To be a secret Tory voter and feel embarrassed about it?

[SecretToryVoter]

I’ve just gone to do my vote and had to admit to myself that I’m one of those secret Tory voters and would be embarrassed to admit it to friends / family!

A month ago I was adamant that I would be voting Labour but ended up changing my mind for a number of reasons

1. Keir seems to have a number of grand ideas of what he wants to do but no substance behind how he’s going to do it (where is he going to find an additional 6,500 teachers as just 1 example)
2. Womens rights
3. my Labour candidate has been helicoptered in and doesn’t look good on paper whereas the Tory candidate is a local, well respected councillor
4. Tory policy is closer to my values overall

anyone else had to admit to themselves that they are a Tory at heart for this election?

Tell me you’ve no grasp of current affairs without telling me you’ve no grasp of current affairs,

ler me spell it out. Putin. Brexit.covid. Want me to go on?

But why stick with Conservative? Why not lib dem or green? Wont offer reform as an alternative as they shouldn't be anywhere near any reasonable conversation

@LostTheMarble Even more hilarious with Labour who don’t even know what a woman is.

Ding ding ding. Bingo line complete!

Glad you’ll be happy, as you will be digging deep in those High earning pockets.

enjoy

Labour and Conservatives aren’t the only two options - what about Lib Dem or Green Party, OP?

Everyone is entitled to their vote and their opinion so don’t feel bad if your vote is what’s right for you.

(At least it’s not Reform who want to pull immigrants out of boats!!)

We have anonymous voting in the UK. Its a really important cornerstone of democracy. if someone doesn't want to say who they are voting for, they have every right.

In theory I guess, it would be better to feel proud of who you are voting for. But are there any parties you could genuinely say that about? Most people are holding their noses...

I'm with you OP. I'm a Conservative at heart but voting Reform. I'm not embarrassed by that and feel it's right for me. However, there are some friends I won't be telling as they would react badly. I care for them very much and don't want bad feeling between us.

She just means they are intolerant and discriminatory about trans people, which OP likes.

So you are not embarrassed just worried about the reaction you may get, which is understandable the way politics is so polarised these days. It used to be you could discuss politics with people even when you were on opposite sides, now it goes immediately to personal abuse.

I’ve voted YANBU. However, you are being unreasonable to be embarrassed. There is a reason voting takes place in private. It allows you to choose for yourself with no influence from friends family or social media. The whole point of democracy is that you get to vote any way you want for any reason you want. There is no hierarchy of voters or reasons.

Yep, the Tories don't have "values". They're a self interest focus group, always have been since they were formed in 1834.

Because I don't agree with several of Labour's 2024 policies which will affect me personally (no, not the private school one) & I don't believe they will/ will be able to do the things people seem to think they will. So I didn't vote for them.

I assume Labour will win the election, so in my constituency I'm voting for an opposition MP. I don't agree with the LD's opinion of women. So I didn't vote for them. That's how it works.

I'm not going to engage further, as the Labour supporters here seem stuck in a boring argumentative cycle. I'm happy with what I did today. I'm not happy about the overall situation, but that's different.

You can vote for who you want. A lot of people are selfish - that's nothing new. And will vote Tory if it benefits them financially.

And the other two should be? When will people get it into their heads - women’s rights are a key issue for many of us. You can dismiss it as not the case but it doesn’t stop it being true. And all the parties on the left have shown not to care for women’s single sex spaces or even will say in simple terms what a woman is. Some have show utter vitriol towards those of us showing even the slightest concern.

Same here in my family.

I've also noticed far more anti-Labour posts on here with Labour voters being called anti-women, fantasies and mean, than I've seen the other way around.

I'm a labour voter but I don't care who others vote for to be honest, I do find it baffling that anyone would think the Tories care about women's rights though.

I think this thread is demonstrating exactly why so many people are shy Tories.

…because the Tories have a great record on Women’s Rights.

There are more than 2 parties

Vote for things you believe in, and be comfortable with that

@Theweepywillow
Maybe reread my post.
Id never vote Conservative either Its not just Labour voters who would question why anyone would was my point.

I am rather confused as to why Reform voters are not shy. They should be!

What exactly is the 'bonkers' stuff Labour want to do? And I mean the stuff they want to do and not the stuff the Tories have been lying and scaremongering about.

I don’t think anyone actually thinks that, even the people who say it.

Had to reread that, because you described the Tories to a fucking T.

Presumably you want to keep it to yourself because there are so many judgmental Labour supporters who can't resist sticking the boot in.

It's not different to the posts you see on Labour threads.

Overall, people are just less tolerant nowadays.