Your voting intentions
Poll: Your voting intentions
Total Members Polled: 1294
Discussion
cheesejunkie said:
bad company said:
Betting odds are flexible and influenced by whether the money is going. They're not a true reflection of likelhood. But yes in the absence of a miracle the tories are screwed.bad company said:
I’ve always been a conservative voter but really they only have themselves to blame this time. I’m not even sure I’ll be voting for them as I’m particularly unhappy with our Tory mp.
I know it sounds unlikely but I want them to be a strong opposition to labour. Unfortunately I think they will take a few years to get there and vote in some dubious leaders. Who's sitting there in the wings wanting power? Kemi? Truss is refusing to shut up? It's not looking good for sensible right of centre opinion. It's not healthy to have weak opposition. But I realise I'm a bit of an idealist and s
t happens.Amateurish said:
Our choice is a local Lib Dem councillor or a Tory who has been parachuted in at the very last moment, not sure he has ever even been to this constituency before, let alone had any local connections. I guess this election took the local Tories by surprise.
Nothing like being prepared.lornemalvo said:
President Merkin said:
Would add at risk of sounding a bit Poindexterish, plenty of places round the world where a vote is denied. it is a privilege, often a hard won one. So vote.
I accept that our troops fought for our right to vote. I also think they fought for our right not to vote if we feels that nobody deserves it, or that they are all so corrupt and self centred that it will make no difference to our lives..biggbn said:
This...
No not that. I loathe the whole they're all as bad as each other pov. It's lazy, demonstrably not true & an abrogation of curiosity in the world around you. A one word answer sums up the indolence of it perfectly. we can disagree respectfully but if you're going to come in here & try to tell me Jess Phillips or Robert Halfon are on a par with Scott Benton or Chris Pincher, then I'll argue with you all day long. And you'll never expel the dregs by washing your hands of your duty.cheesejunkie said:
bad company said:
I’ve always been a conservative voter but really they only have themselves to blame this time. I’m not even sure I’ll be voting for them as I’m particularly unhappy with our Tory mp.
I know it sounds unlikely but I want them to be a strong opposition to labour. Unfortunately I think they will take a few years to get there and vote in some dubious leaders. Who's sitting there in the wings wanting power? Kemi? Truss is refusing to shut up? It's not looking good for sensible right of centre opinion. It's not healthy to have weak opposition. But I realise I'm a bit of an idealist and st happens.popeyewhite said:
MC Bodge said:
popeyewhite said:
Voting on here a bit closer now: C 22%, L 29%
Not quite the landslide some were predicting?
PH is not the UK.Not quite the landslide some were predicting?
You're still for a landslide then.
I think it will be a lot closer than anyone has predicted thus far.
As ever, with FPTP, it also very much depends upon where the votes are cast.
MC Bodge said:
popeyewhite said:
MC Bodge said:
popeyewhite said:
Voting on here a bit closer now: C 22%, L 29%
Not quite the landslide some were predicting?
PH is not the UK.Not quite the landslide some were predicting?
You're still for a landslide then.
I think it will be a lot closer than anyone has predicted thus far.
As ever, with FPTP, it also very much depends upon where the votes are cast.
bhstewie said:
hstewie said: When PistonHeads is showing a Labour majority the Conservatives look fked.
Grant Shapps doing the media round today warning of giving Labour a "supermajority" seems to back that up.
The Tories do appear to have conceded and are now engaged in a "please don't punish us too much" operation.ked.Grant Shapps doing the media round today warning of giving Labour a "supermajority" seems to back that up.
How long after the election will Sunak be leaving the UK? 5th July?
My voting intentions (and my wife's) have been scuppered by the fantastic Milton Keynes council.
We are going on holiday on Thursday so a few weeks ago applied for a postal vote. We promptly each receieved emails confirming that we qualified for a postal vote and that the voing forms had been posted to us.
Over the weekend we realised that we hadn't recieved to forms. I rang the appropriate council office to query this. Eventually the phone was picked up by a less than helpful blake that informed me that all the voting foms would be sent out later this week. I asked if we could come and collect them.
He replied "no" and promply put the phone down.
Gobsmacked, but I'm not really, think it's just a precurser to how things will be in future...
We are going on holiday on Thursday so a few weeks ago applied for a postal vote. We promptly each receieved emails confirming that we qualified for a postal vote and that the voing forms had been posted to us.
Over the weekend we realised that we hadn't recieved to forms. I rang the appropriate council office to query this. Eventually the phone was picked up by a less than helpful blake that informed me that all the voting foms would be sent out later this week. I asked if we could come and collect them.
He replied "no" and promply put the phone down.
Gobsmacked, but I'm not really, think it's just a precurser to how things will be in future...
andygo said:
My voting intentions (and my wife's) have been scuppered by the fantastic Milton Keynes council.
We are going on holiday on Thursday so a few weeks ago applied for a postal vote. We promptly each receieved emails confirming that we qualified for a postal vote and that the voing forms had been posted to us.
Over the weekend we realised that we hadn't recieved to forms. I rang the appropriate council office to query this. Eventually the phone was picked up by a less than helpful blake that informed me that all the voting foms would be sent out later this week. I asked if we could come and collect them.
He replied "no" and promply put the phone down.
Gobsmacked, but I'm not really, think it's just a precurser to how things will be in future...
Do you trust your neighbour to act in proxy? We are going on holiday on Thursday so a few weeks ago applied for a postal vote. We promptly each receieved emails confirming that we qualified for a postal vote and that the voing forms had been posted to us.
Over the weekend we realised that we hadn't recieved to forms. I rang the appropriate council office to query this. Eventually the phone was picked up by a less than helpful blake that informed me that all the voting foms would be sent out later this week. I asked if we could come and collect them.
He replied "no" and promply put the phone down.
Gobsmacked, but I'm not really, think it's just a precurser to how things will be in future...
My current thoughts which could change by tomorrow:-
Conservative. I generally approve of their policies but they failed to deliver on many previous promises. Also some terrible leadership over recent years.
Labour. The policies look ok but very worried about taxes they haven’t mentioned and could increase. Also worried about likely increased union power. Kier Starmer seems bland and uninspiring. Will he stand up to the left wing?
Lib/Dem. They’ve said they’d raise taxes which is at least honest. Ed Davey comes across as a clown to me. What on earth is he doing being photographed falling into the water. Does he really think that’ll win him votes?
Reform. Some good policies imo but are they properly costed? I like Nigel Farage though, he seems fearless & honest.
Green. Unelectable imo though they have my gratitude and respect for influencing the major parties to adopt some green policies.
Conservative. I generally approve of their policies but they failed to deliver on many previous promises. Also some terrible leadership over recent years.
Labour. The policies look ok but very worried about taxes they haven’t mentioned and could increase. Also worried about likely increased union power. Kier Starmer seems bland and uninspiring. Will he stand up to the left wing?
Lib/Dem. They’ve said they’d raise taxes which is at least honest. Ed Davey comes across as a clown to me. What on earth is he doing being photographed falling into the water. Does he really think that’ll win him votes?
Reform. Some good policies imo but are they properly costed? I like Nigel Farage though, he seems fearless & honest.
Green. Unelectable imo though they have my gratitude and respect for influencing the major parties to adopt some green policies.
bad company said:
I like Nigel Farage though, he seems fearless & honest.
Anyway, the poll is interesting. Labour is ahead, which is iirc unprecedented on PH, and Reform have barely scraped double figures. If they don't "speak for the silent majority" on PH they're f
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