How will you vote at next election?

[Dave Stones]

i will vote as i always have done (ok only voted once in my life before but shh) and that is secretly. thats why you cant go reading what people put on the ballot forms you know, so your vote is secret

Originally Posted by Kneebs

What about an option for non voting !!

They're all as bad as each other, however, I shall more than likely be voting for a party other than labour

theres is, dont vote in the poll

As it's a public poll I shall not be voting.

[aliferste]

Originally Posted by pem

As it's a public poll I shall not be voting.

LOL I just realised you could see who voted for what!

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Damien

How will you vote?

Wisely

[Ignition]

I on the other hand am happy to say I will vote Liberal Democrat.

Why? This is a Lib Dem ward already, and unlike either of the other parties they were against the horrifying events in the Middle East, and even have the gall to admit they will raise taxes to improve things, rather than just sneakily and dramatically increasing the tax burden.

Labour have even managed to increase income tax on the sly - the top rate's barrier has not gone up with inflation, more people are paying top rate than would be had this happened.

Makes me laugh I'm not far AT ALL from top rate tax, but can't afford to buy a house, even though I apparently am on a higher salary than 90% of the UK adult population. Meanwhile my tax is being used to play monkey boy to George Bush and the rest of his Neo-Con virtual fascists.

New Labour my botty to be honest, they are no more Labour than the Conservatives - the only remotely Socialist party left is the Lib Dems, the other two are doing their utmost to become Neo-Conservative / Neo-Zionist with no regard for either the cost or their own people they alienate trying to be the 52nd state. Amusing that there is no money for this, or that, but Gee Dubbya comes calling and a few billion soon materialises. Terror politics rubbish that Tony is throwing at us mixed in with lies doesn't really appeal either.

OP - I note you are 17. I'm not that much older than you but I remember when the political landscape was very very different. Now we are just America Junior - Tony even seems to be planning on trying to terrorise us to vote for him to cover up the failures domestically and most of all with foreign policy. I have voted Labour twice but frankly I'd rather not vote at all that vote for that bunch of scheming fibbing neo-Con whores that are the Nu Labour party, at least not while Tony is in charge.

[Stuart]

I voted Lib Dem. I think that in the last few years, the Labour Party have c*cked it up. The Tories did before them. It's time for someone else to see how well they can c*ck it up.

[philip.j.fry]

I'm thinking that the party system has had its day and am thinking of spoiling my ballot paper, just hope I can write small enough to fit everything I want to say on

[Julian]

I live in an area where historically on the face of it my vote will make little difference to the eventual outcome.

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.

Remember that the present government achieved its 62.5% of seats on the basis of support from 24.2% of the electorate. So over 75% of the electorate didn't vote for them.

[MovedGoalPosts]

Originally Posted by Julian

I live in an area where historically on the face of it my vote will make little difference to the eventual outcome.

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.

Remember that the present government achieved its 62.5% of seats on the basis of support from 24.2% of the electorate. So over 75% of the electorate didn't vote for them.

Exactly, one has to remember that only a couple of generations ago a lot of ppl gave their lives to be able to maintain the freedom of the right to vote.

Unfortunately these days, the party system and the manifestos offered are so complex, that a choice of the voting option is frequently not about which party has the best policy, but which will, on balance, do the least damage to you the individual.

For example, you might agree with the concept of spending more on schools and NHS, and so vote labour or Lib dem, but you also want better law and order and clamp downs on asylum seekers traditionally an area where the conservatives have better ideas. So you end up voting Monster Raving Loony

[Russ]

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

[Ignition]

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.

Australia isn't a democracy?

[Russ]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherN00b

Australia isn't a democracy?

This isn't Australia?

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Julian

I live in an area where historically on the face of it my vote will make little difference to the eventual outcome.

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.

Remember that the present government achieved its 62.5% of seats on the basis of support from 24.2% of the electorate. So over 75% of the electorate didn't vote for them.

Proportional representation anyone?

[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