How should I vote

A lot of people don’t realise that NI has MPs elected to Hoc, and Lords sitting in HoL, and that NI voters vote in UK general elections 🤷‍♀️ Or they do remember this but see it as irrelevant to wider UK politics for some reason.

But it was still an interesting article because it sums up how so many of us are between a rock and a hard place in terms of choosing a party to vote for in July 🙁

Good article but, sadly, she doesn’t discuss N. Ireland parties. The Labour party doesn’t run candidates here in NI but the Conservatives do, and we have our own local parties most of which are full on supporters of genderwoo so voting in NI is going to be just as much of a shite sandwich as in GB 😞 Yay <-sarcasm

I completely understand your election day dilemma 💐

It's your vote and I'll not tell anyone how they should vote. If you're really stuck and can't find a positive reason for any candidate, you can go for the least worst or spoil your ballot or stay home. I encourage everybody to vote, but again it's entirely your choice.

Jean Hatchet has summed up the nice selection of shit sandwiches most UK GC women will be offered this election

https://thecritic.co.uk/its-our-party-and-well-cry-if-we-want-to/

I might vote Tory fwiw. My MP wrote back after the Lis Truss Private members Bill saying all the right things. I think she's toast regardless. I've never voted for the Tories, am dumbfounded I'm even considering it but, as a protest vote, here we are. Or possibly I'll spoil my ballot. Or not bother getting out of bed that day.

Of course people can ask for advice and people can offer suggestions, opinions and advice. Bit of an odd idea to suggest it's somehow not allowed?

What do PPs think political campaigning is all about? Doorknocking? Marches? Taxi driver monologues on the hot topic of the day? People wearing pins on their lapels?

The Workers Party manifesto says there will be no support for identity politics. But after hearing what GG had to say about LGB people I couldn't vote for that.

I won't/can't vote Tory, Reform, Labour, LibDem or Green, so before the election was called had already decided that if a small party or independent stood and they weren't awful, I'd vote for them to help them keep their deposit. PoW isn't standing here, nor any independents, but the communist party are, so they can have my vote to save me spoiling my ballot again.

This.
Vote for who you want to vote for, not what others tell you to.
Read the manifestos and make your own mind up instead of relying on others to do it for you, or be swayed by their biases.

If you vote for any party they will claim you are signed up to all of their ideology, even though that is batshit. Therefore the only sensible policy, if none of the parties represent you, is to write on your ballot either none of the above or perhaps Party of Women. Dont put anything alongside a name or it may be taken as a vote for them, even if you write fuck off.

You can advocate for sympathy for those who have suffered from this ideology without voting for those who would support harming other children.

The conservatives are the only party that match your views on this. Reform is a business not a party. So on that basis if I were you I’d vote conservative, failing that not vote at all. Which just shows what a shitstorm selection of feeble / populist / lightweight options we have.

The MP, I mean.

Write to them and lay it out clearly.

Of course people can advise you who to vote for. Our whole political process is based on people trying to persuade you to vote in one direction or another.

Take the gender issue out and see who aligns to your political issues most that way first. For me, it's Labour as they look to do more for social care, education and mental health in their vocalisation so far.

What are the independents like? They're unlikely to win, but if you can find one who you think sounds reasonable, it's better than spoiling your vote, and may help them keep their deposit.

No one can or should advise you who to vote for. I'm a bit shocked that Mumsnet has allowed this thread to stand.

If your child stated that they had joined a Christian-derived cult, would you vote to allow that cult to have more power in government?

Must admit, I'm still undecided too and I haven't got anybody putting pressure on me to vote a particular way. I generally lean left but my labour candidate is new and I know nothing about them whereas I actually like my local conservative MP. Throw in women's rights and really not sure which way to vote.