Frank Sidney Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Just wondered how many people who voted in the last election, for one of the three main parties, would now change their vote? Would public sector workers, for instance, who voted Tory or Lib Dem now vote Labour? Are there any people who voted Labour who now prepare the Tories / Lib Dems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 would still vote Lib-Dem. never the Tories, they stand for most that's wrong with the world as far as I'm concerned and labor's lost it's way. the Lib-Dem are like the girl i didn't notice back in the day but would take out for a drink now while i mourn for the one who betrayed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9T Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 None of the above... I voted UKIP and will vote for them again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radomu Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 None of the above... I voted UKIP and will vote for them again! If I was a British citizen I'd also vote for the Green Party or UKIP. I don't like aligning myself to specific parties or people, but that's what I would do. I'm a strident environmentalist, but I believe that civil liberties are essential to society so I also agree with UKIP's position on direct democracy. I will never vote Tory, for now anyways. The Liberal Democrats seemed interesting but they totally backstabbed their voters, and Labor is a bit like a creepy cult (even if I identify myself as a libertarian socialist). The current electoral system, like many say, is unfair. UKIP gained almost a million votes and they didn't win a single seat, but the Democratic Unionists of Northern Ireland got only 160 thousand votes and they won 8 seats. The Scottish National Party won half of what UKIP got, and they still won 6 seats. Britain's electoral system is in far better shape than in the US (at least smaller parties can actually win some seats), but there has to be a system that allows some seats to be gained through the number of votes. UKIP voters are scattered around England so they don't have a chance. Sure, the BNP might win if that was the system. Even they got half a million votes, but if that's what people voted for then sure if they win a few seats. Most parliamentary countries in the world has adopted a compromise of proportional representation with regional representation, so Britain should also move on to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 None of the above... I voted UKIP and will vote for them again! They are only worth voting for in European elections, a totally wasted vote in a general election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 would still vote Lib-Dem. never the Tories, they stand for most that's wrong with the world as far as I'm concerned and labor's lost it's way. the Lib-Dem are like the girl i didn't notice back in the day but would take out for a drink now while i mourn for the one who betrayed me.I might vote Lib dem solely on the basis of this metaphor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 They are only worth voting for in European elections, a totally wasted vote in a general election. Isn't it a wasted vote to vote for your European representative to be someone who doesn't want to be there? Especially since the MEP's have no say in whether we're in the EU or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radomu Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 They are only worth voting for in European elections, a totally wasted vote in a general election. They have interesting ideas for domestic policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I vote for the party whose future policies make most sense to me. After listening to David Camerons speech this morning and the one a couple of weeks ago I am impressed and pleased to see that he has the courage to do what many people have been saying is needed. I did not vote conservative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sidney Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 I see the government have already ditched one of their policies. HB will not now be reduced by 10% when someone has been unemployed for 12 months....No doubt more will follow. It would be better for the country if they left everything as it is. They will be that unpopular come the next election that they'll get slaughtered. That'll mean further changes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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