The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1

[NO ONE]

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

[iFrankie]

Originally Posted by Derek S

There is a link on the daily telegraph website allowing you to answer a bunch of questions and it shows you which party suits your views best.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/elec...tion-2010.html

I'll be voting for the party that suits my viewpoints 2nd best.

Your best match is with the Labour Party.

Hmm

thanks for the link

[Lord Nikon]

Originally Posted by budwieser

So what would your choice be then?

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.

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.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Jon T

After working for a Lib Dem led Council I don't think i'd want them running the country.

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.

Originally Posted by Sirius

I can never vote Lib Dems as i cannot trust them to stand up for this country in time of need, They are the sort of party that will roll over and sell us out so they don't have to get in a argument. One of there policies is to take us straight into the Euro is it not ??

BTW

Conservative all the way for me

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?

[Ignitionnet]

This delivers

[G UK]

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.

[Stuart]

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.

http://conferencepear.blogspot.com/

[Derek]

Originally Posted by Xaccers

PS it didn't suggest the green party for you did it?

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

[Angua]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

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.

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.

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by Derek S

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

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!

Originally Posted by Angua

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.

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

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Xaccers

Apparently my best match is BNP! How the heck do they work that one out?

You must have ticked the right boxes.

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by Gary L

You must have ticked the right boxes.

except they weren't assigned to the right parties

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Originally Posted by Lord Nikon

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"

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

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Xaccers

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

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