Poll: Who will gain your vote?

[Potato-Peeler]

I just wondered what the edugeek voter trend would be, so do let know!

[Gatt]

Didnt we have a poll on this not so long ago?

 

Anyway - I'm (for now) gonna go Tory.. anyone but Labour...

[Potato-Peeler]

I was angling for lib dems myself, but then i went off their policies for NHS, immigration and Europe etc. And I think there was a poll, but opinion seems to change by the day so I thought I would make another one

[LosOjos]

I'm voting Green Party. Some would say it's a wasted vote, but it has to start somewhere.

[Gatt]

Pretty much my thinking - Split between Tory & Lib Dem.... Wich I guess most of the country is considering the Polls..

Pity I can't vote SNP down here...

[FN-GM]

Didnt we have a poll on this not so long ago?

 

Anyway - I'm (for now) gonna go Tory.. anyone but Labour...

 

We do yes - http://www.edugeek.net/forums/general-chat/53912-who-will-geeks-vote-general-election.html

[speckytecky]

I have (postal) voted Greenas well. Under Caroline Lucas they now have excellent leadership which is giving them growing credibility.

 

I'm voting Green Party. Some would say it's a wasted vote, but it has to start somewhere.

[Potato-Peeler]

I'm voting Green Party. Some would say it's a wasted vote, but it has to start somewhere.

 

well if a couple of green MP's get in, they could possibly change policy? I like it when people vote for what they believe in, and not what their parents voted etc.

[zag]

Greens are the only mainstream party against the digital economy bill, definitely got my vote.

 

They could well take a seat in Brighton

[Diello]

Probably Tory - though might change my mind and go UKIP. I'd vote English Democrat, but they don't have a candidate here!

[AyatollahPies]

Greens are the only mainstream party against the digital economy bill, definitely got my vote.

 

 

Is that your main concern in life?

[tmcd35]

My mind is set pretty much in stone now. I want to see political reform. The best chance of that is a hung parliament with the Lib Dems pushing for the STV, so I'm voting LD this time.

[Mr.Ben]

I'm debating if I should vote Monster Raving Loony - They have some very humerous manifesto pledges:

 

We would join Europe in 'a Big Way'. This would be achieved by inviting European Coutries to change their currency to pounds sterling. Once this has been achieved we would change the UK into an offshore Tax Haven.

[Rydra]

I read through at least 60% of the lib dem manifesto, and I actually liked a lot of their ideas, some are possibly a bit radical, others not radical enough, but that goes with any politics.

 

My main problem with Conservative/Labour is they just play opposites. Whatever angle one takes, the other does the same thing but angular; it seems to be the opposite, but is actually the same thing anyway with a different spin.

 

Time for a change IMO, Labour haven't done a BAD job, at least not any worse than anyone else would have done. But I don't like a lot of what the conservative want to do, and where I live is primarily Conservative, and has suffered a massive amount of stagnation over the years.

 

Lib dem may not be perfect, but at least we'll see something different.

[Potato-Peeler]

Personally i find this very interesting, the vote shift from like a week ago OK I know I am sad

[pooley]

I'm in 2 minds between Labour and Lib Dems. Neither have the complete maifesto for me but I can't vote tory (I still need my state benefits)

 

gordon will prob get my vote this time if im honest

[Andrew_C]

The thing that scares me most about this election is the proportion of the electorate that don't REMEMBER a Tory government. They hear Cameron talk, and think that he means it. The Trots may have taken us into war, so would the Tories. Labour didn't regulated the banks sufficiently; can you see the Tories cutting their own bonuses?

 

I wouldn't trust ANY of them to tell me the time of day, but I'll vote!

[Gatt]

I wouldn't trust ANY of them to tell me the time of day, but I'll vote!

 

It's this part that worries me for the majority - Most people wont do this

 

"Dont know who to vote for / Dont trust any of them" so i wont bother voting... or they vote for some really minor party that hasn't a snowballs chance in hell of winning, or spoil their ballot paper

 

I thin it should be made mandatory tro vote, but put a "None of the Above" option on the ballot paper which should be counted (forcing a new ballot between the top, say, 5 parties- maybe then we woul get a clearer picture of voters opinions..

[zag]

Is that your main concern in life?

 

Its probably my main concern to do with government yes.

 

Sometimes you need to vote for what you believe in rather than for the parties that best match your ideals. Its the only way they will sit up and take notice.

Edited April 29, 2010 by zag

[srochford]

The thing that scares me most about this election is the proportion of the electorate that don't REMEMBER a Tory government.

 

It always sounds rude when you say "oh, you're too young to understand" and it makes me sound like an old f*rt (which, of course, I am) but it is a real problem.

 

My (fairly young) Tory candidate has a leaflet saying "we will keep mortgage rates low" He doesn't go on to say "just like we did last time" but back in 1992, base rate reached 12% (ie 24 times what it is today) - that was how a Tory government managed the economy during recession.

 

Of course, some things were probably better then - the Times closed down for a whole year while Murdoch sacked huge numbers of staff and moved it to Wapping - but it wasn't a total golden age.

[torledo]

It always sounds rude when you say "oh, you're too young to understand" and it makes me sound like an old f*rt (which, of course, I am) but it is a real problem.

 

My (fairly young) Tory candidate has a leaflet saying "we will keep mortgage rates low" He doesn't go on to say "just like we did last time" but back in 1992, base rate reached 12% (ie 24 times what it is today) - that was how a Tory government managed the economy during recession.

 

Of course, some things were probably better then - the Times closed down for a whole year while Murdoch sacked huge numbers of staff and moved it to Wapping - but it wasn't a total golden age.

 

please don't tell me you think labour are solely responsible for low interest rates. LOL

 

there's absolutely no chance, even under a tory govt, that base rates will get anywhere close to 12%.

 

the comment about 'just like we did last time' is totally irrelevant. maybe part of the problem is that people apply a 'remember last time' attitude, the left don't like it when the tories bring up the IMF 'last time' even though it's wholly irrelevant to today. So why should the left be allowed to get away with saying remember 15% interest rates.

 

it is equally irrelevant.

[Jamo]

Yesterdays debate does put in to context where the tories are concentrating their efforts.

 

Increasing inheritence tax threshold??!? for married couples its already at 650,000....

 

If the tories get in I can see this site shrinking due to the amount of techs who will lose their jobs!!!!!

[sidewinder]

Lib Dem for me, was Green but after the last few weeks Lib Dem is the best option, especially in my area which is quite close run between them and the Tories

[AyatollahPies]

Yesterdays debate does put in to context where the tories are concentrating their efforts.

 

Increasing inheritence tax threshold??!? for married couples its already at 650,000....

 

If the tories get in I can see this site shrinking due to the amount of techs who will lose their jobs!!!!!

 

It doesn't matter who gets in. Lots of people, especially in the public sector will lose their jobs. If you honestly think it will be any different under another party you're in for a shock.

[SpuffMonkey]

It doesn't matter who gets in. Lots of people, especially in the public sector will lose their jobs. If you honestly think it will be any different under another party you're in for a shock.

 

While I agree with your analysis - there's always an alternate view - see this from yesterday's Guardian

 

The Institute for Fiscal Studies argues that the years between 2011 and 2015 "must" see the largest cuts in public spending since 1976-80 (Parties 'dishonest on cuts', 28 April). That's a line all the major parties are peddling in the runup to the general election, and it's a lie. There's no need for a single penny to be cut. Those who say there is should read the Sunday Times Rich List 2010 (Report, 26 April). It exposes the fact that the combined wealth of the richest 1,000 residents of the UK now stands at £335.5bn – an increase of 29.9% on last year's figure and 239% on 1997. So let's have no more talk from the politicians from all the mainstream parties about the "necessity" of "savage cuts" in public spending. The money for the things that the vast majority of the population need – housing, health, education and jobs – is in the grotesquely inflated pockets of the mega-rich. Time for them to cough up. And let's have no more witless talk about how "we're all in this together".