Who will you be voting for in the General election?
Poll: Who will you be voting for in the General election?
Total Members Polled: 601
Discussion
Since the Tories have just about no chance of a victory in my ward, I feel LibDem are most likely to take votes away from Labour. So LibDem it is for me, a party I have no policy agreement with, affiliation with, or wish to see in power. What a stupid system we have. No point in voting for the party one actually supports in some parts of the UK.
Esseesse said:
The bookies have Lab on for an easy win... http://www.paddypower.com/bet/politics/other-polit...
They put the LibDems, Conservatives, and UKIP neck and neck so I don't think there's anything tactical to vote for anyway.
Yes I know what you're saying but from talking to friends and family they all seem happy with the current government and the way things are going and they're mainly Labour voters who are now thinking of not voting for them.They put the LibDems, Conservatives, and UKIP neck and neck so I don't think there's anything tactical to vote for anyway.
Multiply that with others who feel the same and our constituency seat could be tight. Maybe not though!
Living in a former mining village means anyone with a blue rosette is looking at a lost deposit (if they even bother fielding a candidate). Not that I could ever bring myself to vote for them, but the LibDems might have stood an outside chance if their candidate hadn't just been arrested on suspicion of child sex abuse!
Still waiting to see what independents stand - provided they're not too lunatic fringe they'll probably get my vote, or I'll go with UKIP or spoil my paper.
Still waiting to see what independents stand - provided they're not too lunatic fringe they'll probably get my vote, or I'll go with UKIP or spoil my paper.
judas said:
Living in a former mining village means anyone with a blue rosette is looking at a lost deposit (if they even bother fielding a candidate). Not that I could ever bring myself to vote for them, but the LibDems might have stood an outside chance if their candidate hadn't just been arrested on suspicion of child sex abuse!
Still waiting to see what independents stand - provided they're not too lunatic fringe they'll probably get my vote, or I'll go with UKIP or spoil my paper.
Just a point of interest for the residents of your former mining village: Re the old mines cliché - it was Labour who closed more mines (Harold Wilson) than Thatcher did. There we go, the inconvenient facts getting in the way of the brainwashing of the working classes. (Oh and I thought lefties didn't like coal because it changes the climate or something...)Still waiting to see what independents stand - provided they're not too lunatic fringe they'll probably get my vote, or I'll go with UKIP or spoil my paper.
Guybrush said:
Just a point of interest for the residents of your former mining village: Re the old mines cliché - it was Labour who closed more mines (Harold Wilson) than Thatcher did. There we go, the inconvenient facts getting in the way of the brainwashing of the working classes. (Oh and I thought lefties didn't like coal because it changes the climate or something...)
As you said, they're no known for letting facts get in the way of their prejudices 
Turn7 said:
I have a feeling I will be spoiling my paper, as I just dont believe any of them any more.
Career politicians who cant wait to get the nose in the trough.
At least vote to keep the labour party out. This is a corrupt gerry mandered election, the Labour party the perpetrators of such. At least try and deny them the fruits of their insidious corrupt behaviour. Career politicians who cant wait to get the nose in the trough.
If puzzled, this explains all.:
http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/categor...
Best to scroll down to the Oct 2012 report, then after reading that, progress upwards. Sickening corruption via the banana republic Labour Party.
PurpleTurtle said:
There doesn't seem to be a box for the party that:
Charges a fair and equitable tax without punishing wealth.
Won't stop f*cking over the poorest in society and trying to put the NHS into private hands.
Can be trusted with the economy without bending over backwards to the Unions.
Can be trusted not to spunk all my money up the wall on career benefit scroungers, but accept that from time to time people need help from the State in the short term.
Has a leader that has actually done something in real life rather than been a career politician.
Is able to say that being part of the EU for free trade is good, but that the free movement of labour is possibly flawed, but it doesn't make you slightly right of Hitler to say, "you know what, I think that Australian points system is rather good idea".
Doesn't hate the motorist and doesn't regard him/her as a cash cow.
So, you could say I'm a floating voter.
we could be twins separated at birth.Charges a fair and equitable tax without punishing wealth.
Won't stop f*cking over the poorest in society and trying to put the NHS into private hands.
Can be trusted with the economy without bending over backwards to the Unions.
Can be trusted not to spunk all my money up the wall on career benefit scroungers, but accept that from time to time people need help from the State in the short term.
Has a leader that has actually done something in real life rather than been a career politician.
Is able to say that being part of the EU for free trade is good, but that the free movement of labour is possibly flawed, but it doesn't make you slightly right of Hitler to say, "you know what, I think that Australian points system is rather good idea".
Doesn't hate the motorist and doesn't regard him/her as a cash cow.
So, you could say I'm a floating voter.
Cheese Mechanic said:
Turn7 said:
I have a feeling I will be spoiling my paper, as I just dont believe any of them any more.
Career politicians who cant wait to get the nose in the trough.
At least vote to keep the labour party out. This is a corrupt gerry mandered election, the Labour party the perpetrators of such. At least try and deny them the fruits of their insidious corrupt behaviour. Career politicians who cant wait to get the nose in the trough.
If puzzled, this explains all.:
http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/categor...
Best to scroll down to the Oct 2012 report, then after reading that, progress upwards. Sickening corruption via the banana republic Labour Party.
I dont believe the process, I dont believe the lies and I dont believe for ONE SECOND that any of them will actually improve my personal quality of life.
Turn7 said:
Im 50 in two months. I have never yet actually voted to get a party I want in - always to keep them others out.
I dont believe the process, I dont believe the lies and I dont believe for ONE SECOND that any of them will actually improve my personal quality of life.
I can fully understand that perspective, thats for sure. I can say I did vote to put somebody in "once", but I'm similar to you in most motives. I dont believe the process, I dont believe the lies and I dont believe for ONE SECOND that any of them will actually improve my personal quality of life.
Just very worried what the labour party will do if they get hands on anything important, they f
k up everything, always have. Half my family looking at going to Canada because of Browns damage, fking hate the Labour party.Conservatories. I'm not particularly a fan of anyone expect Farage who tells the big wigs how it is.
But results speak for themselves, unemployment down, growth up and everything seems to be running quite smoothly.
I don't like what they've done with the Royal Mail or the NHS at all, but I doubt I'd like some things that any party did tbh...
But results speak for themselves, unemployment down, growth up and everything seems to be running quite smoothly.
I don't like what they've done with the Royal Mail or the NHS at all, but I doubt I'd like some things that any party did tbh...
I voted "other" because there isn't an option for spoiling the ballot paper, which isn't - to my mind at least - the same thing as not voting.
I think they're all beneath contempt, and at least spoilt papers get counted and announced in the results. Ideally, I'd like to see a 50%+ spoilt ballot count, just to show them all that they're beneath contempt.
I think they're all beneath contempt, and at least spoilt papers get counted and announced in the results. Ideally, I'd like to see a 50%+ spoilt ballot count, just to show them all that they're beneath contempt.
My life has been benefited by the current government I pay less income tax and during my apprentership they introduced the national minimum wage half way through which was nice.
But even though most of my view points are based towards the right I live in one of the most lefty part of the country south wales valleys so the likelihood of tories getting in are zero. I despise plaid cymru so to keep them out im voting ukip.
But even though most of my view points are based towards the right I live in one of the most lefty part of the country south wales valleys so the likelihood of tories getting in are zero. I despise plaid cymru so to keep them out im voting ukip.
For me, what it mainly comes down to is who can I trust the most with the economy? I'm a million miles from a political expert but I'm inclined to say Conservative given the choice.
Am I allowed to do that as a young Scot? I'll need to pretend I'm not voting at all or I might face a lynching.
Am I allowed to do that as a young Scot? I'll need to pretend I'm not voting at all or I might face a lynching.
Patrick Bateman said:
For me, what it mainly comes down to is who can I trust the most with the economy? I'm a million miles from a political expert but I'm inclined to say Conservative given the choice.
Am I allowed to do that as a young Scot? I'll need to pretend I'm not voting at all or I might face a lynching.
You should have a look at this article on keeping the SNP out of powerAm I allowed to do that as a young Scot? I'll need to pretend I'm not voting at all or I might face a lynching.
I'm probably (with a very heavy heart) going to vote Labour. If I had to put myself in a box, I'd be a traditional Liberal. The thought of a Labour Govt depresses me, but as a Scot, the ramifications of letting the SNP get their fat paws on the controls is likely to have far worse consequences for the economy and the UK's constitutional arrangements.
spitsfire said:
You should have a look at this article on keeping the SNP out of power
I'm probably (with a very heavy heart) going to vote Labour. If I had to put myself in a box, I'd be a traditional Liberal. The thought of a Labour Govt depresses me, but as a Scot, the ramifications of letting the SNP get their fat paws on the controls is likely to have far worse consequences for the economy and the UK's constitutional arrangements.
I was watching the rugby the other weekend with my mate Scottish John from my uni days and he is even a member of the Scottish Conservatives and was planning on voting labour in his constituency to keep the nats out. I'm probably (with a very heavy heart) going to vote Labour. If I had to put myself in a box, I'd be a traditional Liberal. The thought of a Labour Govt depresses me, but as a Scot, the ramifications of letting the SNP get their fat paws on the controls is likely to have far worse consequences for the economy and the UK's constitutional arrangements.
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