Hypothetical; General Election has just been called...

[Thadeus]

....how are you going to vote, would you even bother?

People who don't use their vote should be deported to live in a undemocratic country

But what if you genuinely disagree with all of the options? They all stand for something I don’t want

I cannot vote for A labour government Which is more of a threat to the economy than crashing out of the EU.

^^ this basically.

Its the "dyed in the wool lefties" that are having to jump through the mental hoops at the minute.

If we have a general election now I can imagine the lowest turnout in voters that we have ever seen. In the real world, away from social media, people are thoroughly fed up with politicians and seem to be fed up & confused with the lot of it.

I think the Greens are the party that best represents me, but I'd probably vote Labour as they are a good step better than the Tories.

People who don't use their vote should be deported to live in a undemocratic country

Yes. Because a country where being deported for not voting would be a shining example of democracy. 🙄

WEP.

Anyone saying they'd vote Tory after this omnishambles surely can't have a good understanding of the events of the last few years?? David Cameron openly put the needs of his party before those of the country then f'ed off; May has buried her head in the sand and ploughed forward through this crisis like a zombie.

I'm a Remainer but can fully appreciate why Brexiteers would vote for the Brexit party: whether Remainer/Brexiteer, we've all been sold a lie at the hands of the Tories. I couldn't vote for a party led by Corbyn, so it would have to be TIG/LibDem - whichever becomes the most likely to have influence in parliament.

No idea who I’d vote for.... As for those saying they’d be voting for the Tories, what even are the Tories at the moment?

I'll be going along to my local polling booth. but I'll be spoiling my paper. I cannot honestly vote for any of the current parties.

I'll be going along to my local polling booth. but I'll be spoiling my paper. I cannot honestly vote for any of the current parties

This.

A futile gesture though, as the place I live in, the people are such zombies, they'd vote for a donkey wearing a red rosette.

Currently I’d love a none of the above option.

Up until recently lived in a safe Lib Dem seat, now live in a Tory seat but couldn’t vote Tory or labour currently. Would vote for an independent if they stood. Don’t like party politics.

People who don't use their vote should be deported to live in an undemocratic country

You do understand, don't you, that we have the democratic right to decide whether to vote or abstain. Surely you understand that.

Not a particularly smart comment to make.

Just add a "none of the above" option to the ballot paper. I too might consider spoiling mine and writing that on it if things don't improve.

I couldn't vote Tory because of the mess we are in is due to them. I refuse to vote labour with Corbyn in charge. So the only other realistic option is LibDems which I think I am 90% ok with - the big stumbling block there is their refusal to allow Heathrow to expand. If it wasn't for the Tory/LimDem coalition from a few years ago it would already have 3 runways and be a far better place to fly in/from.

On the other hand if the Tories dropped Brexit and went remain I would vote for them for sure.

Observation e very time

Doh! Conservative

God it's depressing to read 'I would never vote Tory/Labour'.
What, never? Not if their candidate in your constituency was outstanding? If their manifesto was innovative and brave?

Nope. I know a rhetoric about a party and blindly follow. No wonder politics is so hidebound.

I'd vote anything (except extremist parties like UKIP). Depends on what needs to be done and who has the best ideas on how to do it.
Politics isn't football. You're not meant to have a tribal allegiance.

Conservative, though not with any joy in my heart. Better that than risk a Corbyn government.

So you'd rather let an arsonist into your house than a burglar?

God it's depressing to read 'I would never vote Tory/Labour'.
What, never? Not if their candidate in your constituency was outstanding? If their manifesto was innovative and brave?

What do you mean by "their" manifesto? Manifestos are written by PR agents for the national party. A candidate doesn't have her/his own manifesto and doesn't have any say in what she/he campaigns on.

HereBeFuckery where I live, voting Tory would be akin to voting UKIP or the BNP.

They decimated our area the last time they were in power, they've not been forgiven. So no, I wouldn't ever vote Tory. Because to me, they're no better than UKIP.

If the Scottish Labour candidate was spectacular I might, tactically vote for them, but given the shitshow that is Labour recently, they'd have to sort out the anti semitism in their ranks and also drop the pro Brexit stance.

I genuinely don’t understand people who say they’d vote conservative, labour or any party every single time. It sounds like they’d vote for anything with a blue or red rosette regardless of the policies, manifesto etc.

Political parties aren’t like football teams who you follow through the good and bad times. Decisions on who to vote for should be made on an election by election basis based on the policies at the time.

People who just blindly vote in a tribal fashion are a big problem and are the reason why some areas have so many issues. If parties thought they had to put up a fight in some towns they’d try harder to improve them. Instead they can take many areas for granted safe in the knowledge that the people will always vote blue or red.

I’d be embarrassed to state that I never change my mind.

I wouldn't say I'd never vote tory.

But in 30 years of voting I've never seen a good reason to, and I've seen many good reasons not to.

I can't imagine a time when their fundamental beliefs come closer enough to mine to think they are worth my vote. But there's always a sliver of a chance it might happen.

A futile gesture though, as the place I live in, the people are such zombies, they'd vote for a donkey wearing a red rosette.

This but in my case its blue

I don't know who I would vote for in previous years I have voted for different parties, I am interested in the new independent party but I don't think they are going to get their shit together in time.

It doesn't really leave me with much, but I can't vote for the Tories, won't vote for Labour under JC. Think it leaves me with fuck all

Anything but Corbin, and I really want to vote Labour.

Conservative and I’m on minimum wage with a child who has autism. I haven’t had any problems under the. Conservatives.

GottenGottenGotten think I know where you live. News reports that your MP may be forced to resign after abstaining in last nights vote ( although he has threatened resigning about 6 times..).

SNP for me.

For those that say voting Lib/Dem or Green is a wasted vote; if everyone has that thought you will perm be stuck with Labour/Tory in England.