- Thu Apr 29, 2010 12:05 pm
#409416
I've had a look. According to the BBC, I've a choice of six to vote for in my constituency. Labour, Lib Dems, Tories, SNP, UKIP or BNP. As far as I can see, this is how it goes for voting.
1. Labour. The government for the last 13 years. Have to admit, 13 years ago I was probably a Labour supporter. They even seemed to improve things in their first few years. But nowadays their policies are lunacy, they're obsessed with turning Britain into what they used to accuse Soviet Russia of being, and they've a clown of a leader - a guy I used to respect as being a damn fine Chancellor actually. So basically, I'm not voting for them.
2. Conservatives. Yeah, watch me vote for them. I grew up watching Maggie Thatcher and John Major destroying this country. Scotland being one of the areas they seemed to pick on. Leaving their past aside, do they actually have any policies? I've tried to figure it out and I don't think they have. Best I've managed is the missus saying don't vote for them, they'll cut public spending. She would worry about that, she works for the NHS. In fairness, they are one of only two parties to have delivered any leaflet through my door. At least they're trying. But then when I was younger, where I stay now was a Tory seat, so I'm not surprised.
3. Liberal Democrats. Nick Clegg has certainly impressed in the TV debates... that I've not actually watched. The Lib Dems seem like a sensible option ahead of the other two, but only because the other two are so bad. The problem with the Lib Dems is that they are almost unelectable. Try the BBC's seat predictor thing. If you give each party 33.3% of the vote, Lib Dems get about 100 seats while Labour damn near have a majority. You're having a laugh if you think the UK is a democracy with that being true. First Past the Post is so undemocratic the Russians are actually laughing at us for it. No surprise then that one of the Lib Dems major policies is to bring in PR - although I'm not sure their brand of PR is exactly my favoured option. Still, the Lib Dems do appear to have a chance of me voting for them.
4. SNP. I'll admit, I want Scotland to be independent. But then to me it's a long term goal in a bigger picture. I want a United States of Europe long term, but I want Scotland in it as their own voice and not smothered as part of the UK. Scotland and England have different opinions, they're different people, they should have that chance. It would be better for all. Of course, we'll need to grow out of this siege mentality we have in the UK before we embrace Europe properly. That might take a while. The SNP might be the only real option for Scottish Independence, but I don't trust them to do a thing. It says it all that they've spent this whole campaign moaning about not being involved in the TV debates. Try fighting the election itself. They're a joke of a party, so for all I might agree with them to a certain extent, I wouldn't want them running anything. They can't run the UK anyway.
5. UKIP. I've just finished saying I want STRONGER ties with Europe, I'm hardly going to vote for a party whose main policy is to abandon it! My other favourite from this lot is they want to bring in a FLAT RATE 30% income tax. So basically they want to help the rich and screw the poor. They can * right off.
6. BNP. Uh huh... I'm fairly sure if this was Germany the BNP would be illegal. I'm not voting for racists, bigots and fascists.
Looks like I MIGHT just be voting Lib Dem then. They've all got a week to convince me otherwise.
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