[Closed] Anyone not voting today?

Three guys at work. One too cynical, one too lazy and the other says he knows nothing about politics.

I've lived outside the UK too long to be eligible

If I could I would do

2 things I have no time for

1) religion
2) politics

2 things I have no time for

1) religion
2) politics

3) explanations

Apparently.

In my constituency they weigh the conservative vote, so mine would only push the majority from 30,000 to 30,001 ( approximately ).

2 things I have no time for

1) religion
2) politics

Why are you in a politics thread then?

The 30 Tory's I've got gaffa taped up in my dungeon won't be voting.

I may release them tomorrow.

.... possibly

Binners - turn them into pasties - you know special meat like

darrell - Member
Binners - turn them into pasties - you know special meat like

Mr binnery the butcher.

Not me. Just encourages them. The desire to be a politician should automatically exclude a person from ever becoming one. Especially Conservatives.

Undecided.
I don't really feel any party is offering what I want.
If I do vote it'll probably be LD as an anti SNP vote.
But the downside of that is it makes LD think people approve of their policies, but despite voting remain, I disagree with remoaning.

Having no interest or knowledge of politics doesn't stop it affecting you!

I don't really feel any party is offering what I want.

Cos it's all about you, innit.

Quite a few in my office, they live in that dark place north of Caerphilly collectively kown as 'The Valleys'. This seems to make them very cynical by nature, also it's not exactly a swing area - they're easy to find on the map, it's the red bits.

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I have to travel back home later on so might not bother as the Tory majority is so large, close to the bottom of this list showing majorities at last election:

http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/mps-maj.htm

If you're in an area close to the top then must try and vote for sure!

Tory majority massive. Nearest challengers (libdems) not standing this time in some shabby deal with the greens. No point really, but will probably head down to do my bit for 'democracy'.

Why are you in a politics thread then?

cause there are no current religion threads

My only decision today is cock&balls or steaming turd.

I can't face voting for any of the current breed of ****s. Whatever the outcome, a moron is in charge.

Cos it's all about you, innit.

Live abroad, not my problem 🙂

no , I would if I could....

The desire to be a politician/vicar/scout leader/councilor/copper should automatically exclude a person from ever becoming one.

The 30 Tory's I've got gaffa taped up in my dungeon won't be voting.

so *that* is why you keep banging on and on and on and on about "hard tory" this and that.

😯

Been living abroad for more than 15 years, so no democratic rights for me and besides, as an EU citizen in an EU country, completely let down by the crock of shite that is the UK government.

I'd love to vote but I'm not British and I am therefore only allowed to vote in local elections. Which is just as well as I wouldn't have the first clue who to vote for. My local Conservative MP has suddenly become a populist hypocrite so I'd have probably voted Lib Dem.

I do think the political landscape needs refreshing, Macron stylee.

The old parties are obsolete in their own ways.

Not me. Just encourages them. The desire to be a politician should automatically exclude a person from ever becoming one. Especially Conservatives

Apathy at it's finest

I shouldn't even be in this thread as I did vote this morning

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If you're in an area close to the top then must try and vote for sure!

Well I for one didn't realise so many seat were won with such slim majorities in 2015!

But I'm voting, hoping to overturn the first Tory majority of ~2000 since 1992 here in Southampton Itchen.

loddrik - Member

Not me. Just encourages them. The desire to be a politician should automatically exclude a person from ever becoming one. Especially Conservatives.

I won't be.
Ever - well until their manifesto becomes a legal document.
When they can spout whatever shit they like to get in and then ignore said shit because there's nothing you can do about it means I'll never vote for one of them.

Anyone not voting today?

Me. X-factor isn't until the weekend.

Someone knows how to quote Billy Connolly.

I guess we just think alike, as I've never seen him say anything like that.

Atleast go and spoil a paper as otherwise you will just be seen as a too lazy to vote.

Ever - well until their manifesto becomes a legal document.

but if all the people who want this sit at home watching eastenders then it never will be.

Been living abroad for more than 15 years, so no democratic rights for me and besides, as an EU citizen in an EU country, completely let down by the crock of shite that is the UK government.

Same here.

I do think the political landscape needs refreshing, Macron stylee.

The FPTP voting system with a single tick in the box discourages anything but a two-party dichotomy, which is why we'll never get an alternative. (IMHO of course)

i voted green, for a few reasons, including:

1) it might help them keep their deposit
2) it might help 'certain parties' lose theirs...

both great reasons to vote, even if you won't really affect the headline result...

Democracy is a lie, wake the **** up.

Democracy is a lie, wake the **** up.

Better to stay at home and stamping your feet and crying?

Use the vote you have while you still have one. 😉

Undecided.
I don't really feel any party is offering what I want.
If I do vote it'll probably be LD as an anti SNP vote.
But the downside of that is it makes LD think people approve of their policies, but despite voting remain, I disagree with remoaning.

Sounds like you're one of those folks that will actually be ticking the Tory box but doesn't want to admit it - you know, the ones that through the polling off.

The bloke I'm working with today is mid-40s , isn't even registered to vote, has never voted in his life, and has no interest whatsoever in politics. I've just asked him his opinion and he said 'that Jeremy Corbyn seems like a nice bloke. The kind of person you'd want teaching your kids geography'

Normally I'd be really annoyed about people not voting, but on noting his chilled demeanour, I'm starting to think that he may well have the right idea

I haven't yet voted.

This election is very simple:

Want more Tory, vote Tory. Want less Tory, vote Labour (however much you dislike Jeremy Corbyn's sixth form-ism).

Any other party is a waste - this election has lost the nuance to British politics that enabled the coalition.

But, beyond that, if you don't get off your arse and do something at the ballot box, then you're a ****.

Oh, and my FIL - a man who's voted communist in the past - is voting Tory because "I can't vote for a man who won't press the button".

He's a well off, seventy year old pensioner: why the **** should he care about nuclear armageddon..??? FFS vote Tory because they'll have less money off you, or you believe in free market economics, but not because of some fantasy lost about the time of tyhe Cuban Missiles Crisis...!!!

Jon Taylor - Member

I do think the political landscape needs refreshing, Macron stylee.

The FPTP voting system with a single tick in the box discourages anything but a two-party dichotomy, which is why we'll never get an alternative. (IMHO of course)

Yep, it seems almost forgotten now, but our best chance of a change in FFTP was in 2011. CMD managed to serve it by choosing the only version of PR that was less paletable than FFTP.

Well, unless we end up with another coalition tomorrow anyway.

It's biggest barrier with voters is that you have to accept that some Parties that you hate on every level, are going to get a bigger voice than ever before - you might have to accept "Thicko McWhiteclifsandspitres, BNP MP" or "Hatefilled McMuslinrayguns, Britain First MP" taking a stand at PMQ.

Any other party is a waste

A fact that thankfully everyone seems to have cottoned on to. The Lib Dems will get about 12 votes, the Greens less, and UKIP is finished! Bye bye Eddie Hitler.....
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I do think the political landscape needs refreshing, Macron stylee.

The FPTP voting system with a single tick in the box discourages anything but a two-party dichotomy, which is why we'll never get an alternative. (IMHO of course)

Yep, sadly. And I think a duopoly is almost as bad as a monopoly, particularly when it comes to power...

Must be hard for folk living in constituencies with massive majorities. I used to live in Brackley who's MP is Angela [s]Lansbury[/s] Leadsom.

It was pretty depressing standing in the booth, let me tell you.

Sounds like you're one of those folks that will actually be ticking the Tory box but doesn't want to admit it - you know, the ones that through the polling off.

Meh, a vote for them is a vote to tell them its OK not to have any costings in their manifesto, and that's definitely not OK with me - may as well be signing a blank sheet of paper on blind faith.

I'm probably going to either vote for the independent or spoil my ballot paper but I will go to the polling station as it's a privilege to be able to vote. But the mainstream parties are a shambles.

I live in a very safe Conservative seat but I'll never vote Conservative especially as they are now enacting UKIP's will, but also my MP's voting record driven by him being a Mormon makes Hilter look a bit liberal, so even if I was a Tory I'd have trouble supporting him.

I would normally vote Labour but I can't support Corbyn and i'm not going to support the Liberals especially as their leader is a bit confused about what it means to be liberal.

What I really want is a credible centre-left party but that doesn't exist at the moment.

What's the current best method for spoiling your ballot paper

[quote=ourmaninthenorth ]This election is very simple:
Want more Tory, vote Tory. Want less Tory, vote Labour (however much you dislike Jeremy Corbyn's sixth form-ism).
Any other party is a waste

Except it isn't quite that simple. My constituency may be a bad example as Labour were 3rd behind UKIP last election, but then I don't think Labour are ever likely to get in here so it will always be a wasted vote. But go back to 2005 when we had a popular local councillor standing, the Lib Dems got within 2000 votes of taking the seat (apart from the other changes in party support, the Lib Dems put up a couple of rubbish candidates since then - though the vote really collapsed last election). I'll be interested to see the vote share, but IMHO voting Lib Dem here is a slightly better choice if you want less Tory.

bigyinn - Member
loddrik - Member
Not me. Just encourages them. The desire to be a politician should automatically exclude a person from ever becoming one. Especially Conservatives.

Someone knows how to quote Billy Connolly.

I'm afraid Arthur C Clarke beat Billy to that one...

@stainypants, I voted green last election when faced with a very safe Tory seat and a dislike for the other candidates, don't know if that's an option for you. I certainly don't want a green government, but I would like to see more input of their policies into the mainstream. I guess otherwise an independent if it's somebody you know and agree with - if I lived in the next door constituency I'd be doing that as I know his election agent!

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I was so tempted not to as I really do belive that our system is so wrong. Every potential MP promises the world then ignores what the local voters want if successful and follows the party line. None of them can make promises that they can keep as there is just not enough in the way of money to do everything. As our contry is relatively evenly balenced we are stuck with nasty babyish bickering when sore losers don't get what they want. We need, for better or worse and whoppng majority. 600+ votes for one party. Leave them there for 20 years. I actually belive that this election is wrong. Its too soon and all we have is disruption.
I expect my MP to do as his voters want irrelevant of his parties views. it would be so nice if we had no parties and all were independents. I also feel that the priviledge of voting is so under valued and yet so excessivley given that its no longer special to many.
Having said all that I voted for the person who I felt would do the least damage.

who needs policies?

the Torys have invested in minibusses with free tea and biscuits and are offering a shuttle service for OAPs to the polling station.

win!

I'm afraid Arthur C Clarke beat Billy to that one...

And he was beaten, by quite some margin, by Plato.

My seat is between a vile SNP incumbent and a labour councillor complacent about the cover up of the stat notices which occured while he was a councillor. I quizzed him on this and got the party line which is utter nonsense spouted at me. My other possible candidates are lib dems and tories. Can't vote for them. I can't vote for any of them and anyway it will be an anti tory seat no matter what

I'm going with Emmerdale, even though Eastenders or Corrie will probably win

Not voting today, went offshore for a 3 day trip last Friday and i'm still here.

So far this trip has caused me to miss my better half's birthday (i suspect that may turn out to be expensive).
An afternoon out with work, my opportunity to vote and a dentist appointment with my daughter.

Nope FPTP is a silly way of doing things.

I went and spoiled my ballot paper, writing "None of the above" and "vote Ariana Grande".