Poll: Poll: UK General Election 2017 - Mk II

Who will you vote for?

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FoxEye said:
I'm not sure. If May walks after the election you have the whole problem of "no mandate" - not that I agree with that position (I don't, you elect the party not the PM).

And if TM does walk... I shudder at the thought of Boris or IDS for PM....

If that happens the queues at Heathrow and Gatwick will be epic ;)
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Haha, your right there, only other Tory I think I'd trust would be William Hague, he'd have been a much better leader to follow Cameron than the current shower....
 
Is there a chance that the polls are completely skewed?

I mean, this is such a weirdly divisive election. You've got life long Tory apologists deciding to vote labour and vice versa. UKIP are out, and the Lib Dems, whilst starting with quite a bit of momentum seem to have completely dropped off the map, presumably because people just want to oust the Tory's by supporting Labour.

I dunno... I was originally considering a tactical vote of LD as I basically live in a Tory stronghold. But now I think I should just vote for who I actually want... Labour.
 
The recent terrorist attacks haven't changed my views about this election at all. Much of a muchness tbh. I don't feel I can attack the conservatives (or any institution) as being 'responsible' for them.
 
The differences in the polls are primarily down to turnout and demographics. The polls coming in for Labour are assuming a strong turn out among new voters and the young. The polls coming out in favour of the Tories are forecasting more typical turnout.

The story of the election, really, is that the Conservatives haven't lost much ground at all. If they lose, it's because of tactical voting, the youth vote, and non-voters being coaxed in to action.
 
satchef1 said:
The differences are primarily down to turnout and demographics. The polls coming in for Labour are assuming a strong turn out among new voters and the young. The polls coming out in favour of the Tories are forecasting more typical turnout.
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Most likely outcome is somewhere inbetween which probably means Tory win with loss of majority :s
 
Raggs said:
car crash interview here regarding police cuts. oh dear nearly as bad as "did you threaten to overrule him" infamous paxman interview :p

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She finally admitted that

we’ve seen reductions in police numbers across board: We had to take difficult decisions in 2010 when we came into office. When as you remember there was no money.

It’s not just about numbers, it’s about powers. It’s about making sure police have the powers they need.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ary-karen-bradley-interview-bbc-a7772996.html
 
chrismscotland said:
I think that can go both ways too though, I will be voting SNP in Scotland but if I was in England I'd be voting Corbyn, the sheer mention of me saying that I think Corbyn would be a good choice gets people's back's up, there's possibly a lot of people who aren't willing to admit they're voting for a "socialist" especially as we've been told since 1983 that it would be a car crash for this country.

Do think the Tories will get a (narrow) majority though.
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Wasn't their last 'majority' just 4 seats, or am I misunderstanding?
 
scorza said:
No I think a lot of UKIP and Tory voters just think that Theresa May is our only credible option in this election, and that the election of Jeremy Corbyn as PM will be such a disaster for this country its people that it's too depressing to contemplate.
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Polls showing lots of UKIP supporters going to Labour not Tories though............
 
Greebo said:
Polls showing lots of UKIP supporters going to Labour not Tories though............
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So far looking like the former UKIP votes will be diluting almost equally between Cons, Lib Dem and an independent candidate where I am - though Labour is pretty much nowhere to be seen anyhow so many would consider it a wasted vote possibly.
 
dowie said:
You might not agree with her views but the way some of those Cornish yokles were behaving was pretty ridiculous... and to be fair, in the context of what she was saying, it is rather good that food banks exist!
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Pretty embarrassing show all round, tbh.

However her attitude smacked of arrogance.

She seemed to think it was a privilege for the audience to come and listen to her.
She told the audience she was going to ignore anyone who didn't like what she was saying.
She wanted the adjudicator, then the police, to remove those who spoke against her.

That said the woman who stood up and shouted, "You're being rude!" sounded like she had mental problems to me. Lots of it down here. Lots of drugs too.

Remember we're poorer on average than Poland, Estonia, etc. It was only the EU putting money into Cornwall, and now that's coming to an end.

The Tories will basically keep Cornwall open as a county-sized 2nd home for the rest of the UK :p Life-support to run the odd Waitrose dotted around, and enough police to secure the seaside cottages. Then you'll have no-mans-lands where the locals hunt and eat vermin, and possibly each other.

True story.
 
As time has gone by, to me its clear the tories are not in it for the "people" at all, they are still all about the big business, that is all they care about. The scathing they have been getting over the police cuts is all too apparent, and they want to cut them more!
 
Pretty disgraceful on both sides TBH. It's fairly evident that part of the audience was looking for an excuse to feign outrage. But it's also pretty dire when your MP doesn't want to engage with constituents simply because they disagree.

And TBH, saying "Yay! Food banks!" is never going to be a vote winner. "I, for one, think it's a great thing that food banks exist. They do an excellent job of patching up the policy failings of the government that I am part of".
 
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