General Chat

I will be voting as I always have done.. since I was first able to.

I've already decided which way I'm going to vote this time...barring a miracle...but I enjoy politics ..love watching a good tooing and froing so will be watching all the build up with interest xx

But I have so many other more important things to do than travel out to a place where I will rip up a piece of paper.

Please don't make me go Suzian lol......I am too old and decrepit to waste even a moment of my life. It has never mattered to me who got in. My life has never changed for the better or worse. So honestly, What is the point?. We are of the middle people. Not poor and not rich. Therefore we Pay and pay and pay.......Sorry.....I knew it wasn't a good idea for me to elaborate any more than I had......It makes me too angry and there is no point in getting angry because it does no good :-)

Best thing you can do, then, is spoil your ballot paper

At least then you've acknowledged your right to vote.

Sue x

Best thing you can do, then, is spoil your ballot paper

At least then you've acknowledged your right to vote.

Sue x

I don't believe in any of them Suzian, so who would I vote for?. I cannot vote for something or somebody I do not believe in. To me it is as simple as that.

Susan
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Your choice Susan!

Of course, having the right to vote doesn't imply any obligation to use it.

All I would say is that - without voicing any partisan opinion - if people don't exercise their right, it's all too easily taken away.

Sue x

It is a voice in the wilderness.

I have answered the question, in depth, a few times on here over the years so wont go into the whys and why nots, but I will not be voting. Suffice to say...... We were given the right to vote which does not mean we have to. We also have the right 'not' to vote...I will go with the latter.

Susan
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dont think im taking it seriously but i voted labour in as the torys were making a right pigs ear of it,now labour have made a worse mess.what have i got left to pick from lolol.
lib dems but theres no paddy ashdown if there was he,d get my vote .he had a strong personality and strong beliefs.so whats left ,any suggestions.xx

i feel that i am in a minority here as im english, but married to a scotsman.i have always voted conservative but round here thats a foreign word lol!!

Your vote is your choice, Jupiter

If only others took their democratic right so seriously

Sue x

well i will vote but not sure who.it wont be labour .hmmmm

Not sure I'm entitled to an opinion, Christina, not living north of the border - but I have to say that I like a lot of what the Scottish Parliament has done

Sue x

hi there, i think when it is for a new primeminister, then you are voting for the party. in this case its either tories or labour as liberals dont have enough seats to take control. in a local election , then you vote for the candidate in your area and what benefits they might bring where you live.i am in scotland and many are voting for SNP alex salmond, but this will have no effect on who is going to be PM. i try to explain this to a few people who are scottish but they dont want to change and dont seem to understand why snp would be a wasted vote.or am i wrong here?

Like what he stands for or not - there are some politicians who believe in what they do and don't have a chance of leading any party.

For my money, if we had a few hundred others like Dennis Skinner, Parliament would be a better place

Sue x

Since I put the thread up, here's what I think.....

There are countries where people would (and routinely do) die for the right to vote.

You've got it - so use it

Sue x

I agree with Mau and Posh......................

too right.x

Yes

I always vote,as is my right, and remember folk living in countries who don't have a choice.......or indeed have the right to live their lives without fear.

Also agree all women should vote in memory of the Suffragettes who suffered for us!

Yes I'll vote, but we actually vote for our local person, not the Prime Minister or Leader of the Opposition etc, don't we?
Locally our 'voice' / vote would be lost if we want to return Gordon Brown to power because it's a strong Tory area. Our MP is standing down this time, so there is a battle to secure the votes which he might have otherwise won.

Do you vote for a Party, ...or who you think will best represent your area in Parliament.?
....Not always the same thing.

Gwyn

Yes, I always vote.