Poll: New poll on who you will vote for?

[Gaidin109]

That was it. Quite shocking really...

In my constituency of Salisbury one person only has 0.126 votes. This makes the constituency very safe for the encumbent party. In my case that is just fine as it is Conservative. In 2005 the Conservatives received 46.4% of the vote overall.

It is a little condemning of our voting system that in a General Election 60% of seats will almost certainly change hands due to the way in Constituency marginality works.

 

[cymatty]

oh for pittys sake, you think the tories and labour haven't done that already.

From the other thread.

There will be no income tax on the first £10,000 you earn

Agree for pensioners only. People who work, but are low paid should contribute.

The change will be paid for by introducing a mansion tax, closing loopholes that benefit the wealthy and making sure airlines pay for the pollution they cause.

So you want to go on holiday abroad, you have to pay even more tax. Also £1m + homes are not always mansions.

this is fundamentally wrong and the Liberal Democrats will split up the banking system, to make sure we are no longer expected to underwrite high risk banking. This will take time so we propose to introduce a 10% levy on bank profits as a recognition of the protection they receive until they have been broken up.

Great idea, except for when the banks leave and take the 12%+ of tax they provide to the economy.

Energy companies charge you less for your energy the more you use. That’s unfair and environmentally crazy. It means a pensioner heating one room pays more per unit than a millionaire heating a mansion. We believe people who use less should pay less so we’ll change bills so the first units are cheapest

Or instead energy companies will put everyones prices up, not heard of economies of scale Vince, you buy more you get it cheaper.

We will not waste taxpayer subsidies on nuclear power and we will block any plans for dirty coal power stations.

This is even before we get to the stupid ideas of removing tax relief on pension contributions on 40% tax earners and and having all companies having their accounting policies okay-ed by HMRC.

 

[[TW]Fox]

The entire Lib Dem manifesto was written on the understanding they'd never win anyway so it didn't matter. I mean seriously, nuclear power a 'waste'? Where do they think our future energy security is going to come from?

 

[SourChipmunk]

Conservative party is most like your Republican party

Don't believe Labour when they say that, they are "liberal" but they are also very controlling, probably the most out of the three.

Thanks. I don't believe any of them. Just gotta go by who has the hottest wife or running mate.

 

[Strife212]

We will not waste taxpayer subsidies on nuclear power and we will block any plans for dirty coal power stations.

What on earth will they do then, sit around until the lights go out?

 

[Muban]

Sorry. I'm not familiar enough with the parties over there to even know what to look for.



Found one: http://www.conservatives.com/Policy.aspx

edit: found two: http://www.liberal.org.uk/policies/index.htm

edit: found three: http://www.labour.org.uk/policies/home

Any more?

Liberal Democrats

SNP - Scotland

Plaid Cymru - Wales

DUP - Northen Ireland

There are other parties with members in the House of Commons too.

 

[Gaidin109]

Do any of us know our candidates? The only thing I really know about the incumbent Conservative candidate is that he was on the make with his expenses. Better the devil you know? Personally I don't think so in this instance.

I know who the candidates are in my constituency are, their policies and backgrounds, which is why I will not be voting Lib-Dem, a 26 year old Bryanston and Oxford educated man who has only been out of academia for less than two years, doesn't in my opinion have the life-experience to represent my views adequately, beside the fact that I disagree with many Lib-Dem policies.

 

[Nzyme]

What on earth will they do then, sit around until the lights go out?

Yep absolute madness

 

[Strife212]

Just gotta go by who has the hottest wife or running mate.

Good plan

Ah yeah Raist that liberal party you found isn't "the" liberals that everyone is talking about

 

[cymatty]

The entire Lib Dem manifesto was written on the understanding they'd never win anyway so it didn't matter. I mean seriously, nuclear power a 'waste'? Where do they think our future energy security is going to come from?

Surprise surprise they do not say.

 

[Slam62]

From the other thread.
Agree for pensioners only. People who work, but are low paid should contribute.
So you want to go on holiday abroad, you have to pay even more tax. Also £1m + homes are not always mansions.
Great idea, except for when the banks leave and take the 12%+ of tax they provide to the economy.
Or instead energy companies will put everyones prices up, not heard of economies of scale Vince, you buy more you get it cheaper.
This is even before we get to the stupid ideas of removing tax relief on pension contributions on 40% tax earners and and having all companies having their accounting policies okay-ed by HMRC.

At the current system doesn't encourage the low paid to work, by encouraging people to work, we save a lot.
The flying tax, is wrong so yes, but nobodies perfect.
The banks and financial industry have had their chance, let them go.
The energy pricing system is archaic and rediculously complex. I don't understand the reasoning, it should all be charged at a flat rate. Then we can compare prices.
I agree with the tax relief thing and I agree that companies should have their accounts correctly audited.

 

[meghatronic]

Surprise surprise they do not say.

But their manifesto has real numbers and figures!!!!111 As Nick keeps saying.

 

[PermaBanned]

What on earth will they do then, sit around until the lights go out?

http://www.libdems.org.uk/energy_and_climate_change.aspx

Liberal Democrats will drive a massive programme of investment in renewable energy sources such as wind, wave and solar. We will also transform the National Grid into a smart decentralised grid which will respond dynamically to the changing patterns of energy demand. Smart metering and guaranteed prices will unlock the potential of local and community energy generation, giving people control over the energy they use.

 

[meghatronic]

The banks and financial industry have had their chance, let them go.

Ahhahahahha hahahahahha hahahahaha hahahahahah.

 

[VoG]

Labour Party seems like they want to have the most fun without getting intimitely involved in every single aspect of a person's life

clicky clicky good old Labour party not getting intimatley involved. and lets not even get started on the god awful piece of crap that is RIPA ( Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 )

 

[Nzyme]

Liberal Democrats will drive a massive programme of investment in renewable energy sources such as wind, wave and solar. We will also transform the National Grid into a smart decentralised grid which will respond dynamically to the changing patterns of energy demand. Smart metering and guaranteed prices will unlock the potential of local and community energy generation, giving people control over the energy they use.

Working in the energy industry and specifically in distributed energy this is non-sense.

There is no way distributed energy schemes and renewables can meet our growing need for heat and power.

 

[cymatty]

At the current system doesn't encourage the low paid to work, by encouraging people to work, we save a lot.

What by reducing tax revenue?

The banks and financial industry have had their chance, let them go.

This country simply cannot afford to lose the banks, they provide 12% of total tax revenue to the country as well as millions of jobs. But hey its popular to hate the banks even though its highly likely that the Government will make a profit on the whole thing.

The energy pricing system is archaic and rediculously complex. I don't understand the reasoning, it should all be charged at a flat rate. Then we can compare prices.

THe only thing this will achieve is to put everyones bills up and increase energy companies profits

I agree with the tax relief thing and I agree that companies should have their accounts correctly audited.

Screwinig people over on their pensions is not a good way to get people to save for their retirement. Companies accounts are already audited properly.

 

[Randomface74]

Personal allowance change = more money in my pocket = my vote.

 

[zooankski]

Blue here-i was never as well off as i was under the last conservative government. My standard of living has deteriorated every year Labour has been in power and that is reason enough to vote for them again. As for the Lib dems-if they put in place some of their policies i would no doubt be out of a job having just trawled through their policy pocket guide and as for their energy thinking-good grief.

 

[Mr Jack]

Deporting them in the first place or making the UK system not attractive to illegal immigration strikes me as even better.

You'll note that the amnesty is only going to apply to people already in the country, and new measures are going to be brought in (such as exit controls) to prevent the problem occuring in future.