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to ask how you would vote if there was a General Election tomorrow?

311 replies

coco87 · 10/09/2013 14:28

Ok, now I don't like any of the parties at the moment and they seem to be very similar (red Tories/blue Labour etc).

However, if there was a GE tomorrow I would vote Lib Dems because my local MP is Lib Dem and is really good, listens to voters and has done a lot of good work for the area. I don't rate them at a national level and don't agree with most of their policies but locally my MP (who just happens to be Lib Dem) is definitely the best choice.

Who would you vote for if there was a GE tomorrow?

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marriedinwhiteisback · 10/09/2013 22:10

Hello "waves". Hope all's well.

quesadilla · 10/09/2013 22:11

Probably Labour, though there's no way Miliband will ever lead a government.

SauceForTheGander · 10/09/2013 22:20

I have a seemingly devoted Lib Dem MP who works hard for the area. He's voted against the coalition too which makes me think he's principled. But I can't stand Clegg and it's hard not to think nationally rather than locally.

I might have to do protest vote - or vote Green as I like the guts and conviction of Lucas (though not leader any more ).

Hard to find anyone principled in the House of Commons.

Dawndonnaagain · 10/09/2013 22:24

Will pm you tomorrow. Hope all is well your end. You do realise you are moving nearer to him, don't you! Grin

Talkinpeace · 10/09/2013 22:26

"None of the Above" : spoiled ballot

ProudAS · 10/09/2013 22:29

UKIP

IMO their top dogs are from the real world and they want the best for Britain.

I'm not impressed with cuts made by Tories but they inherited a mess from Labour.

LetsFaceTheMusicAndDance · 10/09/2013 22:35

I loathe Michael Gove and therefore whichever fuckwit allows him to do any more than bring in the tea and biscuits.

Nick Clegg has ruined the Lib Dems chances - nasty little weasel.

Labour - who? I adore Sandi Toksvig's comments about Ed Milliband.

I think it's the 'All a shower of shits' party for me too then Smile

applecrumbleandcream · 10/09/2013 22:37

They're all crap but I'd vote Labour to get rid of the awful Government we've got.

Dawndonnaagain · 10/09/2013 22:39

UKIP

IMO their top dogs are from the real world and they want the best for Britain.

I'm not impressed with cuts made by Tories but they inherited a mess from Labour.
But they aren't from the real world, Farage went to Dulwich College, and independent school, so he's one of the bloody Eton types, too.
Apart from that you want to bring back hanging and have all the disabled people out of sight?
The tories inherited a mess made by bankers, most of whom vote...
yep, Tory!

Dawndonnaagain · 10/09/2013 22:39

an independent

mumofthemonsters808 · 10/09/2013 22:40

Lifelong Labour supporter who detests Milliband so I will never vote again until there is someone worth voting for. Over my dead body would I vote Tory.

boschy · 10/09/2013 22:54

I think it's very difficult. I honestly dont know who I will vote for next time around. Live in staunch Tory area (Michael Howard formerly our MP - and a bloody good constituency MP he was too).

by nature I am a 'bleeding heart tory', I believe in supporting those who go out to do it for themselves, but also in providing a safety net for those who (for whatever reason) cant.

have never voted Labour; cannot bring myself to vote LibDem for all the reasons previously quoted and specifically the Clegg-weasel; dont like the Tories very much at all; think the votes for all other parties are either a waste of time or potentially dangerous (eg UKIP).

BUT I've never not voted, I believe it is something we should all do; but at the moment I cant find anyone I actually WANT to vote for.

SomethingOnce · 10/09/2013 23:02

Labour or Lib Dem.

I would still vote Lib Dem - they got themselves in a bind with the coalition thing but it was a really difficult call.

But, since so many left-leaning voters have sworn against them, it'd be a strategic Labour vote. Where I am has been Labour for years anyway and I don't see that changing any time soon.

Weegiemum · 10/09/2013 23:12

SNP, though pretty much every Glasgow seat is safe labour.

I'm voting yes next year too.

artemisandaphrodite · 10/09/2013 23:15

SNP, of course, and then Green forever after. Smile

garlicbaguette · 10/09/2013 23:19

I wish Owen Jones and The People's Assembly would become a political party.

As things are, I'd vote Labour very grudgingly. There are still some 'real' Labour parliamentarians, who give a shit about the people voting for them, but too few and they are too far from the front.

I'm getting more jaded by the day :(

marriedinwhiteisback · 10/09/2013 23:21

Yes Dawn You know they don't have to be too bright to get into dulwich now :).

ShakeAndVac · 11/09/2013 00:02

Not sure, but definitely not Labour because I haven't got a feckin' clue what their policies are supposed to be at the moment.
Shower of dithering so and so's and have been for years.

ICutMyFootOnOccamsRazor · 11/09/2013 00:12

Labour. To the horror of my Tory family, I'd never vote Conservative, and the Lib Dems were a massive let down.

RubyGoat · 11/09/2013 00:17

Why Oh Why do we not have an option to vote Re Open Nominations, or None Of The Above in the UK?

They are all useless! I used to vote Lib Dem but feel utterly betrayed now so I have no idea who I'd vote for.

SomethingOnce · 11/09/2013 00:36

But Lego, isn't it the case that if you don't like Tories, you just have to suck it up and vote Lib Dem or Labour strategically?

I'd love a Green government but I can't see it happening at the next election so anything to get the Tories out.

roseannebarr · 11/09/2013 01:04

snp,will be voting yes next year also.

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 11/09/2013 01:18

Perhaps if everyone who wants to vote for "none of the above" voted Green (where available), a revolution could be achieved? I'll be voting "yes" next year too, and I was interested in the Sunday Times poll a while back that asked voters if their #indyref vote in 2014 would be influenced by what they thought would be the outcome of the 2015 General Election. Put it this way, if, by October next year, Scottish "undecideds" think there will be another Tory Government in Westminster, Yes have a fucking landslide. Grin

Only according to that one poll, of course, and I am fully up to date with the current polling scandals, but none of them have asked that question. Hmm, may tweet
@WingsScotland
and ask.

Jinsei · 11/09/2013 01:26

Labour.

longfingernails · 11/09/2013 01:29

Depending on the local conditions, Tory or UKIP (Tory if they have a serious chance, which 'tomorrow' they would not but they might in 2015); UKIP if not to encourage a shift in the national debate towards the right).

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