Am I right in thinking that you vote for whoever, you must support some of their policies/promises.. but what about the ones you don't agree with..grin and bear it! Don't for f--k sake complain....cuz you put em there!
Am I right in thinking that you vote for whoever, you must support some of their policies/promises..
That used to be the case but these days you are expected to vote for whichever party leader (and/or leader's wife) you think looks nicest.
The assembled pundits on the Guardian's politics weekly podcast http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/audio/2010/may/05/general-election-2010-gordon-brown reckon that Dave will have a majority of between 10 and 20 tomorrow (depending on how you count the Ulster Unionists, who will inevitably support the tories) but with only about 20/30% of the electorate actually voting for him.
Buy shares in sandal makers now because with all those Cameron Out protest marches taking their toll sales are going to rocket.
Am I right in thinking that you vote for whoever, you must support some of their policies/promises.. but what about the ones you don't agree with..grin and bear it! Don't for f--k sake complain....cuz you put em there!
Plus, if you dont use your right to vote, you lose your right to complain about anything the government does.
Plus, if you dont use your right to vote, you lose your right to complain about anything the government does.
I competely disagree.. If you vote a party in you can not complain. If you don't vote you can not be blamed.. and therefore can complain about everythying you want!!!!
I think the tendency is to vote for those you disagree least with rather than agree most with.
I disagree most with Labour (war-mongering, economy-wrecking, pension-robbing socialists) Then it's the Lib Dems (who want us to join the mickey mouse euro and get rid of Trident). Then the Greens (who want to legalise drugs, spend a lot we don't have, and get rid of Trident) Then Dave Yates (some nice ideas, but seems unpredictable) Then Brian Burgess (an independent MP should be a good check against WBC's excesses) Then Richard Benyon (for married tax breaks and inheritance/stamp duty reform, but unsure he can defend us against WBC).
IMO, Beynon's better for the country, but Burgess would be better for the constituency.
I think the tendency is to vote for those you disagree least with rather than agree most with.
I disagree most with Labour (war-mongering, economy-wrecking, pension-robbing socialists) Then it's the Lib Dems (who want us to join the mickey mouse euro and get rid of Trident). Then the Greens (who want to legalise drugs, spend a lot we don't have, and get rid of Trident) Then Dave Yates (some nice ideas, but seems unpredictable) Then Brian Burgess (an independent MP should be a good check against WBC's excesses) Then Richard Benyon (for married tax breaks and inheritance/stamp duty reform, but unsure he can defend us against WBC).
IMO, Beynon's better for the country, but Burgess would be better for the constituency.
A tough choice.
I think it's our duty to ensure BB at least has a stab at getting his deposit back, so he got my vote. TBH, I believe that whoever is in power, people like me (middle Englanders who work in the private sector to pay for their home & bring up their families) will be no better or worse off whoever is in power.
Others have vested interests, public sector workers / workshy / very high earners etc. and they will be better looked after by Labour & Conservatives respectively. BB ensured that I turned up and didn't spoil my ballot paper.
At the moment, I suspect that whichever party wins or nearly wins, we, the common people, are about to be crapped on from a great height whatever was in their manifesto. It will be like Greece but a little less pooh and not from such a great height. (I hope)
I competely disagree.. If you vote a party in you can not complain. If you don't vote you can not be blamed.. and therefore can complain about everythying you want!!!!
Example 1 you vote Labour Labour get the majority you are happy as Larry 6 months down the line Labour increase Income Tax by 10% you not so happy but you put them there so you can't complain! Agreed? whereas I didn't put them there so I can complain..agreed? all hypathetical of course!(is that how you spell it?)
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