Who would you vote for in a general election tomorrow?

[maybegoingcrazy]

If the next GE was tomorrow, who would you vote for? I've been unimpressed at decisions made by Labour since they came in and just don't have much faith in their long term plans. I've never even considered voting Tory, but also don't really see Labour doing much more to improve things for anyone. Will be interesting to see how things are in a few years time when the next GE comes round. Am I missing some really good stuff Labour are implementing?

...Provided the LibDems & Greens don't mess it up like they did in 2019. And also let's see what happens over on the far left (that is if Corbyn does anything at all or if it's all just empty threats).

Well yes you can't keep spending if you don't have the money coming in to justify it. But I do feel that the poor health and skills is one of the reasons we are finding it hard to grow.

Question where do you find the money to do it.

I like Corbyn and I've met him at a funeral of a late friend and he's a stand up bloke who genuinely cares about people....I just can't agree with him on immigration....he's just too soft in that area for me

we could easily find ourselves with a coalition government which would be no bad thing.

@Blossomtoes which parties would form the coalition?

Dunno. My crystal ball’s broken.

@Barbadossunset

@Blossomtoes which parties would form the coalition?

So possible coalitions might be:
Labour/ Lib Dem or
Conservative/ Reform

Or based on the polling trends, the first past the post system and that economically the UK is in a really difficult situation (so that the economy and government finances decline between now and 2029) then I think that there is a very real chance that Reform could win an outright majority at the next election.

The Conservatives are seriously wounded after 14 years and the last election. Labour are losing left wing voters to the Greens and right wing voters to Reform. If Labour move to the right to stop voters moving to Reform then they will also lose the middle to the LibDems and the Greens and if they move more to the left they will lose more voters to Reform.

I just can't see Labour winning the next election and definitely not the Conservatives.

Kemi is very intelligent but still a WEF puppet.

Don't be fooled.

Don't you remember David Cameron and Nick Clegg?

No bad thing?

Nick just became a puppet for the conservatives.

Liberal Democrats have never recovered from that one.

I don't think the Conservatives did either. Too many closet Lib Dems in the ranks before they got kicked out last year.

It damaged both parties because the libdems forced some changes that were against Tory plans too, so we ended up with conflicting policies, especially re tax, which were a complete fudge and just caused unnecessary damage and complexity.

Reform

🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏

Reform's main line is "all other parties are shit, we will reform government once and for all".

And that's about all they have to say. They make some mutterings about immigration, because they know that's a hot topic; and like Boris Johnson did, they look to see which way the wind of public mood is blowing, they run in that direction, and they say "follow us, we promise you the moon on a stick, if you vote for us". If that wind changes, they will probably change their words as well, as they have no real principles of their own, other than "the government of the day is shit", and when people are not listening "we will make ourselves even richer than Johnson and Blair did, while destroying EVERYTHING".

They have little or nothing to say about how they will achieve their miracles; and the worst thing is, not many journalists are even asking them.

They are the mystery box, the mystery big red button labelled "press me", and as one commentator put it, "a party of contrarians", who oppose everything the present government does, while cunningly not saying what they would do differently, and hoping nobody notices this.

They can't do any worse. Look at the Afghan debacle. Both main "experienced" parties involved and then covered up. Same as the rape gangs. Covered up. The country is going to shit and it's under an "experienced" party. Nothing wrong with Reform pointing that out. We need something new. And if Reform can get organised, they should have the chance to have a crack.

The election is in 2029. They are a new party. Let's wait to see what their plan is (do they need their manifesto in July 2025? No. They are not in government). Then we can decide if they look a decent prospect or not.

It worked for Labour. They’re shit, we are change, muttering about toolmaker and no tax rises

The next party just has two to point at not one.

The way the wind is going at the moment, most of the British public are angry and frustrated and will probably vote Reform emotionally.

A bit like the Brexit vote.

Labour ive actually been very impressed with them. Something's less so but overall they are getting things done and some well

One person one vote. It's no one else's business whether people vote "emotionally" or tribally or in the interests of themselves and their own families (which I would assume is the way most people vote).

exactly. And this worked for Brexit. Labour took this approach and Reform is doing this now. I'll be surprised if Nige fails to get very significant numbers in 2029.

Also Labour miscalculated significance of TikTok - there is nothing in Starmer that can appeal to 16yo. This group will be split between Corbyn and Reform.

Well, I’m entitled to give my opinion on a public forum… and that is what I think happened in most cases… @Quirkswork

This didn’t take long, did it?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxwegpkyw9o?app-referrer=deep-link

He looks thrilled.

All day. The only MP worth a carrot.

Same con, by the same people.