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General election 2024

List the top 3 reasons you plan to vote for which party - 2 sentences for each point.

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PanicAttax · 28/05/2024 21:20

I really am struggling to pick through what I actually want to vote for, rather than against in this coming GE.

I don't feel any party ticks all of my boxes but loathe to have more of the same with Tories killing everything off and sewage.

Labour I can't deal with the VAT on private schools and how they're rolling back on hitting tech companies for tax (seems to be picking on the little guy and parents who care about education).

I really don't know much about Lib Dem - trans seems to be their main concern/not very woman friendly? and Green - do they have great policies that they've costed for? Any other party you think deserves a mention?

So, what are your top three reasons to vote for your party?
Keep it brief and to the point!

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Lampslights · 06/06/2024 09:49

Alwaystired94 · 06/06/2024 09:45

the mishandling of covid covers multiple possible things though, including partygate, eat out to help out and the ridiculous PPE Scandals.

about the only thing it seemed that went 'well' when it came to Covid was the vaccine rollout being widely accessible and easy.

Yes that’s true, not sure I’d put party gate as mishandling of Covid holistically but I get your point. The ppe scandal was multi faceted and eat out to help out, was done with good intent,and for all of us seemed a great idea at the time. It’s not like we all said well that’s a shit idea, we were right there with them. Hindsight it a glorious thing.

vaccine roll out was superb, as was furlow, although it cost us big and we are paying now, it saved a lot of people at the time.

there is lots of things I don’t agree with the tories on, but overall I think the Covid crisis was handled way better than nearly all countries, and on an unprecedented situation where none of them knew what they were dealing with.

Alwaystired94 · 06/06/2024 12:52

Lampslights · 06/06/2024 09:49

Yes that’s true, not sure I’d put party gate as mishandling of Covid holistically but I get your point. The ppe scandal was multi faceted and eat out to help out, was done with good intent,and for all of us seemed a great idea at the time. It’s not like we all said well that’s a shit idea, we were right there with them. Hindsight it a glorious thing.

vaccine roll out was superb, as was furlow, although it cost us big and we are paying now, it saved a lot of people at the time.

there is lots of things I don’t agree with the tories on, but overall I think the Covid crisis was handled way better than nearly all countries, and on an unprecedented situation where none of them knew what they were dealing with.

"eat out to help out, was done with good intent,and for all of us seemed a great idea at the time"

never seemed a good idea for me, to push eating IN the restaurant rather than takeaway/delivery.

whether the PPE scandal was multi faceted or not, it was still a disgusting use of money that benefitted their mates and made them even richer. Were you on the front line? Many healthcare frontline workers were told to be careful removing their PPE so it could be re-used. these were SINGLE USE ITEMS.

Furlough helped a lot of people yes, but we were hardly the only country to bring in that system or similar.

I'd have to say it's very hard to remove Partygate from the Tories handling of Covid, seeing as they were the party in power and setting the rules/standards. Maybe it isn't a big deal to people who didn't care at the time but personally, i was pregnant during 2020 so i was pretty affected by the rules. I also lost a loved one and had to cut their funeral to 6 people. How could anyone not be outraged about that? I have friends who were told their babies had died but weren't allowed their partner in with them for support and comfort. Makes my skin crawl.

Spinet · 06/06/2024 13:58

Lampslights · 06/06/2024 09:49

Yes that’s true, not sure I’d put party gate as mishandling of Covid holistically but I get your point. The ppe scandal was multi faceted and eat out to help out, was done with good intent,and for all of us seemed a great idea at the time. It’s not like we all said well that’s a shit idea, we were right there with them. Hindsight it a glorious thing.

vaccine roll out was superb, as was furlow, although it cost us big and we are paying now, it saved a lot of people at the time.

there is lots of things I don’t agree with the tories on, but overall I think the Covid crisis was handled way better than nearly all countries, and on an unprecedented situation where none of them knew what they were dealing with.

What are your markers for 'handled better'? I agree (as a tory hater) that furlough was good. Otherwise do you think that the UK govt responded to the threat quick enough? Do you think they had a good, well-maintained international pandemic plan? Do you think they listened to their scientific advisors? Do you think they procured the protective and medical equipment required in a cost-effective, non-corrupt manner? Do you think they had enough medical staff or infrastructure to cope well or that they relied on the sense of responsibility in individual medics? Do you think they have reinforced a trust in government and a British sense of civil obedience? Do you think they led by example and made us feel we were all in it together? My answer to those questions is no, no, no, no, and no. So I don't think the UK government handled it better than the rest of the world, far from it. I think they were quite good at propaganda until people got wise to their 3 word instructions.

These statistics don't show the UK as leading the way covid-wise in any ways but bad ones (like total deaths, cases per million of population, deaths per million of population). https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Most of us will not forget nor be convinced otherwise.

COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer

Daily and weekly updated statistics tracking the number of COVID-19 cases, recovered, and deaths. Historical data with cumulative charts, graphs, and updates.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus

Bestyearever2024 · 06/06/2024 14:02

Anything but Tory. Anything.

In my area it'll be Green or Lib Dem who have a chance of knocking the wankstains off their pathetic pedestal

I'll vote for whichever of them has the most chance

I would prefer to vote Labour but no point here

I've just watched Ed Daveys video on X and I'm in tears .... I'd love it if he could form the opposition

Opallfleur2026 · 07/06/2024 22:27

Green Party

They have the correct housing policy which is focused on affordability rather than just building houses on greenbelt land that get acquired by landlords and investors aka building social housing and encouraging community land trusts/ co-operative housing (would love to own a flat in a co-op even though I own our flat and be subject to restrictions where I can only sell it to people who are owner occupiers in the community/earn below a certain threshold).

They see immigrants as people who work in our public services and who contribute to the educational landscape / fleeing war and violence rather than just 'people who take up space', really appreciate that as an immigrant.

Climate change is the most important issue of our times so its important to vote green.

Bonus reason- only party which mentions inequality and lack of earnings, not just this cost of living BS that makes us feel better about ourselves that the costs are too high rather than the fact that we have also gotten poorer..

Opallfleur2026 · 07/06/2024 22:28

Bestyearever2024 · 06/06/2024 14:02

Anything but Tory. Anything.

In my area it'll be Green or Lib Dem who have a chance of knocking the wankstains off their pathetic pedestal

I'll vote for whichever of them has the most chance

I would prefer to vote Labour but no point here

I've just watched Ed Daveys video on X and I'm in tears .... I'd love it if he could form the opposition

Was sorely tempted by lib dem.

If you live in sW or SE, it's definitely an option to vote lib dem!

BurbageBrook · 07/06/2024 22:33

Labour.

I want decent schools which aren't chronically underfunded by the Tories.

Ditto hospitals and GPs.

Ditto police.

Furthermore, I can't stand the lying, self -serving bunch of pricks currently in power.

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