Is anyone else really scared of the prospect of waking up to a tory administration on May 7th?

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Because I am! i think it will be truly awful. Don't get me wrong, I don't think labour are fabulous but omg surely they are better than another Thatcher style administration?? I have a disabled child who is 8 years old.......I somehow doubt that it will be any easier to get her what she needs as she goes into her teenage years under a conservative government. It's hard enough now!!

Yesterday the blues were campaigning in our town centre - I live in a swing area - traditionally tory but fell to new labour in 1997. They seem so.....backward thinking to me.

Am I overreacting? Is there an upside at all?

And scare mongering about some Labour revolution is fanciful

Well I'm terrified about waking up to find that slimy git DC as PM.

So that we remain friends why don't we all talk about policies and values rather than attack personalities

lincstash - notice you don't mention Lord Ashcroft there. It's only Labour donors who worry you, huh? No concerns about rich tax exiles controlling the Tory party?

As for the unions, stop lying. The union link to the Labour party is democratic and open - no member of an affiliated union has to donate, they can opt out of the contribution. What's more anyone who wants to can look up the figures - unlike the Tory party which has spent something like five years pretending they didn't have a clue about Ashcroft's tax affairs.

No doubt it would suit rabid right wingers like you if ordinary working people had no political representation. The link with the unions was a way for ordinary people, who didn't have millions, to get that representation. By pooling their resources.

Lincstash- are you our answer to Sarah Palin?

We're somewhat nervous, since DH works for a company who does IT projects for the Highways Agency. We also have 2 children with autism and some of the services we rely on are stretched to the limit, already without cuts being made.

Me too. As a lone parent with a disabled child living in social housing, the future under a Tory government does not seem particularly bright.

My parents are staunch Tories and it does bug me a bit, as they live in their ex council (now worth a fortune) house reaping the benefits of that selfish generation who had everything and left us with jack all. Know I will get flamed for that but it is true.

the sense 150 for married couples to grab headlines does not bode well for a party serious about spending cuts!

sense senseless

I think my real concern is that with labour to start with it was a watered down tory gverment with hard line labour getting very frustrated - it really was a wolf in grannies clothing.

I have said before I didn't like the tory hard line either of the 80's the damage it did.

We seem though to swing from one extrem to the other and Lib dem to my own mind are something in between.

i don't like all their policies - but far more I like than I don't like. I would be happy if they raised income tax and raised the threshold for personel allowence to 10k, at least everyone would benifit from the 10k allowence in the first place and the lower earners would benifit even more - far better then the measley 3150 the torys want to give married people, and take away nursery places - seems tory's like couple but not actual families with children.

It's not that I want a change either - I feel there is no one else to vote for.

DC is worried though trying to brush aside the fact that NC came out much better than expected on thursday night.

i am not going to vote for a tory goverment just to get labour out either

lincstash i was interested in following your arguments, even though I wholeheartedly disagree with you, until your 15;53 post. What a vile comment to make - and so completely unfounded. I find that very insulting as a Brown supporter .

Is it not posible to vote for a politician without lusting after them then!?!You have a narrow and IMHO warped view of the world.

T Diddy - re your earlier post. Whether Lincstash, tashtodd and tootlesmummy has a rhyme to it or not I can assure you my views are my own though I empathise with their posts to a great extent. To be clear - we are not the same person

Tashtodd- i was only making light humour. No offense meant

TDiddy - none taken

But still a coincidence that lincstash and Tashtodd both joined the site at the same time (in March this year) and have similar views. Unless you both have tashes and/or changed your names at the same time. Sorry if I'm wrong!

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MuminLondon: yes you are wrong i don't know whether to be disturbed or flattered that someone on here would go to to the trouble of checking when I joined but probably the former . I lurked a lot last year on the education posts when my daughter was moving up to secondary school and we were going through the hell of entrance exams, but decided to join the threads here now because I enjoy political type discussion and I think this particular election is so vital for all of us. Aren't people on this site allowed to have similar views to others without arousing suspicion they are posting under multiple identities?

The Conservatives are the best party for Britain. You need not fear. You will be better protected if they get in. Give them your voite.

'or have a view about the EU that isnt looney left political correctness.'

It would be nice if some people could actually respect the views of others without calling them 'loons'. I'm one of the loons you mention, but funnily enough I'm able to respect the views of my conservative friends....

'And for people who work in the public sector concerned that they may lose their jobs? and? ' Tootlesmummy, I assume that you and your dh/dp are not public sector workers, otherwise you might be concerned about, let's see....not being able to feed your children? But as long as it's not you never mind, right?

Xenia- thinking of standing ?

no, not at all

it's how the outside world views the result which matters

the outside world, the financial world, investors, want a Conservative government

if they don't get one we'll be thrown to the wolves -- twill be apocalyptic I think

but anyway, former staunch labour voter here doing a u turn here out of pragmatism? cynicism? definitely self interest and definitely fury about education

The pay is far too low and it's far too risky a thing to do.

OP - terrified of it, esp. if it means people who think like lincstash (Millbank sockpuppet, anyone?)are going to be in charge.

Now that's a truly scary thought...

Oh Lovecat, please don't insult Conservatives by suggesting that people like Lincstash will be in charge. The ones actually in charge will probably be considerably more moderate and definitely considerably more intelligent.