delboy Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 well the UK's worst kept secret has finally been revealed, the general election is to be held on may 5th.any thoughts? anyone care? whose gonna vote? it might be closer than what we've been led to believe since a guardian poll put labour just three points ahead of the tories. lord knows who to vote for in northern ireland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I was quite suprised to hear how close that poll had it, i also heard that of people definitely going to vote, the tories are ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 well the UK's worst kept secret has finally been revealed' date=' the general election is to be held on may 5th.any thoughts? anyone care? whose gonna vote? it might be closer than what we've been led to believe since a guardian poll put labour just three points ahead of the tories. lord knows who to vote for in northern ireland![/quote'] Well, Labour will win as the Tories and Lib dems are unelectable... Maybe Labour's majority will suffer a big dent and they will have to pay attention to their back benchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 i'll probably vote labour, though i may vote sinn fein! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 the second worst kept secret in British politics is that Labour will run away with this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 i'll probably vote labour' date=' though i may vote sinn fein![/quote'] Sein Fein is the best option in Northern Ireland i'd say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NARC Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I will be voting SNP but in my constituency only the Lib Dems/Cons have any chance of winning. Just because rich people live near me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 like Les and his ilk...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Im at a loss regarding who to vote for but I know it wont be Conservative or Labour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I'll be voting lib dems, who currently hold my constituency. I'm looking forward to the snp failing miserably at these elections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Sein Fein is the best option in Northern Ireland i'd say i honestly believe it might be though i'm going into this election with an open mind which means i shall do what i did in 2001 when i voted for the first time in 11 years - look round the websites of the parties that are standing and go for what i think is the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NARC Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Oh you and your lazy liberal ilk. I hate them more than the Tories I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tv tanned Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I'll be voting lib dems' date=' who currently hold my constituency. I'm looking forward to the snp failing miserably at these elections.[/quote']how friendly.i deliberately chose to stay out of this thread, but it seems that even when I do people cannot help but play negative politics.so come on then, why do you want us to 'fail miserably' at these elections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 why am i lazy, for stating an opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 i've just bought and watched all 12 episodes of 80's comedy 'the young ones' and there is a lesson within in why you should never vote tory though at least thatcher isnt PM these days.....i hope its at least close, i'm pretty sure labour will win a third term but i love election night especially watching peter snow wank over his swingometer like a deranged baboon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 ... i love election night especially watching peter snow wank over his swingometer like a deranged baboon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Well i dislike the snp, one because i completely disagree with many not all of their policies, but it is the way they operate which really gets me. They are by far the most negative of parties. In my area they are known to have used campainging methods which they are not allowed to. Generally most SNP MP's or MSP's from my experience are determined to stir trouble in any way possible if there is the slightest angle they can use against another party. They take false information and conjecture to the people in the press on their side to "create" stories with the aim of stirring up trouble, the list goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tv tanned Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Well i dislike the snp' date=' one because i completely disagree with many not all of their policies, but it is the way they operate which really gets me. They are by far the most negative of parties. In my area they are known to have used campainging methods which they are not allowed to. Generally most SNP MP's or MSP's from my experience are determined to stir trouble in any way possible if there is the slightest angle they can use against another party. They take false information and conjecture to the people in the press on their side to "create" stories with the aim of stirring up trouble, the list goes on.[/quote']What exactly is negative about wanting your country to be independent?I rather think the parties who constantly tell us Scotland couldn't survive independently are being negative.But then maybe I'm missing something there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Amy* Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 My first vote *gets exctied*I'm looking forward to all the pretty leaflets coming through the door soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 My first vote *gets exctied*I'm looking forward to all the pretty leaflets coming through the door soon. dealing with them when they come round is a great way of relieving stress especially when its a party you have no intention of voting for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tv tanned Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I'm voting Labour' date=' as I've done in every election for the past ten years. I've been attracted to the SNP more since Salmond was re-elected leader, but I'm still not fully convinced that separatism is a sustainable option in the short to medium term. It would take a long, long time for an independent Scotland to build a strong economy, and the inevitable tax rises and unemployment that would follow independence just seem too high a price to pay for self government.[/quote']I'm interested why you think it is inevitable.I rather think that attaining the prosperity of other independent small nations, particularly since many of them lack the natural resources and potential of Scotland, is significantly more inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 What exactly is negative about wanting your country to be independent?I rather think the parties who constantly tell us Scotland couldn't survive independently are being negative.But then maybe I'm missing something there.I meant negative in the way they operate, i don't find the independence policy negative or positive, it's just one i dont believe in. My country is indepentant. Scotland is just an area of that country, as is england, wales and northern ireland.The worst thing about this election, is that the only likely outcomes are that, the counrty stays the same, or it gets worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Never forget that the Tories are morally bankrupt and inherently evil, though some individuals are good people, collectively they are a force for ill in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 i for one have always been all for scottish independence so they can stop blaming the english when it all goes wrong.to be fair i dont see why scottish independence shouldnt work in theory but if there's one thing i learned about the scots in my 12 or so years in your fine country is that you have a tendacy to squabble amongst yourselves far too much.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 The argument shouldn't be whether Scottish independance works, but whether it would work better than the status quo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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