Conservatives

[DJ Barry Hammond]

Set myself up for that one.

Almost as if you forgot that had been sold off!

[Rincewind]

Thought he was a mate of yours and a wonderful bloke Matt?

I don't know which way my MP is. I suspect he  may be in but now I'm a sceptic.

[RobHawk]

Right - I've got the info Webbo wanted

 

First off the Lib dems and their ridiculous 'Be like Dai' Cartoon

 

[RobHawk]

Next up we have the labour party leaflet - There is mention of avoiding a Tory run government and that voting UKIP increases this likelihood - but it seems like a standard election leaflet to me

[RobHawk]

Next up the conservative party leaflet - certainly talks about labour alot more and certainly using scare tactics alot more than labour - but given they are opposition it again seems like standard election leaflet, its from the candidate and i have no real gripe with it (but interesting comparison to the Labour leaflet).

[katieakita]

Finally received a letter from my local MP today (dated 30th March is the post office that bad these days)

Despite his consistent Eurosceptism and telling me he's an outer he's now decided he believes the Prime Ministers negotiation is wonderful and will be (reluctantly) voting to remain.

These people have no shame, my vote is now also up for grabs.

 

Post office does not deliver the post that would be still Royal Mail who your beloved Tories sold off to their buddies at £2 billion under face value. The Post Office is still government owed and wasted £2 billion of taxpayers during the last Parliament. Currently it is facing a multi million pound class action from Postmasters regarding its conduct all of which the taxpayer will fund at HMG lacks the courage to resolve it.

[RobHawk]

Finally, My personalised letter from David Cameron (as Barry pointed out - I am very important!), this is the offending letter I first mentioned - I still don't know how they got my contact details but i'll let you draw your own conclusions 

 

[katieakita]

Matt bet your MP has used a franking machine anyway that should have a date on it to correspond with the letter date

[Rincewind]

I think all of them would go straight in the bin if it was me.

[Guest MattP]

Thought he was a mate of yours and a wonderful bloke Matt?

I don't know which way my MP is. I suspect he  may be in but now I'm a sceptic.

 

He might still be a wonderful bloke, don't think that's effected by which way he votes at a ballot box.

 

Your MP is Jon Ashworth, he's as pro-EU as they get.

 

Post office does not deliver the post that would be still Royal Mail who your beloved Tories sold off to their buddies at £2 billion under face value. The Post Office is still government owed and wasted £2 billion of taxpayers during the last Parliament. Currently it is facing a multi million pound class action from Postmasters regarding its conduct all of which the taxpayer will fund at HMG lacks the courage to resolve it.

 

A figure that (edit was Vince Cable, not CU) was telling us that was overpriced at the time as well, always wise to be after the event though. Suppose you play the markets and always get it right.

[Guest MattP]

I would just like to point out that all my other mail seems to arrive on time.

[katieakita]

Was common knowledge that Royal Mail land holdings were worth a fortune, the governments failure to resolve the Post office has wasted half the the money from the sell off

[DJ Barry Hammond]

I would just like to point out that all my other mail seems to arrive on time.

Is that your "Daily Mail"?

[Guest MattP]

Of course, all right leaning voters read it, that's why it has a circulation of 18 million.

[katieakita]

Of course, all right leaning voters read it, that's why it has a circulation of 18 million.

 

Reading the same article 10x slagging of Junior Doctors does not count

[Webbo]

I thought privatising the Royal Mail was due to a European directive?

[DJ Barry Hammond]

I thought privatising the Royal Mail was due to a European directive?

Don't think so, it was a government choice

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/10/economist-explains-9

[hairy]

I thought privatising the Royal Mail was due to a European directive?

I thought it was the government trying to realise alternative revenue streams (i.e. getting what they can for it, sorry I mean letting their friends have it for what they want to pay for it)

[Webbo]

Don't think so, it was a government choicehttp://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/10/economist-explains-9

Behind a paywall.

[Claridge]

I thought it was the government trying to realise alternative revenue streams (i.e. getting what they can for it, sorry I mean letting their friends have it for what they want to pay for it)

Thought all the workers got a large slice of the pie (The taxpayers pie)

[Rincewind]

In other missed news.

 

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/government-loses-latest-round-legal-093606127.html

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-investigating-tory-battle-bus-7853582

[DJ Barry Hammond]

In other missed news.

 

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/government-loses-latest-round-legal-093606127.html

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-investigating-tory-battle-bus-7853582

It will be really interesting to see what comes out of the second one you've posted - the result of that investigation, if seats need to be-run, has the potential of then triggering a general election.

[Guest MattP]

It will be really interesting to see what comes out of the second one you've posted - the result of that investigation, if seats need to be-run, has the potential of then triggering a general election.

 

I'd be delighted for that to happen after the EU referendum.

[Rincewind]

Do not speak out against this government they are changing the rules

http://www.thecanary.co/2016/05/03/david-cameron-planning-crackdown-free-speech-silence-dissent/

[Rincewind]

James Harding- Head of BBC News-Former editor for Rupert Murdoch-George Osborne's best friend=Impartial?

 

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