Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 has the recent news coverage of MP expenses changed the way you vote or even if you will vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khanu Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I will be voting, especially as it is also a local election where I live. I am very worried that the turnout may be poor and that that will help certain parties gain influence. I'll be damned if I will let the sodding BNP get in in our area because I didn't bother voting have to say though the BNP seems to be the only party that bothered to tell me they were standing and what their policies were which is poor in the extreme and is one of the reasons why I don't know who I'll be voting for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel n Hardy Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 balls to the fecking lot of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I don't think we have a BNP candidate standing locally but I shall check when I vote later , in fact I don't know who is standing locally as I have heard nothing from any of them I will be voting as I believe voting is very very very important and I wish more people did vote GS who has always shared my views is for the first time in her life not voting as she says she is sick of the lot of them , no amount of pouting and begging on my part would budge her this morning ( I really do believe voting is that important because pouting at my mother is not advisable ) Like Kelly khanu I worry about who could get in if I don't vote and we may not be a perfect country but we do get the MPs we vote for and so many people in other counties cannot say the same I am going to try GS again later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khanu Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Yep I'm dragging C up with me tonight kicking and screaming. I've told him that if he doesn't vote then I don't want to hear him complaining later on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 have to say though the BNP seems to be the only party that bothered to tell me they were standing and what their policies were which is poor in the extreme Same here, the BNP were the only party to bother leafleting my house I'll be voting Conservative again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rileyroo Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I'm voting - it's even more important, I think, to vote this time round because of the way the MEPs are allocated. Proportional representation means you're voting for a party, not a person, and the BNP stand a strong chance of picking up votes because of their appeal to fear / prejudice in this difficult economic times. They've been stirring up the resentment and preying on people's fears in order to get them to the polling booth. They know this is their best chance. Any vote for a party other than the BNP decreases its chances of gaining a seat - and that's far more important to me than anything else. I'm torn as to which way my vote will go but I absolutely will vote, and not for any of the UKIP / BNP types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpole Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 i am voting green tonight to express my displeasure at the three main parties i was a labour supporter but no more i have no idea who i will vote with in a general election but have made a conscious decision to not vote for any of the main parties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I have voted (well, with a polling station in my back room it would have been a bit off if I didn't ). I did seriously consider whether my considerable fecked-of-ness with the MPs at the moment changed my belief that your vote is one of the most important things you have a right to, but it didn't take long to decide that I would still vote. I've not voted for one of the major parties for quite some time, so I voted for my usual bunch, the Greens. I do that mainly to try and up their vote in the hope that it gets whoever gets voted in to put green issues further up the agenda. If you don't vote, why should anyone listen to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufus the wonderdog Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I've been a good girl and been out to the polling station and voted. I always vote, even for the very local town council elections. I have always believed, rightly or wrongly, that you have no right to complain how things are governed if you don't go and put your cross on the paper. I instilled the same wisdom in my daughters and am pleased to say that they have also been out and voted this morning. Don't vote, don't complain about what you get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranirottie Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 UKIP for us x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greys mum Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Yup, I have voted. It was our local county council election as well. My goodness the EU list was a long 'un!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carole Stitcher Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I voted the Jury Party because I'm sick to death of the self seeking party politics in this country, something that I think is partially to blame for all this expenses fiasco. Normally a left wing voter, much as I think Gordon Brown is a well-meaning person, he has been promoted to the level of his incompetence and has shown no real leadership qualities in the time he has been PM. He takes too long to make a decision in a crisis situation. I would prefer a drunken Charles Kennedy to a sober Nick Clegg as leader of the Lib Dems, I think he's far more honest. As for Mr Super Smarmy Cameron, with all his pontificating over the expenses, which he's only doing to gain political purchases, he would do well to take note of the AMOUNTS that have been claimed by Tory MPs. They've had their snouts so deep in the trough I'm surprised they were able to breathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billydog Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I've been and voted as I think it's so important to do so, especially when really nasty folks like the BNP are standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslass Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 and the BNP stand a strong chance of picking up votes because of their appeal to fear / prejudice in this difficult economic times. They've been stirring up the resentment and preying on people's fears in order to get them to the polling booth. They know this is their best chance. Any vote for a party other than the BNP decreases its chances of gaining a seat - and that's far more important to me than anything else. I'm torn as to which way my vote will go but I absolutely will vote, and not for any of the UKIP / BNP types. I agree absolutely. I'm a lifelong socialist, but the Labour Party hasn't had my vote for a while. I'll probably vote Green tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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