Should remainers vote for the Libs?
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Actually the libs might be a good protest vote compared to voting for the red party which is disarray at the moment. It would actually be more like an abstention rather than a protest vote, but I see some people taking that route just to show unhappiness without voting JC.
I might vote that way myself. David Cameron did the vote to get backing for his idea, it fell flat, now May is doing a vote to show backing for her too.
At this rate Recep Erdogan will be having election to get popular backing to strike forward whilst the country is in a bit of a turmoil after a couple of years in interesting times.....
I digress..
I might vote that way myself. David Cameron did the vote to get backing for his idea, it fell flat, now May is doing a vote to show backing for her too.
At this rate Recep Erdogan will be having election to get popular backing to strike forward whilst the country is in a bit of a turmoil after a couple of years in interesting times.....
I digress..
fblm said:
Leggy said:
Simple question. Would they be the best opposition to keep the Conservatives in check?
Unless they are needed in some absurd coalition how do you imagine they will keep the Tories in check?frisbee said:
I'm voting LD, they are very likely to regain the seat where I live. The local conservative who won the last election is very good but I don't support Brexit.
Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
So you would vote-out a very good MP just because of Brexit? Guess what - Brexit is here to stay. Why punish a good MP? It's like firing someone for doing their job and having no-one to replace them with (as you say "there is no credible opposition in this country").Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
I'll be voting LD having always previously voted Tory. I'm anti Brexit and very anti hard Brexit which is what I feel we're heading to as a result of the fringes of the Tory party. Only people trying to provide an opposition to counter this are the LDs.
Unless there's a biiig swing in my constituency (East Hampshire) it won't make much difference, the Tory candidate will still win. Luckily the LDs do better than Lab here so I get to vote my conscience and provide the best support I can to unseat the Tory incumbent rather than having to grudgingly tick the Labour box to show my opposition.
Unless there's a biiig swing in my constituency (East Hampshire) it won't make much difference, the Tory candidate will still win. Luckily the LDs do better than Lab here so I get to vote my conscience and provide the best support I can to unseat the Tory incumbent rather than having to grudgingly tick the Labour box to show my opposition.
Edited by Mario149 on Wednesday 19th April 08:20
Likes Fast Cars said:
frisbee said:
I'm voting LD, they are very likely to regain the seat where I live. The local conservative who won the last election is very good but I don't support Brexit.
Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
So you would vote-out a very good MP just because of Brexit? Guess what - Brexit is here to stay. Why punish a good MP? It's like firing someone for doing their job and having no-one to replace them with (as you say "there is no credible opposition in this country").Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
It looks like frisbee is lucky enough to be in a constituency where it might make a difference.
jonnyb said:
Likes Fast Cars said:
frisbee said:
I'm voting LD, they are very likely to regain the seat where I live. The local conservative who won the last election is very good but I don't support Brexit.
Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
So you would vote-out a very good MP just because of Brexit? Guess what - Brexit is here to stay. Why punish a good MP? It's like firing someone for doing their job and having no-one to replace them with (as you say "there is no credible opposition in this country").Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
It looks like frisbee is lucky enough to be in a constituency where it might make a difference.
Leggy said:
Simple question. Would they be the best opposition to keep the Conservatives in check?
You should vote to unseat the Tory candidate. Ideally to replace with a Lib Dem as they are opposed to Brexit (esp hard Brexit), but if a Labour candidate is more likely to win you should vote for them as even though they will support Brexit, they're anti hard Brexit and the less MPs the Tories have the more difficult it is for them to force through a hard Brexit. Tony Starks said:
jonnyb said:
Likes Fast Cars said:
frisbee said:
I'm voting LD, they are very likely to regain the seat where I live. The local conservative who won the last election is very good but I don't support Brexit.
Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
So you would vote-out a very good MP just because of Brexit? Guess what - Brexit is here to stay. Why punish a good MP? It's like firing someone for doing their job and having no-one to replace them with (as you say "there is no credible opposition in this country").Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
It looks like frisbee is lucky enough to be in a constituency where it might make a difference.
jonnyb said:
Likes Fast Cars said:
frisbee said:
I'm voting LD, they are very likely to regain the seat where I live. The local conservative who won the last election is very good but I don't support Brexit.
Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
So you would vote-out a very good MP just because of Brexit? Guess what - Brexit is here to stay. Why punish a good MP? It's like firing someone for doing their job and having no-one to replace them with (as you say "there is no credible opposition in this country").Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
It looks like frisbee is lucky enough to be in a constituency where it might make a difference.
Voting out a PM who didn't want Brexit because you don't want Brexit isn't going to stop Brexit. Best you can hope for is that a PM who holds your view might be well placed to get a result in the negotiations you might be more in support of than an ardent leaver would try to negotiate.
Would you really want the PM to ignore the Brexit result or try to reverse it after the vote? I'm not sure that would make her a very good PM. She didn't want it, but is trying to do the best for her country with what the voters have presented her with.
Mario149 said:
You should vote to unseat the Tory candidate. Ideally to replace with a Lib Dem as they are opposed to Brexit (esp hard Brexit), but if a Labour candidate is more likely to win you should vote for them as even though they will support Brexit, they're anti hard Brexit and the less MPs the Tories have the more difficult it is for them to force through a hard Brexit.
RidiculousTLandCruiser said:
Mario149 said:
You should vote to unseat the Tory candidate. Ideally to replace with a Lib Dem as they are opposed to Brexit (esp hard Brexit), but if a Labour candidate is more likely to win you should vote for them as even though they will support Brexit, they're anti hard Brexit and the less MPs the Tories have the more difficult it is for them to force through a hard Brexit.
RidiculousMario149 said:
Tony Starks said:
jonnyb said:
Likes Fast Cars said:
frisbee said:
I'm voting LD, they are very likely to regain the seat where I live. The local conservative who won the last election is very good but I don't support Brexit.
Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
So you would vote-out a very good MP just because of Brexit? Guess what - Brexit is here to stay. Why punish a good MP? It's like firing someone for doing their job and having no-one to replace them with (as you say "there is no credible opposition in this country").Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
It looks like frisbee is lucky enough to be in a constituency where it might make a difference.
TLandCruiser said:
Mario149 said:
You should vote to unseat the Tory candidate. Ideally to replace with a Lib Dem as they are opposed to Brexit (esp hard Brexit), but if a Labour candidate is more likely to win you should vote for them as even though they will support Brexit, they're anti hard Brexit and the less MPs the Tories have the more difficult it is for them to force through a hard Brexit.
RidiculousMario149 said:
TLandCruiser said:
Mario149 said:
You should vote to unseat the Tory candidate. Ideally to replace with a Lib Dem as they are opposed to Brexit (esp hard Brexit), but if a Labour candidate is more likely to win you should vote for them as even though they will support Brexit, they're anti hard Brexit and the less MPs the Tories have the more difficult it is for them to force through a hard Brexit.
RidiculousEl stovey said:
Mario149 said:
Tony Starks said:
jonnyb said:
Likes Fast Cars said:
frisbee said:
I'm voting LD, they are very likely to regain the seat where I live. The local conservative who won the last election is very good but I don't support Brexit.
Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
So you would vote-out a very good MP just because of Brexit? Guess what - Brexit is here to stay. Why punish a good MP? It's like firing someone for doing their job and having no-one to replace them with (as you say "there is no credible opposition in this country").Its a shame that there is no credible opposition in this country.
It looks like frisbee is lucky enough to be in a constituency where it might make a difference.
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