Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1
 

i Will be voting Labour (its Labour all the way For me) however I Think the Conseitve will win

Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1
 

Hmm :rolleyes:

thanks for the link

Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1
 

In a true democracy there has to be the option for a vote of no confidence. That is to say, a vote which states that "I do not have faith in any of the above to perform the duties being elected to this position would endow them with"

At the moment the only real recourse to that is to abstain from voting, but abstention is not the same as a vote of no confidence.

As far as I am able to discern at this point, the only real change that would transpire from the election would be a change of face in the papers. Not a whole lot else would change, and yet change is EXACTLY what this country needs.

More of the same would put the final nail in the coffin that used to say Great Britain.

Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1
 

Well, not sure who i will go for just as yet. Will have to see how the week pans out I guess.

I personally reckon the Tories will get in, but to be honest I really do think they are all just as bad as each other.

Will probably end up middle of the road or a protest vote.

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I suspect everyone who works for a local council feels that way. My own local council (staunchly conservative since the borough was first created). At one point (according to Private Eye) about 15 years ago, half the councilors were under investigation by Scotland Yard. Doesn't mean all Conservatives commit fraud.

Remind me.. Who signed the Masstricht treaty? Before you answer, remember that that treaty enabled massive changes in our constitution to enable greater integration into Europe?

Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1
 

This delivers :D

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My personal thoughts at the moment:

- Labour: I don't trust them and want them out. Hoon is our current MP and doesn't give a fig for us not to mention his corruption.

- Conservatives: I don't trust them although I'm not sure why, I would class my views as conservative but certainly not aligned with the party

- Lib Dems: For some reason I want to give them a chance even though I don't agree with all there policies. Also there local MP and councillors are the only ones who appear to give a damn

- UKIP: I agree with the policies they advertise but what about the rest?

- Green: Extremists at heart, have some good points but they have an overriding agenda which goes to far and will always stop me voting for them.

- BNP: Fascists, How anybody can actually vote for them I don't know, It's taken more than one attempt to write a forum friendly description.

Anyway, I've voted for Lib Dem at this stage. Its a combination of local interest coupled with reasonable national policies.

I do however have serious concerns as regards our armed forces which in my opinion should be supported, upgraded and expanded to keep us world class which I don't believe the Lib Dems will support and also, Europe which I believe the Lib Dems will be to eager to be increasing our integration when I believe we should be looking more at separation.

Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1
 

The trouble with the Lib Dems seems to be that a lot of people think they have good policies, and that they generally agree with the Lib Dems, but when it comes to voting , go back to Labour or Conservative because the Lib Dems "have no chance of getting in". Of course they have no chance if everyone thinks that.

Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1
 

http://conferencepear.blogspot.com/

:)

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Nooooo, a party thats a little less liberal and lentil eating than the greens. :erm:
Even though I'm ridiculously right wing I couldn't bring myself to put an X next to their name.

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Exactly! Problem is for all voters in safe seats of whatever colour due to the FPTP system it is only those voters in marginal seats who can really make a difference.

Will have all the choice in the world locally but no chance of anyone but DC being elected. :dozey:

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The Vote Match is unbelievably off target!

Apparently my best match is BNP! How the heck do they work that one out?
Then UKIP (wasted vote), Lib Dem (bwhahahahaha!), Tory (yes), Green (wasted vote), and finally Labour (ok so that got that one right being in last place).

I'm going to have to watch myself for racialist tendencies!

The voting system is designed for people to vote for who represents them in parliment, not which party has power.

Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1
 

You must have ticked the right boxes.

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except they weren't assigned to the right parties ;)

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In a true democracy you can stand and vote for yourself (oh wait, you can).
Of course if you don't think you've got faith in yourself to represent yourself properly, then perhaps you should indeed consider not voting, and perhaps re-attach the string to your mittens :p:

Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1
 

That doesn't make it right. Most people want to vote for which party has power, not some antiquated (imo) concept of local representation.