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To have realised why I can't vote Labour in the GE!

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WindFlower92 · 07/12/2019 14:16

I feel that I've got to preface this by saying I'm a Labour supporter, and hate the thought of voting for BJ and his cronies.

However, me and DH were talking earlier - given how divisive JC is, and obviously Brexit also, do Labour supporters really want Labour to be the ones dealing with Brexit? I'm just thinking of how damaging it could be to them in future elections, and if they 'mess it up', they might not be elected for decades to come. Then we'd be stuck with the Tories! Think back to the Lib Dems coalition; no one my age would ever dream of voting for them even with NC gone; could this happen to Labour if they scrap Brexit, or put us through another however many years of negotiations?

For this reason I'm now thinking keep Conservative in for the next couple of years, let them deal with Brexit and tarnish their reputation, and then we can have a decade of Labour to follow as they'll be seen as the better option.

Is this crazy?

For voting purposes - yes if I'm speaking any sense!

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Ariadnepersephonecloud · 08/12/2019 15:19

Having had an 80 year old disabled man crying to me last night feeling suicidal (I would in a customer facing role and he called for help) I think it's safe to say he definitely won't survive another Tory term. They have to go. This poor man has no support at all, it's terrifying that that is the future people are facing! At least give Labour a chance, I don't think they will be able to fix everything but at least they should be allowed to try...and I say that as someone with a child at Grammar school who really doesn't want to see the Grammar school system removed - but it's not only about me is it.

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