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If we had a General Election next week who would you vote for and why?

219 replies

IdaBWells · 24/07/2019 17:07

I cannot personally vote as I have lived overseas for too long. Who would you vote for and why?

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Graphista · 24/07/2019 20:36

"Labour need to remember who they are supposed to represent" genuinely interested to know who you THINK that is?

"Would also like to see some sensible policies rather than woke-vote bait." No manifesto is perfect but have you actually read labours?

"LibDems are another no. How the hell can anyone trust them after the Nick and Dave show, and university fees? They sold their souls for a ministerial car." Totally agree and now the Twaw bollocks!

"Would never vote for a neo Marxist antisemite."
You think neo fascist, completely racist and xenophobic is ok though? (Not that I agree with your description of labour)

"Shocking to see how many posters here support tory policies!" Agree - even if they don't agree with their policies! Why would you vote for them then?! Makes no sense!

Bountylisa7 - "I have been Labour all my life but didn’t vote for them last time and won’t this time. Until Corbyn goes and the Unions power is diminished I won’t be voting for them again." Again genuine questions - roughly how old are you? Do you have any understanding of the history of the Labour Party or who they were created to represent?

Whirlwinds - they really aren't ACTING like feminists at the moment with the twaw nonsense.

"The tories are running our economy into the ground, shitting all over the most vulnerable and and generally just a bunch of self-serving cunts.

Labour. Every time." This!

"Oh, and I’m Jewish by the way. Still labour." Refreshing to read. Yes the Labour Party has problems with anti-semitism but no more so than other parties particularly the tories who are just racist all round but generally usually more clever at concealing it - and yet look who they now have as leader! Says it all on that particular topic I think!

Same applies on twaw issues too - the tories have been very subtle on it but they are very much also dismantling sex based rights.

KennDodd · 24/07/2019 20:35

Have people written to their MPs about the TWAW shit? If they get enough letters they will change course if they think it'll cost them votes.

SlipperyLizard · 24/07/2019 20:31

Never Tories, even though for me personally/financially that would be sensible.

Usually Labour, but Corbyn is a disaster and dismantling women’s rights.

Lib Dem, Green = Challenor so that’s a no.

I will spoil my ballot for the first time, probably by attaching an Adult Human Female sticker.

KennDodd · 24/07/2019 20:29

I live in a super safe Tory seat.
Wouldn't vote Tory, don't understand how anybody can still support them. I don't think they could have done more damage to this country if they'd deliberately set out to do so.
Wouldn't never vote Labour as long as JC or anybody like him is in charge.
Lib Dems have no chance and then there's all the TWAW shit.
Like the Greens but as above with Lib Dems.
Brexit party are a bunch of racist twats who can't wait to bend us over so we can be fucked by America.

So, three of the five above are led by racists and the other two have have swallowed the TWAW cool aid.

I expect I will look online and go for whoever has the best chance of dislodging the Tory and vote for them (unless they're Brexit party as even worse than Tories)

EmmaGrundyForPM · 24/07/2019 20:25

Its difficult. I am a Labour party member and voted for JC in the leadership elections but have been very disappointed with his response re Bexit and the anti Semitism charges.

However, cant bring myself to vote for the Greens (Amy Challenor anyone?) Or the LinDems so will probably go with Labour again

PostNotInHaste · 24/07/2019 20:22

Lib Dem as will not run the risk of my vote being counted as pro Brexit.

GrammarTeacher · 24/07/2019 20:22

Lib Dem. Remain and closest opposition to our bizarrely popular at the ballot box MP. She is one of the many reasons I would never vote Tory.

MoodLighting · 24/07/2019 20:20

Ugh. Not the Tories, but not Labour under Corbyn either.

Lib Dems I guess.

IdrisElbasLeftTesticle · 24/07/2019 20:17

Oh, and I’m Jewish by the way. Still labour.

Bluntness100 · 24/07/2019 20:16

Tory, and I'm hopeful that Boris can bring in a bit more unity to be honest. I don't think he's the Buffoon he's made out to be, I think he's intelligent with a set of balls, will be interesting to see how this pans out.

But yeah, I'd give him a chance.

colouringinpro · 24/07/2019 20:16

Lib Dem. Solely to Remain.

IdrisElbasLeftTesticle · 24/07/2019 20:12

Labour. I don’t like everyone in the party, I don’t like the whole leadership team, I don’t like all their policies. I doubt I would agree with every single policy of any party.

The tories are running our economy into the ground, shitting all over the most vulnerable and and generally just a bunch of self-serving cunts.

Labour. Every time.

EllebellyBeeblebrox · 24/07/2019 20:12

Limited options here too in Tory land. Our MP who is consistently re-elected is a pig who has never had the cojones to vote against his party on anything, thus his voting record goes against everything I stand for. I've also met him in person and he was a slimy toad.
The upshot is probably LD as they have the greatest chance of toppling him, but my heart is with Labour.

notangelinajolie · 24/07/2019 20:06

Conservative.

Iambuffy · 24/07/2019 20:04

I hear you martini

Iambuffy · 24/07/2019 20:00

I'd vote for whoever stood best chance of getting the tories out.

MartiniDry · 24/07/2019 19:55

I would vote for none of them.

I could never bring myself to vote Conservative while they are so at odds with the needs and welfare of the average person in the street. I would never bring myself to vote Labour while they are replacing women with men in dresses, are intent on further decimating the education system, or while Momentum is in existence.

The anti European, racist parties aren't worth wasting breath on.

That leaves the Greens and the Lib Dems and I can sum up my thoughts on both in one word - Challenor - so they can fuck off too.

I'm not simply politically homeless, I'm politically furious.

Roomba · 24/07/2019 19:46

Labour. I could have written the second post in this thread word for word.

campion · 24/07/2019 19:44

My MP has a majority of almost 34,000. Even if that goes down quite a bit he'll still get in. Who I vote for really makes no difference. The same goes for the majority of constituencies- the 'suck it up' version of democracy.
A more representative system is overdue but it won't happen.

Idontwanttotalk · 24/07/2019 19:43

I'm torn. I usually vote Conservative (except for when I was indoctrinated by teachers in my college years) but I might vote for the Brexit party until such time as we are out of the EU.

I don't think it will matter anyway as, given the state of most parties atm, none of them would command a majority. I think we would have coalitions for many years to come if a GE was to be called any time soon.

MangoSpice · 24/07/2019 19:40

SNP. Hopefully Scotland will become independent.

However, until that day my vote will make no difference.

userabcname · 24/07/2019 19:28

Green

Parker231 · 24/07/2019 19:25

After seeing the disaster the Tories have brought to the country, and the idiot that is Boris Johnson, I’ll never understand why anyone would vote Conservative unless they are being very selfish.

kingsassassin · 24/07/2019 19:25

Of course that can be how it works @BloggersNet. If there's no one party you can support whole heartedly, you decide what you're prepared to compromise on and what you're notHmm.

whirlwinds · 24/07/2019 19:24

Lib Dems as they are so determined to dismantle women's sex based rights funny one, they are fighting for lgbt rights and feminist that can't support this are not very welcome. Leaning more Lib Dem by the minute.