Deborah Said:

Brits: Who will you vote for in the next general election?

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I will be voting Lib Dem and I hope that many other people do as well. I am lucky because we have a well known Lib Dem MP at the moment who has done a great job for our area.
I grew up under the Tory Government of the 80's and having lived through it and seen what Thatcher did to this country I could never ever ever bring myself to vote for a Conservative. In my experience Tories are generally a bunch of upper class twits who have no knowledge or experience of the lives of everyday folk. This is just my experience, like I said. the Tories in my area wanted to put a posh supermarket next to the roughest council estate. I mean, WTF?
I supported the Labour party when it first came to power, but I think we all had our illusions cruelly shattered by them. They have been as bad if not worse that the Thatcher years.
To my mind that leaves only the Lib Dems as they have not had a shot at Government for a long time, and as other answers have said, most of Labour and Tory policies that were any good were stolen from the Lib Dems. I think they are the only viable alternative.
I would not vote for the Greens, the BNP or UKIP because I think that all the above are single issue parties. They have not thought through all their policies properly because they are dominated by one issue.

Sonia Said:

If Bush and Obama were going head to head in a general election tomorrow, who would you vote for?

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I have always voted for the one who will not agree to killing the unborn babies. President Bush again!

Sean Said:

who will you vote for in the general election?

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I was under the impression that an election was a secret ballot.

Leslie Said:

In the next UK general election, who will you vote for and why? Also when is it?

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The candidates have not yet been announced so no one can answer that question.

I will vote for the candidate who I believe will best represent the constituency which I live in.

The date hasn't been announced yet


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Salvador Said:

How do we know who to vote for in the next general election?

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This is something i wrote for someone who asked a similar thing. In terms of information you may recieve a manifesto from the party which may help and you can always look on their websites. But Sadly they won't say much. They'll likely say they beleive in a principle (like equal opportunity, good education, protecting the NHS etc.) and say very little about how on earth their going to manage it. So really you'll have to do alot of digging. I suggest you vote based on my advice at the ned of this essay.

Oh and sorry its so long. But hey details good.

Well sadly if your looking for an election where you can choose a candidate based on personality you may find it difficult. As far as I can see it doesn't matter a bit that Brown is dull and Cameron is snooty or arrogant the major character flaw that sadly all 3 major party leaders have in common is a lack a backbone, honesty and, it may sound a little bit fairytale but, chivalry. It is very challenging to be a leader who can actually stand for with genuine conviction and say outright and clear what you believe in; rather than tactically monouvre yourself via shallow statements that express a universally agreed principle (e.g. we support the NHS) and actually say nothing about how with a gihumungus deficit you are going to manage to do so without jeopardising other services. Its a difficult thing to be that true of character, and sadly it isn't the case.

In terms of Policy, its not too much better. Most of the parties, although their rhetoric portrays deep divided are fairly ideologically identical. There is a slight varience on how they see government with regard to the economy: Labour favouring a slightly larger state and Conservatives supporting more private sector independance. Overall though their isn't much difference, and even worse its almost impossible to tell what at all they believe in with all the smoke/mirrors and lack of detail they use when talking about policy.

The most significant difference may very well be their differing views on the economy. They all agree on what needs to be done (reduce the deficit, ensure business growth, create a safe and moral economy), or atleast they seem to, but they do have slightly different approaches on how to achieve this. The problem is that it isn't very clear which method is better. The conservative want to cut more on public services but reduce tax increases on business whereas labour the opposite (to oversimplify the situation a little). In terms of professional opinion/evidence there isn't really a decisive best answer, as both approaches are supported by different groups of experts. Labour have been rather innefficient, slow and limited in economic policy, whereas the Conservatives can be seen to be unrealistic so as to gain support for policies which may not be viable. For example take the National insurance rise. Not a very good thing for the economy, however considering the scale of the deficit the insured income and quantity of it will provide may be a necessary and unavoidable evil. This Q therefore goes down to detail (whether anothre way will work). Sadly I don't have the figures so I can't answer that. What I can say is the Tory plan to use Government efficiencies to cover it is rediculous. Then agin they do have a huge quantity of business support. But do you trust big businessmen to objectively say what is good for the economy regardless of their own personal gain? It is important to note that they do have a side agenda which won't be some grand plan but, for example they would probably benefit from a Con. gov. even if national insurance or a similar big tax increase is needed.

Overall then there isn't a clear path, I would argue, to go between Labour and the conservatives. Similarly the Lib Dems: 1 aren't realistically going to get into office 2. enjoy criticising the other parties but don't really have enough of an effective plan anyway, 3. have little experience/knowledge (minus Vince Cable).

So what I would say is check up your local MP and candidates. Voting on a national level (i.e. based on the parties) I would say won't get you far however the best way to improve parliamentis to get true people into it. It doesn't matter where they came from but that they are sincere in their beleifs over and above following their party. When you have career orientated sheep you get immature, media panpering, vague/unclear politicians. There are some (not many but a few very) capable politicians who will stand by their views in contraversy and if they are against the consensus.

If you can't see any like or this or who you like. Well then vote green party or Lib Dem or however you feel. Just please don't vote UKIP/BNP.

Brett Said:

If it came down to Mitt Romney vs Barack Obama in the next general election, who would you vote for?

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Romney would have a much better buisness sense than Obama who is making us a debtor nation to enact his socialism. If it wouldn't have been for Huckabee playing the spoiler and taking conservative Christian votes away from Romney in the primary, Romney would have got the noimination, and when Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac fell a month before the general election people would have had more confidence in Romney who has been a business leader.

Moreover, McCain played goodie goodie with Obama, but Romney would have taken the gloves off and exposed him. I think Romney could have won.

I voted for Romney in the primary.

Vicki Said:

Will Introducing Proportional Representation Increase The Number Of People Who Vote In General Elections?

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no