the snap general election thread

Herzlos

westernpromise wrote: »

There are times when an election offers you a test of your character and of your morality.

Voting either UKIP or Labour means you utterly fail the test.

I don't know, all of your choices suck pretty horribly. At this stage I'd probably still take UKIP over Tories, because that (a) actually seem to know what they want and (b) they'll be so ineffective that we'll all be safe.

Spiv_2

Conrad wrote: »

The Lib Dems don't fit the bill as they are too namby-pamby

And are a bunch of liars.....

Out,_Vile_Jelly

I think the Tories will win, but not by the ridiculous landslide predicted. Turnout will be poor; especially in safe seats.

I think I'm going to spoil my ballot paper for the first time; unless there's a strong independent candidate.

Herzlos

Spiv wrote: »

And are a bunch of liars.....

Which politicians aren't?

Conrad

Herzlos wrote: »

Which politicians aren't?

Always perplexed me as to why left wing voters tell me all politicians cannot be trusted only to then tell me they want to put politicians in charge of more stuff such as railways

WengerIn

Conrad wrote: »

Macron has shown us that a new party can win big time. I think a new party of the centre could emerge. But for mass appeal it has to get away from naïve elitist urban intellectualism that so alienates ordinary people.


The Lib Dems don't fit the bill as they are too namby-pamby

I wholeheartedly agree with this. Maybe some sort of combination of Northern Labour and the SNP plus the realist Lib Dems and perhaps pealing off some left Tories in time. Kinda softish left with a bit more realism about what it actually means to be poor and not afford to give much of a toss about our oppressed Hamas friends.

Herzlos

Conrad wrote: »

Always perplexed me as to why left wing voters tell me all politicians cannot be trusted only to then tell me they want to put politicians in charge of more stuff such as railways

Because they'd likely be run by more or less the same staff, and with the profits going back into the country than into private hands.

Can you name a single politician that you believe to be 100% truthful?

WengerIn

Herzlos wrote: »

Because they'd likely be run by more or less the same staff, and with the profits going back into the country than into private hands.

Can you name a single politician that you believe to be 100% truthful?

Can you name a single person that you believe to be 100% truthful?

Herzlos

WengerIn wrote: »

Can you name a single person that you believe to be 100% truthful?

Exactly. But I view politicians as less likely to be honest, on average, than almost anyone else.

Spidernick

westernpromise wrote: »

There are times when an election offers you a test of your character and of your morality.

Voting either UKIP or Labour means you utterly fail the test.

The above has to be an early contender for 'Most arrogant post of the month' award!

As an aside (and my main reason for coming on this thread before I notice the nonsense I quoted): I have just been phoned by a telephone pollster for the first time ever.