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Election Time

Postby prophile » Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:03 pm

Vote Lib Dem! <handwave>
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Postby Cooper42 » Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:55 pm

Whoever you vote for,
the government wins
Whoever you vote for, the government wins.
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Postby Feud » Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:55 pm

This is the year of the Monster Raving Loony.
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Postby ynbniar » Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:26 am

I'm in a marginal where only 2 candidates can win, neither of whom I would normally vote, so looks like I'll be voting tactically.
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Postby elDiablo » Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:43 am

UKIP. *cough*

Edit: I'm sure some people will be silly and not realise this is a JOKE. So I've edited it to make this more obvious.
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Postby ynbniar » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:06 pm

Armando Iannucci on twitter taking the piss out of The Conservatives power to the people election theme...very funny and brightened up my Wednesday..

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Postby Xarlaxas » Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:00 am

That shiny policies website test told me I should apparently vote for the Greens, but I think I'll be going for Lib Dems as I only get one choice and Lib Dems in my area were only 405 votes from getting in against Labour. Hehe.
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Postby Mas Tnega » Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:52 pm

That same website said I should vote for UKIP. Taking that advice kind of relies on the rest of UKIP's policies not being abominable.
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Postby microchip08 » Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:07 pm

My constituency has been Conservative without a break since the end of World War II. I doubt it's going to change any time soon.

(In 2005, Labour didn't even bother to stand.)
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Postby martin » Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:15 pm

The live debate was interesting, I'm still undecided who to vote for. The idea of brown getting in and fucking up the country a bit more has me terrified, so it's between Lib dems or conservatives for me. I'm leaning conservative at the moment, Cameron was more convincing in the debate.
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Postby microchip08 » Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:23 pm

Cameron seems good as an Opposition leader: he can criticise, but I doubt he could actually lead.
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Postby ynbniar » Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:01 pm

martin wrote:The live debate was interesting, I'm still undecided who to vote for. The idea of brown getting in and fucking up the country a bit more has me terrified, so it's between Lib dems or conservatives for me. I'm leaning conservative at the moment, Cameron was more convincing in the debate.


The problem I have with the tories is contradiction.

Smaller govt but politicise the police ?

Less power to the EU but devolve schooling to disgruntled parents?

Tax breaks for the rich folk who caused the recession?

Nick Clegg hit the nail on the head...the old parties have had 65 years to get it right.
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Postby martin » Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:46 am

Could you provide a little more information on those different policies ynbiniar?I don't know the proposals of all the parties, and I'm struggling to see how some of those are really contradictory :/
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Postby ynbniar » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:21 am

martin wrote:Could you provide a little more information on those different policies ynbiniar?I don't know the proposals of all the parties, and I'm struggling to see how some of those are really contradictory :/


Specific policies I'm concerned about...

Elected police chiefs - doesn't fit in with Conservative aim of smaller govt and will create a tier of "politician" police. Also I'd rather have a police chief who can do the job effectively not one who can campaign for the job effectively.

Local people can challenge Local Authority decisions - why is handing over power to the EU bad but diluting Local Authority power good? Just 5% of a community can cripple local government...I dread to think what will happen in areas where the BNP can rally 5% of support.

National Insurance Increase - giving this tax break to big business puts the fragile economic recovery in the hands of the rich and powerful. This is tried and failed trickle down economics and I'm not sure our companies, some of whom make obscene profits, some of whom are responsible for the global financial mess, are the best people to trust to "trickle down" wealth, prosperity and growth.

Labour have made a mess of things for sure and deserve to be kicked out for a number of reasons but I'm not convinced changing them for Cameron's lot will improve things any...unless you happen to be well off, enjoy killing wild animals with dogs or are an unelected hereditary peer.

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