Party

[expat]

Which party are you drawn to?

I'd quite like a comment on "other" votes. OTOH I suppose that "none" speaks for itself (unless combined with other choices!).

[expat]

3 "other" votes? For whom? independent?

[DaveB]

Interestingly the Lib Dems are out in front atm. Are the usual Tory suspects not about today?

[Cyberman]

The Lib Dems want a local income tax to replace the Council Tax. As an impending pensioner and totally anti the regressive nature of this tax I may be swayed one day.

[Cyberman]

However, a vote for the Lib Dems is effectively a vote for Labour because in a hung parliament the two parties will unite as they have many times before.

[pmeswani]

3 "other" votes? For whom? independent?

They probably chose Other in protest of the lack of AndyW option.

[Ruprect]

Interestingly the Lib Dems are out in front atm. Are the usual Tory suspects not about today?

I suspect this is the bradley effect, but in reference to liberals instead. Most of these will probably vote tory.



ducks and runs for cover

[DaveB]

However, a vote for the Lib Dems is effectively a vote for Labour because in a hung parliament the two parties will unite as they have many times before.

Actually Liberals have only formed a coalition with Labour once, the Lib-Lab pact of the 70's, and arguably they did much better out of it than Labour did. Previously they have formed coalitions with the Conservatives on at least two occasions during WW1 and WW2 under Asquith and Lloyd-George respectively. More recently they have flatly refused coalitions with Labour in both the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish parliament when these have been offered by Labour.

[Incognito]

The Lib Dems want a local income tax to replace the Council Tax. As an impending pensioner and totally anti the regressive nature of this tax I may be swayed one day.

Really? They weren't in favour of the SNP's plans to introduce this in Scotland. Then again, they were playing political football.

[Pogle]

i thought this was going to be an invitation to a CUK party i am outraged, I shall write to my MP.