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I will be voting because whatever else, we are in a country that allows its citizens to vote when many don't. When you think about Emily Pankhurst and their fight to win the right to vote 100 years ago, I think it should be a duty to do so. Even if you hate all candidates and scribble some nonsense on the ballot paper and walk out, it still makes a point.

Saying that Altrincham and Sale West is about as safe a Tory seat as there is so we already know the outcome.
 
Happy Tiger said:
, just delete any obviously stupid crap, starting with Charon's stupid post.

Id rather not have another 5 years of what we've just had,.
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so you want mine deleted for being anti Labour then you post something that's anti Tory - you really are a stupid **** - so much for free speech
 
I've only had flyers from the Greens, UKIP and the Conservatives, I assume the other three have given up on us.

The Green Party candidate is called Tim Greene, which was mildly amusing.

I got a personal letter from David Davis, presumably he saved my details when I contacted him about the name change.
 
originallambrettaman said:
I've only had flyers from the Greens, UKIP and the Conservatives, I assume the other three have given up on us.

The Green Party candidate is called Tim Greene, which was mildly amusing.

I got a personal letter from David Davis, presumably he saved my details when I contacted him about the name change.
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I used to work in Westminster for an MP and David Davis always seemed like a genuine bloke.
 
Walter Sobchak said:
I think the Greens would get far more votes if they were more about being green and more central in terms of ideology. They seem to have moved dramatically to the left in the last year or so - more 'socialist' than Labour at the minute, if thats the right word.
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They'd probably do better round here if they called themselves the Stuart Green Party.
 
i agree most of the Tory policies , but as they
1. have no presence in my part of Hull (not even one of those lamppost banner)
2. no chance of upsetting Labour in W.Hull

ive gone for UKIP , which is quite annoying as im quite passionate about where i want
my country to go in the future , UKIP doesnt quite represent it , but its a lot nearer than the Labour way

I Dont believe in handouts ,dont belive in statutory foreign aid (neither do some of the recipients)
And hate reading the drivel posted by my scrounger "friends" on FB

The FPtP system is dead in the water now , it pisses me off that our electoral system is bent ,
and will in the next few months prove to be untenable
 
Local services have been slashed due to central gov cutbacks and I know I few that have/are either losing thier jobs , pay cuts , reduced hours
The retirement homes , and day centres for elderly and learning difficulty people are being decimated
God knows how much worse it will get if we get 5 more years of this I dread to think
 
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I've just found out that a mate of mine is the Green Party rep for the Beverley Rural Ward in today's local election.

He's a good bloke, bangs on about fracking too much, but other than that he's a good bloke.

[HASHTAG]#VoteGrimes[/HASHTAG]
 
Most people vote based on personalities, some pre-conceived notion of what that particular party stands for and social pressure.

Its essentially a popularity contest, very few people actually read the party manifestos and those that do realise there's absolutely nothing of worth in them.
 
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I got Green on the Who Should You Vote For ? thing. Just about the only one I'd never thought of voting for.
What worries me is that I quite like our MP though I disagree with his party. I like him but I don't want his party to win. I therefore have to vote not for the candidate or the party that I want to vote for but for the one most likely to win our seat from him so his party doesn't win power overall. That really isn't right.
Then there's the thought that, if certain parties win the election, next New year's Honours List will give us Lord Allam.
 
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originallambrettaman said:
I've just found out that a mate of mine is the Green Party rep for the Beverley Rural Ward in today's local election.

He's a good bloke, bangs on about fracking too much, but other than that he's a good bloke.

[HASHTAG]#VoteGrimes[/HASHTAG]
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Presumably the mis-informed hysteria and not the economic and social benefits?
 
The thought of Milliband / Balls in power makes me feel sick.

A couple of insincere and creepy twats. Mind you the alternatives aren't much better.

Think I'll put the ballot paper on the dart board and let fate decide.
 
originallambrettaman said:
Labour could have walked this election, but they picked the wrong brother.

The thought of that clueless prick representing this country internationally is frightening.

As there's actually very little between the policies of the parties nowadays, I just want the least embarrassing prick to represent us.

As I just saw someone tweet, we're already ****ed, we're just deciding which position to be ****ed in.
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Similar to them being in a position where you would expect them to win but selecting Kinnock and Foot as leaders.
Probably due to the fact the final decision boils down to who the union leaders want as leader rather than party members o MPs who have more ide of who a credible leader would be.
 
Oregon Tiger said:
Like you, the candidates around my way don't seem to be bothered. Not one of the parties have bothered canvassing the area I live in. The only flyers I got were from the Tories (who are a shoe-in in the constituency) and the Greens. If just one of the candidates had bothered to try to convince me I would probably have voted for them irrespective of who they represented. whatever, I'll toddle along after work and put my X somewhere on the ballet paper.
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Swan Lake or The Nutcracker Suite?
 
Quill said:
Nowt wrong with Ed. Sure, he might not be the most charismatic of blokes, but who cares?

He's probably a right bastard behind the scenes. Malcolm Tucker-esque.
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Just to give an alternative viewpoint, he is an odious utter ****er and represents all that is despicable about politicians.
 
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TheCasual said:
This government has massively failed economically. The debt as nearly doubled to £1.4trn. Austerity has failed.

People have died because of Iain Duncan-Smith's welfare chances.

We have 1m people using food banks.
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Are you using a food bank?

I fail to see why people give a **** about others misfortune. It's their own fault.
 
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