Posted by skyfox
on Sun 17 May 09, 5:07 PM to skyfox's blog.
The Independent says that 54% people are not planning on voting and 10% people are voting for minority parties (not Labour, Tory or Lib Dem). I'm just curious how the IC population votes (if at all).
Do you vote? If you do, do you follow a specific party (as compared to the individual promises a politician might make on specific issues)?
| 17 May 09, 5:08 PM River_Deep UK, 6 yrs |
Yes & Conservative since the day I could vote. RD xx It is not what you say or do but the way you say or do it | |
| 17 May 09, 5:11 PM serafina_pekkala 4 yrs |
It would have to be this bunch... | |
| 17 May 09, 5:19 PM mini_velvet UK(EH), 6 yrs  |
I always vote and believe it should be compulsory. In the past I've voted strategically and for individuals- Labour (old), LibDems, Scottish Socialist Party. I would never vote Tory. No colours or shapes | |
| 17 May 09, 5:25 PM The_three_Cs UK(SE), 3 yrs |
Most of the time. I'm left leaning but not fixed to any one party. It's critical that we don't give up on politics no how matter how shitty it's shown itself to be recently. Amongst all the scandal there were still a few principled MPs and we can hope that the rest will realise they need to change. Most importantly there are other failings of politicians that we mustn't forget such as rubbish illiberal and impractical policies. | |
| 17 May 09, 5:27 PM x_Thunder_x UK(E), 9 yrs    |
and? at the last Euro elections turnout was 45.7% so nothing new there http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3715399.... Vote Conservative btw
^Thunder^ | |
| 17 May 09, 5:34 PM The_Colonel_Whatwhat 3 yrs |
I can't vote for your politicians. I am foreign. If I could it would have to be the modern equivalent of screaming Lord Sutch. RIP I came, I saw, I concurred | |
| 17 May 09, 5:40 PM El_Presidente UK(G), 4 yrs    |
The Labour Party's greatest asset has always been the fact that they are the party that is most conspicuously *not the Conservative Party*. Hopefully enough people have realised by now that if there's one thing better that *not being the Conservative Party*, it's *not being the Labour Party*.
Something witty and profound... | |
| 17 May 09, 5:43 PM avantgarden 3 yrs |
I completely fucking agree. That statistic sickens me. Get clued up and vote dammit people, vote!
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| 17 May 09, 5:44 PM mini_velvet UK(EH), 6 yrs |
Mr V and I were discussing just that the other night and I said that as much as I hate to say it David Cameron comes across very well and is making the Conservatives seem electable again. Labour are really fucking themselves up right now. No colours or shapes | |
| 17 May 09, 5:45 PM x_flaire_x UK(OX), 10 yrs |
Yes. I've most lived in Tory constituencies so have usually voted tactically, either the Liberal Democrats or Labour. However, I might have to vote Tory at the Europeans (forgive me, Grandfather) to oppose the national socialists - namely the BNP. Of course, I might opt for Green, if in the end, the idea of voting Conservative is just too awful to bear. f x
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