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rosesarered Mon 24-Apr-17 14:10:04

It's how most people view Corbyn btw as they can't see him in power, don't want a return to the seventies and huge Union clout/strikes, unfettered borrowing and spending and generally hard left policies.

rosesarered Mon 24-Apr-17 14:07:36

Understand perfectly Marbles but if you don't want to abstain ( and voted to Remain in the referendum) then vote Lib Dem.
If you voted to leave the EU, then vote for an Independent if you can't vote Conservative?

Anniebach Mon 24-Apr-17 13:47:15

Shouldn't a party leader stand for his party's beliefs not his own?

Labour Party - keep trident

Corbyn. - get rid of

Labour Party - vote remain

Corbyn - I have always wanted out

yggdrasil Mon 24-Apr-17 13:36:14

Why are you so against Jeremy Corbyn? For the first time in decades we have someone who says and does as he believes. This is what loads of people fed up with politicians who are only out for their careers.
The right wing media have vilified him from the start. The right wing of the Labour party, who got there under Blair, have been as bad, not supporting the man who was elected by the party members.
Corbyn is not a orator, that is why others of the party who were should have been much more behind him .
I would really like to see a Government looking out for ordinary people, which believes in public service, and has had enough of 'austerity'.
In answer to which party to vote for, that depends where you live. I am going to have to vote LibDem, even though they are third on my list, but they are the only party here who can defeat the Tories. We so need a proper voting system of STV.

varian Mon 24-Apr-17 13:13:32

Do you actually know the names and views of all the candidates in your constituency yet marbles?

Anniebach Mon 24-Apr-17 13:07:45

With you marble

POGS Mon 24-Apr-17 13:00:25

Marbles there are 2 other threads discussing your dilemma, have you read them?

You might find the answer to your dilemma has already been suggested.

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.