The Liberal Democrats. Pfft!

[valmarg]

They could not have done that if women did not have the vote in the first place.

Don't quite get you point, but women did not universally have the vote until October 1928. For a few years before that women could vote IF: they were over the age of 30 in 1918, providing they were householders, married to a householder, or if they held a university degree.

Cuts the electoral roll down a bit. A pleb like me would have most certainly been excluded.

Being female I ALWAYS vote it general elections. Without the sufragettes efforts I may never have been allowed my democratic right.

valmarg

[bubblewrap]

Don't quite get you point, but women did not universally have the vote until October 1928. For a few years before that women could vote IF: they were over the age of 30 in 1918, providing they were householders, married to a householder, or if they held a university degree.valmarg

I was making the point that it was the Liberals that gave women the vote the Tories merely extended the franchise if it had been up to the Tories women would not have got the vote till much later.

[piskieinboots]

Hot chocolate anyone?

[Nicos]

Ohhh...droooollll.....yes please!!!

any marshmellows to go with that???


Gawd..I'm off to bed now...problems problems...when to clean one's teeth???

[piskieinboots]

...when to clean one's teeth???

When you take 'em out

[MrsC]

Once again 1951 labour left the country in deep doo doo and the tories had to sort out the problem, The pound was once the trading currency of the world, to keep its promise of a NHS and borrow enough money from the yanks to start it labour gave the whip hand to the yanks that is why oil,gold and most other thing are traded in dollars

The pound was once the trading currency of the world, because it was weight not monetary value as it's seen now even though it's still printed as sterling on all bank notes.

[MrsC]

The blame on our "money problems" goes back to when W S Churchill put us back on the gold standard & don't forget he was a Liberal at one time.

Hi BW have your read the gold standards act and bankruptcy act?

[valmarg]

I was making the point that it was the Liberals that gave women the vote the Tories merely extended the franchise if it had been up to the Tories women would not have got the vote till much later.

My point was that the Liberals gave a very few women a vote. The Conservative party was the party that actually gave all women, over 21, an equal right to vote. Sorry ducky but your argument just doesn't wash.

valmarg

[zazen999]

My point was that the Liberals gave a very few women a vote. The Conservative party was the party that actually gave all women, over 21, an equal right to vote. Sorry ducky but your argument just doesn't wash.

valmarg

Actually - aren't both arguments right?

Please don't get personal and start calling people 'ducky' or we will have to close the thread....I'm presuming everyone is enjoying the banter?

[valmarg]

Please don't get personal and start calling people 'ducky' or we will have to close the thread....I'm presuming everyone is enjoying the banter?

What's wrong with ducky. It's a term of endearment like love or shug. There was certainly no offence intended on my part. You put your location as South Derbyshire, which is roughly Swad area. Surely you've heard the expression 'me owd duck'.

valmarg

[zazen999]

Yes unfortunately I have heard those terms since I came to live here.

[piskieinboots]

Morning all - lovely and bright but frosty out there

[zazen999]

Lovely innit. And to think the world ended in Parliament yesterday.

Still, the sun comes up and on we trek.

[Nicos]

Gawd- you know what????...I actually don't know what was announced yesterday....I best go and check on BBC online to see if I'll ever be old enough to draw my pension!

[zazen999]

What pension?