Before you vote.......

I am afraid that all eleltion literature went into the recycling box unread. For some reason I just do not want to know anything about this election. But yes, I will vote.

London and Northampton. Liberals and Labour. Tories haven't bothered to leaflet our tiny hamlet (13 houses just off a main road)

Tories are either super confident or not bothering in a previously very safe Labour seat.

Mind you, I'm getting disgusting tory ads on my Facebook timeline. I'm afraid they're targeting the wrong old person here.

When I raised this with friends they thought I was nit picking, but surely if there are several print companies within the constituency where you are standing, and one of your policy statements is support of local business.................

But not all candidates live in the constituency they want to represent, do they?

The ones in my local one all do, Anya.

With election expenses limited and tightly controlled (one MP on a charge of over spending in 2015) it is not surprising that they will look for the cheapest printer they can find, regardless of location.

It is also possible that party headquarters have negotiated deals with printers to print all election addresses and get bulk discounts

My thinking too Phoenix, and while I am all for keeping costs down Monica, I have to agree that if a candidate claims they want to make life better in a particular constituency, then the very first thing they should be doing is using the election campaign to support local business!!

To late for me already voted

I would if I could but haven't had a single piece of literature from the Tories. They are obviously too hard up to produce anything for our area.

What a joke!

We've had little literature and no visits. Our Mp lives in the area and often stands outside supermarkets chatting to people

Same as Monica but have already done a postal vote. And all fingers crossed that Chairman May does not get a landslide!

You are lucky whitewave I got 3 identical leaflets together! They came in handy, I needed some paper to line the cat litter tray.

So Smithy you want COMRADE Corbyn as PM instead?????????

Have just voted, sigh. What a dreadful choice to have to make. Walked in the booth without a clue.
All printed out of area so point taken. Just looked but hadn't looked beforehand.

No leaflets and no visits from any party here!

Will be glad when it's over, they all lie make promises they will not keep and as for the vile things said on social media about their personal appearance and 90% is about female candidates! and from people I've known for years I'm shocked. Like I said glad when it's over and we then have to live with the consequences.

I once voted labour.... not chosen in respect of any particular inducements, but because he was the only candidate in nearly 50 years to call at our village address.
I was so amazed that I said I would vote for him

Good point, Phoenix - fraid all mine have gone in the blue bin though. I'm still dithering about whether to vote with my heart or vote tactically and I feel really anxious and on edge.

As a WASPI woman I will be voting for the party who have pledged to help those of us who won't get our pensions until we are 66. Strangely the lovely Teresa and her female side kick who I have the misfortune to have as my current MP are not remotely interested in helping. . . So much for sisterhood

Another WASPI woman here edsnana - with this and their promises on education, health service, maternity and paternity leave I will be voting Labour.

I have voted Labour - I suppose that having worked all my younger days in the NHS was a big factor in this.
In my longish life I have lived under good and bad governments of both major persuasions, and I think what has impressed me most is that extremism is not the best way forward.
Jeremy Corbyn is often referred to as an extremist, but he is not. In most European countries his stance and politics would be considered very middle-of-the-road democratic. I gather that in his youth, like many of us, he may have dabbled in the communist waters, but today he is firmly moderate left of centre.
It has to be said, however, that this particular Tory administration is so very right wing, so extreme in their disregard for the citizens in their care, that even if Corbyn was an extreme left winger he might go some way towards balancing the status quo!
I have also been very dismayed by the open fascism and racism of the tabloid press. Their attitude fuels hate and discord which we cannot afford in these terrifying times. They have a financial rather than a political agenda, but they are very influential and extremely dangerous to our peace and safety.
I can honestly say that I have been a 'floating voter' in the past, but this time the choice was very clear.
Oh, I do enjoy a good rant - it improves my blood pressure no end!
I shall now duck behind the parapet to avoid the chucking of handy missiles. You can chuck cake if you wish.

Yay GrannyA11i good to meet you

sluttygran couldn't agree more, well said

Waving back edsnan !

Sluttygran- well said! No cake throwing here!