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To be honest all, I can hardly be bothered for now. I spent 16 hours yesterday in a polling station doing the clerking and am crunched. But one thing for sure, I could have told you by 12noon that something big was happening. We are of course not allowed to communicate when on duty, but it was striking how many young first time voters were turning up. It was obvious...
11:21 Fri 09th Jun 2017
To be honest all, I can hardly be bothered for now. I spent 16 hours yesterday in a polling station doing the clerking and am crunched. But one thing for sure, I could have told you by 12noon that something big was happening. We are of course not allowed to communicate when on duty, but it was striking how many young first time voters were turning up. It was obvious that although being old enough to vote for 4 or 5 years many had never set foot in a polling station and required "help" with the process. We were of course under strict guidelines as to what can and cannot be conveyed, but I have never had someone wanting to show me their ballot slip asking is this alright. What a panic that caused at the desk. Nooooo don't show us in unison, and all of us in our feet with a hand, palm forward, out. Going to go for a walk to clear my head. Home alone for the weekend. "She who must be obeyed" has gone to Amsterdam till Monday.
I never said that you don't respect it, but it's obvious that you've gone for completely the wrong reasons for this result.
Theresa May had a strong position, and she blew it through her own incompetence and her own mistakes. To blame her, instead, only for overestimating the "common sense" of the British Public is the height of contempt for the electorate.
Theresa May had a strong position, and she blew it through her own incompetence and her own mistakes. To blame her, instead, only for overestimating the "common sense" of the British Public is the height of contempt for the electorate.
Just another point, I feel that there was a campaign run through the colleges and universities to press the youngsters to register and vote, with the "appropriate" advice on who to vote for. They arrived in clusters and had obviously travelled or arranged to turn up together. Now the question is, when we get the inevitable October re-run will they be bothered to do it again. Cold rainy day in the dark? I somehow doubt it.
Thanks for the post, Jim...and Murdo for your company and speedy updates...
What an interesting night.......I was surprised and pleased at how well Labour did and how Corbyn came across.....I wonder if Diane Abbott cost the party votes...
Two things pleased me.......that people are seeing sense and not letting the Conservatives walk all over them and now the Conservatives know this....
And that so many young folk voted.....maybe this is something good that will come out of this election and they'll continue to take an interest and use their vote at every election....
I'm sorry that Theresa May is still in charge and could join up with the DUP......how depressing that would be.....
Even more depressing than having Leo Varadkar in charge of Ireland..... :(
What an interesting night.......I was surprised and pleased at how well Labour did and how Corbyn came across.....I wonder if Diane Abbott cost the party votes...
Two things pleased me.......that people are seeing sense and not letting the Conservatives walk all over them and now the Conservatives know this....
And that so many young folk voted.....maybe this is something good that will come out of this election and they'll continue to take an interest and use their vote at every election....
I'm sorry that Theresa May is still in charge and could join up with the DUP......how depressing that would be.....
Even more depressing than having Leo Varadkar in charge of Ireland..... :(
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