Reply to: Voting intentions at next General Election poll

[Cyberman]

I'm sure Dave will be delighted with your support. As far as I'm concerned he can carry on grinning like a Cheshire cat and pretending to be Tony Bliar. I'm not voting for moron like that with no policies and no idea what to do next. As for his buddy, little Georgie, words fail me.

Paying off some debt and reducing public spending will be a good start. A simple policy, but not one that New Lie could ever admit to or even manage.

[Gonzo]

UK Libertarian Party

It seems that I am 100% liberal. Not really much of a surprise there.

The next election is not really any of my business so I think it is bizarre that I could have retained a vote after leaving the UK. I suppose that it is for the same reason that I always did vote that I think it would be wrong for me to have any say now.

For those of you that think voting is pointless, you don't want to be in the position where you don't have the chance.

[Moscow Mule]

UK Libertarian Party

Goodness me, I'm 90% liberal.

[Addanc]

UK Libertarian Party

[d000hg]

Why do people think more people should vote?

They should make voting a test with several questions on policies etc., and if you can't match the party's policies with the party, your vote doesn't count.

That way only the people that have thought about it influence the result.

Our current system is based on the core principle that every person is as important as every other. You might not like that system, but while we have it people should probably be encouraged to vote.

[xoggoth]

Come on! Which of you barstewards ticked Labour?

[RichardCranium]

Yes, but if you're going to base your voting system on the fact that the parties are all a bunch of lying bastards, then there really is no point voting, or even holding an election.

Just let Brown and Cameron take turns.

And that's how it has worked for decades.

Voting is pointless.

[VectraMan]

But that works off the principle that parties aren't all a bunch of lying bastards in the first instance

Yes, but if you're going to base your voting system on the fact that the parties are all a bunch of lying bastards, then there really is no point voting, or even holding an election.

Just let Brown and Cameron take turns.

[dx4100]

Why do people think more people should vote?

They should make voting a test with several questions on policies etc., and if you can't match the party's policies with the party, your vote doesn't count.

That way only the people that have thought about it influence the result.

But that works off the principle that parties aren't all a bunch of lying bastards in the first instance

[VectraMan]

I'd still prefer they keep trying to get turnout up.

Why do people think more people should vote?

They should make voting a test with several questions on policies etc., and if you can't match the party's policies with the party, your vote doesn't count.

That way only the people that have thought about it influence the result.

[d000hg]

Which is why NuLabour rashly changed postal voting rules, believing it would increase their number of votes, without sufficient checks. The result being electoral fraud, especially in parts of Brum. Appalling hijinks including postal vote "factories" and houses with supposed occupants numbered in double figures.

I'd still prefer they keep trying to get turnout up.

[dx4100]

Same here. Complete waste of time voting.

No doubt the result is coming out the same way because too many people think along the same lines.

If the turn out was higher then I would not be surprised to see a swing.

[lilelvis2000]

Three people selected the BNP? bizarre.

[TinTrump]

That's the biggest load of crap I ever heard. Your opinion is equally worthless whatever you choose to do with your vote. Low voter turn-out is something all parties should take note of.

Which is why NuLabour rashly changed postal voting rules, believing it would increase their number of votes, without sufficient checks. The result being electoral fraud, especially in parts of Brum. Appalling hijinks including postal vote "factories" and houses with supposed occupants numbered in double figures.

[Churchill]

That's the biggest load of crap I ever heard.

Your opinion is equally worthless whatever you choose to do with your vote.

Low voter turn-out is something all parties should take note of.

If you don't vote you can't whinge about the outcome, end of.