Current Affairs The General Election

[Minimeister]

My hope is that all the young people come out to vote, this is a massive election for them.

I now am at the point where anybody who cannot see begins the lies, deceit and treachery of the current government is beyond stupid.

It’s actually rather upsetting, but as a nation we are getting dumber and dumber.

It is the young people that give me hope. They want to talk about politics and look deeper than the headlines. I think we'll have another 5 years of the Tories, then people will see just how bad voting for Brexit was and then no Tory lies will get them in for another generation.

 

[mccole]

The dream would be Labour win a majority but I'll happily settle for a hung parliament with Labour, SNP and Lib Dems once Jo Swanson is sacked/resigns with Laura Kuenssburg locked up for breaking Election Law and Boris revealed as Epstein's no 2!

 

[ChesterBlue]

It is the young people that give me hope. They want to talk about politics and look deeper than the headlines. I think we'll have another 5 years of the Tories, then people will see just how bad voting for Brexit was and then no Tory lies will get them in for another generation.

Unfortunately if we have 5 years of Tory majority the UK could be absolutely ruined past the point of repair

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Anyway, I've decided how I'm going to vote.

I'm just going to write COCKS in block capital letters across the ballot.

That's code for voting Tory...

Election 2015: MP thanks voter for penis ballot paper mark

A Welsh voter draws a penis on their ballot slip - and the vote still counts because it was all inside the box.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[roydo]

Unfortunately if we have 5 years of Tory majority the UK could be absolutely ruined past the point of repair

Well the main reason I cannot vote Labour is their lunatic economic plans. Sure, they all sound fine and dandy, but in practice they will be a disaster.

In my opinion, and in my experience.

So that brings me to the Tories. Just cannot support them. Brexit, Johnson, Javid, lies, just unelectable by me anyrate.

Lib Dems. Ok, I am a remainer, so they should be my home. Maybe they will be come tomorrow. (And I dont think I am alone in STILL not really knowing). But other than Stop Brexit, which am not even sure would be possible without adopting the Euro, kinda cool on their leader too. (In a bad way).

Greens is my other option. Kinda pointless really, other than to know that whoever mucks up the country in the next 5 years, it wasnt my fault.

UK. 2019. Triffic.

 

[zzr45]

That sinking feeling you have when you realise you have to vote Labour despite finding their leadership terrible and their policies mental. It’s a dark day.

 

[TyphooToffee]

I'll be sitting in a draughty hall for 16 hours tomorrow in my first stint as a poll clerk, so my vote has already been cast and posted. Despite voting to leave the EU I worry about the American connection so decided against voting Conservative. I wouldn't vote LibDem because they chose to ignore the EU referendum result altogether. So, especially as it would've pleased my late Dad, who campaigned for Jack Ashley against Margaret Thatcher, I voted for the Labour candidate.

 

[Khalekan]

Well the main reason I cannot vote Labour is their lunatic economic plans. Sure, they all sound fine and dandy, but in practice they will be a disaster.

In my opinion, and in my experience.

So that brings me to the Tories. Just cannot support them. Brexit, Johnson, Javid, lies, just unelectable by me anyrate.

Lib Dems. Ok, I am a remainer, so they should be my home. Maybe they will be come tomorrow. (And I dont think I am alone in STILL not really knowing). But other than Stop Brexit, which am not even sure would be possible without adopting the Euro, kinda cool on their leader too. (In a bad way).

Greens is my other option. Kinda pointless really, other than to know that whoever mucks up the country in the next 5 years, it wasnt my fault.

UK. 2019. Triffic.

Vote whoever is best placed to keep the Tory out, Roy.

Labour will not be forming a majority government so the fiscal policies you fear will never come to fruition.

But they will be able, in tandem with other parties, to stop Brexit with a fresh Referendum and that is vitally important to all of us.

 

[Khalekan]

That sinking feeling you have when you realise you have to vote Labour despite finding their leadership terrible and their policies mental. It’s a dark day.

Think of the alternative and that will make it not seem so dark.

 

[havrey0123]

Corbyn doesn't realise all of these taxes for the rich won't happen when they leave the country, Corbyn would have years of mad spending, sticking up for terrorists, cancel Brexit, have a second referendum for Scotland after 2 years and a new referendum for Brexit.

It would be a complete disaster leaving us in a massive debt, same as when labour left the last time after the recession

 

[zzr45]

Vote whoever is best placed to keep the Tory out, Roy.

Labour will not be forming a majority government so the fiscal policies you fear will never come to fruition.

But they will be able, in tandem with other parties, to stop Brexit with a fresh Referendum and that is vitally important to all of us.

I hope with all my heart you’re right.

 

[roydo]

Vote whoever is best placed to keep the Tory out, Roy.

Labour will not be forming a majority government so the fiscal policies you fear will never come to fruition.

But they will be able, in tandem with other parties, to stop Brexit with a fresh Referendum and that is vitally important to all of us.

Sadly, in my constituency, there is absolutely no chance of anyone but Liam Fox being returned. Its a vote purely to assuage my conscience.

 

[Cardano]

Well the main reason I cannot vote Labour is their lunatic economic plans. Sure, they all sound fine and dandy, but in practice they will be a disaster.

In my opinion, and in my experience.

So that brings me to the Tories. Just cannot support them. Brexit, Johnson, Javid, lies, just unelectable by me anyrate.

Lib Dems. Ok, I am a remainer, so they should be my home. Maybe they will be come tomorrow. (And I dont think I am alone in STILL not really knowing). But other than Stop Brexit, which am not even sure would be possible without adopting the Euro, kinda cool on their leader too. (In a bad way).

Greens is my other option. Kinda pointless really, other than to know that whoever mucks up the country in the next 5 years, it wasnt my fault.

UK. 2019. Triffic.

What particular policies do you think will be a disaster and in what way? Genuinely interested.

 

[hirons11]

Just as an anecdote to the youth vote I’ve just been discussing the election with my eighteen year old daughter who you’d say her and her peer group aren’t particularly interested in politics but have all registered to vote and will be voting labour. Only problem being we are in a fairly safe labour seat but if that’s being replicated nationally there is some hope that the Boris Johnson train can be stopped.

 

[roydo]

What particular policies do you think will be a disaster and in what way? Genuinely interested.

Nationalisation. Especially the BT/Openreach thing. Their Chancellor in general, wanting to destroy/replace capitalism.

Their "sort" of socialism is just too extreme for me, and in the past, has always ended badly, despite their best intentions.

I am not saying everything they suggest is poor, (never understood why water was privatised in the first place), its just the whole picture will lead to a huge list of unintended consequences.

And like Johnson, I wouldnt trust Corbyn with a corner shop.