seats that changed hands are. The result is that the Tories suffered their worst ever defeat. As Dr David Jeffery, Senior Lecturer in British Politics, University of Liverpool, puts it: The decline was stark: from 43.6% of the vote and an 80-seat majority under Boris Johnson in 2019 to just 23.7% of the vote and 290 seats behind Labour under Rishi Sunak.ukandeu.ac.uk/whos-left-the-composition-of-the-new-parliamentary-conservative-party/Opinion polls, before and after July's election, indicated (and now confirm) that most voters were motivated by negative feelings towards the then current Tory administration, and not necessarily by positivity for other parties. So, while it's not possible to say why each individual voter voted the way they did, it is possible to compare and match opinion poll findings with outcomes. I commend this answer to the board — achieved without trite and hackneyed sayings... |
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Post by patman post on Sept 17, 2024 14:22:58 GMT
I don't often use big words. "Nevertheless" at four syllables seems to be the biggest in the post you're answering.
Which other "big word" don't you understand...?
She never said that she didn’t understand the word. Is there any other part of the post that you don’t understand ? It's "big words" that appear to be her problem. One of yours seems to be an addiction to childlike mimicking of other posters... |
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Post by Handyman on Sept 17, 2024 14:44:45 GMT
You have no idea how or why people voted for one party or another and their reason for doing so you don't even know who they are or why they did, you are just guessing assuming you know. I was taught many years ago never ever assume anything find out if you assume you will be wrong 9 time out of 10 as it makes an " Ass out of you and Me " But we do know how many didn't vote for the Conservative party. We also know which MPs lost their seats and to what candidates. We're also told in what areas of the UK the seats that changed hands are. The result is that the Tories suffered their worst ever defeat. As Dr David Jeffery, Senior Lecturer in British Politics, University of Liverpool, puts it: The decline was stark: from 43.6% of the vote and an 80-seat majority under Boris Johnson in 2019 to just 23.7% of the vote and 290 seats behind Labour under Rishi Sunak.ukandeu.ac.uk/whos-left-the-composition-of-the-new-parliamentary-conservative-party/Opinion polls, before and after July's election, indicated (and now confirm) that most voters were motivated by negative feelings towards the then current Tory administration, and not necessarily by positivity for other parties. So, while it's not possible to say why each individual voter voted the way they did, it is possible to compare and match opinion poll findings with outcomes. I commend this answer to the board — achieved without trite and hackneyed sayings... Of course not enough voted for the Tories, nor the Lib Dem's, Reform and others who stood for election, we know that Labour only secured 34% of the votes cast, for one ruddy obvious reason they count the Votes cast. No assumptions provable facts all you are doing yet again is assuming , which is about as accurate as a Scud Missile |
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Post by Bentley on Sept 17, 2024 14:46:54 GMT
She never said that she didn’t understand the word. Is there any other part of the post that you don’t understand ? It's "big words" that appear to be her problem. One of yours seems to be an addiction to childlike mimicking of other posters... She didn’t say that . One of your problems is that you are not particularly bright . |
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ginnyg2
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Don't blame me - I voted for someone else.
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Post by ginnyg2 on Sept 17, 2024 14:54:51 GMT
Let's face it folks. Postie goofed by using the word plagiarised in the context of a news item - which was in the public domain anyway - and therefore impossible to be plagiarised. Ever since then instead of being a man and admitting his error he has tried to wriggle out of it by blaming everyone else. QED.
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ginnyg2
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Don't blame me - I voted for someone else.
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Post by ginnyg2 on Sept 17, 2024 14:55:24 GMT
Let's face it folks. Postie goofed by using the word plagiarised in the context of a news item - which was in the public domain anyway - and therefore impossible to be plagiarised. Ever since then instead of being a man and admitting his error he has tried to wriggle out of it by blaming everyone else. QED.
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ginnyg2
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Don't blame me - I voted for someone else.
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Post by ginnyg2 on Sept 17, 2024 14:56:36 GMT
Let's face it folks. Postie goofed by using the word plagiarised in the context of a news item - which was in the public domain anyway - and therefore impossible to be plagiarised. Ever since then instead of being a man and admitting his error he has tried to wriggle out of it by blaming everyone else. QED.
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Post by Bentley on Sept 17, 2024 14:57:28 GMT
Let's face it folks. Postie goofed by using the word plagiarised in the context of a news item - which was in the public domain anyway - and therefore impossible to be plagiarised. Ever since then instead of being a man and admitting his error he has tried to wriggle out of it by blaming everyone else. QED. So what’s new? 😁 |
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Post by patman post on Sept 17, 2024 15:33:03 GMT
Let's face it folks. Postie goofed by using the word plagiarised in the context of a news item - which was in the public domain anyway - and therefore impossible to be plagiarised. Ever since then instead of being a man and admitting his error he has tried to wriggle out of it by blaming everyone else. QED. So what’s new? 😁 As it was posted three times, apparently nothing... |
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Post by patman post on Sept 17, 2024 15:33:44 GMT
Let's face it folks. Postie goofed by using the word plagiarised in the context of a news item - which was in the public domain anyway - and therefore impossible to be plagiarised. Ever since then instead of being a man and admitting his error he has tried to wriggle out of it by blaming everyone else. QED. Attempt No.1... |
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Post by patman post on Sept 17, 2024 15:34:18 GMT
Let's face it folks. Postie goofed by using the word plagiarised in the context of a news item - which was in the public domain anyway - and therefore impossible to be plagiarised. Ever since then instead of being a man and admitting his error he has tried to wriggle out of it by blaming everyone else. QED. Attempt No.2 — appropriately... |
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Post by patman post on Sept 17, 2024 15:35:32 GMT
Let's face it folks. Postie goofed by using the word plagiarised in the context of a news item - which was in the public domain anyway - and therefore impossible to be plagiarised. Ever since then instead of being a man and admitting his error he has tried to wriggle out of it by blaming everyone else. QED. Attempt No.3
Has it gained authority...? |
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