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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 10:18 - Mar 8 by acejack3065
Yes I see it and yes I hate it. I want it sorted as much as anyone in the city but if I vote Plaid I'll let the Tories in and they are no friends to the people of Wales.
I hope Plaid can be more specific about what they'd do for Swansea. If they are going to do that they can certainly have my list vote.
If you can see that this party spends all your taxes, all your family's money and gives it to Cardiff, why would you vote them back in? Why would you vote for a party which has overseen the ruin of Swansea city centre and given all the wealth to Cardiff? Yes, they have implemented policies, but if you're endeared by the left-centre policies, then Plaid are far more left than Labour.
Furthermore, Plaid have promised a bill which will spread investment around Wales, and stop the current situation of putting it all in Cardiff. See Langy's comments on the other thread. The Tories will never get in in Wales. It's a straight shootout between Labour and Plaid. If we have Labour, then Swansea will never stop being a slum.
The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 10:54 - Mar 8 by CopperJack
If you can see that this party spends all your taxes, all your family's money and gives it to Cardiff, why would you vote them back in? Why would you vote for a party which has overseen the ruin of Swansea city centre and given all the wealth to Cardiff? Yes, they have implemented policies, but if you're endeared by the left-centre policies, then Plaid are far more left than Labour.
Furthermore, Plaid have promised a bill which will spread investment around Wales, and stop the current situation of putting it all in Cardiff. See Langy's comments on the other thread. The Tories will never get in in Wales. It's a straight shootout between Labour and Plaid. If we have Labour, then Swansea will never stop being a slum.
Well they don't spend ALL of my taxes in Cardiff. That's hyperbole and doesn't serve the argument well.
I honestly don't actively dislike Plaid, even if Trampie does test my patience lol.
I agree that for the control of the assembly it's a straight shootout between Plaid and Labour but in Gower it's a straight shootout between Labour and the Tories. Labour lost by 27 votes in May so I'm not "wasting" my vote.
I have to say I don't share your lowly viewpoint of Swansea. We don't live in a slum.
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 11:10 - Mar 8 with 2645 views
The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 11:02 - Mar 8 by acejack3065
Well they don't spend ALL of my taxes in Cardiff. That's hyperbole and doesn't serve the argument well.
I honestly don't actively dislike Plaid, even if Trampie does test my patience lol.
I agree that for the control of the assembly it's a straight shootout between Plaid and Labour but in Gower it's a straight shootout between Labour and the Tories. Labour lost by 27 votes in May so I'm not "wasting" my vote.
I have to say I don't share your lowly viewpoint of Swansea. We don't live in a slum.
These stats come from Labour's own site -
Over 13% of homes are social housing Over 30% of adults without formal qualifications Unemployment doubled from 2% to 4% Highest proportion of children in Wales in workless households
Hardly a singing endorsement is it?
Okay, if you're going to take it literally, then no, they don't spend every penny. But, they've just promised them £800m for a city deal (we don't get a penny by the way) on top of the billions spent on the Bay and city centre. When do we get equality? When will they stop treating us like second-class citizens?
The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 11:21 - Mar 8 by Kerouac
The lady who has done the best job of holding Carwyn and the Welsh Labour government to account is Kirsty Williams.
Compare and contrast with Leanne;
I'd like to point out by the way, that in no shape or form do I agree with Plaid, want independence, or think their anti-British rhetoric is at all appealing. But, I just don't see how we can vote for another 4/5 years of Welsh Labour neglect.
CopperJack Plaid don't have an anti British stance, they have lots of English born and possibly people that regard themselves as English candidates, some in Plaid target seats.
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 11:31 - Mar 8 by trampie
CopperJack Plaid don't have an anti British stance, they have lots of English born and possibly people that regard themselves as English candidates, some in Plaid target seats.
Goal no. 1 of the Plaid constitution is to break up the UK and join the EU as an "independent nation" (like Greece! ) ....and yet "Plaid don't have an anti-British stance"
From you Tramp, the bloke who blames all of Wales' ills on the English or "English immigration" that is rich. You are not Rob Brydon trying out a new comedy character are you? I, literally, couldn't make you up.
Plaid leaders in the past have gone to Oxbridge and Plaid have people in the House of Lords, Plaid have no issue with the British establishment or English people.
Plaid's opponents disingenuously try to paint them as something they are not, Plaid are very middle of the road.
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 12:13 - Mar 8 by trampie
Plaid leaders in the past have gone to Oxbridge and Plaid have people in the House of Lords, Plaid have no issue with the British establishment or English people.
Plaid's opponents disingenuously try to paint them as something they are not, Plaid are very middle of the road.
But he just said it's in their manifesto to make up the British union. It's like saying Farage isn't anti-European. It's a separatist mentality. Granted, they don't want to do what Trump does and erect a 90ft wall around the country, but it's still trying to create differences between us and the rest of the UK, a 'them and us' mentality and get us to leave the UK. i also don't understand why leave one union, but stay in another (the EU).
The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 12:13 - Mar 8 by trampie
Plaid leaders in the past have gone to Oxbridge and Plaid have people in the House of Lords, Plaid have no issue with the British establishment or English people.
Plaid's opponents disingenuously try to paint them as something they are not, Plaid are very middle of the road.
Karl Marx spent his life mooching off his wealthy friends but that didn't stop him inventing communism.
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Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 12:52 - Mar 8 with 2563 views
The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 12:13 - Mar 8 by trampie
Plaid leaders in the past have gone to Oxbridge and Plaid have people in the House of Lords, Plaid have no issue with the British establishment or English people.
Plaid's opponents disingenuously try to paint them as something they are not, Plaid are very middle of the road.
Plaid are a shadow of themselves. From Jesus College to Treforest Poly.
And correct me if I'm wrong here, Tramp, but wasn't it just a few years ago that slatternly drunk with the office in Melyncryddan was chiding Gerry Adams for having gone soft and being naive? That isn't moderate opinion, son. It's not even sane opinion.
An idea isn't responsible for those who believe in it.
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 13:45 - Mar 8 with 2547 views
The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 12:39 - Mar 8 by CopperJack
But he just said it's in their manifesto to make up the British union. It's like saying Farage isn't anti-European. It's a separatist mentality. Granted, they don't want to do what Trump does and erect a 90ft wall around the country, but it's still trying to create differences between us and the rest of the UK, a 'them and us' mentality and get us to leave the UK. i also don't understand why leave one union, but stay in another (the EU).
If Wales [the people] want to stay in the Union then we will stay and Plaid will honour that, the aim is eventually for an independent Wales its one of many many things Plaid want, its no biggy either way, its up to the people. They are the opposite of creating differences, they are all things to all people, they are to nice, they don't wish to upset anybody, they are middle of the road. Don't mix up Plaid with me, i'm only a voter nothing to do with them in any capacity, I will get stuck into the old enemy in sporting terms and in rugby I will get stuck into Llanelli, Neath, Cardiff, joking regions etc, in politics I will get stuck into the English lead British Empire but i'm nothing to do with Plaid, in lots of cases they come from a different background and environment to me [apart from a couple of South Wales Red ladies], I don't speak for them. As you may have noted I can be confrontational if I think something is right I don't look for common ground, but those in Plaid are way to nicey nice and try and avoid controversy.
Because Trampie supports Wales and the Welsh and Welsh causes don't think Plaid are like me because in lots of cases they would not be.
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Lohengrin we are talking Merthyr and Melyncourt, as well as Penygraig and Pontypridd. There are some 'red' ladies in Plaid that might hold similar views to me and come from similar areas to where I originated from, as you frequently like to tell me lots of Plaid come from a totally different background to them.
Commando's are here Lohengrin, I have given you the odd tit bit [you was impressed by the writings of a certain deceased person that was connected, even if they were on the otherside to you], I could tell you loads loads more, in your case you would be frightened to your core for the British State, lol.
Some high profile ladies within Plaid have very impressive socialist and nationalist records that I could not possibly discuss with you for fear of you internally combusting.
You don't know the half of it, you might think you do and you might think I am teasing you, but i'm telling you sh*g you don't know the half of it.
PS As regards Gerry Adams he is soft.
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Continually being banned by Planet Swans for Porthcawl and then being reinstated.
Can anyone give me one good logical reason why we should vote. Not an emotional reason, or one based on tradition or what if we didn't have one, etc,just a good logical reason to believe that anything will change whoever we vote for?
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 15:26 - Mar 8 with 1970 views
The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 15:19 - Mar 8 by controversial_jack
Can anyone give me one good logical reason why we should vote. Not an emotional reason, or one based on tradition or what if we didn't have one, etc,just a good logical reason to believe that anything will change whoever we vote for?
You can continue to vote for austerity parties that are all out on the right [check out where they are on the 'political compass'], namely Labour, Conservatives, Lib-Dems and UKIP or you can vote for Plaid if you are in Wales, they offer something different they are very close to the middle ground politically [fractionally left of centre per Political Compass] as opposed to the other right wing loonie parties.
So you would be voting for something different if you voted Plaid [or Green or SNP].
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 15:26 - Mar 8 by trampie
You can continue to vote for austerity parties that are all out on the right [check out where they are on the 'political compass'], namely Labour, Conservatives, Lib-Dems and UKIP or you can vote for Plaid if you are in Wales, they offer something different they are very close to the middle ground politically [fractionally left of centre per Political Compass] as opposed to the other right wing loonie parties.
So you would be voting for something different if you voted Plaid [or Green or SNP].
Won't they have the same budget to spend on Wales as any other party would? Will they have any more powers to make a difference?
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 15:45 - Mar 8 with 1956 views
The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 15:32 - Mar 8 by controversial_jack
Won't they have the same budget to spend on Wales as any other party would? Will they have any more powers to make a difference?
They would not meekly take what they are given they will want parity per head with Scotland and they would have a mandate to say oi Westminster !
As regards spending it, they would choose to spread the investment around Wales, over time expect parts of Wales like the valley's to get richer and parts like Kaardiff to get poorer then in time as regards individuals expect the rich to get less rich and the poor to be not so poor.
As they say in certains parts of South Wales where a cloth was dipped in sheeps blood to fly the 'red' flag for the first time anywhere in the World, 'Up the Revolution'.
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 14:39 - Mar 8 by trampie
Lohengrin we are talking Merthyr and Melyncourt, as well as Penygraig and Pontypridd. There are some 'red' ladies in Plaid that might hold similar views to me and come from similar areas to where I originated from, as you frequently like to tell me lots of Plaid come from a totally different background to them.
Commando's are here Lohengrin, I have given you the odd tit bit [you was impressed by the writings of a certain deceased person that was connected, even if they were on the otherside to you], I could tell you loads loads more, in your case you would be frightened to your core for the British State, lol.
Some high profile ladies within Plaid have very impressive socialist and nationalist records that I could not possibly discuss with you for fear of you internally combusting.
You don't know the half of it, you might think you do and you might think I am teasing you, but i'm telling you sh*g you don't know the half of it.
PS As regards Gerry Adams he is soft.
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I've read that through about ten times and I still haven't got the foggiest what you're on about?
An idea isn't responsible for those who believe in it.
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 17:05 - Mar 8 with 1921 views
Is it possible to vote tactically in the list votes? Labour have zero chance of getting a regional member in my area and I really don't want Mark Reckless as my AM.
If man evolved from monkeys why do we still have monkeys?
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 17:10 - Mar 8 with 1919 views
The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 21:06 - Mar 7 by jack_lord
I said I would never vote Lib Dem again but I like the amount of work that Kirsty Williams has put in to local issues. I am sick of the fact that Labour has done nothing to pressure thuse in Cardiff bay to divert money away from the gravy train so unless someone new appears in my area with an answer that is where my vote goes.
Jack, Plaid have stated they 'will divert money away from the gravy train'.
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 17:27 - Mar 8 with 1904 views
The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 17:05 - Mar 8 by Cottsy
Is it possible to vote tactically in the list votes? Labour have zero chance of getting a regional member in my area and I really don't want Mark Reckless as my AM.
Aye, Plaid or Lib Dem on the list seems the most sensible option. I might vote for Peter Black on the list to spite Trampie.
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 17:38 - Mar 8 with 1892 views
Its nothing to me who people vote for, I am not a member of any party, if asked and if you like social justice policies then I would suggest you vote for Plaid, but its up to you who you vote for, its no skin off my nose.
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The 2016 Assembly Elections: Which way will you be voting & why? on 15:19 - Mar 8 by controversial_jack
Can anyone give me one good logical reason why we should vote. Not an emotional reason, or one based on tradition or what if we didn't have one, etc,just a good logical reason to believe that anything will change whoever we vote for?
The old saying that if you do the same thing why would you expect anything to change springs to mind (not the exact words but you get my drift).
The Welsh electorate continue to vote Labour in to power. It doesn't seem to matter what Labor actually do, people just vote for them. And sure enough nothing changes. There are lots of threads on this forum arguing for the WAG to spread investment around Wales instead of ploughing the huge majority of it into Cardiff and the South East. But, if they are voted back in that says to them that they are doing the right thing so they'll continue.
If you agree that investment should be spread around Wales then vote. And if you agree that that should happen vote for Plaid. They have stated that they will not support ANY government which wants to put the WHOLE of the Welsh road infrastructure budget for two years into the M4 relief road. Which is just another huge boost to the Cardiff region. Both Labour and the Conservatives have stated that this is what they will do.
It won't change if you vote for Labour, it may (will ?) change if you vote Plaid. You know it makes sense.
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