So have you decided who to vote for yet?

[Saracen]

We've got, probably, about 5 weeks to go to the General Election. If parties are going to change your mind about who to vote for, they're running out of time to do it. Most pundits think that Brown will call it next Tuesday, for May 6th, that being when the local elections are to e held. If he does, the campaign starts in earnest on that day, though to be honest, they've all been in semi-campaign mode for weeks if not months.


But here's my question .... do you know yet who you will vote vote?

I'm not asking who that is, just if you're decided.

[Funkstar]

For once I don't know if there is much point. The party I would vote for will never get in, I and I can't bring myself to vote for the other two. Although I might need to work out who would be best to vote for to try and block the SNP.

[Andeh13]

Yes, heaving spent 4 years at University, got a good paying job lined up and have every intention of going somewhere in life I would like to keep what I have worked so damn hard to get!

[0iD]

Yes I have

[matty-hodgson]

I haven't the slightest clue tbh, and it's my first vote as well.. I'll have to vote for someone though, otherwise that just extinguishes my rights to twine about the government.

[Barrichello]

Yes, definitely. Bring it on!

[pipTheGeek]

Unsure at the moment, although I am fairly certain I don't want to vote for labour.

I think our government system works best when no party is allowed to stay in power long enough to actually do anything!

[Terbinator]

I think our government system works best when no party is allowed to stay in power long enough to actually do anything!

Lulwut ?

[BobF64]

I think our government system works best when no party is allowed to stay in power long enough to actually do anything!

Governments work best when allowed to start sensible plans, then leave the civil service to get on with it.

In the end, *elected* people are nothing but knee-jerk popularity seekers, because they rely on popularity to get anything useful done.

Maybe they should reverse how it all works, every 4-5 years we get to vote to eject our MP, then vote in a replacement. Means we can save time by not voting when were happy and politicians would be happy because theres usually less than a majority turnout on polling day.

[kalniel]

But here's my question .... do you know yet who you will vote vote?

I'm 60% there, but have a few questions I want to ask at our local hustings first though.

[TooNice]

Has anyone had a look at this site? http://voteforpolicies.org.uk
The irony. Says that I should vote Green (though I only ticked half the boxes) though I am Lib Dems in the Environment section

[jimbo90210us]

At least we know where we are at the moment and if anyone else got in there would be a few things in the public sector that would be wrecked beyond recognition.
I will be voting tactically because where I live the party that I want have no chance, but just maybe we can get rid of an overpaid (in expenses) lazy a**e.

[Behemoth]

I've got no clue who I want to vote for. I tend to just pick someone at random when I've got the form in front of me.

[stytagm]

Has anyone had a look at this site? http://voteforpolicies.org.uk

That's an excellent website and I urge everyone to go through the survey. It's a long read if you do every topic, but if everyone read the policies there, and then voted based on what they believe, politics in this country would be a lot stronger, alot more honest and lot more effective. Apathy is everyone's enemy.

There's nothing more irritating that people saying "I'm not going to vote for so-and-so because they've got shifty eyes". Shifty eyes, dodgy teeth, oily hair, and even the pre-natal state, or lack therof, of spouses have no bearing on our economic, environmental, national and international wellbeing. Get over it.

[stevie lee]

But here's my question .... do you know yet who you will vote vote?

I'm not asking who that is, just if you're decided.

Im not sure whether anyone from my dads party is standing yet to be an MP, if so probably them.

lib-dems have way to much controversy around here lately by spening money on whats seen on pointless projects while the main shopping street has been turned into a 'ghost town'. labour are useless, conservatives have had some recent controversy too.

that goes for the council around here too.


in the council elections, someone from the party my dads a member of is standing here, so it will be them i'll be voting for.


(and just as saracen asked, i haven't said which party it actually is)


edit: response to saracens post below - its the way i read it, while half asleep after a long day.
i've also finished writing the post, i.. erm.. missed a few bits, so it makes slightly more sense now.

[Saracen]

....

(and just as saracen asked, i haven't said which party it actually is)

I'd just point out I didn't say "don't say which it is", merely that the point of the question was if people have decided, not what they decided. I don't feel it's my place to ask how people will vote. It's a private matter .... though from some comments, there are occasions when it seems pretty clear. But if people want to say, that's their choice.