I think the tories will lose

I think Conservatives will win.

They'll then mess everything up so much Labour will be in for quite some time after that.

I think if Labour win and they have to try to sort out the mess that is Brexit, Conservatives will be in again at the following election.

Sorry, that's 1.2% of tax payers, not 1.2% of people. There's 30million out of about 60million who are tax payers.

These stats are interesting: www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40117521

The figures also show that the top 1% of taxpayers had a 12% share of total income, and were liable for 27.7% of all income tax

So just 1.2% of people are paying 27.7% of all income tax in the UK. It really wouldn't take that many people to relocate for the UK to lose almost a third of its tax intake.

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It wasnt too bad. It lasted less than an hour.

He was quite patient with DH.

what histinyhandsarefrozen said, thanks tabbymog

Zone, id vote for that party!

That's a lovely story, tabbymog.

On any measures, any Tory party member would think I'm an archetypal Tory voter. I've had enough of them bray in my face so condescendingly. I'm a lifelong Labour voter and party member. When I was a child my conservative (deliberate small 'c') parents needed urgent help to be rehoused into a single storey home because of my Dad's health, and Bristol City Council wouldn't listen. This was Bristol South East constituency so any Labour person will know where I'm going with this.

Our constituency MP moved heaven and earth to get my parents that accommodation; a prefab, yes, but it saved my Dad's life, the second time a Labour MP had done that, the first was Nye Bevan and his NHS creation. Our MP called on my parents, who never voted for him but he never asked, every time he was in the constituency, without fail. The best constituency MP ever IMHO, we need more like him. That was Tony Benn, or Anthony Wedgwood Benn as he was at the time. A great human being. RIP.

@HelenaDove I really hope it goes well for your Dh this afternoon, I attended an assessment with my dd last week(she has an autoimmune disease & various other issues) it wasn't pleasant very very intrusive & downright hostile at times, hoping your assessor has some compassion 💐

my phone auto-correct continually puts Corbyn as Corbin - that's where a lot of the mis-spellings of his name come I reckon as you have to keep correcting it.

I particularly enjoy being told I shouldn't be a labour party member because I'm not a Corbyn supporter and am a moderate/blairite after 20 years of always voting labour too. It's that kind of nonsense that is totally alienating.

And DLA is not an out of work benefit anyway. Neither is PIP.

Do you mean swinging the lead as in they dont want to work? Because at 67 DH is retired. And still being transferred from DLA to PIP.

Lol Sionella

OT but I always thought it was "swinging the leg"

Massive typos sorry

Yeah because left wing people never deal with any abuse. How many times are people called "the liberal elite", "lefttards". "whinging lefties".

Bit different to be told you are morally corrupt, the rulung elite, selfish, stupod, thick, racist, a fascist and to fuck off and die which are all things I have seen being said about those that dare to say they have a different opinion.

"swinging the lead" in what way Raven?

I'll admit to being a lifelong Tory but I really am not happy with the way their policies are impacting on the needy in our society.

I wish there was a new middle ground party as I honestly don't know who I will vote for.

Yeah because left wing people never deal with any abuse. How many times are people called "the liberal elite", "lefttards". "whinging lefties".

Tories need to get a grip.

DHs assessment is this afternoon. Its at home. Assessor is supposed to be arriving between 12 and 2pm.

It's always odd that a Tory doesn't feel able to admit they are a Tory

It really isn't. You only have to read some of the posts on here for a clue! See also indyref - lots of NO voters didn't dare to admit it because the YES lot were so aggressive.

you support their policies, stand up and admit it.

To have abuse thrown at them? I don't blame them tbh.

Do people deliberately spell Corbyn's name wrong? Is it meant to demonstrate a lack of interest in him?

I don't think the Tories will lose. There are so many silent Tories that the polls aren't accurate. It's always odd that a Tory doesn't feel able to admit they are a Tory. If you support their policies, stand up and admit it.

The Polls are also relying on young people turning out. I know a lot have registered but I don't see all those registered actually going to the booths. Sadly.

I also find it incredulous that people who are quite far left, often attack people personally who don't think as they do, and mock and berate. I don't see right leaning people doing that to the left leaning people.

I'd be ashamed to be a Labour voter though, why would I want to align myself with the absolute dregs of society?

Corbyn is a nice man, but his ideas are not doable. Anyone who thinks they are is deluded.

Still, right wing people are so much better than everyone else.