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Latest GB Voting Intention (5 February 2023)

Labour 50% (+1)
Conservative 24% (-4)
Liberal Democrat 10% (+2)
Reform UK 6% (+1)
Green 5% (–)
Scottish National Party 3% (-1)
Other 2% (+1)

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wjfox wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:24 am Latest GB Voting Intention (5 February 2023)

Labour 50% (+1)
Conservative 24% (-4)
Liberal Democrat 10% (+2)
Reform UK 6% (+1)
Green 5% (–)
Scottish National Party 3% (-1)
Other 2% (+1)

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To bad, the Reform party is higher than the Greens.
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wjfox wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:19 am
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MPs' pay will increase by 2.9% in April
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MPs will receive a 2.9% pay increase from April, taking their salary from £84,144 to £86,584.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), which sets MPs' pay, said this was in line with the average public sector workers' rise in 2022/23.

The government's "evolving approach to public sector pay" had been a factor, Ipsa chairman Richard Lloyd said.

Rail workers, nurses, ambulance staff, civil servants and teachers have taken part in strikes over pay recently.

Households across the country have been struggling with cost-of-living pressures, including high energy prices and high inflation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64581869

Another payrise for MPs, which do not deserve it?
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Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scottish first minister
2023-02-15 10:01

Nicola Sturgeon is to resign as Scotland’s first minister, the BBC has announced.

The Scottish National Party leader is expected to make the announcement at a hastily-arranged news conference in Edinburgh.

It is not clear exactly when she will leave office.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/polit ... er-343654/
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It's really unfortunate to me that Scotland and the UK at large is so mired at times in social issues of various kinds instead of greater material matters like the ecosystem, NHS, class inequality and scientific and cultural development in industry and the arts. That a minister can be sacked merely over so much of the population being blatantly and unapologetically sexist is utterly depressing. Not to mention the suicide inducing state of the NHS for trans brits.
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erowind wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 11:44 am It's really unfortunate to me that Scotland and the UK at large is so mired at times in social issues of various kinds instead of greater material matters like the ecosystem, NHS, class inequality and scientific and cultural development in industry and the arts. That a minister can be sacked merely over so much of the population being blatantly and unapologetically sexist is utterly depressing. Not to mention the suicide inducing state of the NHS for trans brits.
We were doing quite well, and progressing as a nation, until about 2010, when people felt the need to put a bunch of corrupt, evil, far-right psychopaths in charge of the UK. It's been downhill ever since, and in free-fall after the self-immolation of Brexit.
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There are just 11 weeks until the Tory voter-ID law kicks in – and Rishi Sunak will pay the price
February 14, 2023 7:08 pm

As a fan of Luke Skywalker, it won’t have escaped Rishi Sunak’s attention that this year’s local elections fall on “Star Wars Day”.

But while May the 4th (yes, it’s a play on the line “May the force be with you”) will be a global celebration of the famous movie, polling day in England may not have a happy ending for the Conservatives.

Sunak is not only on course for vaporisation in his first national election as PM, he’s also facing accusations of trying to desperately reduce the scale of the defeat by imposing compulsory “voter ID” that could exclude nearly two million voters from the franchise.

With just over 11 weeks to polling day, the countdown clock is ticking towards this huge shake-up in the way we all cast our ballots – but the worries about “voter suppression” are increasing rather than decreasing.

Stuart Andrew, the minister for civil society, tried to do his bit to raise public awareness of the changes by tweeting that specified proof of identity will be required for everyone who turns up to a polling station on 4 May. No photo ID, no vote.
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/tory-voter- ... ce-2148354 (Will need to sub)
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