I am not voting for Labour or Con…

There is a huge misconception that is being perpetuated on Mumsnet constantly about the current Labour position on women. I suggest people actually check this before repeating the same tropes about issues Labour have already changed policy on and admitted they got wrong. The current stance is in line with the vast majority of the public. I'm really fed up of this issue being pushed along with "they spent all the money" - at least they spent it to invest in the country as opposed to the Tories lining their own pockets all while actually accruing more debt themselves than every single previous Labour government combined. It's literally all the Tories have as they've been so utterly shit for so long. We have no policies and still blame Labour for us being so crap. It's pathetic.
Please read the Labour manifesto and check the actual position on Women's rights. The irony of this issue when faced with a government who actually presided over the shit show on gender and have done utterly nothing to support women with their misogynist attitudes is just laughable.

I'd like to know what, given their plans to take so many people at the lower end out of paying tax.

My advice would be to vote tactically.

We have to get rid of this racist, corrupt, useless Tory government who brought misery on the UK.

In some places that might mean voting Lib Dem rather than Labour.

Green is another option, but please look at whether your vote might help a Tory stay in place if you go for a party that realistically has no chance to get an MP...because helping a Tory keep their seat is truly the worst option.

I dont know who is standing in my area. Last time we had this progressive alliance so a lot of candidates witthdrew and put their support into the lib dem.
The time before there was an excellent independent.

Its been a safe Tory seat since it was a seat but it might change.

If you've always voted Labour, what is it you don't like about them this time around? They stand their best chance of getting in, so it seems odd to stop voting for them now.

You need to look at your local constituency and decide based on that. I'll be voting Lib Dem because they're the second party to the Tories here, and my main priority is getting the Tories out (especially our useless local Tory MP). I want Labour to win though. You need to think pragmatically.

And anyone who thinks Keir Starmer's Labour is anything like the Johnson/Truss/Sunak Tory party is deluded.

Are Labour actually trying to get elected?

I thought they had been spending the last few years trying to appeal to as few people as possible.

If this is them trying to get elected them I'm worried.

(I am also someone who rarely finds anyone to vote for)

By cutting something less important I expect. For me the defence of the UK is number 1 priority. Putin is becoming more unstable each year.

Do your research in your local constituency. That's what matters. It's not the X factor. You need to look online at past results in your area to see who has a realistic chance of winning. Who is bothering to leaflet drop and knock on doors in your area? That will tell you what you need to know.

If you want to get the conservatives out then your best chance is this strategy. So it will either be Labour or Lib Dems and if you're in Brighton then Greens. Where I am it's LD who always come in 2nd with the next largest share so that's who will vote for. Labour don't bother with big campaigns where we are because they can see it's money wasted. Do I agree with everything they stand for? No. But do I want another conservative government? No.

If you don't vote then you deserve what you get. Not voting is always the most stupid response.

I live in NI.

None of the major parties stand here. Mine has been a safe seat for decades. But every election I vote against them regardless.

I know my vote won't change the world or has any impact on the UK as a whole. I vote because it's the only chance I have to make the powerful listen.

If you can't be arsed to vote do you deserve democracy?

I just could not bring myself to vote for any of the the main parties, so I will be voting for the best independent as there usually are a couple to choose from. Failing that I will spoil my ballot.

How are they going to pay for it?

Oh yes. 30p Lee. Now 3 parties Lee. 🙄

Reform want to increase the 2 percent currently spent on defence to 2.5 by 2027 and to 3 percent by 2030. Defending the UK should be the number 1 priority for any party. They also want to invest in education for ex defence personnel after they leave service so they can get other jobs.

I imagine a good few potential Reform voters voted for Brexit (led by chancers and liars) and then for chancer and liar Johnson in 2019.

Ah yes, the amazing policies of the reform party 😠

You do realise that Reform is just the rebadged Brexit Party? That bunch of chancers and liars?

Just vote for whoever is likely to unseat the Tory in your constituency. It’s that simple. I don’t like the current version of Labour either.

I'll be voting for Reform UK too. The UK is in a terrible way and law and order is in decline. We need new ideas and a party who can move us forward and grow the economy.

I used to live in one of the rare 3-way marginals and I always voted as I felt my vote counted. Since I could first vote, the constituency has returned an MP from all 3 of those parties. I haven't moved house, but due to boundary changes introduced before the 2010 election I now live in one of the safest Labour seats in the country. I vote in all council elections and voted in the 2011 and 2016 referendums, but I can't be bothered to vote in general elections as it is a total waste of time.

I haven’t decided yet but I won’t be voting Conservative or Labour.

Yup, and both enthusiastic Reform supporters.

Sorry, missed this post.

So you are a Labour MP and your husband is a boat?🙈

Why are you a Labour MP when you believe in Reform?

Surely you can just go over now?