Author Topic: UK people eligible to vote in the General Election (Read 7535 times)

[MAF]Sighmoan · « **on:** April 30, 2010, 10:26:24 am »

Are you going to vote and what have you made of the TV debates, if you have watched any of them?

I am genuinely interested to know as (we all know) i am a fair bit older than everyone else and have been voting since Labour got in power back in 97.

[MAF]Snoopy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:26:55 am »

im not a voting person

[MAF]Sighmoan · « **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:34:20 am »

Why is that if you don't mind me asking? Is it that you don't feel any of the main parties are representative of your views?

[MAF]Snoopy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:37:06 am »

nah i just dont like voting in general, same goes for the race voting on ax lol

[MAF]mooman · « **Reply #4 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:45:22 am »

i'd vote if i could

[MAF]Snoopy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:49:24 am »

go on the server then

[MAF]Sighmoan · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:54:17 am »

Quote from: [UK]mooman on April 30, 2010, 10:45:22 am

i'd vote if i could

Get Andy to vote for you.

Have you been watching the TV debates and doing some reading of the parties policies?

Andy, what happens if the Tories get in a cut your benefits, won't you kick yourself then that you didn't vote? Last night David Cameron said he would get unemployed people to do training and essentially cut their benefits if they refused a job that they could do.

Welfare policies:
Tory: http://www.conservatives.com/Policy/Where_we_stand/Jobs_and_Welfare.aspx
Lib Dems: http://network.libdems.org.uk/manifesto2010/mini/libdem_2010_students.pdf
Labour: http://www2.labour.org.uk/uploads/TheLabourPartyManifesto-2010.pdf (page 19 onwards)

I'm not telling you what to do, just that whoever gets in power may have a direct affect on your life.

[FSR]Ush · « **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2010, 11:38:03 am »

I always vote, voting is a good thing imo. Your vote is essential..

And ehh, I'm not very known with the UK policy. But heard something about the tv debates, is that guy that won the 1st round still going well?

Btw a little bit offtopic; you still don't have that UK passport moo?

[MAF]Snoopy · « **Reply #8 on:** April 30, 2010, 11:40:38 am »

he went for a £800 i7 instead

[MAF]mooman · « **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2010, 12:42:51 pm »

i'm getting it by the end of the year.. it was my new years resolution! :p

[UK]SheepFucka · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2010, 01:15:42 pm »

iv never voted, prolly never will either :S

[FSR]Ush · « **Reply #11 on:** April 30, 2010, 01:16:48 pm »

why? you don't care about your country?

[MAF]Snoopy · « **Reply #12 on:** April 30, 2010, 01:23:09 pm »

some people dont like to vote, what's wrong with that?

[FSR]Ush · « **Reply #13 on:** April 30, 2010, 01:29:32 pm »

you live in a democracy, and you're part of it. I think everyone should vote.. you are fucking blessed with the right to have your opinion.

No hard feelings btw

[UK]SheepFucka · « **Reply #14 on:** April 30, 2010, 01:35:40 pm »

i voice my opinion Not To Vote! if they are that bothered about it they should make it compulsary

[MAF]Sighmoan · « **Reply #15 on:** April 30, 2010, 01:41:38 pm »

I actually think they should make it compulsory but add to the ballot sheet an option for 'none of the above'.

I do also agree with Ush that everyone should vote as every part of your life is affected by politics.

[MAF]Rac3r · « **Reply #16 on:** April 30, 2010, 02:20:38 pm »

I'm not a voting kinda guy either, nothing against my country it's just that my single vote isn't reallly going to make much difference. My vote won't change jack shit.

Plus, lost faith in politics, it's all a load of bollocks.

If I did vote though, I would vote for the conservatives, David Cameron, I like him and his approach to a few things (mainly unemployment).

I do like my country a lot, but times are hard and things IMO have never been worse. We need change, Labour really isn't the party for me, Gordon Brown is also an arrogant fuck with a foul mouth.

[MAF]Snoopy · « **Reply #17 on:** April 30, 2010, 02:21:56 pm »

Quote from: [UK]Rac3r on April 30, 2010, 02:20:38 pm

it's just that my single vote isn't reallly going to make much difference. My vote won't change jack shit.

somebody will reply with an answer like ''well if everyone said that then england would be in a worse state'' even though it's true =/ but meh

[MAF]Epoxi · « **Reply #18 on:** April 30, 2010, 02:40:32 pm »

I think we need to reach a consensus because any of the parties will do a better job than a hung parliament.

We've just finished a recession, and we're going to slip back into it if we don't take action. All of the parties have satisfactory economic recovery plans, but if there's a hung parliament none of them will be acted on. Look at Italy and Canada.

[MAF]Sighmoan · « **Reply #19 on:** April 30, 2010, 03:16:55 pm »

I really don't think a hung parliament is all that bad. Some council operate on a coalition of parties quite happily. Plus maybe MP's should grow the fuck up and learn to play nicely with each other. Funny how the private sector manages to do this on a daily basis.

BTW, this is funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKFTtYx2OHc

Tommmmmmm · « **Reply #20 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:14:57 pm »

1) if i was allows to vote legally, i wouldnt
2) politics sucks
3) 1 vote isnt gonna change anything so why bother.....

[MAF]Snoopy · « **Reply #21 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:20:14 pm »

it's gone 6pm, shouldnt you be in bed now

Tommmmmmm · « **Reply #22 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:20:48 pm »

Quote from: [UK]Snoopy on April 30, 2010, 10:20:14 pm

it's gone 6pm, shouldnt you be in bed now

yeh

idc though.......

[MAF]Snoopy · « **Reply #23 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:32:01 pm »

oh i was actually joking...

[MAF]Sighmoan · « **Reply #24 on:** May 01, 2010, 08:22:38 am »

Quote from: lilrunty on April 30, 2010, 10:14:57 pm

1) if i was allows to vote legally, i wouldn't
2) politics sucks
3) 1 vote isnt gonna change anything so why bother.....

At the moment you are right that one vote doesn't relly count depending on where you live, but at least the Lib Dem's are pushing for electoral reform so that 1 vote does count. Have a look here at Propportional Representation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional_representation

The way it works at the moment isn't really fair at all, and the main thing people should be pushing for is that. The Lib Dem''s want it as it is a lot fairer, and the Tory's and Labour don't as it will highly likely end the 2 party politics we have seen in the UK for the last 65 years. If it went through it would mean that it is highly unlikey the tories would ever get in power again.

[FSR]Ush · « **Reply #25 on:** May 01, 2010, 11:12:22 am »

For all non-voters, isn't there a option to vote "blank"?

I also understand why you don't vote, your voting system is weird

Voting districts and stuff..

ﱡ קּﻰﺢ Love · « **Reply #26 on:** May 02, 2010, 12:29:04 am »

I think going to post a blank vote is just an useless bothering for the voter (umm ?).Not going at all is the best

[FSR]Ush · « **Reply #27 on:** May 02, 2010, 12:57:47 am »

If many people voted blank they would recognize there is a error in the voting system..

[MAF]Epoxi · « **Reply #28 on:** May 02, 2010, 03:34:14 pm »

I love how Labour and Lib Dem have 28% each, but Labour gets 258 seats and Lib Dem only get 84.

I can see why they're pushing so hard for reform.

[MAF]Sighmoan · « **Reply #29 on:** May 05, 2010, 02:04:31 pm »

Well making the vote representative would help them yes, but it would also help the voters who say 'my vote counts for nothing. Well, depending on what constituency you are in it doesn't count for shit the way the current system works. The changes they are suggesting at least would mean every vote counts.

Well i am being a weirdo and staying up and watching it while chatting with friends on skype. Not the result so far i was expecting, or hoping for.

[FSR]Ush · « **Reply #30 on:** May 08, 2010, 01:29:53 pm »

Pfft, I finally understand how your vote system works. They explained on our tv journal. It's fucking bullshit lol, take a system like we have.. vote as a country and not as a district. This isn't what the people voted, I saw Clegg won 23% of the votings but only get 57 places.. Shit is corrupted lol, and that is called a democracy? LOL.

[MAF]mooman · « **Reply #31 on:** May 08, 2010, 03:39:55 pm »

exactly, it's a fucking joke. i was very pleased with the result since it means the LDs finally have some power and hopefully they'll use it to fix the broken system

[FSR]Ush · « **Reply #32 on:** May 08, 2010, 04:26:39 pm »

Yeah indeed, no coalition without a reform of the voting system!

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Author Topic: UK people eligible to vote in the General Election (Read 7535 times)