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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2005 19:56:12 GMT 1
Still not sure who I'd vote for, the Tories and Labour seem to be similar and I could never see my self voting liberal democrats
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Post by Bilbo on Feb 16, 2005 20:07:51 GMT 1
I urge all voters not to go for the Tory Option Remember the Poll Tax Remember the Unemployment Remember the Get rich quick Schemes Remember the High waiting lists for operations (still not much better, but no worse) Remember the crowded classrooms at school Finally under the tory administration Fuel, Beer and Fag prices went up far more than the current government. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
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Post by MartinB on Feb 16, 2005 20:12:39 GMT 1
I will be voting tactically as I always do. Each election I have voted in there has always been a large majority for the winner which is not good for the Country as bad laws can get passed easily.
I will be voting for the Tory candidate in order to keep Labour out.
In the 80's I voted for the Liberal candidate as the Tories were clearly going to win by a long way.
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Post by skunkie on Feb 16, 2005 20:16:17 GMT 1
Really confused who to vote for.To be honest when i have looked at the party policy there seems a little of each i would vote for in all the parties.I have voted Lib-Dems before now,i am worse off under Labour who are quite selective in the way they back only some areas of the community.They dont tax the super wealthy properly and seem to enjoy their company,i dont trust Blair he bullies until he gets his own way.I dont support being in Europe but believe in equal partnership with it,and the rest of the world.More wasted money under labour,jobs for the boys an Brown sold a portion of this countries gold reserves in a spending spree when i face the prospect of not having a pension when i retire at a later than normal working life. May be a Tory voter for the first time this year.
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Post by theriverside on Feb 16, 2005 20:22:23 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2005 20:27:01 GMT 1
If I was forced to vote then i'd rather go with the Tories than Labour. But i'm not being forced and won't vote at all.
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Post by dachs on Feb 16, 2005 20:28:16 GMT 1
I like schools and I'm rather keen on hospitals, so I shall vote Labour.
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Post by SlimShandy on Feb 16, 2005 20:30:16 GMT 1
The first thing I learned in Politics a-level is that more people vote tory than say they do.
Personally don't like any of the big parties. Not keen on Blair. Can't stand Howard. I don't think he's trustworthy at all, whoever said that further up the thread.
I always cast my vote as a protest vote, usually for a tiny party as long as its not BNP
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Post by MarkRowley on Feb 16, 2005 21:03:06 GMT 1
Conservatives for me. Not a fan of Howard particularly although think he was the candidate that was probably just about acceptable to all the warring factions within their party. I think the country has started to accept that Blair is a smarmy little toad who will never deliver on his promises, and the Iraq situation will harm him although sadly I think he will still get back in. First came across Blair when I was studying politics at the time he was Shadow Home Secretary - didn't trust him then and nothing that has happened since has changed my mind (if only John Smith hadn't tragically died). For all those who bang on about what they saw as the failures of the Tories through the 80's, if we're going to go back decades, let's focus on Labour and the fact that you couldn't do anything in the 70's because everyone was on strike, rubbish on the streets, huge tax bills for anyone who earned a few quid, providing massive subsidies for inefficient industries etc. Billbo's point about fags & beer going up might be true, I don't know, although you could never claim that when Kenneth Clarke was Chancellor - always liked his "duty on spiritis will remain the same" speech as he was having a wee dram and a cigar to keep him going ! More up to date, Labour has had nearly 8 years to make a material difference to my life in terms of improved public transport, a better health system (not the same as putting all your focus on getting some waiting lists down), an improved environment, higher education standards (not the same as more kids passing easier exams), more efficient public services, improved regulation of business to protect me as the little man in the street, offering me value for money for the vast (increased) amounts of tax taken from my salary, etc. What progress have they made - very little at best
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Post by BristolShrews on Feb 16, 2005 21:14:15 GMT 1
It'll have to be the Tories!
They have got a long way to go before they could possably form a government and they're not going to win in May but if they get enough seats this year they could find a pool of talent that could form a credible challenge the next time.
For all those who hark back to the Conservative years you have to remember the revolutionary amount of good they did for this country, which in the poo in 1979 (post Winter of Discontent). We had the worst labour market in the developed world which left us uncompetitive especially compared to the French and Germans. Stagflation had set.
Thatchers reforms, although painful, have left us with the most competitive business environment in Europe. Although there was a short term increase in unemployment in the long run this country is now the lead economy in Europe. A good example of how unionism and nationalised policies hurt the country look at British steel - within a few years of being privitised it had the same output with half the staff (staff which in the long run were freed up for more productive activities).
Although far from perfect the Conservative years changed much for the better and that is why Germany and France are desperate for their own Thatcherite reforms. Without them we would be seeing the likes of 12.1% unemployment as in Germany or 9.7% as in France.
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Post by Minor on Feb 17, 2005 9:58:12 GMT 1
Look what I've started No Tory vote in 28 posts then 3 in 5 and a floater They're all crawling out of the woodwork now ;D ;D ;D Just because I said in my earlier post , lets keep em in, does not mean I am a Labour voter far from it matey, voted Conservative from MT's 2nd term in office till now, was too young to vote in 1979
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