To wonder why right wingers such sore losers?

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Whether it’s Trump crowing about elections being stolen (although not those he actually won) and Farage moaning about “sectarian voting and cheating” in Denton and Gorton, why can’t they just take a defeat on the chin? You win some, you lose some. Congratulate the winner, reflect, and then move on to the next one.

Such a technophobic policy. Bots rights are humanoid rights.

True though, the support for extreme right policies appear inflated because of the use of AI. I'd expect most humans are still not extreme right or left.

Maybe they were paid by Reform to create this narrative 🤔

The fact that we now have to accept illegal voting practices in the name of multiculturalism means that demise of this country is almost complete. No nothing is beyond the pale anymore.

Calling out cousin marriages, FGM, and other cultural practices already get you called racist, now this.

The only time I ever witnessed “family voting” (years ago and not in D&G) was when my polling station was in a care home, and one of the carers wheeled a very elderly man right into the booth and tried to hold his hand to physically “help them vote the right way”.
I heard him say “you need to vote Reform. REFORM”, then an election official intervened and told him to stop coercing people’s vote as it should be a free choice. He left with very bad grace.
Is that the sort of thing that is alleged this time? If so, it should have been tackled by the election officials at the time as it was when I saw it.
More likely, people with poor literacy were given help to understand the form and made their own choice freely after that, but that’s not such a good headline.

Allegedly.

I read that there was lots of family voting and just one instance of two people going into the booth.

Which is clearly wrong but not necessarily evidence of coercion. It's not inconceivable that someone might want assistance from family members because they found the form confusing because of age or lack of confidence with written English.

When did this happen? Which election?

Or 1% of voters have high levels of additional needs that they need to have a someone present with them to cast a vote. Given the reported massive increases in SEN in schools, why is this not the headline?

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I don't vote Green, but think this is excellent news if it keeps Reform out.

There's plenty of evidence that women are more left wing than men. I assume the argument is that these women (if they exist) shouldn't be allowed to vote at all, rather than concern they weren't allowed to vote independently

This is a wild claim, considering the consequence of the "No" vote, the Smith Commission, was unanimously accepted by the SNP Governed Scottish Parliament and Scotland has been governed in accordance ever since, by the SNP.

There was absolutely nothing in the Edinburgh Agreement, The Scottish Independence Referendum Act, or the Smith Commission that obliged the SNP or any other political party to forever forego campaigning for Scottish Independence or further Referenda on the matter, so quite how 2014 has not been "accepted" I'm unsure.

I am very pleased - Goodwin was containment anyway. Let the games commence, Restore could never dream of a campaign that'll do for it what the Greens are going to do for free

@ClovisWrites 2019 IIRC, my polling station changed since then.
ETA Yes, 2019, I was only in the polling station that long because I offered the election staff mince pies, so it must have been the December election.

Mmmmm Brexit????????

I was witness in local council elections to the LibDems going round nursing homes supposedly canvassing but “helping” people fill out their postal votes when the postal votes were first delivered. It was reported but no action taken. One manager threw them out but I suppose most didn’t care.

I can’t answer for the OP but as a labour voter:

1 tactical voting so switching to green to keep reform out meant labour lost votes

2 Labour have their own issues- they haven’t done enough to make things better for people (COL etc) - arguably for good economic reasons, but traditional voters are disappointed and voting green

3 labour was just over 1000 votes behind Reform - yes it’s a defeat and a disappointment but this happens and maybe the party needs to do more to help people struggling. Reform offer nothing to working people but sound bites and the loss of rights

The Presiding Officer is there to help. I've helped a blind person before. It is also fairly often obvious the ones who need help because they ask for it.

Have you ever voted in a community with many voters who don't speak/read English?

They all were! Russian interference, lies in adverts, the fake Vow, etc.

The OP is just noticing an unattractive facet of human behaviour and assuming it applies only to the people she doesn’t like.

Loathe Trump but there was something very very fishy about the 2020 election. People dismissing it should really look into it before making debouncements.

You're absolutely right, OP. And lefties of course, are such good losers.

None of that "Not my prime minister" nonsense when Boris Johnson won in 2019, no "I'm going to unfriend tory voters on Faceache" from them. Oh no, just hearty congratulations.

And what about the heartwarming response from lefties when Donald Trump won his presidential elections? Just a shrug of the shoulders and hearty cries of "That's democracy for you!" and "Congratulations Mr President!" From every lefty round the globe.

Bullshit. There was nothing fishy.

If independent observers see something is up then it needs to be investigated. And let's face it Reform may be complaining about it, but I'm sure Labour will also be concerned about it.

And when results don't go your way you can always blame "The Russians".

It’s because it’s all about them rather than looking out for everyone. I make political decisions based on what I think is better for society (even when it may mean, as a well off person, I carry more of the burden of those decisions).

The right wingers I know are all about me, me, me, what I can get out of this, what’s in it for me! When they don’t get their way, it’s very personal and they feel very individually affronted. Very fragile snowflakes.

Okay… because Reform’s only been called Reform since 2021, so… sounds like bull to me.