To ask who you're voting for next May?

[NickiFury]

Me, Labour.

I'm tempted to spoil my ballot actually. What a waste.

I would vote Green but want to keep the tories out so will be voting Labour. Getting really cross about how the media is treating Ed Miliband. For instance making out he put 2 p in a beggars bowl ,when in fact it was a handful of change, probably the only change he had on him.
He seems like a genuine, decent, principled man who would grow into the role given the chance. 100% more charisma than someone like John Mayor.

Labour, of course.

This is true. I know a couple of No voters at work, at least, who voted based on the Vow, and now regret it as promises have been broken and things have gotten worse. It varies depending on who you know.

Which promises have been broken? Please be specific.

The whole fucking thing was fudged, just like breaking purdah was fudged. Morally wrong and utterly misleading . But no actual promises that'd stand up in court. So people like Sally can relax and not care about all the undecideds that were persuade by VOW. Including "gorgeous Gordon"

Fascinating thread, particular all the Scots saying they'll vote SNP.

I will vote Tory as they have got the country back on its economic feet after Labour left it in such disarray (Remember Liam Byrne's note to the incoming Tories saying 'There's no money left'? Tossers).

I can't stand Cameron, but I like George Osborne's sensible approach to sorting out our economy. I think Labour squander public money and that is devastating for us in the long term.

I have a disabled child and three children at state schools so am not a super-rich person who doesn't rely on public services.

This election will be hugely interesting as everyone seems to have gone off the main parties so I think the vote will be split like never before. Am quite sure Cameron, Miliband (if he's still there which I doubt), and Clegg are all crapping themselves.

Green . I live in Brighton Pavilion constituency so May actually be worth it.

MorrisZapp, according to a Guardian poll TWENTY-FIVE percent of No voters decided late on because of the last-minute promise of Devo Max. I was surprised by that figure myself, but it clearly is a significant number.

I will vote Tory as they have got the country back on its economic feet after Labour left it in such disarray

I'm the opposite. It really worries me that the Tories have borrowed more in this parliament than Labour did in the previous 13 years. I think the way they have supported a low wage economy has been bad for most people, either directly because they are in low paid, insecure work, or indirectly because of the huge fall in tax receipts. The 'smoke and mirrors' over the EU bill is rather telling, as is Cameron's language and tone when talking about it. They persistently divert attention to the feckless, work shy poor but pretty much gave Royal Mail to their friends, give NHS contracts to their donors and have handed over the deeds to thousands of schools, i.e. state assets, to anyone who asked. There has been a deliberate failure to address tax avoidance, tax allowances have been increased for the rich (I have already been told up thread that people who put £15k into an ISA every year are just 'normal people' who the government should help out but surely the people who have £15k left over at the end of the year are more like the top 1-2%). Even the things they have done don't seen to have saved much money. Get an extra few quid out of someone in Bedroom tax which is then lost out of the council budget in discretionary housing payments or emergency housing.

I don't know what it is that I'm missing and no-one seems to be able to tell me beyond a few 'labour left us in a mess/the tories have the economy under control' soundbites, but the debt is up, inequality is up, child poverty is up, the NHS budget is down, maternity units have closed, ambulance stations have closed, walk in centres have closed and the whole thing has cost more

But the referendum discussions indicate how difficult it is to accurately capture public opinion with polls - if we look at the two polls of how people voted on the day (YouGov and Ashcroft) they have very different age profiles. Now both are touted about on social media to prove either that almost every age group voted majority No (YouGov) or that mainly pensioners voted No (Ashcroft). They're very different, and clearly people pick the one that suits them. Polls trying to establish whether people changed their mind and why are going to have similar issues - they are a snapshot of the views of the people who answer, but they don't give a good picture of a diverse electorate.

Fascinating thread, particular all the Scots saying they'll vote SNP.

Some of those in Scotland. I would never vote SNP .

Apparently the Panelbase poll commissioned by Wings showed that 11% of yes voters had changed their minds.

My brother and sister in law were Yes at the beginning. What changed their minds was not the "vow" but the increasingly preposterous claims being made by the SNP and the utter lack of any grounding in reality.

But carry on yessers telling us we are stupid and we were lied to. There were certainly plenty of lies being told by Salmond.

To Labour voters can I ask, why will you be voting Labour? Is it because of specific policies that you like and if so, what are they or do you just vote Labour because you don't want the Tories/UKIP in?

AllMimsy - so you're in Lewisham? Heidi Alexander is a very good MP IMO. Jim Dowd much less so. Joan Ruddock is good too. But I think Dowd and Ruddock are standing down anyway and there are also boundary changes. There are some very good Labour councillors too. Labour will definitely hold the parliamentary seat.
Lewisham counts as outer London btw.

Actually in the interests of accuracy I should say the first report of the poll said an 11% swing but I read a fuller analysis later by prof Curtice that said 9%. I actually completed the poll and although it didn't state it was a Wings commissioned one the questions were obviously slanted.

The opinion polls did show a lot of don't knows throughout the campaign, which I wasn't entirely convinced by, but presumably there were people wavering in both directions. I just wish everyone would get behind the Smith Commission - would be good to see what comes of that before complaining about it.

Labour - grudgingly. If there's a Tory/UKIP coalition then I'm getting out the country before it turns into a dystopian hellhole.

Sorry deedee but both sides tried their hardest. The biggest lies were told by the failed SNP leader.
You lost the vote, that's called democracy.

I'm still waiting to hear which 'promises have been broken'. The last I heard, the devolution discussions are on track to the timescales agreed by all the parties.

And by the way, it was a Scottish tabloid that called it the 'Vow', not the national party leaders.

My local MP is Labour and he has done his best to be a good constituency MP so will vote for him again. His predecessor was Louise Mensch. It will take an outstanding candidate for me to vote conservative again.

Where I live you could have a chimp for a candidate if it wore a red rosette it would win. No other party stands a chance round here. I hope the Tories aren't reelected

Green!

These things can change though Vicki I grew up in an area where, as my Dad used to say, you could paint a fencepost blue and people would vote for it. Has been SNP for a while ( although voted solidly and if the SNP moves further left I think it will be an area that goes back to the Tories).

The Tories have borrowed more in 4 years than Labour did in 13. The Tories have doubled child poverty, trebled tuition fees, messed with the NHS after promising not to, and they have presided over the largest fall in living standards since the 19th century. I won't vote for them.

Conservatives. Would never vote for anybody else.

There was nothing democratic about Better Together and westminster's behaviour in the weeks before the vote.

What are you going to vote Sally? Out of interest

I have no idea. I'd love to vote Green but I'm in a marginal seat that's currently got a Tory MP so realistically I'll probably vote Labour to try and oust him. Can't say I'm particularly enamoured with Labour but it's the lesser of two evils.

I don't really know what to make of Ed Miliband. I was a Labour party member and I got to vote for who the new leader was going to be and yes I did vote for Ed. Sorry Ed haters! It was always going to be between the Miliband brothers and I thought Ed seems like a decent, genuine guy (which is unusual for a politician) plus I didn't think he stood a chance of winning. Oops! I didn't like David. I'm sure he would have made a brilliant leader but he reminded me too much of Tony Blair, who makes my skin crawl.

I think David Cameron's an okay prime minister actually. That's high praise coming from me about a Tory . I don't particularly like my local MP and despite David being okay I would never vote for him so I don't think I've got any choice but to vote Labour.