Brits: How Are You Voting?

[*End Is Forever*]

I'm giving you the right to express a preference. I could have told you to sod off...

[MrFun]

I'm touched by your hospitality.

[*End Is Forever*]

Thankyou. Vote Conservative.

[MrFun]

NO!!

[Sandman]

Originally posted by The Andy-Man
Lib Dems are left wing

I mean proper leftwing.

[The Andy-Man]

Originally posted by Sandman


I mean proper leftwing.

non of them left now

[Sava]

somenoe explain these parties... I'm non-UK, but don't have a friggin clue who I'd vote for.

[MrFun]

Dear Sava,


Since you are not a UK citizen, why did you feel that you had to qualify your admission of not knowing what the parties stand for with the word "but?"

Of course many non-UK citizens are less knowledgable about the parties in the United Kingdom, thus, there is no need for the qualifying word, "but."

It would have made more grammatic sense to have used the word "so" -- "I'm non-UK, so don't have a friggin clue who I'd vote for."

Sincerely,

Grammar Nazi

[*End Is Forever*]

Conservatives = centre-right (think moderate Republicans, rightist Democrats)
Labour = centre-left (allegedly), almost centre-right now. paternalist "state knows best"
Liberal Democrats = hypocritical scum, notionally centre-left I suppose. split between classical liberals on the right and socialists-with-a-conscience
Green = as you'd expect
RESPECT = alliance of communists and Islamic fundamentalists
UKIP = single-issue party, standing for British withdrawal from the EU
BNP = neo-nazis dressed up
SNP = Scottish National Party, believe in an independent Scotland
PC = "Party of Wales" / Welsh nationalists

[Dauphin]

European elections - Lib Dems.
London Mayor - Tory
London Assembly - Will vote Lib Dem and Tory.

[Sava]

Originally posted by *End Is Forever*
Conservatives = centre-right (think moderate Republicans, rightist Democrats)
Labour = centre-left (allegedly), almost centre-right now. paternalist "state knows best"
Liberal Democrats = hypocritical scum, notionally centre-left I suppose. split between classical liberals on the right and socialists-with-a-conscience
Green = as you'd expect
RESPECT = alliance of communists and Islamic fundamentalists
UKIP = single-issue party, standing for British withdrawal from the EU
BNP = neo-nazis dressed up
SNP = Scottish National Party, believe in an independent Scotland
PC = "Party of Wales" / Welsh nationalists

Yikes... nobody sounds good.


mrfun

[*End Is Forever*]

Originally posted by Dauphin
European elections - Lib Dems.
London Mayor - Tory
London Assembly - Will vote Lib Dem and Tory.

Interesting... which way around in the Assembly elections, and why? What constituency are you in? Why Norris over Hughes?

[Drogue]

Originally posted by The Andy-Man
Lib Dems are left wing

Which is why their pro-market and anti-regulation? Also why things like the political compass put them as Liberal and Centre-right. Now, I think that's a little far, they're a broad spectrum, but classifying them as left is a little much, IMHO.

[Jamski]

I'll be postal-voting for Labour, as always. Best way to keep the Torys out - always vote Labour. Sure, they're not perfect, but keep the Torys out at all costs, out of the town hall, out of Westminister and out of Brussels. And that's the way a lot of people think, thank god

-Jam

[Drogue]

Originally posted by *End Is Forever*
Liberal Democrats = hypocritical scum, notionally centre-left I suppose. split between classical liberals on the right and socialists-with-a-conscience

Ok, I'll bite. Hypocritical on what issue?

Sava: They're centrist economically (moderate pro-environment, but also pro-liberalisation and deregulation) and liberal socially (decriminalisation of cannabis, pro-choice). They're also anti-war and pro-Europe.

Originally posted by *End Is Forever*
RESPECT = alliance of communists and Islamic fundamentalists

I wouldn't just catagoise them as that. They're Anti-war, anti-Europe, Anti-business, pro-immigration. Populist somewhat, but in the opposite way of the BNP and UKIP. They're trying to pick up people disaffected by the war, mainly.