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« Reply #30 on: June 09, 2017, 09:15:45 »
Quote from: grahame on June 09, 2017, 06:20:21
Quote from: richwarwicker on June 09, 2017, 06:11:54
All I can say is things are going to be interesting for the next few days.

The labour chap who's gained Plymouth Sutton promised £2.5bn to improve rail links to Plymouth.

Indeed they will be interesting.    Does the labour chap actually have that £2.5bn to spend, though?

Labour have a herd of rainbow coloured unicorns who will poop out a gold bar on the doorstep on a daily basis for each and every one of us, didn't you know?  Cheesy
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« Reply #31 on: June 09, 2017, 10:35:10 »
Early on in the history of railways, there were excursion trains arranged to view public hangings.[Citation needed]

Will this tradition be restarted now that we've a hung parliament?
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« Reply #32 on: June 09, 2017, 22:10:45 »
To reply to the original question, yes, by all accounts the Southern shambles did affect voting in constituencies along the line.

Didn't see anyone in Bristol use the railways as a reason to vote Labour.
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« Reply #33 on: September 13, 2017, 22:00:20 »
Putting various expenditure and costs into perspective - an update, from the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

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Snap general election cost over £140m

Theresa May's decision to call June's snap general election cost taxpayers more than £140m, it has been revealed.

More than £98m was spent on returning officers' fees and £42.5m on delivering election literature.

Mrs May lost her Commons majority in the election, which was called three years earlier than required under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act.

The figures, covering England, Scotland and Wales, were published by Cabinet Office Minister Chris Skidmore.

Mrs May announced the surprise election calling for a stronger mandate going into Brexit negotiations - but now has to rely on a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party to survive key votes.

The £140,850,000 cost is slightly below the estimated £142m spent on last year's EU» (European Union - about) referendum.
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« Reply #34 on: September 14, 2017, 09:37:53 »
that's democracy at work
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Worth every single penny, I'd say. Haven't enjoyed myself so much in years.
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