General Election June 8th

Who will you vote for at the General Election?

  • Conservatives

    Votes: 189 28.8%

  • Labour

    Votes: 366 55.8%

  • Liberal Democrats

    Votes: 37 5.6%

  • SNP

    Votes: 8 1.2%

  • UKIP

    Votes: 23 3.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 33 5.0%
  • Total voters
    656
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RandomJ said:
You are spot on. If you live in one of the stronghold constituencies you might as well set your vote on fire for all the good it will do.
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Just cast my useless vote....it's a ridiculous system but it's kept in place for a reason , turkeys & Christmas.
 
Voted Labour this time. Voted Lib Dem at the last 2 GE's but they missed a trick this time. However, even if they hadn't made another referendum vote as a pivotal point of their manifesto I doubt they could have matched Corbyn's campaign. Their leader just doesn't have what it takes; Nick Clegg was so much better.
 
hilts said:
Ronald McDonald would be a stand out choice doesn't mean you should vote for him.
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I'm absolutely fine with how I voted. I wouldn't vote Labour, as although I don't mind Corbyn, I do find listening to him a bit like listening Rick from the Young Ones, and I also can't get past anyone who would pick Diane Abbott for the front bench. Wouldn't vote Conservative as May is quite slippery, and can't string a coherent sentence together (she's good at reading from a script though) - I reckon Trump would kick her arse in a debate. The Lib Dems want another referendum, so utter wankers for me, and absolutely the most untrustworthy of any of the major parties. The other independents were just nutters. So, Georgeous George it is.
 
Any vote helps to continue to make the case of reforming the voting system. I completely get the sentiment though.
 
hilts said:
The problem is say I decided that I would vote labour the Tory majority where I live is huge they poll about 52% labour gets 20 something. So for 48 % of the electorate in terms of influence they have nothing. In an extreme circumstance labour could get a huge majority of the overall votes but the Tories could get a landslide victory.

The system is hugely flawed and leads to apathy amongst voters. Also if you live in a poor part of a well off constituency you're doomed for life on local issues. And vice versa which goes without saying.
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Aye but no system suits everyone, you have to draw a line short of voting on 2 MPs per seat. Every constituency needs representation.
 
RandomJ said:
You are spot on. If you live in one of the stronghold constituencies you might as well set your vote on fire for all the good it will do.
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add in the UKIP and SNP vote share last election and it shows starkly that the system is an utter nonsense. How many people look at the greens or the lib dems and think fuck that they can't win. Plenty of people will vote for a party that they dont even like. But while the big 2 get enough MP's to make life very comfortable for themselves they ain't rocking the money train.
 
hilts said:
add in the UKIP and SNP vote share last election and it shows starkly that the system is an utter nonsense. How many people look at the greens or the lib dems and think fuck that they can't win. Plenty of people will vote for a party that they dont even like. But while the big 2 get enough MP's to make life very comfortable for themselves they ain't rocking the money train.
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Nonsense is putting it mildly. It's fucking outrageous, that's what it is.
 
One bloke in work told me today that if the Tories win we'll see For Sale signs outside A&E departments. Couldn't be arsed talking about PFI with him.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
You think MPs motivation is to represent the best interests of their constituents? How quaint.
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Well if we didn't have that, London has even more say in how the country is run because they have the biggest population. London could be living in dreamland whilst we're all starving up here, but their vote would put a Govt in power that may give London everything it wants and not do anything about northern issues.
 
CitizenTID said:
Well if we didn't have that, London has even more say in how the country is run because they have the biggest population. London could be living in dreamland whilst we're all starving up here, but their vote would put a Govt in power that may give London everything it wants and not do anything about northern issues.
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That doesn't alter the fact that nearly all MPs mainly vote according to their party whip, not what's in the best interests of their constituents.
 
ballinio said:
SNP 1.5m votes 59 MP's
UKIP 3.8m votes 1 MP
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But that is a healthy way to spread wealth across the breadth of the country. UKIP (as an example regardless of their policies) might not give a toss about Scotland - they could cripple Scottish economy with the policies they brought in (if in power)/voted for.

If you flip those figures around - does Scotland deserve 1 seat for their whole country because they have one of the smallest populations? Consider what their economy brings to the country - if there is only 1 person representing such a huge economy it could very quickly begin to decline (ignore Scottish parliament in this example).
 
SWP's back said:
Social care? What the propose is far less damaging than it is now for most people.

And the economy is in good shape, as well you know.

You really think security would be better under the leadership of a man that voted against anti-terror bill for the last 30 years?
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fuck me swp, it was May's job to sort security. Her fucking job, what she got paid for, had power with and could have made a difference for the last 6 years. What the fuck has she done to make us all feel more secure ? Go on tell me. Her fucking job.
 
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