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Yep. Was just pointing out that the whole thing is on trust and that trust can be well placed or misplaced but just because something is in a manifesto doesn't mean it's good or will be done well (Brexit) and just because something you want isn't in the manifesto doesn't mean you won't get it (BOE rate setting independence) basically the manifestos are worthless and take on trust the party of your choice.
This time round it's not even that complicated, you just vote for whichever party will help ensure a Tory doesn't win in your constituency
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This time round it's not even that complicated, you just vote for whichever party will help ensure a Tory doesn't win in your constituency
Given the boundary changes that have affected a majority of seats in the country, it really is quite complicated this time round, as it is not obvious many seats as to who is more likely to unseat the Tories.
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Apologies, I was saying that both of those outcomes were bad (BoE independence and brexit), and ultimately a strategy of hiding intent is not good for the democratic process.
The manifestos clearly are worthless in practice, but they really ought to be meaningful.
andyp
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Sometimes you get bad policy, and at other times you also get bad policy. Not sure that's a favourable take for trust based politics.
Governance by "Surprise! we're doing this other thing" is pretty bad for democracy.