My niece, who is 19 and at Uni, called it, at 21.52 on Thursday. She opined that the youth vote would play a big role. I reminded her that in the referendum lots of them registered but did not vote. "Yes" she said "but now it has become cool to vote". Nine minutes later, Mike in the Long Pond called out the exit poll results.
We might believe that uni grads are the early adopters of "cool" in which case the trend is going to spread. That suggests that if there is another election soon, more of them will vote, and the Tories will be toast.
I have Type 2 Diabetes and was diagnosed 8 years ago.
It appears Diane Abbott has been diagnosed for 2 years.
I have had episodes where medication has been adjusted and resulted in low blood sugars. My longstanding friend who is a consultant paediatrician has had type 1 since 18. I don't think many people who know us would be aware we are diabetics.
I am afraid based on our experiences this is a bollocks explanation and I think an insult to the many diabetics who do not use it as an excuse for pathetic performances.
I think Steve Redgrave is too didn't stop him performing well at peak levels.
A generalisation based upon your good management of your condition but by no means all encompassing for type two diabetes.
You will know that the condition when uncontrolled can cause a lot of side affects which include hypoglycaemic episodes which are not conducive to the rigours of high pressure campaigning.
Thing is we don't know. I just think in circumstances where people are ill we ought to be big enough to back off.
I have Type 2 Diabetes and was diagnosed 8 years ago.
It appears Diane Abbott has been diagnosed for 2 years.
I have had episodes where medication has been adjusted and resulted in low blood sugars. My longstanding friend who is a consultant paediatrician has had type 1 since 18. I don't think many people who know us would be aware we are diabetics.
I am afraid based on our experiences this is a bollocks explanation and I think an insult to the many diabetics who do not use it as an excuse for pathetic performances.
I think Steve Redgrave is too didn't stop him performing well at peak levels.
A generalisation based upon your good management of your condition but by no means all encompassing for type two diabetes.
You will know that the condition when uncontrolled can cause a lot of side affects which include hypoglycaemic episodes which are not conducive to the rigours of high pressure campaigning.
Thing is we don't know. I just think in circumstances where people are ill we ought to be big enough to back off.
I simply don't agree. It's a question of good personal management. She would have known it was to be a hectic schedule and could I believe from my own experience managed that with sugar sweets or similar. If it was that uncontrolled it should have been discussed with jezza and removed from campaigning earlier.
If she had just been diagnosed I could understand it more. But apparently 2 years. That covers a referendum and local elections so perhaps she would have had some similar earlier experiences!!
I still find the timing very convenient and as a fellow type 2 diabetic it doesn't feel quite right to me.
I have Type 2 Diabetes and was diagnosed 8 years ago.
It appears Diane Abbott has been diagnosed for 2 years.
I have had episodes where medication has been adjusted and resulted in low blood sugars. My longstanding friend who is a consultant paediatrician has had type 1 since 18. I don't think many people who know us would be aware we are diabetics.
I am afraid based on our experiences this is a bollocks explanation and I think an insult to the many diabetics who do not use it as an excuse for pathetic performances.
I think Steve Redgrave is too didn't stop him performing well at peak levels.
A generalisation based upon your good management of your condition but by no means all encompassing for type two diabetes.
You will know that the condition when uncontrolled can cause a lot of side affects which include hypoglycaemic episodes which are not conducive to the rigours of high pressure campaigning.
Thing is we don't know. I just think in circumstances where people are ill we ought to be big enough to back off.
I simply don't agree. It's a question of good personal management. She would have known it was to be a hectic schedule and could I believe from my own experience managed that with sugar sweets or similar. If it was that uncontrolled it should have been discussed with jezza and removed from campaigning earlier.
If she had just been diagnosed I could understand it more. But apparently 2 years. That covers a referendum and local elections so perhaps she would have had some similar earlier experiences!!
I still find the timing very convenient and as a fellow type 2 diabetic it doesn't feel quite right to me.
I have Type 2 Diabetes and was diagnosed 8 years ago.
It appears Diane Abbott has been diagnosed for 2 years.
I have had episodes where medication has been adjusted and resulted in low blood sugars. My longstanding friend who is a consultant paediatrician has had type 1 since 18. I don't think many people who know us would be aware we are diabetics.
I am afraid based on our experiences this is a bollocks explanation and I think an insult to the many diabetics who do not use it as an excuse for pathetic performances.
I think Steve Redgrave is too didn't stop him performing well at peak levels.
A generalisation based upon your good management of your condition but by no means all encompassing for type two diabetes.
You will know that the condition when uncontrolled can cause a lot of side affects which include hypoglycaemic episodes which are not conducive to the rigours of high pressure campaigning.
Thing is we don't know. I just think in circumstances where people are ill we ought to be big enough to back off.
I simply don't agree. It's a question of good personal management. She would have known it was to be a hectic schedule and could I believe from my own experience managed that with sugar sweets or similar. If it was that uncontrolled it should have been discussed with jezza and removed from campaigning earlier.
If she had just been diagnosed I could understand it more. But apparently 2 years. That covers a referendum and local elections so perhaps she would have had some similar earlier experiences!!
I still find the timing very convenient and as a fellow type 2 diabetic it doesn't feel quite right to me.
My niece, who is 19 and at Uni, called it, at 21.52 on Thursday. She opined that the youth vote would play a big role. I reminded her that in the referendum lots of them registered but did not vote. "Yes" she said "but now it has become cool to vote". Nine minutes later, Mike in the Long Pond called out the exit poll results.
We might believe that uni grads are the early adopters of "cool" in which case the trend is going to spread. That suggests that if there is another election soon, more of them will vote, and the Tories will be toast.
The election is over - the woman has a diagnosed condition - what is achieved by slagging her off? - it feels a bit needless and petty.
Other people asked for comments on people who are diabetics. I gave mine. I am no fan of Theresa May or dianne Abbott. Both are diabetics. Having had to personally deal with hypos and other serious complications of type 2 diabetes I am not convinced by either the explanation or the timing of the announcement. If she is unwell and it is uncontrolled then she would do well to remove herself from the spotlight for a bit and get herself well. If control has been regained less than a week after the general election then that too seems odd to me.
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are accompanied by the word 'sufferers'. There is a clue in that. If those conditions are not debilitating in some way then those with the condition would not merit a mention, but they are. Wasn't Gary Mabbut also a person with a similar condition and found unconscious by a team mate? I am no fan of Diane Abbott even when she appears to be chipper and well, but to automatically assume she is exploiting her condition is as ignorant as also thinking she was soldiering on despite feeling ill. We don't know, and it is personal to her.
My niece, who is 19 and at Uni, called it, at 21.52 on Thursday. She opined that the youth vote would play a big role. I reminded her that in the referendum lots of them registered but did not vote. "Yes" she said "but now it has become cool to vote". Nine minutes later, Mike in the Long Pond called out the exit poll results.
We might believe that uni grads are the early adopters of "cool" in which case the trend is going to spread. That suggests that if there is another election soon, more of them will vote, and the Tories will be toast.
although I think you are more than likely right, It won't make any difference in 40% of the seats that Labour hold. Even if every under 40 in Eltham voted next time and all voted labour it will have no effect to the election result in that ward. So depends if there is currently any regional variance between the age demographics in each ward/area.
% of the population in the 2 bands (approx):
18-47 36% 48+ 41%
So it is pretty close but weighted slightly to the over 47's but then that's probably not a huge surprise.
I'm surprised at some of the % in the bands who didn't vote. The 30-39 age stands out as not quite following the trend, they were probably slightly higher than the 20-29, wonder why that was that the 20's were slightly more engaged than the 30's?
It makes no difference what colour rosette she wears - and no difference to the outcome of the election. I think it just comes down to basic decency.
And the decent thing would be to announce it some time ago if it was likely to have an impact on your public performances. If of course her type 2 diabetes has suddenly become uncontrolled because of the stress associated with a hectic election campaign then that would be sad for her but of course a worry if she were currently in the position of Home Secretary.
I wonder how many of the members of the Cabinet and Shadow cabinet are fellow diabetics. I reckon a fair few.
Surely the next progression is to make things easier to cast your vote. The technology exists to do this so why not have a plan to make the 2032 election electronic and available to smart technology.
The worst thing for democracy is for people not bothering to vote. Making the process easier and by 2032 available to a technology savvy electorate must be the way forward ?
Agree totally with this, my two teenage daughters find it hilarious that you go and collect a piece of paper and with a pencil (!) put a cross in a box. Why do we use pencils by the way?
Did I read somewhere 25% of the vote is now postal?
Surely the next progression is to make things easier to cast your vote. The technology exists to do this so why not have a plan to make the 2032 election electronic and available to smart technology.
The worst thing for democracy is for people not bothering to vote. Making the process easier and by 2032 available to a technology savvy electorate must be the way forward ?
Agree totally with this, my two teenage daughters find it hilarious that you go and collect a piece of paper and with a pencil (!) put a cross in a box. Why do we use pencils by the way?
Did I read somewhere 25% of the vote is now postal?
Omg! You used a pencil??? Don't you remember the Leavers recommending taking your own pen to thwart those terrible council workers armed with massive rubbers at the count? My god, no wonder the result turned out like it did. When will people learn...
Surely the next progression is to make things easier to cast your vote. The technology exists to do this so why not have a plan to make the 2032 election electronic and available to smart technology.
The worst thing for democracy is for people not bothering to vote. Making the process easier and by 2032 available to a technology savvy electorate must be the way forward ?
Agree totally with this, my two teenage daughters find it hilarious that you go and collect a piece of paper and with a pencil (!) put a cross in a box. Why do we use pencils by the way?
Did I read somewhere 25% of the vote is now postal?
Omg! You used a pencil??? Don't you remember the Leavers recommending taking your own pen to thwart those terrible council workers armed with massive rubbers at the count? My god, no wonder the result turned out like it did. When will people learn...
Surely the next progression is to make things easier to cast your vote. The technology exists to do this so why not have a plan to make the 2032 election electronic and available to smart technology.
The worst thing for democracy is for people not bothering to vote. Making the process easier and by 2032 available to a technology savvy electorate must be the way forward ?
Agree totally with this, my two teenage daughters find it hilarious that you go and collect a piece of paper and with a pencil (!) put a cross in a box. Why do we use pencils by the way?
Did I read somewhere 25% of the vote is now postal?
Omg! You used a pencil??? Don't you remember the Leavers recommending taking your own pen to thwart those terrible council workers armed with massive rubbers at the count? My god, no wonder the result turned out like it did. When will people learn...
Surely the next progression is to make things easier to cast your vote. The technology exists to do this so why not have a plan to make the 2032 election electronic and available to smart technology.
The worst thing for democracy is for people not bothering to vote. Making the process easier and by 2032 available to a technology savvy electorate must be the way forward ?
Agree totally with this, my two teenage daughters find it hilarious that you go and collect a piece of paper and with a pencil (!) put a cross in a box. Why do we use pencils by the way?
Did I read somewhere 25% of the vote is now postal?
Omg! You used a pencil??? Don't you remember the Leavers recommending taking your own pen to thwart those terrible council workers armed with massive rubbers at the count? My god, no wonder the result turned out like it did. When will people learn...
Surely the next progression is to make things easier to cast your vote. The technology exists to do this so why not have a plan to make the 2032 election electronic and available to smart technology.
The worst thing for democracy is for people not bothering to vote. Making the process easier and by 2032 available to a technology savvy electorate must be the way forward ?
Agree totally with this, my two teenage daughters find it hilarious that you go and collect a piece of paper and with a pencil (!) put a cross in a box. Why do we use pencils by the way?
Did I read somewhere 25% of the vote is now postal?
It's interesting that you can do a lot of things online but the experts (what the fuck do they know?) still think you cannot be sure enough of a person's identity online to be certain that it is they who have cast the vote. So, for the foreseeable future it's pencils and crosses on bits of paper (postal or otherwise).
My niece, who is 19 and at Uni, called it, at 21.52 on Thursday. She opined that the youth vote would play a big role. I reminded her that in the referendum lots of them registered but did not vote. "Yes" she said "but now it has become cool to vote". Nine minutes later, Mike in the Long Pond called out the exit poll results.
We might believe that uni grads are the early adopters of "cool" in which case the trend is going to spread. That suggests that if there is another election soon, more of them will vote, and the Tories will be toast.
although I think you are more than likely right, It won't make any difference in 40% of the seats that Labour hold. Even if every under 40 in Eltham voted next time and all voted labour it will have no effect to the election result in that ward. So depends if there is currently any regional variance between the age demographics in each ward/area.
% of the population in the 2 bands (approx):
18-47 36% 48+ 41%
So it is pretty close but weighted slightly to the over 47's but then that's probably not a huge surprise.
I'm surprised at some of the % in the bands who didn't vote. The 30-39 age stands out as not quite following the trend, they were probably slightly higher than the 20-29, wonder why that was that the 20's were slightly more engaged than the 30's?
Yes, I noted that and my best guess is family duties most likely to get in the way of actually going to the polling station.
So there can't be a statement from Parliament on the terrible fire because there are officially no MPs because they haven't been sworn in yet, they can't be sworn in until we have a Queens speech and we can't have a Queens speech until the Tory's agree their deal with the northern Irish head-cases and/or we obtain some goat skin - what a time to be British !
I have Type 2 Diabetes and was diagnosed 8 years ago.
It appears Diane Abbott has been diagnosed for 2 years.
I have had episodes where medication has been adjusted and resulted in low blood sugars. My longstanding friend who is a consultant paediatrician has had type 1 since 18. I don't think many people who know us would be aware we are diabetics.
I am afraid based on our experiences this is a bollocks explanation and I think an insult to the many diabetics who do not use it as an excuse for pathetic performances.
I think Steve Redgrave is too didn't stop him performing well at peak levels.
I have Type 1, have had it since 1995, on twice daily insulin and now a once a week insulin too. Believe me if you have a hypo, where your blood sugar goes too low, it is completely debilitating and you honestly can't function, feel weak, faint and if you don't take in the right food immediately you could slip into a coma. However, this is a rare incident, or should be because if it isn't it means you are taking the wrong medication, too much medication etc. Therefore if she was ill for a week or more it's because of poor control etc and she should have done something to correct it and taken herself out of the firing line earlier and said what the problem was. If she has been a diabetic for two years she should be aware of what to do etc. In over 20 years I've never had a day off work due to my diabetes and had very, very few hypos.
Just want to congratulate Diane Abbott on winning her seat with a majority of 35,139, more than 100 times the size of her opponent, Amber Rudd's majority.
It would be nice to recognise the achievements of people handling a condition, rather than throw petty, spiteful accusations at them.
Just want to congratulate Diane Abbott on winning her seat with a majority of 35,139, more than 100 times the size of her opponent, Amber Rudd's majority.
It would be nice to recognise the achievements of people handling a condition, rather than throw petty, spiteful accusations at them.
Shall we also jointly congratulate Theresa May for living with Type 1 as PM?
Not a dig at Abbott, but we haven't heard a whisper about May. And she hasnt exactly been out the firing line either.
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My niece, who is 19 and at Uni, called it, at 21.52 on Thursday. She opined that the youth vote would play a big role. I reminded her that in the referendum lots of them registered but did not vote. "Yes" she said "but now it has become cool to vote". Nine minutes later, Mike in the Long Pond called out the exit poll results.
We might believe that uni grads are the early adopters of "cool" in which case the trend is going to spread. That suggests that if there is another election soon, more of them will vote, and the Tories will be toast.
Lid dem vote is fairly equal through the years.
Wonder what the numbers of the electorate are in each band?
You will know that the condition when uncontrolled can cause a lot of side affects which include hypoglycaemic episodes which are not conducive to the rigours of high pressure campaigning.
Thing is we don't know. I just think in circumstances where people are ill we ought to be big enough to back off.
If she had just been diagnosed I could understand it more. But apparently 2 years. That covers a referendum and local elections so perhaps she would have had some similar earlier experiences!!
I still find the timing very convenient and as a fellow type 2 diabetic it doesn't feel quite right to me.
If those conditions are not debilitating in some way then those with the condition would not merit a mention, but they are.
Wasn't Gary Mabbut also a person with a similar condition and found unconscious by a team mate?
I am no fan of Diane Abbott even when she appears to be chipper and well, but to automatically assume she is exploiting her condition is as ignorant as also thinking she was soldiering on despite feeling ill.
We don't know, and it is personal to her.
% of the population in the 2 bands (approx):
18-47 36%
48+ 41%
So it is pretty close but weighted slightly to the over 47's but then that's probably not a huge surprise.
I'm surprised at some of the % in the bands who didn't vote. The 30-39 age stands out as not quite following the trend, they were probably slightly higher than the 20-29, wonder why that was that the 20's were slightly more engaged than the 30's?
I wonder how many of the members of the Cabinet and Shadow cabinet are fellow diabetics. I reckon a fair few.
Did I read somewhere 25% of the vote is now postal?
http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole-belfast-agreement-is-a-threat-to-the-new-english-nationalism-1.2710209
I can't quite believe that the Tories are prepared to risk a return to the 'Troubles'.
Leavers not you.
It is possible to make it secure enough to be resistant to hack or cyberattacks. Just needs to have a government competent enough to pull it off.
It would be nice to recognise the achievements of people handling a condition, rather than throw petty, spiteful accusations at them.
Not a dig at Abbott, but we haven't heard a whisper about May. And she hasnt exactly been out the firing line either.