Alan B'Stard
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voteforpolicies, hmmm, now I'm 50% Green, 25% Libdem and 25% Tory.
Oh the shame of it.
Oh the shame of it.
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The General Election, Stafford Constituency - GK141054 Poll
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cookie_monster
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oh dear.
now i know my dad lurks on here...so i apologise in advance!
i am quite ashamed to say that i may be a closet tory! according to the link chick posted
i have to admit that i have always known which way im going to vote, but the only way i can see that you can decide is to see what your local MP has done for you and vote for them on their merit, even if you dont agree wholely with all their partys policies.
what has their conduct been like with regards to the expenses scandal? what have they achieved for the local area if anything? how potent are they...or do they just give the impression of being a wet dishrag?
unfortunately, my local mp shares her name with another mp who is standing in essex and that really threw me when i was trying to do some research! lol
but interestingly, she voted very similarly to david kidney on some of the key issues (inquest into iraq/id cards) and i suspect that there may have been some whip involvement.
im off now...to do the other link post on page 2 to see if i cant redeem myself!
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now i know my dad lurks on here...so i apologise in advance!
i am quite ashamed to say that i may be a closet tory! according to the link chick posted
i have to admit that i have always known which way im going to vote, but the only way i can see that you can decide is to see what your local MP has done for you and vote for them on their merit, even if you dont agree wholely with all their partys policies.
what has their conduct been like with regards to the expenses scandal? what have they achieved for the local area if anything? how potent are they...or do they just give the impression of being a wet dishrag?
unfortunately, my local mp shares her name with another mp who is standing in essex and that really threw me when i was trying to do some research! lol
but interestingly, she voted very similarly to david kidney on some of the key issues (inquest into iraq/id cards) and i suspect that there may have been some whip involvement.
im off now...to do the other link post on page 2 to see if i cant redeem myself!
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cookie_monster
Well-Known Forumite
it sort of worked...according to the votematch link:
lib dem- 52%
labour- 45%
conservative- 35%
this really has made me reevaluate how i feel about the election as it has challenged my perception of my leftness/rightness.
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lib dem- 52%
labour- 45%
conservative- 35%
this really has made me reevaluate how i feel about the election as it has challenged my perception of my leftness/rightness.
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tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Just checked my results again and on voteforpolocies I got:
Very suprised at the BNP ones, but TBH most policies had parts I didn't like so was going for the closest match. Looks like the yella fella's may well get a vote from me, teh interwebs told me to!
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
votematch puts me as a full on racist bigot! 
Withnail
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That doesn't surprise me overmuch - as far as i can see the Greens and LibDems, to a lesser extent, are the only remotely socialist parties in the running.Colin Grigson said:
Edit:
Votematch had me;
Green 76
LibDem 62
BNP 40
Lab 38
UKIP 36
Con 31
voteforpolicies;
Green 66.67%
LibDem 22.22%
Lab 11.11%
Hmmm...
Amongst the candidates listed in the local newspapers for Stafford is UKIP. This constituency might be one of the few where the UKIP candidate does not stand down in favour of the Conservative as we have a Labour sitting MP for Stafford. Most of UKIP are defectors from the Conservative Party. So if you were to vote Conservative then UKIP might be your alternative. Me, I'm off to start me own party in Staffordshire for the future as slowly but surely fewer and fewer of us are voting at all. Most people are saying to each other that they will not vote at all in this general election, it is becoming the thing to say in polite conversation.
Alan B'Stard
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It may be the polite thing to say but are they being honest?Chris said:
One of the reasons behind the pollsters getting 1992 so wrong is that a substantial amount of tory voters declined to participate and answer questions, putting themselves at "don't knows"
I have a strong suspicion that Labour will benefit from a similar reluctance to declare.
It's nice to see some honest political discussion round here, and great to see everyone being so candid with their opinions.
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Wookie
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Not too loudly, now.basil said:
That is exactly what the Green Party is about. It has strong and distinctive policies on every issue, not just the environment.dirtybobby said:
Green Party leader Caroline Lucas talked at length about policies such as job creation, the tax system and opposing cuts to public services on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show yesterday.
You could watch our election broadcast which explains lots more about our wide range of policies.
Perhaps it is because our policies ring true with so many voters that the Green Party is currently first place on an independent online survey of policy opinions - www.voteforpolicies.org.uk.
And this newsletter from Mike Shone, the Green Party candidate for Stafford, also tackles a breadth of issues.
United57
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Yesterday I noticed the poster of the tory candidate Mr Lefroy in Newport Road. I thought to myself how long would it before somebody would add something witty or deface it. Low and behold on trudging off to get the train today, I noticed somebody had added a little moustache. It brought a smile to my face on a dreary Monday.