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Argh - how to vote !

294 replies

rookiemere · 03/06/2017 12:40

In scotsnet as this is a uniquely Scottish problem - apologies if there's a politics area somewhere that I should be in.

My postal vote has been sitting staring at me for days.

I know who I don't want to get in. As a non-scots British person with an English DH, I'll do everything I can to avoid another referendum.

Our local Labour MP actually does a lot for the local community and seems like a good egg. But the overall party is a disaster and SNP are talking about going jointly with Labour so they can push through another independence vote.

I cannot bring myself to vote Tory after what they've done - also every time they think up a remotely fair taxation idea i.e. making self employed pay same taxes as employed or making rich OAPs pay for care, even though Ruth Davidson seems very different from the conservatives in England, can't bear to watch the Westminster crowing when/if they get a huge victory.

My heart says Lib-Dems and in fact I've done some campaigning for them at local level, but pre voting questionnaires seem to suggest it's a 3 way race between Lab/Con/SNP so it would be a wasted vote.

Is anyone else really struggling to decide for this election?

OP posts:
trixymalixy · 08/06/2017 22:11

It does seem too good to be true. We can but hope.

MacarenaFerreiro · 08/06/2017 22:14

Losing 22 seats would be AMAZING. Seeing the smug smile wiped of Salmond, Nicolson, Robertson and that Sheikh woman would make my day. No, it would make my YEAR.

Dailystuck71 · 08/06/2017 22:17

I am willing the exit pole to be true.

MacarenaFerreiro · 08/06/2017 22:19

My only worry is that Labour and SNP are in a position to form a coalition. The SNP's price for that would be another independence referendum.

If the Lib Dems team up with the SNP in ANY form I will never vote for them again. Ever.

LassWiTheDelicateAir · 08/06/2017 22:24

If the Lib Dems team up with the SNP in ANY form I will never vote for them again. Ever

Same here and same if it is Labour. Kezia has to make Corbyn hold firm on this.

NoLotteryWinYet · 08/06/2017 22:27

Well it'd be a great result for Scotland but we'd end up with another flipping election because the SNP/lab/lib coalition if formed will never hold because of Brexit...Menzies Campbell is saying LDs are against any Brexit so can't go into coalition.

MacarenaFerreiro · 08/06/2017 22:30

I miss Ming. He was great. #BringbackMing

ssd · 08/06/2017 22:59

macarena, did you actually mean to say this?

and that Sheikh woman

trixymalixy · 09/06/2017 02:31

Swinson won!!!! Woo hoo!!!!!

Robertson and sheikh are gone!

Twooter · 09/06/2017 02:35

Have there been any seats where the SNP have beaten the combined lab-con vote? Surely this puts paid to Indy 2?

NoLotteryWinYet · 09/06/2017 02:38

not getting my hopes up about Indy - hard to argue that England is a Conservative country at this point though for the SNP! Great news re Robertson out, and Swindon winning!

NoLotteryWinYet · 09/06/2017 02:39

Wow - Ren East went conservative!

trixymalixy · 09/06/2017 02:42

Shame for Blair mcdougall. I like him.

Shame that mhairi black kept her seat. Maybe she'll work a bit harder after this scare though.

LassWiTheDelicateAir · 09/06/2017 02:47

Nicholson gone ! Pity Mhairi Black didn't.

trixymalixy · 09/06/2017 02:50

I'm really gutted nick clegg has gone. What a loss to uk politics.

So far the snp have lost 7 seats. Let's hope there are more!!

NoLotteryWinYet · 09/06/2017 03:02

Poor Clegg, there is no loyalty in politics, lovely speech, heartily agreed with it.

LassWiTheDelicateAir · 09/06/2017 03:02

Glasgow North gone to Labour by a tiny majority (the 4,000 Tories and the couple of hundred Lib Dems in that seat- what were you thinking of ?)

trixymalixy · 09/06/2017 03:15

Fuck, wishart held his seat. 21 votes in it....

trixymalixy · 09/06/2017 03:39

Mognahan gone!! Waiting to see if salmond goes then I'm going to bed.

QueenLaBeefah · 09/06/2017 03:53

Can't believe Wishart held on. Really hope Salmond has been given the boot.

dementedma · 09/06/2017 04:02

Waiting for the Salmond vote here too. Good to see SNP getting the kicking they deserve

trixymalixy · 09/06/2017 04:20

And salmond is gone!!!! I'll be cracking open the champagne tomorrow.

trixymalixy · 09/06/2017 04:20

Actually today!!

QueenLaBeefah · 09/06/2017 04:21

Bloody hell. Is that true? I can't stand that smug, arrogant twat.

NoLotteryWinYet · 09/06/2017 04:22

Happy about that although disappointed about the unionist vote split in E N&L