How to I decide who to vote for?

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I don't follow politics, so I don't think I'm in a good position to make an educated vote. So how should I go about deciding who gets my vote? One thing I keep hearing is that labour are morons, so I guess that means I have to decide between Tories and Conservatives? Help?
 
Decide between 'Tories' and 'Conservatives' eh?

Well that is a mighty tough decision right there .. I'd say they're both as bad as each other to be honest ..
 
It is in your interests as an individual and citizen of a democratic society, as well as society itself, for you to become acquainted with the policies and ideologies of the relevant political parties.

My personal advice would be to read the information on websites of the three major parties (Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems) and try and get a feel for who you gravitate towards initially. Then, I would suggest you try and watch shows like The Daily Politics and Newsnight on the BBC iPlayer, to get a feel for the way that the politicians of the respective parties are behaving and explaining the policies.

When you "find yourself" politically, you'll find making these decisions and keeping abreast of current affairs and how they impact the country much easier. Politics is very much a life skill, like riding a bike. Once you work it out, it's unlikely you'll completely stop keeping on top of it, or forget how to do it altogether :)
 
PMKeates said:
It is in your interests as an individual and citizen of a democratic society, as well as society itself, for you to become acquainted with the policies and ideologies of the relevant political parties.

My personal advice would be to read the information on websites of the three major parties (Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems) and try and get a feel for who you gravitate towards initially. Then, I would suggest you try and watch shows like The Daily Politics and Newsnight on the BBC iPlayer, to get a feel for the way that the politicians of the respective parties are behaving and explaining the policies.

When you "find yourself" politically, you'll find making these decisions and keeping abreast of current affairs and how they impact the country much easier. Politics is very much a life skill, like riding a bike. Once you work it out, it's unlikely you'll completely stop keeping on top of it, or forget how to do it altogether :)
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Thanks, this was the advice I was looking for.
 
msm722 said:
No. Like I said, I'm not really clued up on Politics. So I'm asking for help on getting information so I can make a decision.
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Okay. Just so you know, the Conservatives are the Tories.

Also, I agree with the advice PMKeates has given. Doing those things would make a good start.
 
Skidder said:
next time someone tells me 'there are no stupid questions' I will direct them to
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It's only stupid because I'm uneducated in the area of politics. Had I known more, the question would never have happened.
 
I'd like to add to this thread that getting into the mindset that you have to vote for one of the three main parties is a very bad thing for the future of UK politics. The main reason we even have three main parties is that people think their votes are wasted if they go to smaller parties.. as the larger parties get bigger, more and more people think like this. It is a positive feedback effect and will lead us eventually to two continually fighting parties.

It is a good thing we still have small parties, and if you agree with what they're trying to do, you should vote for them, regardless of their chances.
 
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