2015 UK Election

WillPS · Sun 19 Apr, 2015 20.57

all new Phil wrote:I have to say, I find all this talk of "locking the Tories out of Downing Street" mightily offensive to the several million people who vote for them.

I mean, at the moment, they have my vote - more as an anti-Labour vote than anything. I wouldn't be completely opposed to the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens forming an alliance against the others - I think they could do well combined as one party.

There just seems to be zero appetite for Labour to come back into power - as demonstrated so well in Scotland. They'd be doomed if they had serious left-wing competition in the rest of the UK.

That is absolutely daft. Every election *ever* Labour and Conservative throw the "don't let x person/y party (back) in to number 10".

What about Labour's government did you dislike? Because of all the poor decisions they made I can't see the Tories as having done any differently. They supported the Iraq war; they campaigned for *less* banking regulation. The wheels were in motion for hideous stuff like PFI well in advance of their arrival in 1997.

all new Phil · Sun 19 Apr, 2015 21.04

I dislike the people at the top of the party. Miliband, Balls, Harman, Umuna, Burnham - the whole lot of them. They come across as disingenuous. I *know* it should be about policies and not personalities, but I can't give these people my vote.

all new Phil · Sun 19 Apr, 2015 21.06

PS the locking the Tories out of Downing Street thing was referring mainly to the SNP, not Labour.

barcode · Sun 19 Apr, 2015 21.07

WillPS wrote:
all new Phil wrote:I have to say, I find all this talk of "locking the Tories out of Downing Street" mightily offensive to the several million people who vote for them.

I mean, at the moment, they have my vote - more as an anti-Labour vote than anything. I wouldn't be completely opposed to the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens forming an alliance against the others - I think they could do well combined as one party.

There just seems to be zero appetite for Labour to come back into power - as demonstrated so well in Scotland. They'd be doomed if they had serious left-wing competition in the rest of the UK.
That is absolutely daft. Every election *ever* Labour and Conservative throw the "don't let x person/y party (back) in to number 10".

What about Labour's government did you dislike? Because of all the poor decisions they made I can't see the Tories as having done any differently. They supported the Iraq war; they campaigned for *less* banking regulation. The wheels were in motion for hideous stuff like PFI well in advance of their arrival in 1997.

David Cameron also pledged to match labours spending until VERY late 2008, didn't the tories agree with the anit terror laws in 2001/2002. Just to ask about PFI, Those companies who operate PFI hospitals have to look after the buildings don't there for the next 40 years including maintenance, cleaning etc? Also Its wasn't the Tories who increased the personnel allowance that was a lib dem policy.

OF course of SNP might keep balls and Ed in line. SNP have every right to lock out the tories its simple maths....

WillPS · Sun 19 Apr, 2015 21.23

all new Phil wrote:I dislike the people at the top of the party. Miliband, Balls, Harman, Umuna, Burnham - the whole lot of them. They come across as disingenuous. I *know* it should be about policies and not personalities, but I can't give these people my vote.

Jeese. I'm not a fan of Ed Balls, but I struggle to see how he's less likable than basically the entire Tory front bench.

scottishtv · Sun 19 Apr, 2015 22.09

I won't be satisfied until one party offers to triple-lock out another.

all new Phil · Sun 19 Apr, 2015 23.09

WillPS wrote:
all new Phil wrote:I dislike the people at the top of the party. Miliband, Balls, Harman, Umuna, Burnham - the whole lot of them. They come across as disingenuous. I *know* it should be about policies and not personalities, but I can't give these people my vote.
Jeese. I'm not a fan of Ed Balls, but I struggle to see how he's less likable than basically the entire Tory front bench.

Well, what a boring world it would be if we all agreed on everything!

WillPS · Sun 19 Apr, 2015 23.29

all new Phil wrote:
WillPS wrote:
all new Phil wrote:I dislike the people at the top of the party. Miliband, Balls, Harman, Umuna, Burnham - the whole lot of them. They come across as disingenuous. I *know* it should be about policies and not personalities, but I can't give these people my vote.
Jeese. I'm not a fan of Ed Balls, but I struggle to see how he's less likable than basically the entire Tory front bench.
Well, what a boring world it would be if we all agreed on everything!

truedat.

robschneider · Mon 20 Apr, 2015 10.43

I have the right to like who I want, as much as Alexia has the right to call me a fucktard. And I like the Labour cabinet about as much as I like the clap.

WillPS · Mon 20 Apr, 2015 11.03

robschneider wrote:I have the right to like who I want, as much as Alexia has the right to call me a fucktard. And I like the Labour cabinet about as much as I like the clap.

We know. And you also use aftershave from Poundworld. Run along.

robschneider · Mon 20 Apr, 2015 12.29

WillPS wrote:
robschneider wrote:I have the right to like who I want, as much as Alexia has the right to call me a fucktard. And I like the Labour cabinet about as much as I like the clap.
We know. And you also use aftershave from Poundworld. Run along.

So?