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I've just done a political 'what party to support' survey and I'm horrified!

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Umlauf · 01/03/2013 10:14

I've only voted in 2 elections, Labour when I was 18 and Lib Dem at the last one, although I was heavily leaning towards Tory but was taken in by the Lib Dem student friendly lies!

The survey has come out as 80% UKIP. This is the last thing I would ever have expected being a Euro fanatic and relying on the EU for h2bs employment and living abroad! The other 20% was LibDem for my views on education. I though I could spot the UKIP policies a mile off but clearly I was very wrong...

So who do I bloody vote for?!

The survey was this one voteforpolicies.org.uk/ anyone else care to share results vs expectations?

Additional information: I have never been politically minded and its only now whilst I'm starting a new family that I've begun to take an interest and learn more about politics, so I am, I suppose, quite naive in the area. From a very Tory town on London commuter belt and family half strong Tory supporters with a little bit of labour thrown into the mix.

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saintlyjimjams · 01/03/2013 13:14

50% Green 25% UKIP 24% Lib Dem

My first ever vote cast was for the Greens Grin And my second for Lib Dems. Never voted UKIP though Confused

MackerelOfFact · 01/03/2013 13:11

50% Labour (Health and Welfare)
25% Green (Education)
25% Conservatives (Crime)

Last time I did one of these I was mostly Green, so I'm obviously getting old gravitating more to the political middle. Shocked that I chose a Tory policy, but I re-read it and still agree with it. Hmm

Shagmundfreud · 01/03/2013 13:08

75% Green
25% Labour

I have always voted for the Labour Party.

ExitPursuedByABear · 01/03/2013 13:05
ExitPursuedByABear · 01/03/2013 13:05

Good Grief!

An exact 3 way split between Labour, UKIP and the BNP Shock Shock Shock

Although I did whizz through the policies.

DreamsTurnToGoldDust · 01/03/2013 13:03

50% Labour 50% Green, which is what I think I am. Grin

BillOddiesBeard · 01/03/2013 13:03

50% BNP - how just how? my family are mixed race

Dromedary · 01/03/2013 13:02

Umlauf - I totally agree, and taking voting seriously includes tactical voting - doing what it takes to get the party you support into power, or if necessary just what it takes to keep the party you hate most out. The need for tactical voting is caused by the majority vote system. Last time round I tactical voted Liberal, though they're not my favoured party (certainly not now!). If there was a chance of UKIP winning against Tory in our constituency I would probably vote UKIP, though I accept that that stance is not without its dangers (misrepresentation of strength of extreme right wing views).

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Moominsarehippos · 01/03/2013 13:01

Oh dear God... 25% Green and...and... I can't bear to type the rest!

I thought I was getting more ranty as I got older but, oh come on! (Wasn't BNP though [smug])

ExitPursuedByABear · 01/03/2013 12:55

I got bored half way the second set of policies Blush

malinois · 01/03/2013 12:54

56% Green
22% Labour
22% UKIP Shock

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Umlauf · 01/03/2013 12:53

dromedary where I live it will always be Tory, I'm sure, but that doesn't stop me voting. I'm proud of the women who fought for my right to vote, and want to take it seriously and be well informed even if it will always stay conservative!

Just not UKIP!

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BabySocksNeverStayOn · 01/03/2013 12:51

Wow...
75% Green
25% Conservative

ravenAK · 01/03/2013 12:50

I'm decidedly green.

So I'll carry on voting Labour...

purplepenguin86 · 01/03/2013 12:49

I think it's really interesting to see how many people are getting Green results, and yet so few people vote for them. It makes you wonder how much better they would do if people voted on policies rather than dismissing parties they deem as having no chance, or who vote for parties they have traditionally supported etc.

youmaycallmeSSP · 01/03/2013 12:44

22.22% Green (health/NHS and welfare)
22.22% Conservative (crime and Europe)
22.22% Labour (environment and economy)
22.22% UKIP (education and democracy)
11.11% Lib Dem (immigration)

Looks like I'll have anyone except the BNP :o

Dromedary · 01/03/2013 12:43

Umlauf - I want to stay in the EU, but the Tories staying in power is unlikely to achieve that. It is imperative, both in respect of the EU and so much else, that the Tories are booted out, however that can be achieved. I'm certainly in favour of tactical voting - though where I live there is almost zero chance of the rich git Cameron look-alike-sound alike not getting back in.

PureQuintessence · 01/03/2013 12:43

40% conservative (crime, environment)
20% Lib dem (education)
20% Labour (welfare)
20% UKIP (health NHS)

Good job I cant vote here.....

treetrunkthighs · 01/03/2013 12:41

25% Green
25% Lib Dem
25% Labour
25% BNP Shock

AgnesAndTheOthers · 01/03/2013 12:37

Have always voted Labour or Lib Dem but...

25 % Lib Dem

25 % Conservatives Shock
25 % Labour
25 % Green

MinkyWinky · 01/03/2013 12:34

hmmm... this is why I hate party politics - no one party matches what I think should happen Grin

25% Labour (health/NHS)
25% Conservatives (environment)
25% UKIP (economy)
25% Lib Dems (Crime)

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Umlauf · 01/03/2013 12:34

No! If UKIP take us out of the EU both DH and I will lose our jobs, and DH especially would be right back at the bottom of his ladder! I thought I had spotted that policy a mile off when one said 'we love Europe but hate the EU.'

Labours Europe policy isn't all that bad...

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Dromedary · 01/03/2013 12:27

Please please vote UKIP OP. Anything that waters down the Tory vote has to be good.

Jibberoo · 01/03/2013 12:27

yes hormona i cant believe that too! i can understand UKIP a bit more as I definitly lean more to conservatives (and from what i've heard UKIP and torries swap voters a lot) but the BNP totally floored me.
Agree arbitrary its a matter of how the policies are written (needless to say I could spot the labour ones a mile off and they used 10 words for every 1 word needed!)

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