AIBU To ask what party do you vote for?

[Goldchilled7up]

I feel that a high percentage of mumneters vote labour. I do, what about you?

Was Lib Dem but not after last time! Probably Labour now.

Politics seems so diluted these days.

I think part of it is that there are now too many "professional politicians" who have been in Westminster since they left Uni. I would like to see the age for being an MP as 30, and for selection committees to favour candidates with "real world" experience- i.e. not just a researcher/ party worker etc.

I feel poltiics should be a calling rather than a planned career. If you think about people like Tony Benn, they would rather have spent a life in opposition than compromised their principles. This is what we need- more people who are prepared to say "This is what I think. If you agree with me, vote for me. If you don't, then dont". Instead, what we have is parties who are effectively saying "What do I have to say for you to vote for me?" It makes for very muddy waters and poor delivery on manifestos.

Exactly - Can you imagine Tony Benn, Dennis Skinner, et al, getting into (political) bed with Thatcher?

Actual LOL.

Lib dem last time.Next time, no idea.

I'm a left wing Conservative.

I prefer the idea of lower taxes and individual choice, that if you earn the money you should be able to top up your child's education or your health care.

I hate the nanny state and too much red tape makes my blood boil.

I'm just old enough to understand why Mrs T won, to remember the mess that went before. In her last term she went too far, but much of the hedonism you see was the economic boom of the times. I think a lot of it would have happened which ever party was in power.

However, I do believe that there is such a thing as society and that we do need to pay enough taxes for a reasonable benefits system and the health service to function.

I'm an Atheist, Pro Choice, Pro Gay marriage and can't believe the richest nation on Earth doesn't have universal health care.

So if I was American I'd be a Democrat.

Voted Lib Dem, but feel a bit betrayed and will vote labour this time. I hate the conservatives

If in the US, that's easy, Obama!

I was always Labour but really couldn't stand Tony Blair so have voted SNP.

If I was in America I would vote Obama.

JessicaLub Wed 07-Nov-12 01:09:01
I will always vote labour because I am working class.
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I hear this all the time but can;t see how Labour have been much help to the working class unless you are a long term benefits claimant or work for the public sector. House prices trebled under Labour so the haven.t exactly helped working class families.

Jessicalub, every member of my extremely working class family (on one side) voted and still votes Conservative. Being working class does not necessarily make you a born Labourite!

PS They never, ever claimed benefits, either, though would easily have qualified for them.

Labour: past, present and future. Actually, I've voted Green in council elections. And, to be perfectly honest, none of the main parties represents my views, which are somewhat left of centre.

Noticing that lots of Scots are voting SNP; my Scottish mum calls them the Tartan Tories - I presume this no longer holds true? I was quite disappointed to see the bloke from Hue and Cry supporting them on the news...

I swing.

Feel no allegiance to any party at all.

I have a good think about the issues and listen to what they all have to say and then make a decision.

It will however, be a cold day in hell before I vote for Tony Abbott (Oz).

In the US I would have voted Obama and in the last UK Election I would probably have voted Lib Dem.

European I vote green

Last general I voted lib dem (partly because of my local candidate)

Won't be doing that again

Suspect it will be green from now on but will see what the options are

yoko I don't know why your mum things that - the SNP are about the furthest left proper party there is...

I don't identify as either left or right TBH.

Am right smack bang in the middle. Mostly I think people should be left alone to get on with their lives and should look after themselves if they can but I also think that you need to look after people and that people matter and should not be left to suffer if their circumstances are bad.

Fine I think she's got a bit of a 70s view of Scottish politics, not having lived there since 1976... she used to hobnob with a very lefty journalist crowd and I think the landscape was different in those days.

Scotland, green or labour never ever snp!
UK, was a lib dem but feel so let down by them, so labour and never Tory!
USA would be Obama everytime. In fact, I would like to borrow him to lead here for a while

Never voted anything but Tory in the past - but will never vote for them again.

SDLP/ labour. Tactical voting to keep Sinn Fein out. Otherwise would vote Alliance.

What makes you think that asking might be unreasonable?

I don't vote for a party, I vote for my local MP.

I voted libdem last time BASTARDS used to vote labour . I think i voted libdem as no1 in scottish election

I voted Lib Dem and I don't regret it at all, my MP is very good. He does what he can within the constraints.

I'm a bit of a floating voter. Sometimes I've been known to vote for the most likely candidate to get rid of the existing candidate who is standing again.

Sometimes, but only in Parish Elections, I spoil my paper by identifying those candidates that I believe to be making decisions based on self interest (but I only started doing that when I realised that all candidates were shown the spoiled papers to agree whether there was a clear vote) There's something really satisfying about scrawling Corrupt Wanker in blunt pencil :)