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Voting quandry

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marbles Mon 24-Apr-17 12:42:44

I'm a life-long Labour voter but cannot bear to suppprt Corbyn in the forthcoming election. The party will remain a shambles until it is under proper leadership and he seems to have totally lost the plot. I will not vote Conservative for many reasons and I feel betrayed by Theresa May's u-turn on Brexit, u-turn on not calling an election...there is no trust.

I will not abstain - the vote is a privilege. But for the first time I am seriously at a loss. There is no credible opposition. Locally there are no viable candidates that I feel I can endorse in order to make a point. I need to put my X in the box and it's the first time ever I've thought they are all as bad as each other.

durhamjen Sat 06-May-17 14:55:03

Wrong there, Ana. I don't think I've ever suggested anyone vote for Ukippers or for the BNP, or EDL if they still exist.

Green Party, Labour Party and LibDems are all okay by me. Vote for the party to keep Conservatives out is my suggestion.
Who do you suggest people vote for?
Please give us your considered opinion.

Ana Sat 06-May-17 15:00:55

I didn't say which parties you'd suggested people vote for durhamjen, as you know very well.

Is the Raving Loony Party still going? (Idle curiosity, not any sort of suggestion...)

durhamjen Sat 06-May-17 15:16:45

Rubbish, Ana. Any but Conservative does say which parties I think people should vote for, as you well know.

ANY BUT CONSERVATIVE.

You are wrong.

Anyway, who do you suggest people vote for?

norose4 Sat 06-May-17 15:36:33

There chosen party perhaps!

Ana Sat 06-May-17 15:39:21

Any but Conservative you said - so yes, could be UKIP. You didn't specify.

Ana Sat 06-May-17 15:41:27

I'm not suggesting people vote for any party, other than the one they want to. Quite, norose4.

Beammeupscottie Sat 06-May-17 15:42:44

This is why the Conservatives do well. They have a big silent vote. If you ask a Lab. voter if he voted L. he will tell you. If you ask a Tory voter the same question, he will tell you to mind your own business. It is the nature of conservatism, I suppose.

rosesarered Sat 06-May-17 15:42:49

GGM2 you say you have a long memory and never forget or forgive.......in other words you bear a grudge for a long time.I have no idea what you are saying or why, but am guessing that I once said something you didn't like.I wouldn't be proud of never forgetting or forgiving if I were you, not very Christian ( or pleasant).
However it certainly explains why you constantly 'go after' both me and certain other posters.
Life is short........too short to bear grudges over daft things.

norose4 Sat 06-May-17 15:43:29

Ohhps sorry spelling mistake. THEIR party of choice , sound better

rosesarered Sat 06-May-17 15:45:17

It hardly matters what anyone is voting, as we all know who will win this time around.

rosesarered Sat 06-May-17 15:47:01

Hopefully Labour will have a credible Leader in five years time.No party should really have more than three terms in office.

norose4 Sat 06-May-17 15:54:57

Daphnidill, Do you really believe other gransnetters would be put off voting for their party of choice because of reading articles posted on here. People will hopefully vote for the party they think is best suited to getting us out of the mess we are in at this present moment in time.

durhamjen Sat 06-May-17 15:57:22

Hopefully and it will not be the Tories, as they have created this mess we are in now.

Jalima1108 Sat 06-May-17 15:58:35

People will read what you write and be put off voting for Labour
I hardly think there are that many people who will be influenced by what a group of grannies post!

Jalima1108 Sat 06-May-17 15:59:29

Oh, someone already said that
norose ditto!

rosesarered Sat 06-May-17 16:00:54

Unless we are more influential than we think Jalima ( strongly doubt it though)

Beammeupscottie Sat 06-May-17 16:01:38

Labour - in it's present form -
to get us out of a mess. You mean the likes of Diane Abbot et al! Wake up and smell the coffee folks.

norose4 Sat 06-May-17 16:02:38

I think the days of doggedly voting for ones favoured party have gone, our country is going through a particularly difficult time , & I am sure we all want the best for all of us, but we really do need to think carefully about who is most capable of doing this.

Anniebach Sat 06-May-17 16:04:15

Jalima ,you are so mistaken, my posts are going affect the UK posters and cost labour the election. They will be badly affected by my posts on that hat according to one . Bit confusing because I am swaying the country to vote Tory with my monotonous posts , not forgetting I need to shut up and grow up

Ana Sat 06-May-17 16:05:07

Yeah - Gransnet is the go-to site for the movers and shakers in influencial circles. Mumsnet probably has more influence! grin

Jalima1108 Sat 06-May-17 16:05:19

Gransnet political threads - required reading before entering the voting booth!

ps I was only saying ditto to the first sentence of norose's post as I doubt that the present Labour leader and his shadow cabinet could get us out of a paper bag. hmm

Jalima1108 Sat 06-May-17 16:06:31

-- ditto --

Oops, I did it again!

Anniebach Sat 06-May-17 16:19:00

Wonder if May will put me forward for an OBE for services to the world of politics

GracesGranMK2 Sat 06-May-17 16:33:56

Thanks for the information about students and the postal voting Daphne and the link Jen. Link has been Facebooked and is already being shared.

rosesarered Sat 06-May-17 16:36:16

ab your medal could be a long time coming, grin