For those of you sick and tired of the current government

ronib

Well my corner has been around for a very long time and I understand your jealousy but that’s just life I guess folks.

I knew it! You’re my mother-in-law!

ronib I found my Nhs dentist through a friend…. not by looking online.

Do you think online is telling porkies?
We can all find an NHS detist through a friend? A dentist friend maybe? Or a doctor friend? Or an NHS friend?

ronib

Well my corner has been around for a very long time and I understand your jealousy but that’s just life I guess folks.

Only 6 weeks ago, you started a thread on here about your trouble with NHS dentistry.

The numbers signing the petition will be picked up by the press eventually. I signed when Maisie first flagged it. Thank you Maisie. With all that is pushing the day-to-day out of the news it seems to be reaching many who do want an election although Sunak will, of course, go on telling them he knows better.

I don't think it matters too much where ronib lives. I imagine the success in finding what they need is far more to do with how they live.

We have had the change to the same appointment system and it does indeed work well - for those of us with access to and the knowledge of how to use a smartphone, and those who have transport. Those who don't are feeling very disenfranchised. Of course, this government, or ronib perhaps, doesn't care about them although at my surgery they do try to help - but they cannot bring the buses back or, it appears, get away from the assumption thst everyone has a smartphone.

But it is very true that I asked 6 weeks ago about the incredible cost of private dental treatment and I was very disillusioned with the potential cost of around £17k. So rather than blame the government, I decided to abandon that dental surgery! My new Nhs dentist is a breath of fresh air. So thanks Gnet for advice on switching.
I do care about education, transport, health provision and open spaces, clean air etc but my caring doesn’t provide it for you. I marvel at what is on my doorstep including the Green Flag parks and fast access to London. I can only assume that huge private investment in the area over the years has paid off. As mentioned, it has been a winning combination of LibDem council and Conservative MPs….., failed miserably under Labour.

Signed, but depressed to see that there are more that twice as many signatures on a petition to stop the banning of the XL Bully . There really is no hope for this country.

Oh well, we can but try.

But you know how the British love their savage dogs....

MaizieD

Oh well, we can but try.

But you know how the British love their savage dogs....

I think you’ll find most British people hate savage dogs.
I haven’t signed the petition, simply cos I don’t believe in people power ( in this instance) to bring down any government.
They were voted in for their term of office and will I expect be voted out next year.

Oreo

MaizieD

Oh well, we can but try.

But you know how the British love their savage dogs....

I think you’ll find most British people hate savage dogs.
I haven’t signed the petition, simply cos I don’t believe in people power ( in this instance) to bring down any government.
They were voted in for their term of office and will I expect be voted out next year.

Indeed that’s not how it works. Unlike the states who are completely stuck with their government for the full 4 years, our constitution provides the means, given certain circumstances, to have an election at other times. It is not set in stone.

We had General Elections in 2017 and 2019 while the Fixed Term Parliament Act was still in force. I'm puzzled as to why people are so adamant that a Parliamentary term has to be 5 years when we had two GEs within the 5 years since 2015...

Did they miss those?

Anyway, the FTPA has been repealed.

I think you’ll find most British people hate savage dogs.

So half a million have signed a petition asking for them NOT to be banned

Quokka

Oreo

MaizieD

Oh well, we can but try.

But you know how the British love their savage dogs....

I think you’ll find most British people hate savage dogs.
I haven’t signed the petition, simply cos I don’t believe in people power ( in this instance) to bring down any government.
They were voted in for their term of office and will I expect be voted out next year.

Indeed that’s not how it works. Unlike the states who are completely stuck with their government for the full 4 years, our constitution provides the means, given certain circumstances, to have an election at other times. It is not set in stone.

I agree it isn’t set in stone, Sunak could have an election now if he wanted to. He won’t!😄
It won’t happen by a petition online, and nor should it.

MaizieD

^I think you’ll find most British people hate savage dogs.^

So half a million have signed a petition asking for them NOT to be banned

Remind me MaizieD since you like numbers, how many millions of British people does that leave?
Most people is just that, most people.

Orreo you are probably correct that an online petition is unlikely to trigger an election, but saying ‘nor should it’ is your opinion and as such you should recognise that.