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18 months till general election ?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
so come on ...who ya gonna vote for?
lets have a little taster of the way the winds blowing.

and why ...when a politician abstains from a vote it's seen as principled but ...if i abstain it's seen as apathy?

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    hm my first chance to be able to vote.

    I guess I would probably vote Liberal Democrat
    Or maybe Socialist Party, but i doubt there is one in the home counties
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The conservatives. (officially you get chucked out of the party if you vote for someone else, but as its a secret ballot no-one would ever know)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Personally I tend to think I should vote Lib Dem but theres one problem here. I think people who are not going to vote labour will vote for just anyone so Labour dont get in, which could mean that it could be a very close finish with them all.
    So probably to stop Labour getting in I will vote Tory because Tories have a lot more followers than Lib Dem.........I think.

    ask me later, you know im forever changing my mind ;)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by BeckyBoo
    Personally I tend to think I should vote Lib Dem but theres one problem here. I think people who are not going to vote labour will vote for just anyone so Labour dont get in, which could mean that it could be a very close finish with them all.
    So probably to stop Labour getting in I will vote Tory because Tories have a lot more followers than Lib Dem.........I think.

    ask me later, you know im forever changing my mind ;)
    for fucks sake ...and mine and yours don't put your name to that lot ...you'll be very sorry ...oh dear ...no becky ...if i have to travel 400miles north to convince you i friggin will!
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Actually, Blair can wait until May 2006 if he chooses. A govt. can serve a 5 year term.

    Still, I guess I would probably go for the Lib Dems on the basis of coherent policies, a successful period governing north of the border and the fact that I could never vote Tory. The Lib Dems are the ONLY chance to get the Tories out of my constituency, but it must be said that it's such a safe Blue seat that I don't think it will ever happen.

    Edited to add: and I can't stomach New Labour. Was gutted @ the removal of Clause 4 of the party constitution, which basically stood for socialism.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Anyone but labour, they've pissed me off and fucked the country up good and proper.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Green party.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Conservatives. (not because I support them but because I see them as the best of a bad bunch)

    Couldnt vote Labour as they have done an awful job IMO for last few years, couldnt vote Lib Dem as the country would be even more PC and and even bigger mess than it is now and I'm not voting for any minority partys as they are all a bigger joke than the main parties.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by RWB
    I'm not voting for any minority partys as they are all a bigger joke than the main parties.
    Plus, in the electoral system as it stands your vote is effectively "wasted" if you don't elect an MP with it, so unless a minority party is likely to win your constituency or you are making the political statement you are entitled to make when you vote and don't mind if it ends up "wasted" then there's no point voting for them.
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