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Who would you vote for in a General Election?

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Helmlover · 13/01/2019 21:11

If there was a GE tomorrow, which political party would you vote for?

Personally I would vote Labour as I want to see an end to austerity, more money invested in public services and less inequality.

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Moussemoose · 16/01/2019 18:06

Why is coalition a bad thing?

Do you think we don't have a coalition now?

Even when one party is in power it's still a coalition. The major parties are so broad it's a coalition, just a secret one where we aren't told the rules.

Why is coalition and cooperation a bad thing in British politics?

Girlicorne · 16/01/2019 18:23

Labour. I m a proud party member and It's the party principles that I vote for, rather than whoever is current leading the party. I didnt vote for Corbyn as party leader but I think he's doing a good job and appeals to people as he showed during the GE in 2017. I want a party that is for the average working person and an end to the annihilation of our public services.

ginghambox · 16/01/2019 18:28

I think he's doing a good job and appeals to people as he showed during the GE in 2017.
Ah yes the election he won. oh hang on.

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Elfinablender · 16/01/2019 18:43

I didnt vote for Corbyn as party leader but I think he's doing a good job and appeals to people as he showed during the GE in 2017

I really don't think that can be the case, not any more, at least. You couldn't move for Labour supporters on MN a few years ago and now they are few and far between and most support Labour despite Corbyn not because of him.

I'm not one of those people who think MN is representative of the whole population but the sea change on Labour has been dramatic and doesn't bode well for them.

Jimdandy · 16/01/2019 22:10

@Namechangedforthis79 I’m with you.

I would never ever vote labour. I generally lean towards conservative principles but there’s no way I’d vote for them at the minute either. It seems pointless to vote for a minority party as well.

ShadyLady53 · 16/01/2019 23:53

@Elfinablender I think you are right. I proudly voted Labour in 2017 and there is no way I’d vote for them in the foreseeable future now. Maybe on a local level but no way I’d trust them to run the country at the moment.

Kezzie200 · 17/01/2019 06:34

In many constituencies a labour vote is wasted. We never have a name we know stand, they are parachuted in to stand. A good Liberal or active Independent would stand a chance but, without either being of that quality, Conservative trounch every election.

Its the system that needs changing and that ia unlikely to happen soon. If Brexit doesnt cause a true new party creation, then I cant see anything else doing so.

The problem with a GE now is it will be the same old. Too quick for anyone new to stand, well, in any great numbers anyway. What they pur in their manifestos dont seem to matter. So whats the point.

A cross party working group is now necessary. Always should have been, really. Lets hope thats where her recent meetings have been heading.

MissWimpyDimple · 17/01/2019 06:51

Life long labour voter. Couldn't vote for Corbyn.

So if they ran with him then I honestly don't know who I'd vote for.

My MP is great (Labour) so in theory I'd be happy to vote for him, but would I risk a Corbyn government?!

Dongdingdong · 17/01/2019 07:00

Land value taxes would cripple any homeowner in some areas (predicted £12K/annum for my small 1980s box), no matter how large their mortgage or small their salary.

Bloody hell - is this really the case?

Kazzyhoward · 17/01/2019 08:41

Why is coalition a bad thing?

Were you asleep during the Cameron/Clegg coalition? Neither party could get what they wanted approved, so both parties had to fudge a few changes together to make it look like they'd achieved something. We had Libdem tax changes that conflicted with Tory tax changes - virtually every Budget was a joke - just making changes for no good reason other than to appeal to their respective voters. Clegg agreeing to Uni charges increases against his manifesto. It was an absolute shambles that led to the continued rise in UKIP popularity which led to the Brexit referendum!

NameChangeNugget · 17/01/2019 08:47

I have voted Labour & Conservative in the past however, could not contemplate voting for a party with a Marxist leader at this moment in time

IrmaFayLear · 17/01/2019 08:57

JC was absolutely appalling last night. Charmless.

Also concerning are the upcoming Labour politicians the BBC has on view. Not a Mandelson/Blair/Balls/Harman/Prescott-type in sight (although these of course are persona non grata with current regime) and plenty of very inarticulate younger people with one-note views.

Kazzyhoward · 17/01/2019 09:07

Also concerning are the upcoming Labour politicians the BBC has on view.

Yep, we have a local Labour MP who is a shadow junior minister and also a very active Labour candidate hoping to win the adjoining seat at the next GE. Both are very active on local social media but are really, really poor and can't even argue their case convincingly in Facebook posts. If they're typical of the next generation of Labour politicians, we're in trouble!

millyonth · 17/01/2019 09:14

If Labour promised to take us out of the EU, I would vote Labour.

If May resigned and a new Conservative leader promised to take us out of the EU, I would vote for them.

GottenGottenGotten · 17/01/2019 09:18

SNP. I wasn't so fussed about independence, but it is looking more and more appealing every day.

GMtoBe · 17/01/2019 09:37

Labour

Whitney168 · 17/01/2019 10:11

I didnt vote for Corbyn as party leader but I think he's doing a good job and appeals to people as he showed during the GE in 2017.

I am not sure I have ever seen quite such a head in the sand comment as this, on a thread where even the kinder people are calling him incompetent and lifelong Labour voters are saying they couldn't possibly vote for the party while he is at the head.

Moussemoose · 17/01/2019 17:23

Why is coalition a bad thing?

Well you could look at one British example and say coalition is a bad thing. Or you could look at Germany which has had coalition government since WW2 and has done alright.

We need to learn to work together. The U.K. is a like a dysfunctional family on Jeremy Kyle. We need to learn how to live and work together with out shouting out demands.

FinnegansWhiskers · 17/01/2019 18:04

I didnt vote for Corbyn as party leader but I think he's doing a good job and appeals to people as he showed during the GE in 2017

In 2016 even his own party called a vote of no confidence in their leader! Instead of resigning he reshuffled his cabinet and threw lots of them out. And yet he keeps calling for TM to resign, after HE called for a vote of no confidence in the Tory party.

He has spent his time criticising TM's proposed deal and vehemently suggested, several times, that she should have consulted with other parties 're Brexit deal. Yesterday he was invited, along with several other party leaders/members to work together on a new Brexit deal, in the best interest of our country. He is now refusing to work with them.

TM is unlikely to take no deal off the table. Like it or not she has a responsibility to adhere to what the majority voted for in the referendum, and they voted leave.

Corbyn should be bringing something workable to the table to overshadow no deal Brexit. The truth is he can't. He hasn't got a clue! All he wants to do is criticise the efforts of everyone else.

The bloke has a big chip on his shoulder - and is very much deluded!

Doing a good job - my arse!!

FinnegansWhiskers · 17/01/2019 20:07

Ooh..look what's just popped up in my newsfeed. Would you believe it!

news.sky.com/story/jeremy-corbyn-tries-to-block-mps-from-helping-theresa-may-break-brexit-deadlock-11610101

mydogisanidiot · 17/01/2019 20:21

I have voted in every election since the 80s, but for the first time ever I wouldn't vote, mainly because of self-ID and the Brexit fiasco.

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