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Who are you voting for?

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rsmama27 · 22/05/2024 19:27

The general feeling on social media is that the Tories will be obliterated in the upcoming GE. AIBU to not be surprised if they get voted in again?

I'll be voting Labour as I have always done.

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SlowerMovingVehicle · 07/06/2024 20:11

Pinksmyfavoritecolour · 06/06/2024 12:01

Not got any faith in any of them sadly, I'll see what they have to say for the next few weeks. Possibly I won't bother x

If you tolerate this / Then your children will be next.

Vote. It's the very least you can do for them.

Itllfalloff · 07/06/2024 17:58

Or green, as long as that doesn’t let a Tory in

KimberleyClark · 07/06/2024 10:44

Labour. I live in a constituency which has been a Tory stronghold in the past, became Labour in 1997 and went Tory again in 2010. Was taken back by Labour in 2017 and our MP increased her majority in 2019 so I have no real fear that the Tories will win but I’m taking no chances.

Itllfalloff · 07/06/2024 10:15

Labour. Bye bye Tories ...

Itsrainingten · 06/06/2024 12:24

I don't think I'd be able to watch Farage without throwing something at the telly

BIossomtoes · 06/06/2024 12:03

Itsrainingten · 06/06/2024 11:50

Wow. I didn't know this. That is absolutely shocking performance by Rishi on the debate then. I really hope Starmer does better on the BBC one tomorrow

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He’s not on tomorrow. The main parties are putting deputies up. I’m looking forward to watching Rayner and Farage clash - I know which my money’s on.

Pinksmyfavoritecolour · 06/06/2024 12:01

Not got any faith in any of them sadly, I'll see what they have to say for the next few weeks. Possibly I won't bother x

Itsrainingten · 06/06/2024 11:50

frankentall · 06/06/2024 11:49

Also applying the same parameters to Rishi's plans gave a figure of £3000!

Wow. I didn't know this. That is absolutely shocking performance by Rishi on the debate then. I really hope Starmer does better on the BBC one tomorrow

frankentall · 06/06/2024 11:49

Also applying the same parameters to Rishi's plans gave a figure of £3000!

Headingtowardsdivorce · 06/06/2024 11:48

Nokolite · 05/06/2024 10:52

And didn’t you hear Starmer last night about crippling working families with even more tax? Why are you willing to vote for someone who will cripple your financial situation even more? Genuine question, I just don’t understand.

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The £2000 increase in tax was a lie, it's been all over the media today (apart from the obvious ones!) that it was a lie. The £2000 increase was actually over 4 years (so £500 per year) and then the £500 was how much tax would go up on average. So it could be that the super rich have their tax go up by £1500 and the super poor have their tax go down by £1000, for example.

LostTheMarble · 06/06/2024 11:05

Not Labour right now. They have absolutely no solid plan, all they putting out is ‘everything will change!’ with zero to back it up in real time. Just ‘Not Being The Tories’ isnt good enough. I simply don’t trust them with the economy, their education plan is absolutely pants (and don’t get me started on their nothing policy on SEN) and we all know what little they think of women’s rights.

Im waiting for a decent Indy candidate in my area. If not, I will consider voting Conservative. I have no issue with our current MP.

lovelysunshine22 · 06/06/2024 10:50

@Itsrainingten nope! The independent is just a tory going by another name!

Itsrainingten · 06/06/2024 10:11

lovelysunshine22 · 06/06/2024 09:52

I would rather shit in my hands and clap than vote labour...the conservatives are also a massive joke! In my area that leaves either the green party or lib dems! I will not vote for the lib dems because of their patronising behaviour during brexit and voting for the greens seems like a waste of a vote!

So what's your plan? Independent?

Pippippip2024 · 06/06/2024 10:06

@lovelysunshine22 i feel exactly the same as you!

lovelysunshine22 · 06/06/2024 09:52

I would rather shit in my hands and clap than vote labour...the conservatives are also a massive joke! In my area that leaves either the green party or lib dems! I will not vote for the lib dems because of their patronising behaviour during brexit and voting for the greens seems like a waste of a vote!

silverneedle · 05/06/2024 15:37

SnapdragonToadflax · 05/06/2024 12:27

Did Starmer say that? Or did Sunak keep claiming it, rudely talking over the host and Starmer, despite it having absolutely no basis in reality?

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Sunak was of course lying that Labour would impose a £2,000 tax rise on everyone.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/05/reality-check-the-truth-behind-the-tories-2000-tax-claim

Reality check: the truth behind the Tories’ £2,000 tax claim

All you need to know about Rishi Sunak’s tax claim, from who costed the figures, and how, to why it’s so controversial

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/05/reality-check-the-truth-behind-the-tories-2000-tax-claim

Onomatofear · 05/06/2024 15:37

Labour for me. I would vote Green but Labour is the next biggest party in my constituency (I live in a swing seat).

Maneandfeathers · 05/06/2024 15:35

Nokolite · 05/06/2024 10:52

And didn’t you hear Starmer last night about crippling working families with even more tax? Why are you willing to vote for someone who will cripple your financial situation even more? Genuine question, I just don’t understand.

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I didn’t hear that. But the increases of the cost of living under the tories leaves me no confidence it won’t only get worse!

silverneedle · 05/06/2024 15:33

Re taxes, while the tax burden on working people is at a historic high, I would like Labour to consider increasing taxes on wealth and capital which remain comparatively low, see article below. Those with many assets such as multiple properties, stocks and shares have increased their wealth considerably since 2010 whilst solely wage earners have struggled

“There is an overwhelming economic and ethical case for higher taxes on wealth and for taxing capital gains at the same rate as income, not least the soaring levels of wealth inequality in Britain.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/01/why-labour-must-adopt-a-radical-new-taxes-including-on-wealth-and-capital-gains?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Why Labour must adopt radical new tax policies | Colm Murphy and Patrick Diamond

The Brown-era adage ‘Prudence with a purpose’ could be the way to obtain the economic stability that has eluded every UK government since the 2008 financial crisis, say Colm Murphy and Patrick Diamond

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/01/why-labour-must-adopt-a-radical-new-taxes-including-on-wealth-and-capital-gains?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

SnapdragonToadflax · 05/06/2024 12:27

Nokolite · 05/06/2024 10:52

And didn’t you hear Starmer last night about crippling working families with even more tax? Why are you willing to vote for someone who will cripple your financial situation even more? Genuine question, I just don’t understand.

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Did Starmer say that? Or did Sunak keep claiming it, rudely talking over the host and Starmer, despite it having absolutely no basis in reality?

Nokolite · 05/06/2024 10:52

Maneandfeathers · 04/06/2024 20:35

I’ll vote Labour as the tories are a disgrace. We’ve been financially crippled and I can’t imagine it improving with another stint of them.

All of the other choices seem like wasted votes.

And didn’t you hear Starmer last night about crippling working families with even more tax? Why are you willing to vote for someone who will cripple your financial situation even more? Genuine question, I just don’t understand.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 04/06/2024 23:21

Really struggling to decide tbh. I’m someone who isn’t loyal to a particular party and has always voted depending on who I think would be the better MP for the area. I live in a marginal seat so it might actually matter. It was Labour then went to Tories last time.

But in the larger (Westminster) sense both main parties seem as bad as each other at the moment - albeit in different ways. Hoping somebody in one of the parties or a local candidate will inspire me closer to the time.

Swingingvvoter · 04/06/2024 22:04

@rsmama27 you've literally said you will never vote for anyone else and then say you can't see any other options 😂

AmpleFatball · 04/06/2024 21:50

Sunsetsarethebest · 04/06/2024 21:37

Fed up of people saying they will vote tactically. Vote for who you think is actually best and it may not end up being a two horse race all (most of) the time. Also annoying ' I have always voted x, so will continue to do so'.... Fine, if they actually have decent policies but most people that say this seem to be automatically against another party on some wierd historical principle that prob goes back to a time when they weren't born.

That’s the First Past the Post system for you, though. It basically enshrines a two-party, broad-church setup forevermore.

Sunsetsarethebest · 04/06/2024 21:37

Fed up of people saying they will vote tactically. Vote for who you think is actually best and it may not end up being a two horse race all (most of) the time. Also annoying ' I have always voted x, so will continue to do so'.... Fine, if they actually have decent policies but most people that say this seem to be automatically against another party on some wierd historical principle that prob goes back to a time when they weren't born.