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To worry I'm going to get seriously depressed as the night goes on

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Seeingthebeautyineveryminute · 07/05/2015 22:03

I have a sicky feeling in the pit of my stomach that we are going to be lumbered with 5 more years of Tory rule. Please let it not be so.

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Whatthefucknameisntalreadytake · 07/05/2015 23:40

I'm watching Charlie brooker from last night in an attempt to cheer myself up.

The80sweregreat · 07/05/2015 23:42

If we end up with 'no government' what happens then?

SabrinnaOfDystopia · 07/05/2015 23:43

Not my words but I firmly believe that when you aren't doing so well you vote for the party who will help you. If you're doing quite nicely you vote for a better life for others. That's why I can't help but think of Tory voters as selfish people thinking only of themselves.

That's exactly how I see it. We're doing fine - I have friends that will be seriously crippled by the tories in for another 5yrs.

Cooroo · 07/05/2015 23:45

Hoping to wake to better news. Proud to say my 18 year old cast her first vote today (for Labour!), after reading leaflets and having school visits from several candidates. The small sample of young voters I know are passionate about voting!

FriendofBill · 07/05/2015 23:45

If no government, another election.

Cherrybakewell33 · 07/05/2015 23:45

Just seen my constituency forecasted to be conservative the joy. We had a fabulous labour MP before the 2010 election then we voted in a conservative MP who we have never seen or heard from in 5 years. Most people couldn't even name him, urgh.

DixieNormas · 07/05/2015 23:46

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TulipOHare · 07/05/2015 23:48

The people who are voting for the conservatives are not the ones who will bearing the brunt of the cuts

I agree, and it's just sickening Sad

I have just read a vile status on FB by a close relative. I won't quote him but the gist - think scroungers, scum etc, the need to reduce the "multi billion £ PER WEEK" (wtf Hmm ) benefit bill so that more can be spent on "defence". The person in question retired early and is sitting pretty on hundreds of thousands of pounds from selling a house bought cheap in the 70s. He does not struggle and never has.

Just ugh.

ephemeralfairy · 07/05/2015 23:49

I'm a Southern fairy, have voted Labour my whole life but defected to Green this time as I now vote in Brighton Pavilion and I genuinely think Caroline Lucas is a force for good in Parliament. But these polls make me want to cry.

Weathergames · 07/05/2015 23:50

Yes I want them so much for the next 5 years Hmm

To worry I'm going to get seriously depressed as the night goes on
The80sweregreat · 07/05/2015 23:52

Tulip, i know of so many people like this too!

piddlemakesmegiggle · 07/05/2015 23:52

DH's health was bad anyway but mentally he has deteriorated in the past 3 years, every month brings a new form to fill out, interviews to try and attend, dread of the postman every single fucking morning. he is crying here having heard the exit polls. How do we carry on, we are just about making ends meet financially but respite has stopped, services cut and money is decreasing. Just how do we carry on, you Tory voting fuck wits?

Cherrybakewell33 · 07/05/2015 23:53

Thing is I'm quite sure that the majority of people on job seekers allowance to do not want to be on it. Of course you get the odd few who don't want to work etc but I'd bet my bottom dollar it's not as frequent as the daily fail would have you believe. The unemployed, the vulnerable have basically been demonised by the Tories to back up their shit decisions.

Cuts have to be made yes but the cuts are penalising the poorest people who have the least, whilst he's sat there living the life of Riley a million families are using food banks , in 2015 Sad

revealall · 07/05/2015 23:54

Mumsnet is so odd!

Food banks are the sign of the rich getting richer. Look at the Waitrose thread! No food banks under Labour because we all felt poorer.

Stripyhoglets · 07/05/2015 23:55

What did labour do or not do to be so utterly trounced in Scotland.l? Genuine question here as I really don't know or understand the dynamics of what's happened.

namechange0dq8 · 07/05/2015 23:58

I feel for all the vulnerable people in the country who must feel so worried right now.

35% of the population eligible to vote won't have done.

If voting doesn't make any difference, as they claim, then it doesn't matter that the Tories look to have one, because they're all the same, aren't they?

We're now going to have months of tossers who didn't vote complaining that the people that did vote didn't do it right. Turn up and vote, or shut the fuck up.

The80sweregreat · 07/05/2015 23:59

Name, well said.

namechange0dq8 · 07/05/2015 23:59

The unemployed, the vulnerable have basically been demonised by the Tories to back up their shit decisions.

And the unemployed, the vulnerable have responded by not voting. Turnout in those demographics will struggle to hit 40%.

Cherrybakewell33 · 08/05/2015 00:01

I agree they have not voted. I have no idea why, unfortunately I cannot make them Grin, however there will still be plenty of vulnerable people who have voted who will be feeling very worried tonight, and I sympathise with them completely.

girlylala · 08/05/2015 00:03

Do you remember "the vow" that was printed the day before the scottish referendum? Well labour put their name to it then never followed it through. That's them finished in Scotland fir the time being.

TheFairyCaravan · 08/05/2015 00:06

Tulip tell your relative that the Tories are planning on cutting the defence budget, again. They won't even commit to the 2% of GDP as per the agreement with NATO. It's going to be 1.8% or therabouts. My DH and DS1 are worried about those jobs.

Janus · 08/05/2015 00:08

I've lived in the South for most of my life, have a nice house, quite well off, etc, but despite my husband and I being worse off under a Labour government we have both voted for them BECAUSE aren't we meant to care for all of society? Everything can be taken away in a heartbeat, we need to look after those worse off, those struggling to find meals for their children, those struggling with mental health issues, those who just dread every day. My whole family vote Tory, I can't understand them! When did we all get so bloody selfish? As for UKIP, I've read some of their fucking awful policies, I'm staggered even one person votes for them, not thousands.

Off to get another drink Sad

America52 · 08/05/2015 00:09

Stripyhoglets I'd like to know the answer to that too.

Genuinely terrified, could cry. How anyone could vote tory is beyond me, unless they are incredibly fucking selfish with an "as long as i'm alright Jack" attitude.

Talking to a friend earlier, although i'm not sure I want to be her friend any longer, and she tells me she is going to vote tory because "things aren't that bad under them. I know people are going on about privatising the NHS as if it's a bad thing, but I wouldn't mind paying for private healthcare because atleast then it would put foreigners off coming over here and using our NHS" I wanted to fucking smack her. Not only for her ignorance, but what about those who can't afford private healthcare? She no longer receives tax credits due to her Husband's promotion and her attitude is "Why should everyone else be entitled to them if we're not?"

I'm so angry. AIBU to smack her in the face? Grin

All joking aside, should I take these exit polls serious? Do Labour stand a chance of gaining power in a coalition?

Bellebelle · 08/05/2015 00:10

Labour aligned themselves too closely to the Tories during the referendum which left a lot of life long Labour supporters very disappointed indeed even if they were a no vote. The hatred felt towards the Conservatives in Scotland is strong and after the dust had settled from the referendum Labour voters have felt betrayed. I'd say that the referendum also put more emphasis on who the Scottish Labour leader is than there was before and Jim Murphy isn't a popular choice while people really like Nicola Sturgeon. The SNP have strategically done a great job of capitalising on the swell of support they got from people who might not have voted SNP before but did vote Yes.

Despite it being a No vote the referendum has, for now at least, changed how people feel about politics in Scotland and how engaged they are. The panic and underhand tactics used by the political parties and the media in those two weeks before the vote has worked in the SNP's favour as they've managed to portray themselves as the calm, voice of reason while everyone else is loosing their heads. The majority of the electorate go for someone the like and put simply the SNP are currently very likable while Labour are not.

Cherrybakewell33 · 08/05/2015 00:11

Great post Janus.