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New boundary question

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Coffeesnob11 · 14/06/2024 11:23

I live in a village and have been put into a new constituency with the boundary changes. All the election leaflets talk about the main town, the facilities there (its almost 10 miles away from us) and improving the schools. Due to a lack of school places students who live 5 miles away from the town can't get a place currently let alone the kids from our village. The only secondary school our pupils qualify for requires improvement, has done for some time, and is in a different constituency. The leaflets also talk about the building of houses between that town and the next big town which is even further away from us. Its like they have all forgotten they have new constituents/voters and they can't affect the schools or services we access in our old constituency. I was already stuck on who to vote for and this just makes it so much worse. Does anyone have any advice on how to decide who to vote for when you know that none of them are interested or can help with anything that's important to you?

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Bromptotoo · 14/06/2024 12:23

Not sure why even main town issues feature as this is a Parliamentary Election; focus should be national issues. I'd start with the party's manifestos.

Fishcake18 · 14/06/2024 12:47

Yes why are you not thinking about the parties' values, their manifesto and ideas and whether they align with your own? Seems a bit localist and self-interested tbh

Coffeesnob11 · 14/06/2024 14:27

Maybe I should have added i have failed to find a party on a national level I want to vote for so I thought I would have more luck deciding on local factors.

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Bromptotoo · 14/06/2024 14:32

Coffeesnob11 · 14/06/2024 14:27

Maybe I should have added i have failed to find a party on a national level I want to vote for so I thought I would have more luck deciding on local factors.

An MP won't haver a great deal of influence over things like whether local schools are 'requires improvement' or, for that matter over new developments, though the main parties may have a position on NIMBY/YIMBY type issues.

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 14/06/2024 14:35

Which party would you prefer to form the next government?

Who would you prefer to be the Prime Minister?

Most of the issues you have raised are actually dealt with by the local council.

CurlsnSunshinetime4tea · 14/06/2024 15:27

I get it OP, vote for a party or vote for a person. You might need to ask locally or e-mail both constituents and party offices.

Coffeesnob11 · 14/06/2024 19:32

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 14/06/2024 14:35

Which party would you prefer to form the next government?

Who would you prefer to be the Prime Minister?

Most of the issues you have raised are actually dealt with by the local council.

I actually feel party less. I don't trust any of them to do a good job. I am disillusioned with politicians and parties. I want good healthcare, schools and a safe society for all. I want people to be useful members of society (can mean different things for different people, working full time, part time, volunteering etc) and for the government to look after the elderly and the sick when they need it.
I want the police to be trustworthy, childcare to be affordable for all. I want missing parents to contribute financially to their children and single parents helped, not penalised for being a single adult household. I want the rape and domestic abuse conviction rates to massively increase. I want companies to pay their taxes and do more for the environment. Happy to take suggestions for a party or politician that fits.

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CurlsnSunshinetime4tea · 14/06/2024 21:13

oh at @Coffeesnob11 that's too much common sense during these difficult times.

verdantverdure · 19/06/2024 20:23

Ok so not the Tories, because if they wanted to fix any of that they've had 14 years to do it.

Not Reform because Nigel Farage said in the debate he wants to do away with the NHS,

Who does that leave in your constituency?

And who can win where you live?

www.getvoting.org/

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