You know what pisses me off the most about this General Election? The Tories and good old Tony Blair are doing their damnedest to make it about Brexit when there are so many other important issues. Climate change? The Tories have quietly rolled back green-initiatives, paved the way for Fracking and ended subsidies to green-tech research.
The NHS? Disastrous top-down restructuring, failed IT programs, complete alienation of staff, waiting times back to the levels they were under John Major, people lying on trolleys in corridors for hours.
Education? Tripled university fees, a morbid obsession with introducing the private sector into schools and colleges, grammar schools? An obtuse overemphasis on testing and examinations and a frankly not-fit-for-purpose overhaul of GCSEs and A-levels.
Their refusal to safeguard pensions when the average wage hasn’t improved in a decade? Draconian means testing of the disabled, elderly and infirm? The fact they have called this GE in an effort to distract from 30 counts of election fraud currently under Crown investigation from 2015?
I could go on. But frankly people moaning that Labour and Jeremy Corbyn aren’t fit to form a government need to take a long, hard, objective look at exactly what Cameron and May have done with their time in office. The only reason I could ever condone anyone voting for the Tory-enabling, wholly untrustworthy, Liberal Democrats is if it is the only option to unseat a Tory MP.
the only problem with this new election is that i dont even know who i’d vote for
like corbyn hasn’t exactly shown himself to be the people’s champion and who the fuck knows what the lib dems are doing
like i dont want the tories but who is there to replace them???
ANYONE BUT THE TORIES is a valid stance and tactical voting is your friend.
Here is a great spread sheet showing every constituency with reccomendations on how to vote to keep the Tories out of as many seats as possible. Every seat they don’t win this time around counts, basically. At this stage realistically it’s not about getting Theresa May out, it’s about reducing the absolutely terrifying prospect of her with a 140-strong majority in Parliament.
Disclaimer: I’m not exactly Corbyns no.1 fan but for the next six weeks that has to come second to the election.
Don’t make the same mistakes America did. Vote with your head.
thanks for the info friends! i knew tactical voting was a thing but the spreadsheet is super useful!
really comes to something when we’re voting for damage reduction rather than any policies
Fun fact: Madam Zeroni, Yzma, and the signer of the song “Santa Baby” are the same person!
Eartha Kitt (1927-2008) was born in cotton fields in South Carolina as the result of a rape by a white plantation owner. Given away by her mother she moved to New York, dropped out of high school, and was homeless until she was discovered for her singing and performed touring Europe.
What an incredible woman.
I have to reblog…..its Madam Zeroni. I see her picture, i reblog. Not taking any chances
Her being Eartha Kitt is enough alone for me to reblog
Earths Kitt’s entire career is amazing. She was an outspoken civil rights activist and just an utterly good person. I remember hearing news of her death on the radio during a roadtrip and crying silently until we reached our destination.
Signal boost this– Wear a safety pin to signal solidarity with the groups like Muslim-Americans Trump has threatened to marginalize
Now that America has gone and elected a man who has inspired a wave of racist attacks, the pins have made their way back across the Atlantic. People all over are tweeting their image with the pin and a message of solidarity.
happy Thursday the 20th
I’d have to wait months or even years for another chance to reblog this, so why the fuck not?
next days you can reblog this on a Thursday the 20th
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You know, just in case you wanted to set your queue for the next 6 years
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