For those planning to watch the leadership debate...

lostinrates

ninky wrote: »

really liking nick clegg. i think i'd probably vote lib dem in certain constituencies (but not mine). don't agree with them on the id cards though. it's not just about putting more bobbies on the beat. we need more tools to tackle crime. and not just muggers etc. serious organised crime, illegal immigration, people smuggling, benefit and id fraud. i've no objection to having an id card.

Agree totally....it does happen. Apart from the card. I'd rather hav a microchip because I'd forget the card. I know: whenever I am where ID is required I spend half my time going back for the id.

Plus with a microchip I could open the cat flap too, and do all my financial transactions through it.

samhuzz

ooh this should be interesting if they are going to talk about Afghanistan, I want to hear what Lib Dems have to say about it.

MoneyMiser

bo_drinker wrote: »

As in his wife and kids...:T

That is exactly why he is doing well though, he is looking straight down the camera and appearing a lot more genuine than the other two.

sammyjammy

Low blow GB, that won't wash with the Armed Forces "do the right thing by our troops" is that why that woman is claiming over 1.5m compensation!

samhuzz

lostinrates wrote: »

I will be voting conservative.

This is not an easy a decision as those who know me here might guess. I do not like my tory candidate much. I live in a Lib Dem area, and the lib dem MP is poor, and ....I do not find them to be honourable. I would ''waste'' my vote on a libertarian if we had one standing, but we do not. I would vote for a right/centre green focused part if there were one, but there isn't.

So, my choice, practically is between the lib dem, and the tory.


I like Nick clegg a lot. I like some lib dem policies. But for everything I agree with there is at least one thing I do not. I disagree with a lot of tory things too, but the ratio works out better.

I truth, I resent the lack of the right party for me. But....that won't wash on polling day.

It's very true what you say, I don't think any party fits me either. I don't know who my Lib Dem candidate is in my area actually, I know the Labour and Tory ones and neither impress me very much. The previous Labour guy was great, but he died at Christmas and we've been without an MP since then. Will I definitely have a Lib Dem candidate?

MoneyMiser

Cameron tried the same trick as Clegg then trying to pick out the person in the audience....desperation??

bo_drinker

Clegg is saying a lot of "the right things" as does Cable but they are always the also rans I think this time they will do well though.

I could never trust Dave though. I won't be voting for any of them tbh.

skysky69

sammyjammy wrote: »

Low blow GB, that won't wash with the Armed Forces "do the right thing by our troops" is that why that woman is claiming over 1.5m compensation!

Good point

lostinrates

samhuzz wrote: »

It's very true what you say, I don't think any party fits me either. I don't know who my Lib Dem candidate is in my area actually, I know the Labour and Tory ones and neither impress me very much. The previous Labour guy was great, but he died at Christmas and we've been without an MP since then. Will I definitely have a Lib Dem candidate?

I can't imagine you would not.

You can use the Lib dem website to see.

Have you not had the first lot of bumf from lib dems and conservatives yet (we have had from both those parties ..but not the others yet, labour stand, but have never one here, UKIp usually gets a good proportion of votes here, but we are Lib Deb with tory 2nd.)

Although IMO, the people are important the policies are.

May I tentatively recommend you do some of he blind online questionnaires? They were really very helpful for me.

vivatifosi

samhuzz wrote: »

Will I definitely have a Lib Dem candidate?

There's a neat little tool on the Sky News homepage here:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/

Put the postcode into the "your constituency" box near the top on the right hand side and it will tell you who the provisional candidates are where you live.