Labour Voters. Honest question

Am disappointed, I voted, will never get my vote again, killed the job market for our young people, part time jobs to keep DC going at Uni are non existent, very lucky if they can get one. Making benefits seen as attractive, what message does that give to youngsters, may be right wing propaganda but even so, the seed has to be there. I should have taking my fathers advice and never voted labour, any subsequent government will have even more of a mess to sort out, the conservatives couldn’t do it in 14 years, it was a mess when they came in, so we are just digging a bigger hole, I don’t want Reform, but the way labour are carrying on that’s what we are going to get and I will be seriously pissed off.

I voted Lib Dem to keep the Tories out (Labour never stood a chance where we live). As of April next year our employment rights are also further strengthened under Labour. Under Cameron these were further eroded. Between me and my husband we earn over £300’000 and we are still supporters of this government.

We have private healthcare too but our family and friends and the general public will end up suffering under austerity cuts that Reform and the Tories will end up imposing.

Go look at Gary Economics on Instagram. Liz Truss was still the most disastrous PM.

Slightly goady post I think but however. I’m a Labour voter and would definitely vote Labour and indeed Starmer again.
They've made mistakes and their Comms is not where it should be. They have also done a lot of good things.

But the right wing media is unforgivingly hostile.
Putting 14 years of carnage right is far from a straight forward task
No one is really questioning Farage, he’s allowed to lie with impunity like he always has
And no one really cross questions Tory ex ministers who suddenly have all the right answers

Yes I would vote for them again. Am not voting in your poll.

One of the first things they did was to remove the restrictions on ARRS funding, already distributed, that prevented it being used by GP practices to pay actual doctors. I’d been mentally begging for that change for months.

Also I remembered one of the first actions of the 2010 coalition being to orphan all the government department websites and set up new ones that looked slightly different. Absolutely captured the pettiness of that administration. Labour didn’t do that.

They have made actual decisions, many of which have been really unpopular, which desperately needed making, in flawed circumstances. I admire any administration that will do that. Where they go wrong in my view is where they start chasing headlines.

These points I can't fathom.
Digital id. We already have it in so many ways, this will be one efficient card
Pay per mile, we all have to pay to use roads and it's services it's far less than using fossil fuels
Cashless society isn't in their manifesto
Jury trials are notoriously unrealiable. Having a panel of legal experts it's far superior than having some biased person deciding your future because they don't like the look of you

I'm a lifelong Labour supporter and have been a party member for more of my life than not, but I wouldn't vote for them now. They have done next to nothing to improve the public services most of us depend on and absolutely nothing to introduce more progressive taxation that would benefit those on low incomes.

The demonisation of those too unwell/disabled to work is straight out of the Tory playbook. What's the point of a Labour govt that does shit like that? Starmer and Reeves are more right wing than the Tory govts of the 60s and early 70s imo. (I'm ancient, so remember them well.)

I've lived in a Tory/LD marginal for decades and consequently vote LD tactically, so it won't actually change how I vote. If I lived in the neighbouring city though, I'd vote Green, as they're the party best placed to get rid of Labour.

Harold Wilson, who was imho the best PM of my lifetime, would be too leftwing for Starmer's Labour if he were to be magically reincarnated today and would probably be expelled from the party. And the Corbyn/Sultana party shows all the signs failing via the traditional left mechanism of falling out among themselves.

It would be really interesting to compare a list of what Labour have achieved since the election against a list of what the Conservatives achieved in 14 years.
Or indeed the achievements of Nigel Farage when he was MEP.

They’re all useless.

Stronger porn regulations
making choking porn illegal

I think there’ll be more insight from elections next year on this

I voted for Labour and I would again because, compared to the Tories (and obviously those shithawks Reform), they have integrity, they are less corrupt, they have a long term plan (not just knee-jerk media stunts), and they deserve a chance to show what they can do in the long term.

I really want to see re-nationalisation for cheaper utilities, proximity to the EU, more renewable energy, an end to the housing crisis, better funding for public services and a more compassionate society.

I can't understand why anyone wouldn't want these outcomes.

Removal of 2 child benefit cap.
Free dentistry for care leavers.

I voted for them and would again.

If you want to know what Labour are doing in your area you can see it here. https://whathaskeirdone.co.uk/

What ?

These are not exclusively Labour policies. The transition to cashless happened mainly during Conservative governments. As did “state surveillance”. This reads like a conspiraloon wingnut list of their weird fears.

I would vote Labour again for sure. Big improvements round here almost immediately.

I get the impression they can’t do anything without the hysteria of the mob criticising them; where was that mob during the 14 years of Conservative austerity ?

Overall they’re doing a reasonable job, I think most people are ok with it, and much of the noise is confected by the billionaire-owned press.

Yes I would- my only major disappointment of their term to date was rolling back of the winter fuel tax which I think should be tightly means tested. They’re making positive changes but decades of corruption, greed and lies take a while to fix

Digital I.D
Pay per mile.
No more jury trials.
Cashless society.
State surveillance.

Absolute no chance.

Hopefully they will be wiped out in Wales next year, that might send them a message!

If the alternative to Starmer is Angela Rayner then it is out of the frying pan into the fire for us until the next GE and then for the Labour Party itself.

Completely agree with you

Voted Labour last time and yes, I would vote for them again.

I think Keir Starmer is a decent, caring man. He’s not a showman, a joker or a bully like previous Tory PMs / Farage - if I wanted an arrogant comedian for PM I’d vote for Jimmy Carr!

Labour have done incredible things in 18 months (as noted above) but we rarely hear about them because all the media are out to get Labour. The billionaire oligarch media barons can’t countenance a Labour government!

Are Labour perfect - no, of course not. I would like to see them go further towards redistribution of wealth in our very unequal country; I would like them to be more ‘socialist’.

But, they’re a safe pair of hands and doing a reasonable job at clearing up 14 years of Tory shit! They will need two terms in office to really make a difference.

I've been incredibly disappointed in this labour government. They've done some good stuff but they've made a lot of mistakes. They seem to lack vision or any real sense of direction. They lack courage. And sometimes, they appear to lack basic competence.

However, I may end up voting for them again if I think they are the least worst option. It's too early to say yet what the likely options in my constituency will be, but if it comes down to a choice between voting Labour or letting Reform in, then of course I will hold my nose and vote Labour.

It isn't exactly as if there are any shiny alternatives that are more appealing in any case.

It’s interesting how the Tories are now blaming Labour for clusterfucks that happened under Tory governments. The hypocrisy and ineptitude are truly astounding

I voted Labour and did not expect them to clear up the total shitfest left by the last chaotic Tory governments anytime soon. I’m relieved that we have a steady sensible leader now in Starmer, and quite honestly what the actual fuck do people expect after the damage that has been done here. I’m sick of all the whining by the left that he’s not left enough. And tories can literally fuck right off with the diabolical mess they made of it.

Bored now if the constant anti Labour posts on here.

Yes I would.

The wreckage of endless Conservative governments and Brexit is going to take a long time to unpick.

I think Starmer is a brave and honest politician. The criticism is relentless.

I also think Sadiq Khan is the best thing that has ever happened to London.

If you think Farage is anything other than a grifting charlatan then you’re a fool.

The tories are self serving and incompetent.

I voted for them last year, having voted Tories previously. Thought I would give them a chance as the Tories had been so bad. But I was naive I think, and pretty much regret it now. It’s just been one long shitshow. I suspect a lot of people did the same - giving Labour a chance after they’d been in the wilderness for 14 years, but people are now remembering why they’ve been in the wilderness for so long. They won’t get in again, but I think they know that, which is why they’re trying to oust Starmer behind the scenes, to try to give themselves a chance.