At the up coming UK general election there’s a realistic possibility of a hung parliament. All serious polls point to a Conservative election win, but with UKIP’s strong showing in the 2009 EU elections and the Tories appearing to be turning their back on Euroscepticism, could Eurosceptic UKIP split the Conservative vote (Eurosceptic Conservative MPs […]
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I’ll vote LIBDEM.
It’s time to change: liberist-Tories ad ultraliberist.Labour are responsibile of our economic problem !
Why can’t we have a voting system where everybody’s vote counts wherever they live (PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION), unlike this present system which is so undemocratic! The first step could be a balanced Parliament.
A balanced Parliament can present problems as it can mean that smaller parties e.g. UKIP hold massive influence depending on which of the larger parties, e.g. Labour, Tory, Lib Dem they support. It can also mean laws take longer to be passed etc. I understand your point, though, but I suppose we have to choose either democracy or efficiency.
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I agree. I live in a constituency that has had one party in power since its formation, yet my entire family has voted differently every single time. So that makes our votes completely useless.
victory for Labour no doubt about it.
take a word for it.
The problem with proportional representation is that the way are system works is that if say, BNP get so much % of the vote they get a seat, they then have to be an MP of a certain constituency, which means the majority of that area is not taken into account. The whole system would need an overhaul to create a ‘perfect’ democracy.
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Unless a single transferable voting system is used, I believe.
Here in Canada we have lived with minority Parliaments (or “hung” Parliaments, to use the British term) since 2004, thanks to the mathematics of our party system (a re-united Right and the dominance of the Bloc in Quebec brought the governing Liberals to a 135-99 [of 308 seats] minority that year.) It was because of the minority situation the Liberals were unable to brush off a large scandal, as had been done so often when the Liberals held majority governments. The Conservatives were elected to a 124-96 minority in 2006, and have been governing since. (The 2008 election resulted in a 143-77 minority.) Minority governments can be fun to watch, but it places the parties in a mode of perpetual campaigning, lest the government fall at a moment’s notice. We have had 3 elections in the last 5 and a half years, which is draining on the electorate. Current speculation is predicting another election come the fall or next spring. The last time we had a string of minorities was the 1960s with the Diefenbaker and then Pearson governments, and many Canadians are hoping for a majority government to come out of the next campaign. Just thought I’d give my 2p worth given the experience Canadians have had with minority governments recently. If that is the result, all I can say is: enjoy the ride and I hope it will be a brief one!
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I do not want a Hung Parliament, because I would like Labour to win to clean-up its economic mess.
Labour has a stronger economic team than the Conservatives and I would not put the British economy in the hands of Cameron and Osbourne because they are both very weak on economic issues. Kenneth Clarke is vastly experienced and he should have been the Shadow Chancellor. If Vince Cable was Shadow Chancellor for the Conservatives they would get my vote.
The most important issue in the general election is securing the recovery, so that the economy can grow
and lead to more employment. This would lead to more incomes and spending in the economy. The workers who were unemployed will now be paying taxes. Income tax and VAT. This will benefit government finances in two ways. Higher revenues from taxes and less money spent on unemployment benefits. Further, this would help to reduce the budget deficit and the government may be able to spend more on health and education.
So in summary secure the recovery. This is not the time to mess about with the economy by making massive cuts unless the country is forced to do so.I would not like to see a return to unemployment over three million as in the 1980s when the Consevatives experimented with Monetary Policy and created havoc on the economy.
Just keep the economy on a steady footing.Steady as she goes.
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I Back a coalition government between conservatives,labour and liberal democrats………let them all work togeather for britain instead of this pathetic arguing and the “his polices wont work” and “no your polices are bad” etc…………….