How will you vote at next election? - Page 3

Julian · 18-03-2004, 00:13

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Originally Posted by danielf

Proportional representation anyone?

LOL - not my political leaning at all m8.

Just making the point that if people don't vote...... look what you could end up with.

danielf · 18-03-2004, 00:24

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Originally Posted by Julian

LOL - not my political leaning at all m8.

Just making the point that if people don't vote...... look what you could end up with.

Second one, I agree. First one, we differ

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Stuart · 18-03-2004, 00:36

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Originally Posted by Julian

Having said that, if I do not vote then I do not feel I will have the moral right to comment on the party in power.

All I would say is that everyone who is entitled to vote, should vote.

Surely a person should only vote if they happen to agree with any party? I didn't vote at the last election, not because of apathy, but I didn't agree with any of the main parties being in government. I still don't think either the Tories or Tory Lite (Labour) party should be in power.

philip.j.fry · 18-03-2004, 00:41

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Originally Posted by scastle

Surely a person should only vote if they happen to agree with any party? I didn't vote at the last election, not because of apathy, but I didn't agree with any of the main parties being in government. I still don't think either the Tories or Tory Lite (Labour) party should be in power.

It is in those situations that you should 'spoil' you ballo paper. The way they say spoil it makes it sound like a childish thing to do when in fact it is showing that you're not apathetic but don't believe any of the candidates to be suitable. Just my personal opinion, but if they get enough spoiled ballots they are going to have to take notice.

Julian · 18-03-2004, 00:41

Sorry, I think my post has been misinterpreted.

I didn't mean that people should be forced to vote.... just that if more people did vote the result would be more representative.

Marge · 18-03-2004, 00:49

Any talk of voting brings to mind my history teacher, 4' 11" and the voice of a sargeant major on drill parade. She drummed into us girls the importance of voting and how people had died to give us the right to vote. Having said that I can't see any party that impresses so it might be the Monster Raving Looney mob (I'll fit in well there

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sir_drinks_alot · 18-03-2004, 01:05

hell why don't i just stand for Parliament am way more
inTouch with the People than all the politicians could
ever wish to be so what to you say gang SDA for mp

Ignition · 18-03-2004, 04:09

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Originally Posted by Russ D

But then again if it ever came to pass that voting was compulsary, it would end any traces of the UK being a democracy.

OK best mention to the following that they are not democracies:

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Cyprus
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Liechenstein
Luxembourg
Panama
Philippines
Singapore
Switzerland (some cantons only)
Uruguay
Venezuela

zendawn · 18-03-2004, 06:34

I always vote GREEN, thanks to PR we now have 2 MEPs which would never have gotten in with First Past the Post.

I've always thought the 'None of the above' option should be added, like in Brewsters Millions. I was gonna stand, as the 'None of the above' Party, giving people the option of showing that they wanna vote but not for anyone on the balot paper. At the moment there isnt a way to register a protest vote, as spiolt papers dont really count.

**Damien** · 18-03-2004, 07:53

Theres an 'other' section ya know?

All other partys can go in there and again if you dont wanna vote they this is not the topic for you as it will just lead to people complaining about the system and such.

**Damien** · 18-03-2004, 07:56

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Originally Posted by sir_drinks_alot

well the Fact that labour's majority is so big thay can't
lose 101-seat over all makes the election a bit of a joke
really

right now am what the pollsters call a swing voter
i just can't make up my mind

Thats the system over here

It wouldnt be so good if labour had to agree with the torys or libb dem.

Its doent make the election a joke, a overwealming amount of people voted them in so they have more control

Xaccers · 18-03-2004, 08:12

I'll be voting how I always do.
By going into the booth and putting an X against the party I support

**Damien** · 18-03-2004, 08:37

I will vote laboour or monster raving loony party! now theres a party with iits head stuck on right

My view is that if you dont vote you cant really use that to moarn about there not be a party or the system doesnt work. If you dont like it vote for a inderpendent MP and then try to change the system.

Personnally I dont see whats actually wrong with the system? The countrys doing ok, The system is doing alright

Mr_love_monkey · 18-03-2004, 09:07

Who will I vote for next time? - That's a tough one.

At the moment I'm toying with the idea of getting together a campaign to get people to deface their ballot papers - with the hope being that if we get enough people to do it, then maybe it would show the general unhappiness with all the options on offer - It's idealistic and would probably have no effect, but I can dream....

These days, it's hard to tell the difference between Lab and Con, since Lab has gone to the right, Con has gone to the left, and they've met in the middle. Policies between the 2 these days seem to consist of one party saying "we're going to do X" and the other party saying "Oh yes, we were going to do that", or "That's what we thought too". - Look at this budget just gone by - The amount being saved in public spending by reducing the civil service jobs, is exactly the same amount that the conservatives were planning on cutting it by.

The Lib Dems, to me, are still an nothing party - perhaps if one day they get a leader who has something going for him, rather than just a large backside, which is needed so that he can sit on all those fences - maybe I'll think that voting for them won't be a waste of a vote - at the end of the day, I don't see how you can vote for a party that won't actually decide what it is they stand for, other than the usual nah-saying of whatever the government does. I lost track of the number of things that Charles Kennedy refused to give an opinion on. How can you have any political respect for a party that basically says 'we have some opinions, but we're not going to tell you what they are'.

The rest of the parties are all seat fillers, that have zero chance of ever getting elected.

So basically the answer is, I don't know....

Maybe I'll stand, and try and make Waddon a Repulic.

18-03-2004, 09:27

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Originally Posted by Damien

I meant that I wanted to see about which partys where ahead. Otherwise the pages would be filled with pages about voter aperthy

Also, I dont really think that anyone can defend the BNP

I dont think people can defend labours track record either, they are just as bad as the conservatives were when they got voted out.
What you have to realise with the likes of the BNP is that the BNP is the political party, the NF, C18 etc are all hangers on, the ones that commit the violence are NOT the BNP.
The people that are so against right wing parties need to realise that a lot of people are against left wing parties also. The people that claim racism is rife need to look at the poor white charity worker who was not allowed to attend a charity dinner because of the colour of her skin (was in the papers yesterday). The BNP is going to gain more power because the law allows situations like these to happen. Many people in this country do not want the asylum seekers, they do not want migrant workers, look at the political parties on offer, who do you think will get the vote from these people?

However this is not important, If I vote BNP then thats my choice, If I dont vote thats also my choice.

What we need is a section on the ballot that says "None of the above" which is a way to register that the party manifestos are not convincing and are not what the public wants.