[Closed] Everyone been out to vote then?

Here's my [url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c88.stm ]constituency[/url] who shoudl I have voted for then?

tbh I said it more in a jokey fashion than to actually debate tactical votin. Yes you picked correctly to stop a Tory but that was not fully succesful because nick clegg [s]is a spinless buffon [/s] took a brave and principled decison to [s]abandon all his principles[/s] do what was right for[s]him[/s] the country.
you know that sort of thing
It was not a dig

Hobson's choice.

Just on a point of order - don't forget that due to tactical voting, a significant number of Conservative supporters voted Lib-Dem to keep Labour out, since in their local area it was a two horse race - so its inaccurate to presume that a vote for Lib-Dem was automatically a "leftish" vote. Study I've read reckons that if AV was in place during the last election, 35% lib dem voters would favour Labour in their second choice, and about 28% would favour Conservative - the rest minority or no preference.

Another SNP, SNP, YES vote here.

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13297573 ]That's a rather strong no, then.[/url]

Hurrah! #VoteNo

I just can't understand why people would vote no. It's a no brainer for me.

molgrips - 69% of those who voted thought it was a 'no-brainer' for them too...

Idiots!

Or perhaps democracy in action?

Of course I voted. But who gives a shit what I think though when everyone is happy! I think voting should be compulsory, with an extra box to Abstain.

I dont get it. Why wouldnt people vote for voting reform? Unless people are going down the lines of we dont want AV but want PR instead.

Well done SNP to get what they have worked hard for. A majority in a system designed by Labour so that a majority of any party could not happen. Brilliant on the no to AV.

in a country where the most popular tv programme is x-factor and the sun the most popular newspaper 'no brainers' best describes the population

just because the most people vote for it, it doesn't mean it's the right choice. it's just the one most people voted for (in a two choice poll, obviously).

So, anyone who disagrees with your opinion is automatically an idiot are they?

Lord Winston. Labour Peer and well known idiot.
For example.

CFH + 1

I just can't understand why people would vote no. It's a no brainer for me.

Perhaps you should spend a bit more time exploring the range of views surrounding the situation.

Brilliant quote on BBC website - 'Elections expert Prof John Curtice says the No campaign has apparently won the referendum by securing the support of older people, Conservatives and those who have not enjoyed a university education'.

Wrong on all three counts in my case...

Mate of mine at work voted 'no'. Interested I asked him why. He actually said that he thought that AV was the better system but, as he put it 'the British public are really stupid so keep it simple'. Mind you I don't think he considers politics much because he didn't know who to vote for so voted for one Tory, one Labour and one Independent!

Oh well.

Well at least with the 'No' vote no babies are going to die!

Idiots!

Or perhaps democracy in action?

Idiots in action
Idiots inaction

Lord Winston. Labour Peer and well known idiot.
For example.

fwiw i respect him immensely, ive met him and know 2 people who studied under him for their phds

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Brilliant quote on BBC website - 'Elections expert Prof John Curtice says the No campaign has apparently won the referendum by securing the support of older people, Conservatives and those who have not enjoyed a university education'.

Wrong on all three counts in my case...

but right about the majority of no voters, everyone knows the old fear change!

i respect him immensely

Well you don't seem to as you believe he's putting self interests ahead of the greater good.

in a country where the most popular tv programme is x-factor and the sun the most popular newspaper 'no brainers' best describes the population

Is that why the entire Yes campaign appeared to be composed of well known TV celebrities, luvvies and third rate comedians then?

i should rephrase that 'as a scientist i respect him immensely'
(tho not necessarily as a phd supervisor
-his phd students both complained that he was never around)

i was only aware of eddie izzard, id say he was 2nd rate to be fair
but the yes campaign was particularly poor, they didnt have any pictures of dying babies for a start!

<doffs cap to Z11>

Eddie Izzard made my mind up 🙂

Clearly of course, if such political luminaries as Joanna Lovely, Colin Firth, Helena Bonham-Carter, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry AND Eddie Izzard were for it, it [b]must[/b] have been a good thing for politics 🙄

you know now i think about it youre right z11,
ive been such a fool
the no camp had far better celebs kriss akabousi, david gower and........
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sadly i dont think thats a real flyer (no dead babies) but he was on radio4 backing the no vote
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