The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1

[tweetiepooh]

I don't want to simply not vote Tory. I want to positively vote for someone, after all we cast our votes for a person not a party.


What would be good is a competent independent who will stand up for what the constituents want. Imagine parliament where the majority are independents! Chaos but interesting. It is being able to vote for independents and the odd parties that make UK politics more interesting and why I hate the idea of (national) PR.

[ianch99]

Originally Posted by tweetiepooh

Until now I would vote for our local Tory MP but he is stepping down and the boundaries have changed. The Tory candidate covers a wider, geographic area or at least slightly different and supports policies that are more of a benefit to her older area than ours.


The local Tories have also given up on just positive campaigning, I don't care how bad the others are or will be, I want to know why I should vote for you not why I shouldn't vote for the others.


I don't want to vote for leftist parties. So it's a bit of a puzzle.

The only "leftist" Party you might have to vote for in Winchester are the Greens. Labour and Lib-Dems are solid centrist so I do not see your dilemma. Danny Chambers (LD) seem a solid, if slightly boring, choice.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by tweetiepooh

I don't want to simply not vote Tory. I want to positively vote for someone, after all we cast our votes for a person not a party.

Ah well. Always worth a try.

[mrmistoffelees]

Originally Posted by peanut

These 6 weeks are going to feel like 6 months with the constant repetitive news of politics and bullshit. Not even 24 hours in and I'm already bored of it. I'm aiming to avoiding the news till it's all over.

Oh i don't know, the increasingly deepening desperation rhetoric/spin that hopefully will appear as the Tory party realise that they're plummeting to a loss or even better political oblivion should provide some comic relief in the proceedings ?

Originally Posted by tweetiepooh

I don't want to simply not vote Tory. I want to positively vote for someone, after all we cast our votes for a person not a party.


What would be good is a competent independent who will stand up for what the constituents want. Imagine parliament where the majority are independents! Chaos but interesting. It is being able to vote for independents and the odd parties that make UK politics more interesting and why I hate the idea of (national) PR.

But some forms of PR is more likely to give the Independents seats.

[jfman]

"The current choices are rubbish but I hate the idea of restructuring the system to change that" is an interesting take.

[Inactive Digital]

I think another 5 years of the Tories would mean 5 more years of in-fighting as MPs try to decide whether they want to be right of centre, or centre of the right. Even if they won, would Rishi still be PM in 12 months time or would there have been the successful plot to overthrow him?
Are Labour as united as they appear? What are their policies, other than top-level ideas? What would they do in government and - crucially - how will they do it?
As for the Lib Dems, I think they did some good work in the coalition and got an unreasonable amount of flak for it. But I want to see their policies too.
I don't think any of the others stood in my constituency last time. So, if the election was today. I probably wouldn't vote.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Inactive Digital

I probably wouldn't vote.

Naturally that is your right and nobody should take that away but surely not voting is increasing the chances of the rugby-Scrum party retaining at least some seats.

We need to see them obliterated at this election. Make them a minority party in parliament. Reward them for all their corruption, austerity and contempt they’ve shown for the common man.

I would strongly discourage anyone from not voting. Give one of the no-hopers a chance (and for once I’m not referring to the Conservatives). A non-vote is wasted opportunity punish this current shower.

[Inactive Digital]

I'll definitely be voting come election day. It's on my birthday and I'll be away on holiday so, for the first time, I'll be registering for a postal vote. I consider myself a floating voter and I expect parties to convince me to give them my vote. I just feel that, as things are today, I dont yet have enough information to make an informed decision. Thought there's a good six weeks to go yet, so it'll all fall into place.

[SnoopZ]

Just registered to vote by post, I've never done that before, it was a doddle and means hopefully I can do my bit to get this government out easier as I hated voting in person and often wouldn't bother.

Originally Posted by Inactive Digital

I'll definitely be voting come election day. It's on my birthday and I'll be away on holiday so, for the first time, I'll be registering for a postal vote. I consider myself a floating voter and I expect parties to convince me to give them my vote. I just feel that, as things are today, I dont yet have enough information to make an informed decision. Thought there's a good six weeks to go yet, so it'll all fall into place.

I would have thought the events of last 14 years, and the actions of 5 Prime Ministers, 7 Chancellors of the Exchequer, 8 Foreign Secretaries, 8* Home Secretaries, 10 Education Secretaries, 11 Housing Secretaries, & 13 Culture Secretaries, might have provided a reasonable amount of information to make an informed decision.

Not sure what could happen in the next six weeks that could drastically alter an already formed opinion…

*2 of them the same person…

[denphone]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

Just registered to vote by post, I've never done that before, it was a doddle and means hopefully I can do my bit to get this government out easier as I hated voting in person and often wouldn't bother.

l have been voting by post for ther last 10 years and everything has always gone fine.

Just double check everything before you seal the envelopes.

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by Stephen

I should hope you never voted you aren't in the UK and are ineligible to vote here

Ah man!!

Originally Posted by jfman

"The current choices are rubbish...

Yup same here this time which is why I think its pointless to vote....

[Ms NTL]

Rishi knows Welsh people well

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/po...-gaffe-375425/

[Inactive Digital]

Originally Posted by Hugh

I would have thought the events of last 14 years, and the actions of 5 Prime Ministers, 7 Chancellors of the Exchequer, 8 Foreign Secretaries, 8* Home Secretaries, 10 Education Secretaries, 11 Housing Secretaries, & 13 Culture Secretaries, might have provided a reasonable amount of information to make an informed decision.

Not sure what could happen in the next six weeks that could drastically alter an already formed opinion…

*2 of them the same person…

The question isn't who not to vote for though.