Sign of things to come?

This thread has just made me realize that there is a distinct lack of boards up in the fields around here, which is unusual.
It makes me wonder if a lot of our local farmers are much less certain about who they support this time!

There are a (very) few Conservative boards up here - and yes, they are in fields - there are none at all for Labour, the Greens or LibDems I'm told (by people who, unlike me, can get out), but there are hundreds upon hundreds for a hard working local councillor who is standing as an Independent Candidate. Win or lose I think it will be a fight to the wire because this constituency has been held by the Conservative Party for 184 years. (Currently the longest held seat by one party anywhere in the country.)

I shall be holding my breath to see if she does it and I have a bottle of champagne in the fridge to toast her success or to commiserate with her failure. Either way she's fought an honest, dignified campaign and should be proud of the success she's already had in reducing the conservative majority by half in the past two elections. She has a tiny budget and no party machine to support her, but she has an army of ordinary people who are out on the streets backing her.

It's very noticeable here that people are not displaying signs for their candidate in their house windows or gardens as they usually do at election time. I've only seen two - for the Tory candidate. I wonder if people are genuinely afraid to openly advertise their political affiliation.

On Saturday I saw a chap in a field taking down the Conservative sign.
I wondered if it was the farmer taking umbrage, or whether he'd seen the weather forecast and was taking precautions in case the sign blew into the road.
The house opposite me has Labour posters in all of it 's windows.
Someone from the Labour party had been here when we were out, and left a campaign leaflet in our post box.

It’s very obvious from this GE, the last one and the EU referendum that people who feel the Tories are even faintly more in line with their own interests and feelings are afraid to say so - even to anonymising pollsters - for fear of bring accused of being evil, selfish, racist, war-mongering etc etc. Whereas Labour and LibDem voters feel much more confident that they have moral superiority on their side so are proud to display their voting intentions.
I am not saying either is right - just observing. It does tend to explain why fields vote Tory.

No signs around where I live, though leaflets through the letterbox from all. This evening I had a Conservative canvasser at my door.

We just have quicksand signs in our fields. Someone walking their dog actually sunk last year.

I'm not sure what moral argument that makes. Maybe don't walk your dog on quicksand? Who knows?

In the village where I lived the local landowner had conservative posters in all his fields lining the road. Over a dozen in all. In the village someone put a poster in his garden saying 'Fields don't vote, people do'. Vote Labour.' Mind you this was 1997.

Hope not!

Sorry GrandmaKT but democracy is honouring the result of a vote, not keep having further votes until the result you want happens!

Nancat, I would have said that the Lib Dems are only calling to revoke Article 50 because they have not been able to secure another vote on Brexit (which they have campaigned and asked for since 2016).
Because of all the lies and irregularities in the referendum campaign, and because of all the information that has since come to light, a People's Vote is a sensible reconfirmation before taking such an irreversible step.
Article 50 would only be revoked if the Lib Dem party were in government, and if that were to happen it would be because the majority of people voted for it - therefore totally democratic.

I've only had one doorstep canvasser - Lib Dem, but they couldn't answer a simple question, How can they be a democratic party when they are openly campaigning against the result of a democratic vote? That puts LD out of the race for me. If I have a visit between now and Thursday from either of the remaining two, maybe one of them can convince me that they are the best party to vote for.

Not for long, I like to accidentally kick Conservative signs over on my walks

Libdem constituency, but we've had a leaflet most days. People now going on Nextdoor and pleading for them to stop!

I've had a few leaflets but have not seen anyone canvassing. I get the impression that, because the public are so disillusioned with politics and the referendum, no-one is keen to face the flack on the doorstep. The weather has also come out in sympathy.

Safe Tory strong held seat here, must of used superglue to keep those posters on the fences in village where the MP lives as there are none anywhere else. We haven't been able to get them out for at least 20 years or more and no other party bothers to fight.

Some of us will try but we don't have a hope in hell.

Well I guess the party led by a spoilt man child had to be good at something.

The Labour and Tory candidate has called at my house, not the Lib Dem candidate, but the leaflets from the Libs are driving me mad.

All I've seen where I live are labour posters and a smattering of libdem and they have been the only parties canvassing.

Update- just had another 2 leaflets from our labour candidate. Saying the same as all the other leaflets-what a waste of paper and she STILL hasn’t responded the questions in my emails and tweets. Sigh!

Update- just had another 2 leaflets from our labour candidate. Saying the same as all the other leaflets-what a waste of paper and she STILL hasn’t responded the questions in my emails and tweets.

Tory sign likely to cause long term pollution hazard!

Only one board in the field at the side of my lane.

Priti Patel with a most fetching moustache

If I were suspicious by nature, I might suspect sabotage if only one of the posters is still firmly in place.

Oldwoman70
How fortunate you still have a field near you where banners can be placed.The once 'green and pleasant' in my area are now either shopping centres or housing estates.