Hypothetically, if Her Majesty's Government for whatever reason decided to hold an instant election tomorrow, which party would you cast your vote for?
I, myself, would be inclined to vote for Nigel Farage's party of common sense, (U.K.I.P.).
Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
United Kingdom Independence Party (U.K.I.P.)
British National Party (B.N.P.)
Green
[None or other]
Semisalis
If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
Hypothetically, if Her Majesty's Government for whatever reason decided to hold an instant election tomorrow, which party would you cast your vote for?
I, myself, would be inclined to vote for Nigel Farage's party of common sense, (U.K.I.P.).
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Ordinarius
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
It would be UKIP for me I must say!!
"I’ve never believed in the all-conquering power of a single individual. History is often conveyed to us that way as the history of Kings or tyrants. But that has never seemed true to me. Power is always a collaborative, concentrated effort; no King ever ruled without the consent of his elite no matter how it is presented to us in history books. Roman Emperors no matter how powerful, could be seen off by their Praetorian Guard. Those Emperors who were known as ‘the good Emperors’ knew that very well and they heeded the lessons given from the fates of Caligula and Nero."
Dux Limitis
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
Voted BNP for the lulz.
Anyways what party is expected to win? Or is it too close to tell?
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
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Semisalis
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
I hope you don't mean that damn, feather-headed, conspiracy theorist loon do you?
Et in Arcadia ego.
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Civis
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
Conservatives i think there the only ones who can get us out of this mess after Gordon Browns spending spree and the only other party i would consider voting for is the Lib dems.
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
Wasnt he heading the Green party? lol british politics
Primicerius
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
Respect for their anti-political class stance. Or an Independent/Green-who-isn't-crazy.
The question is flawed as the system dictates we should vote for who should represent us in the Houses of Parliament, not for a "party".
The system is flawed.
If the votes were cast tomorrow, I'd predict a hung parliament between Labour and Conservatives, with the LibDem seats going to Labour. If it wasn't for Ed Miliband, Labour would probably win. This is mainly due to the backlash in the past few weeks.
Why would anyone want to vote for UKIP in a General/Local Election? Pointless.
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Senator
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
I have absolutely no idea who I would vote for. I couldn't vote for the Tories, because they do not represent my feelings, but nor could I bring myself to vote for the incompetents the make up the leadership of either Labour or the Lib Dems. As has been said though, the question is definitely flawed, although given current polling, if their was an election tomorrow, Labour would probably win (just).
*Knock Knock*
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
I'd vote lib dem, because in my local area they're the only party to have actually done anything at all to help anyone.
Civitate
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
Lib Dem mainly because they are the only big party committed to voting reform, and I also like their focus on devolution and localisation of government. I don't think I am ever going to vote Conservative or Labour as I hate them both. They are two sides of the same coin, and they will do all they can to retain the system in which they basically get a monopoly on power. They don't seem to have any ideals, its simply a case of modifying their policies to get one up on each other. Lib Dems aren't massively better in this sense, but at least the Lib Dems have a vested interest in changing the way politics work in this country.
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Citizen
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
I expect that Labour would win, but anybody who votes for Ed Miliband is a lunatic and will subsequently taken away to live in a nice and comfortable mental asylum. And if you can't decide who to vote for you could just spoil your ballot paper instead.
I believe the latest yougov polls show something along the lines of Labour 42% of the vote, Conservatives 33% of the vote and Lib Dems and UKIP fighting it out for third place with 8% and 7% respectively.
Senator
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
I'm sure I would find someone to vote for but (as always but more than ever in this case) it would depend on whether I felt that individual MP had the capacity/drive to represent me more than their party politics.
Honestly, I can easily see this next election having the worst turnout in history. The political class (because that's what it is now) no longer come anywhere near the people they are supposed to be representing. Career politics is seriously hurting the system, as well as the increasing trivializing of parliamentary coverage (I mean, pasty-gate? Really?).
Ordinarius
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
Labour would win an election if held now mostly due to the Conservatives having a very bloody few weeks.
Fortunately it's years until the next election and there's plenty of time for Ed Milliband to act like an idiot and let us win.
Comes Rei Militaris
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
On balance, I'd spoil my vote.
I have a lot of sympathy for the Conservative approach to reforming the Welfare System but I think they've got so much wrong on other levels. Their handling of the petrol non-strike (so far) was incompetance on a grand scale and Hagues defence of it was bizarre to say the least. I also detest the way they lied about the pension situation wrt teachers. I use the word lie deliberately. They also lied on a breathtaking scale over the NHS. Michael Gove can rot in hell too. Loathsome individual. Francis Maude is down there with him too.
Liberals have lost my support (I voted for them last) as they back tracked on very key policy decisions.
Labour - not convinced. Ed Milliband is not a good choice as leader.
UKIP - not on yor nellie. Crackpots.
BNP - not even worth considering. I live in Harrow, the only constuency to return a fascist MP (Mosely in the thirties) and I have no interest in furthering that blot on my local history (before I was born, but I carry the shame).
Green - I find myself rather conservative in my financial outlook these days so that's a no for the Greens too.
Basically no one is worthy of my vote at the moment.
Protector Domesticus
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
On balance Lib Dems. Although they fell in my opinion of them over the Tuition Fees scandal (personally i never really agreed with their promise on that issued, it was unfeasable considering the economic climate. But the fact that they reversed it so blatantly is a negative). I still view them as the only viable party for someone who is focused on progressive reform as opposed to maintaining the status quo.
Labour are a no-go. They're still touting the same misguided economic policies that got us into the state we we're in. I'm not so certain as to their long term ideological position, they seem to be having an internal conflict on their identity as a party and at present, that gives me warning bells as to their effectiveness in government.
Conservatives, well, if the left of the Conservative party was the entirety of the Conservative party then they'd might be a viable choice for me. But as is no.
The Greens and UKIP are one policy parties, and whilst that might make them ideological appealing to some it does mean they're entire manifesto is based around fitting to that policy at the expense of feasibility. Plus both seem to be populated by far left and right (respectively) crackpots.
BNP, don't get me started. It would charitable to call them a 'party'.
At the end of the day, i view a spoiled vote as a wasted one. Though voting for a Lib Dem in my constituency is little better. So i'd vote regardless. At least they have a chance to reign in the Conservative's more regressive excesses.
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but you can't yet appreciate harmony."
Primicerius
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
Where is Respect on the poll? They just won a by-election meaning they have more seats than the BNP and UKIP and equal number to Greens...
Fear not, crusader, Prester John will save you from the wrath of the Devil.
Semisalis
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
Yes, I realised that I had left them out after finishing the poll. Though, I doubt that anyone on this forum in their right mind would actually vote for them.
Primicerius
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
I, and probably most former Labour Party supporters, would.
Whether I'd vote for George Galloway or not is another matter...but what Respect represents is surprisingly in tune with a lot of people.
Fear not, crusader, Prester John will save you from the wrath of the Devil.
Protector Domesticus
Re: If there was a General Election tomorrow in the U.K., which party would cast your vote for?
They suffer from the Galloway syndrome.
Aside from that they seem ok. There is a concern that they are regressing on issues such as women's rights and sexual freedom in order to try and court the more morally conservative Islamic voters.
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but you can't yet appreciate harmony."
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