welck12 Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 On a serious note like others had said I wouldn't vote and have never voted so far. I never have a clear understanding of what each government offers from the next.If I did have to vote I would if a government guaranteed lower taxes, legalise cannabis and to stop wasting our money on wars abroad and actually spend it in this country, even though apparently our economy actually benefits by going to war!! Howard Marks for pm!! Definatly considering this so called government has just re-upgraded it to a class b, yet you still get a warning for a first offence
Lovejoy Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 If the Lib Dems are serious about safe standing at football, they'd come into consideration for me. However atm, none of the bigboys do much for me, so I'd probably vote UKIP . Anyway, I live in a Tory stronghold, so doesn't really mean much .
BoneDog Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 It really aint worth voting for any of em cos they never stick to what they said in their manifesto. Lying idiots who constantly take the p#ss out of us. Revolution's what we need, not votes.
welck12 Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 It really aint worth voting for any of em cos they never stick to what they said in their manifesto. Lying idiots who constantly take the p#ss out of us. Just to back up your point: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7884121.stm (yeah i know its borrowed from another thread )
Corky Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 Danny Boy will quite clearly have a career in politics
BoneDog Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 I'd vote for Tony Benn. Seems like an honourable down to earth chap.
Guest Bilo Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 I personally feel that Labour has lost its' way in government. Gordon Brown seems to think that we can borrow our way out of recession, but is really saddling us all with a debt that could take two generations to pay off. It's clearly wrong to suggest that Labour is at fault for the economic crisis that faces us, but their handling of it thus far hardly inspires faith. The drop in VAT has had little effect except creating headlines and any positive figures emanating from the High Street have been more to do with the 70%+ sales enacted by the big chains than the 2.5% reduction brought in by the government. Labour has had its' achievements, Northern Ireland for one, but their various failures have undermined these. Brown's time at Number 11 was characterised largely by his huge spending on public services, which did not always achieve the desired results, but did not register huge concerns at times of economic plenty. In retrospect, these were wasteful times. Some mistakes made have been honest failures, but Blair's decision to slavishly attach British foreign policy to that of the most right-wing American president since Reagan was the beginning of the end for Labour's hold on public opinion. The war in Iraq was illegal and based on at best false intelligence, at worst outright lies and spin. The Conservatives decision to back the war at the time of voting renders their damnation of it now a little hollow and certainly influenced my own decision at the time to boycott both them and Labour, voting for the Lib Dems (although they are somewhat irrelevant in the greater scheme of things.) As for the Conservatives, there are indications that they are moving away from the Nasty Party image that was probably deserved during their last time in office. Cameron's dedication to and admiration for the NHS is encouraging, as is his recent statement expressing a desire that his children should attend state schools. However, his shadow cabinet does contain a disproprotionately large number of Old Etonians, suggesting that the old Tory obsession with class has not yet gone away. The divisions caused by the grammar school debate in 2007 suggest that the party is not as united behind their leader as they would like us to think. We should remember that the Conservatives are still the party of the right and that not all of the dinosaurs who so characterised the Thatcherite reign have left their seats in Parliament and that they are still influential. I would also suggest that there are more than shades of Tony Blair about Cameron's oratorical skill and 'man of the people' act that inspire caution in my own mind at least. Cameron could be a perfectly decent Prime Minister if elected, but there is an undertone of 'seen it all before' that may be more Blair's fault than his own. There are of course reasons for and against voting for either of the two parties that stand a realistic chance of forming our next government, but for me, at this moment, the Conservatives edge it by the shortest of margins. However, a lot can happen in politics between now and 2010....
Guest Bilo Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 I'd vote for Tony Benn. Seems like an honourable down to earth chap. He certainly seems to be. Unfortunately he retired from politics in 2001 and there aren't many real Socialists left in Parliament any more.
BoneDog Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 The war in Iraq was illegal and based on at best false intelligence, at worst outright lies and spin. I would say the latter. A couple of books I have read that include interviews with intelligence people from the time say that after the intelligence was submitted to the government it was changed. Hence the 'sexing up' fiasco or whatever it was. Can't remember!
Guest Bilo Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 I would say the latter. A couple of books I have read that include interviews with intelligence people from the time say that after the intelligence was submitted to the government it was changed. Hence the 'sexing up' fiasco or whatever it was. Can't remember! The 'sexing up' accusation will not go away any time soon. I certainly believed at the time they first emerged that they had some foundation, and have seen nothing to change my mind.
l444ry Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 Labour have wasted the opportunity to make a sea change in how this country is run. But anyone who wants a return to public schoolboy, class ridden society then just go ahead and vote Tory. Those bastards should have gone out of fashion like high buttoned boots. The biggest mistake Labour ever did was become Tory. And look at the results. Imagine what the full blown version will give you.
FilboFox Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 To be quite honest, I wouldn't have a clue at the moment... I would always have voted Labour in the past but the way they are going leaves me not able to vote for them... so who the hell do I vote for!?! Certainly NOT the Tory's... and the Lib Dem's... Nope... haven't a clue.
cisono Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 To be quite honest, I wouldn't have a clue at the moment... I would always have voted Labour in the past but the way they are going leaves me not able to vote for them... so who the hell do I vote for!?!Certainly NOT the Tory's... and the Lib Dem's... Nope... haven't a clue. Just out of curiosity, why not the Lib Dems? Our local MP always responds to all my letters/emails/questions quite thoroughly and he is a Lib Dem. I don't have any preconceptions about parties, as I have only lived here for some years and my parents have never been to this country.
FilboFox Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 Just out of curiosity, why not the Lib Dems? Our local MP always responds to all my letters/emails/questions quite thoroughly and he is a Lib Dem. I don't have any preconceptions about parties, as I have only lived here for some years and my parents have never been to this country. Well basically cause I know nothing about what they stand for... it's very unclear at the best of times what any of them stand for but the Lib Dem's have always just been seen as the tag alongs behind Labour and the Tory's... perhaps it is time to take a serious look at what they all stand for and see who is best... but that is very difficult.
Big Al Posted 11 February 2009 Posted 11 February 2009 Other - Raving mad loony party well they cant fook things up as much as they are now and.... they'll make monday a national holiday :w00t:
Floating Fox Posted 12 February 2009 Posted 12 February 2009 Lib Dem or Green Party. Local Election i'd vote for Labour though.
Webbo Posted 12 February 2009 Posted 12 February 2009 I'd vote for the bird with the biggest tits. Look at the jugs on that.
Floating Fox Posted 12 February 2009 Posted 12 February 2009 *Waits for some filth bag to say "I would" *
Daggers Posted 12 February 2009 Posted 12 February 2009 *Waits for some filth bag to say "I would" * Like you wouldn't!
Head Honcho Posted 12 February 2009 Posted 12 February 2009 14 votes so far and nil for Labour. Hahahahahahah. ..............maybe all the labour voters have been hard at work in the 44 minutes since you started the thread instead of procrastinating online in their company's time Maybe if we all knuckled down at work instead of wasting time online the country would start to fix itself!
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