Election 2005

Who gets your vote ?

Conservatives
34
43%
Labour
20
25%
Lib Dem
19
24%
Green Party
3
4%
Veritas
1
1%
Respect
0
No votes
Other (small minority party)
3
4%
 
Total votes: 80
cat
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It is http://www.vote-2005.co.uk

But it is down ATM.

It has been up and down like a yoyo for the past few weeks.
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Lorns
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cat wrote:It is http://www.vote-2005.co.uk

But it is down ATM.

It has been up and down like a yoyo for the past few weeks.

I just clicked the link and the message reads access is forbidden Humphh!
I was watching question time the other night and kept getting sidetracked by the colour of David Dimblebys teeth and Tony Blairs hair ( it was longer one side than the other).So i didn't get much inspiration from that programme.
Ah well, when the fella goes out i'll put sky news on or 'Jackanory' as he calls it, and see whats going on.
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Square Eyes
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Well with a few hours to go, I'm still a floater. Anyone care to woo me ? Seeing as though nobody has bothered to knock on my door.
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It depends much where you live. Blair's urging us against tactical voting, but that's only because he knows it works. Personally I trust Brown. I think our economy has been the safest and most prosperous than any time during 17 years of Conservative government. The problem of the dodgy dossier and the lack of WMD keeps rearing it's ugly head, but don't forget the more than numerous scandals from dodgy Conservatives lacking of credibility.

Where I live, it's between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. Not only am I happy to vote Lib Dem to help oust our Conservative MP, Theresa May, a front-bench Tory, but also for their policies.

The old "the Lib Dems have no policies" slogan is wearing a little thin in my opinion. The abolition of tuition fees, a fairer local income tax system in place of Council Tax, and fairness for the elderly. And I am confident this will be reflected on election night.

So SE, it very much depends on where you live, but I hope my thoughts may have helped you.

I am not getting into an argument, or discussion about this. People can disagree with me, as I can with them, and thats because we are lucky enough to live in a democracy.

The most important thing is that you get out and vote, whoever you decide to stick your X next to. Millions around the world literally die to try and have a say. Tomorrow is our chance.

I know who I'm voting for ;)

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Square Eyes wrote:Well with a few hours to go, I'm still a floater. Anyone care to woo me ? Seeing as though nobody has bothered to knock on my door.
Depends what your views are:

If you don't want the European constitution
If you want lower taxes
If you want less illegal immigrants
If you opposed the illegal war in Iraq
More police on the street, not filling in forms

Then vote Conservative.
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Well, apparently, where i live ( Folkestone) a labour vote willl be a wasted one. It's a close call between the lib dems and the tories. I am now floating between these two. Do i go tactical and vote lib dem out of spite towards the tories or stick with what i know? Last time the lib dems won here they couden't run their council and the tories had to step in and takeover. Life isn't too bad for me. I have some serious decisions to make and little time to do it in.
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Jamez wrote:
Square Eyes wrote:Well with a few hours to go, I'm still a floater. Anyone care to woo me ? Seeing as though nobody has bothered to knock on my door.
Depends what your views are:

If you don't want the European constitution
If you want lower taxes
If you want less illegal immigrants
If you opposed the illegal war in Iraq
More police on the street, not filling in forms

Then vote Conservative.
If you want less public services.
If you would like the NHS to run out of staff due to immigration quotas.
If you want a party who don't actually oppose the war at all, unlike the Liberal Democrats.
If you want less Police officers in general, because there isn't enough money to pay for them.
If you want more hospitals to close like in the last Conservative government.
If you want higher class sizes (think 42 in a Primary school against less than 30 today)

Then vote Conservative.
JC2005
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Jamez wrote:
Square Eyes wrote:Well with a few hours to go, I'm still a floater. Anyone care to woo me ? Seeing as though nobody has bothered to knock on my door.
Depends what your views are:

If you don't want the European constitution
If you want lower taxes
If you want less illegal immigrants
If you opposed the illegal war in Iraq
More police on the street, not filling in forms

Then vote Conservative.
Well, you have convinced me :D
ok dean, thank you very much.
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Jamez wrote: If you opposed the illegal war in Iraq

Then vote Conservative.
That's surely the Lib Dems policy, the Tories claim is that Blair lied, but they too would have done the same and gone to war.

The Tory policy on the Iraq "issue" is a mess.
TVDragon
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Jamez wrote:
Square Eyes wrote:Well with a few hours to go, I'm still a floater. Anyone care to woo me ? Seeing as though nobody has bothered to knock on my door.
Depends what your views are:

If you don't want the European constitution
If you want lower taxes
If you want less illegal immigrants
If you opposed the illegal war in Iraq
More police on the street, not filling in forms

Then vote Conservative.
James over the last few weeks you do appear to be rather confused at times about what the conservatives stand for.

As well as the Iraq issue mentioned by others just now [and as he explained poorly himself on the BBC this morning], both the tories and labour will have to hold a referendum on a constitution whatever their opinion [though clearly with different recommendations].

I also recall you saying the one thing you believe the current government have done for the better is devolution -- yet the tories don't want the assembly and would hold a vote recommending its dissolution [mind you I wouldn't hold your breath].
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Jamez wrote:
Square Eyes wrote:Well with a few hours to go, I'm still a floater. Anyone care to woo me ? Seeing as though nobody has bothered to knock on my door.
Depends what your views are:

If you don't want the European constitution
Tories took us into the EU and signed the mastricict treaty

If you want lower taxes
Taxes under Thatcher were higher than they are now
If you want less illegal immigrants
Fewer you mean. Tories have no strategy on reducing immigrants apart from some pipe dream about imprisoning them on a fabled island somewhere
If you opposed the illegal war in Iraq
A war Michael Howard says he would have taken Britain into even if it was illegal
More police on the street, not filling in forms
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Seventeen years of Tory rule did nothing to support the Police force. When Kenneth Clarke was Home Secretary he wouldn't even let the Police have batons to defend themselves because they cost to much
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