Poll: Poll: Prime Minister Theresa May calls General Election on June 8th

[Freakbro]

This is the only thing that makes me think twice about voting Tory. They've already done lots of damage, how far will they go if they're not kept in check. It's not all about brexit.

That is the main issue for concern, a large mandate to be able to tackle Brexit will also give them the power to cut back even further on state assistance for the poor and disabled

 

[Secret_Window]

Your vote - your choice. But personally I would rather give TM the power to do what needs to be done to to ensure the best deal for the UK post EU and judge her after 5 years, than protest vote and come off worse with a weaker UK.

Simple question is - Which party would you rather trust to get the best deal for the UK now we are leaving Europe?

Arguably, you could say what she is doing now is weakening the UK Deal, depending on which side of the fence you sit regarding the single market.

 

[Adrianr]

I agree to an extent. But the only way it will work is for the lib dems getting into bed with the tories again. Would they do it again? I don't see how with TM as leader this could feasibly work. Unless there was another leadership contest in the tory party with someone taking over who was more liberal and was in favour of the single market, could that be Osborne''s chance? Who knows...

Dreadful how the thought of Osborne taking over actually gave me a slight glimmer of joy, but definitely a better option than this authoritarian loon. The Investigatory Powers Act should be reason enough not to give her a larger majority. It still angers me how that was pushed through amidst the chaos of Brexit.

 

[Hiijinx]

I was gobsmacked to learn that disabled people don't actually have any sort of official Union or voice when it comes to cuts/elections so have little to no power in the outcome. Do the same thing to the transport authority for example and we would have strikes for weeks.
What can they do? Block off streets in their wheelchairs?

The last big cuts they suffered the closest thing they have (disability rights uk) were actually gagged from talking publicaly about it which is absolutely shocking. Same with the recent motability car chaos, who stood up to it to prevent it? What repercussions will the DWP/government face?

We made such a huge effort with the Paralympics but don't give a **** about ordinary disabled people it seems.

So Labour? Corbyn although a nice man has no chance of winning, I wish he would just accept that and let someone else try.
Green? Strong popularity in Brighton but cannot see them gaining any seats elsewhere.
UKIP? Not for me thanks.

Only really left with Lib Dems so guess they are my vote.

 

[The_Abyss]

I'm honestly not sure who I'd vote for - the whole Brexit referendum showed most of them up to be largely incompetent liars. So many things in the country require transformational changes over a generation or more, and I don't see any political party capable of even having a go at proposing and delivering a tenth of what's needed.

I've voted Conservative most of my life, and found Theresa May's performance and arguments yesterday to be quite harmful and distasteful. She should not have an expectation of unity in Westminster - she should expect scrutiny, challenge and debate. Despite having a majority, albeit a slender one, she sought to lay blame for needing to call an election at the door of all the opposition parties. An unchecked majority government is great if they're heading in the direction that suits you, but it isn't good for others, and I worry about some of the influences and personalities in the Conservative Party. However, my bigger regret is that Labour have completely failed the country by proving incapable of mounting an effective opposition.

 

[Yaayuh!]

It's rather moot to be honest. The only reason it's been called now is because their opposition is incredibly weak, they're taking advantage where they see an easy victory, which it will be.

 

[doodah]

What a **** show this is. I detest May completely. JC is taking Labour nowhere. Surely not Farron.....

 

[phil-k]

There should have been an election after Cameron left, May shouldn't have had any powers to mess everything up as we didn't actually vote her in as Prime Minister

 

[Secret_Window]

I'm honestly not sure who I'd vote for - the whole Brexit referendum showed most of them up to be largely incompetent liars. So many things in the country require transformational changes over a generation or more, and I don't see any political party capable of even having a go at proposing and delivering a tenth of what's needed.

I've voted Conservative most of my life, and found Theresa May's performance and arguments yesterday to be quite harmful and distasteful. She should not have an expectation of unity in Westminster - she should expect scrutiny, challenge and debate. Despite having a majority, albeit a slender one, she sought to lay blame for needing to call an election at the door of all the opposition parties. An unchecked majority government is great if they're heading in the direction that suits you, but it isn't good for others, and I worry about some of the influences and personalities in the Conservative Party. However, my bigger regret is that Labour have completely failed the country by proving incapable of mounting an effective opposition.

You make a well reasoned point, however as we all know, the majority of the voting demographic does not always analyse these issues in the same manner, and instead just go with who looks like the best leader or what their favourite newspaper is reporting. I can't even discuss some of these issues with certain members of family or friends for example, as it falls on deaf ears.

 

[ubersonic]

There should have been an election after Cameron left, May shouldn't have had any powers to mess everything up as we didn't actually vote her in as Prime Minister

We didn't vote Cameron in either...

 

[Duke]

We didn't vote Cameron in either...

It's pretty worrying people don't understand how it works.

 

[Secret_Window]

At my constituency, the only time lib dems gained any real votes was during 2010 election, and even then they were massively outnumbered by tory votes. You can see why it feels pointless to even try and vote any other way - not that I'm condoning that, but I think this why some people don't even try to vote. :-/

 

[UTmaniac]

There needs to be a major reform of how we vote in elections, "First Past The Post" does not serve us well at all in the UK.

If FPTP had been used in last summer's farcical referendum, Brexit would have been given a landslide victory, 270 to 129!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu_referendum/results

Bring in proportional representation... No more tactical voting on a local level, you vote for who you want in power, parties decide which MPs are given a constituency.

 

[Tunney]

I'm actually undecided. Do I back my local Labour MP who was vocally pro-EU and whose seat under threat from the Tories (and won't exist after the 2018 boundary changes) or do I stick two fingers up to Jeremy Corbyn's tepid and incompetent leadership?

 

[wildman]

It's pretty worrying people don't understand how it works.

yet they are still allowed to take part and cast votes without having a clue what they are voting for or what it means. It's called democracy....................... the ability to to self **** yourself up and then moan about your own self ****age

 

[Jonners]

I'm actually undecided. Do I back my local Labour MP who was vocally pro-EU and whose seat under threat from the Tories (and won't exist after the 2018 boundary changes) or do I stick two fingers up to Jeremy Corbyn's tepid and incompetent leadership?

I normally vote Labour, but as the majority are Pro EU, and myself voting Brexit, I see the only option is to vote Tory, as I feel we will *hopefully* get the best outcome.

Also why can't Labour just grow a pair, and sack Simon Danczuk?! Suspended 16 months on. Come on! They really need to get a grip!

 

[dr_volki]

thought about more, nevermind.

 

[MikeB]

Really concerned that people see this as a chance to stop Brexit, the people voted, yes granted some don't like it, however they live in a democracy and had their chance, which is far more than the nation had before we were moved from being a trading partner into a European superstate

In my opinion Lib Dems will do well, Labour will drop by the equivalent to Lib Dems wins and Tories will stay the same'ish, leaving the country in the same mess going into the most important negotiations we have ever faced with a non united front

I'm voting Conservative, Brexit is ongoing (Yes I wanted it), any other vote I see as diluting our chances to get what we now need as a nation, and in all honesty, if Brexit hadn't happened then I would still vote Conservative, Labour are a mess and the Lib Dems seriously need to take a long hard look at how they are behaving in the Commons and Lords with regards to the majority view on Brexit

 

[HazardO]

All you thinking of voting libdem have you not forgot the student fees back stab ?
That party despises democracy and the let leader Mr Fallon looks like bug eyed, camp cliff Richard.

That's a good reason why I'll be voting for the Lib Dems. The Tory media backstab over the tuition fees. The Lib Dems were not in power, they chose (rightly for the country at the time) to stabalise the country by forming a coalition with the Torys. The Lib Dems would have raised income tax to allow them to continue to provide for students and minimise the amount of austerity cuts required to get our finances back on track. The Torys who held the reins cut tuition fees and encouraged their loyal media to blame the Lib Dems.

Since the coalition has ended, the Tory cuts have cut deep into vital services in this country. They're starving mainstream state schools so their chums can have free private tuition at the cost of the tax payer. They're destroying the NHS so they can claim only their American private finance chums can save it. They're litteraly pulling up the ladder and saying "I'm alright Jack". Adult care services in this country have been decimated. Now they want to destroy workers rights and civil liberties.

On the subject of Election manifestos and U turns..
-The Torys who claimed to want to remain in Europe held the referendum to stave off defectors to UKIP who would weaken their party. After telling us that it wouldn't happen, and then telling us if it did happen, we would stay in the single market have now gone full about turn hard brexit.
-The Torys who promised not to call an election for 5 years for stability's sake have called an election whe it seemed to suit them (Not the country, how does this leave NI for instance?)
-TM and BJ who were so scathing of Trump are falling over themselves to get onto his good side, morals be dammed

Then there's Scotland. The Torys are close to allowing the break up of the Union, and it doesn't seem to me that they would mind that as the Scottish don't vote Tory since Thatcher.

tl;dr The Lib Dems didn't break any election promises they were not in power. The Torys only care about the Tory party being in power they don't care about liberty, social justice or the country, and the only bits of the Economy they care about are the bits where their mates are making a killing not jobs.

 

[Nasher]

only if you are rich, have private medical cover and have all your cash in an overseas account somewhere in panama. if you are a normal, hardworking, tax paying citizen you have just had your anus violated without lubrication. So if you are into buggery, yes, they have done a sterling job.

Yea, because we were so much better off under Blair and Brown (who almost bankrupted the country) :/