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AIBU?

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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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Cornishpasty342 · 23/05/2024 02:07

margotsdevil · 22/05/2024 23:16

Tactical to keep the SNP out of our constituency. Will need to work out who that is though...

https://www.electionpolling.co.uk/tactical-voting/keep-out/snp

i found this website quite useful for tactical voting against the snp. I’ll be voting Lib Dem for that reason. Scotland needs a change!

Tactical Voting against SNP - Election Polling

How to vote tactically to keep out SNP in the 2024 general election.

https://www.electionpolling.co.uk/tactical-voting/keep-out/snp

onegrumpyoldwoman · 23/05/2024 01:30

Who says there's even going to be a General Election ??

The last I heard was there's a Tory plot to scupper it - lead by those Tories who know they will lose their seats.

Watch this space,,,,

AmpleFatball · 23/05/2024 01:25

FFSWherearemyglasses · 22/05/2024 22:55

The votes from the MN jury thus far
Tories ….. Nil points
its not looking good for Roland Rat and his rat fans is it 😬🥴😂

Well now I’m torn. I’ve always voted Lab or LD, but I do like rats.

marie3e · 23/05/2024 01:18

Not sure this time, I aways voted labour, but the SNP have really come through for Scottish people the past few years, introducing the Scottish child payment and a reasonable threshold for Scottish disability and sickness benefits. What they can't fix without independence is the NHS, although maybe we need to think about the long term anyway- Conservatives will always come back for a 20 year stretch at some point whatever happens now

Fiddlersgreen · 23/05/2024 01:17

Sorry didn’t mean to add a link

Fiddlersgreen · 23/05/2024 01:15

“In December 2023, the Labour Party included the seat in its published list of 211 non-battleground seats, suggesting they did not see it as winnable”

Lib Dem it is then. My areas a pretty safe seat for Lib Dem anyway

Labour Party (UK) - Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)

Lifesd · 23/05/2024 01:15

@blossomtoes I left in January so I’ve a good idea 👍 both DH and I didn’t want to stick around for the shitshow to come.

Dibblydoodahdah · 23/05/2024 01:09

Tory.

urbanbuddha · 23/05/2024 01:05

Labour. It’s a Labour/Conservative marginal.

HeddaGarbled · 23/05/2024 01:02

*Nat6999 · Yesterday 23:45

Ds has just rung me, he's seen that letters are going in to the 1922 committee tonight to oust Rishi Sunak, if they can get him out & a new leader installed, apparently the new leader can cancel the election if they want within 2 weeks from today*

No serious contender is going to stand for leader now. It will be political suicide. They will wait for the defeat and resignation and then stand.

If there was going to be a serious leadership challenge it would have been after the recent local elections but the silence was deafening, even from the usual troublemakers. They may be cut-throat opportunists but they’re not daft.

Helloandgoodmorning2 · 23/05/2024 01:02

Not Tories and never Labour ever again. So let down by Blair!

NoMoreFalafelForYou · 23/05/2024 01:02

I honestly don’t know. I have voted for all the major parties at different times. Voted Conservative last time. I really feel this current group of Labour politicians will be a disaster. They have no-one with the vision of Blair or the brains of Brown. And not a scintilla of charisma between them.

The only good thing will be Labour voters seeing their party make an even bigger mess of things and having no-one to blame.

I might vote for an independent this time.

kernea · 23/05/2024 00:59

One of the independent candidates (don't know who will be standing, but there are always a couple). Labour will win in my constituency - they have won the past 13 GEs and the majority was over 33000 at the last one.

BIossomtoes · 23/05/2024 00:57

Lifesd · 23/05/2024 00:56

I’d be spoiling my ballot in protest if I was still
in the UK - 2 cheeks of the same arse to coin a phrase from a PP

If you were in the UK currently you’d know that’s bullshit.

CannotbebotheredNope · 23/05/2024 00:56

Not Tory but undecided.

Lifesd · 23/05/2024 00:56

I’d be spoiling my ballot in protest if I was still
in the UK - 2 cheeks of the same arse to coin a phrase from a PP

BIossomtoes · 23/05/2024 00:55

toomanypillows · 23/05/2024 00:51

Labour is the only option where I live, to get rid of my Reform MP.

There are no Reform MPs. The party didn’t even exist at the last election.

Edited - I think I misunderstood, I forgot about Anderson, didn’t I? Sorry. 😔

toomanypillows · 23/05/2024 00:51

Labour is the only option where I live, to get rid of my Reform MP.

namestevalian · 23/05/2024 00:49

Tactical voting in my seat to keep Tories out .

Done with this nonsense & cronyism

HeddaGarbled · 23/05/2024 00:45

Lib Dem. I’m a Labour supporter but where I live they don’t stand a chance, plus I vaguely know the Lib Dem candidate socially and he’s sound.

BIossomtoes · 23/05/2024 00:43

Nat6999 · 22/05/2024 23:45

There certainly will. Fortunately they couldn’t possibly elect and install a new leader within two weeks, their process takes about six.

JaceLancs · 23/05/2024 00:39

I have never ever voted conservative, however I among with many others voted Tony Blair in and deeply regretted it
Since then I’ve gone green, independent, Lin dem etc depending on who have been my local candidate
I’m still not decided yet and need to do my research but it will not be conservative

waltzingparrot · 23/05/2024 00:28

I have two sons in their early twenties. Neither of them are going to vote and nor are any of their friends apparently.

Given that we're hearing from the media of the political apathy of this age group who traditionally vote left, maybe the landslide isn't coming.

Aria999 · 23/05/2024 00:21

Joe Biden 🤣 I know the uk has troubles but at least you're not getting trump back

Lily193 · 22/05/2024 23:51

Definitely not Labour

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