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Tell me why you are voting conservative this time

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Lilovoter · 10/04/2010 20:08

Some of my reasons are:

  • I want a smaller state
  • I want a society that encourages aspiration
  • Gordon Brown is odious and he and his team lack credibility and real backbone. They are frighteningly good at spin though!!!
  • I want Labout out of government and a fresh start for Britain. I do not want a Liberal/Labour coalition.
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Alouiseg · 10/04/2010 20:44

Typically I can't log in for some reason (betfair) but if you google "oddschecker" you can pretty much choose any combination of seats/gains etc. very interesting for some marginals.

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Lilovoter · 10/04/2010 20:40

I think they do understand what normal families are like. Look at their policies on women they are suggesting that they will introduce policies that mean that both parents can properly share maternity leave and take their parental leave at the same time.

labour have brought in crazy policy that the man can only take it if the woman does not and both parents cannot take leave at the same time

Background is not relevant, it might have been one hundred years ago, but these days there is so much more information. Of course they understand what life is like or they do as much as any of the political classes do.

Vote conservative. Britain needs a change, I cannot face another four years of same old same old, more bureacracy more damage, more state, less freedom.

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claig · 10/04/2010 20:37

good point about the betting Alouiseg. I never trust the polls, often wonder if the figures are massaged as in so much else. What odds are William Hill giving for the parties?

Fayrazzled · 10/04/2010 20:35

I honestly don't know who to vote for. In my constituency it is between Labour and Conservative- any other vote is wasted. Ideologically I'm a Labour voter, and it's how I've always voted in the past, but I don't think New Labour is the same thing at all. But I'm nervous about a Conservative government. Although I don't think DC's school is relevant, and his 1st in PPE undoubtedly means he is a clever bloke, I am concerned that DC and his colleagues don't understand what life is really like for the majority of British people. Their privileged upbringings put them in a rareified position and I just can't believe that they understand the pressures and concerns of most families.

Alouiseg · 10/04/2010 20:29

I totally agree that Labour want to drag us all to the lowest common denominator. It's what they always do, they think by penalising the top 20 % of earners they will implicitly help the lowest 20%.......think again cowboys it doesn't work!

Fyi if you look at the betting websites we will be a Conservative country on May 6th, never mind the narrow margins we hear about, William Hill et al have never been wrong in an election.

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Lilovoter · 10/04/2010 20:20

I do not care where DC went to school or anyone else for that matter. It is not not not relevant. labour are playing a very dangerous game if they are suggesting it is a factor against DC.

Eton is not relevant, however, if DC gets in hopefully there will be more opportunities for more people to have access to the best of education.

Rather than hypocrisy from Labour. Understandably TB sent his children to the London Oratory which is one of the best state schools in London, look at Diane Aboot she sent her son to a leading independant school. Everyone needs access to the best education for their child. Labour want to drag us all down to the lowest common denominator

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Lilovoter · 10/04/2010 20:15

DC a bit like GB aint the best at coming over on the telly
He is very bright though, wherever you go to school it is very very difficult to leave Oxford with a first class degree if you are not extremely clever
He is very bright

Thank goodness he is not an actor like TB was, bit nervous bit gauche on telly this does not matter what matters is real policies and intellect to back them up

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grumpypants · 10/04/2010 20:15

smarminess - being smarmy! I just think its ill thought out to allow free schools with no NC and then to emphasise the importance of following the NC in non - free schools. I would rather they concentrated on providing good opportunities throughout the country rather than pockets of greatness and other areas with no real options. Academies are already slightly different, sponsored by businesses, so i don't see a need to have another type of school.

Alouiseg · 10/04/2010 20:14

Lots of people have reservations about an ex Etonion........

Personally I would rather have an ex Etonion than a pair of Scots feathering Scotlands nest with Englands profits.

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Lilovoter · 10/04/2010 20:13

Sorry got confused! DC and the mumsnet slang for children as in dc's got it now as in him

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Lilovoter · 10/04/2010 20:12

What is the dc smarmiminess?

On schools aren't they just trying to make it all less centralised and opening up possibilities for more local management and encourage competition?

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Alouiseg · 10/04/2010 20:11

We need a change, Gb hasn't proved himself to be a competent chancellor or leader. The twat sold the gold.....

Some have reservations about DC, whoever gets in has a tough, thankless task ahead. I'm fully prepared for cuts for the greater good of the country and the economy.

ninah · 10/04/2010 20:11

lobotomy

grumpypants · 10/04/2010 20:10

I'm not! for the first time (it's the setting up schools by parents and the dc smarminess i can't vote for)