Poll: The official I voted/election results thread

[George Hincapie]

A Conservative government not being reigned in even slightly by the LibDems is going to make for some very grim times ahead for a lot of people.

If you mean they are going to take the action necessary to reverse the excesses of the Labour Government then that's a good thing.

 

[Burnsy2023]

I doubt it. Their policies would have been broadly similar and their approach to public spending would have been identical. The outcome would have been the same.

I don't think it was the policies that necessarily put off voters. I think a lot of it was to do with personalities and leadership which Ed simply didn't inspire enough of. I think the result would have been a bit different under David Miliband but I doubt labour would have received a majority either way.

 

[George Hincapie]

No, we've just clocked the fact that Labour can't manage an economy to save their lives.

Bravo!

 

[robfosters]

Couldn't care less about the snoopers charter.

 

[Stretch]

I'm somewhat worried by a Tory government alone. I imagine snoopers charter is on its way back.

Even though I voted Tory I was hoping for lib dems to restrain them somewhat.

I'm very worried, and desperately wanted the same outcome as you.

I actually think Cameron was banking on needed a smaller contingent of Lib Dem PMs this time round. It would have allowed him to drop a lot of his trickier manifesto commitments without facing the wrath of his back benchers.

Now wear heading full steam ahead into some frankly crazy fiscal upheaval, and an EU referendum which at best is just going to give the SNP a huge stick to everyone round the head with.

The next few years are going to be ****.

 

[Merlin5]

Talk about right up to the 11th hour, we still don't have confirmation of that final majority defining seat, whilst Cameron is already on his way to meet Liz.

 

[Muz333]

Labour to try and stop SNP. Not that it worked but I wanted a Conservative government so I'm happy.

 

[George Hincapie]

Don't regurgitate rhetoric please, the private sector manages the economy.

Not wholly. And the private sector doesn't manage public spending.

 

[Burnsy2023]

I'm somewhat worried by a Tory government alone. I imagine snoopers charter is on its way back.

Even though I voted Tory I was hoping for lib dems to restrain them somewhat.

I agree. I'm very concerned at the state of public services after the next 5 years. The Police simply can't sustain any more cuts.

 

[Tombstone]

Blimey, seat 326 seems to be taking forever to come in. Not that its particularly relevant at this point, but still.

 

[jigger]

If you mean they are going to take the action necessary to reverse the excesses of the Labour Government then that's a good thing.

IRL not going to happen.

 

[a1ex2001]

I doubt it. Their policies would have been broadly similar and their approach to public spending would have been identical. The outcome would have been the same.

Not really as we all know that politics in a general election is a huge part down to charisma and Ed simply has none. Most people don't vote based on real politics they vote based on old fashioned allegiances and reaction to the media.

 

[CREATIVE!11]

I didn't promise, but I'm seriously looking into it.

Iceland is your best bet, Germany is another good place.

two places I've looked in regards to quality of life, need to learn the language which with a bit of effort you definitely can.

Of course could always pack it all in and go be a barman in spain. Had someone do that and say it's best thing they ever did.

 

[joeyjojo]

Ok, but what is your point?

Just thought it was interesting, to reflect that our governments are rarely backed by more than 30% of the populace.

 

[MooMoo444]

Feels like its been 325 for days. Count faster noobs.

 

[George Hincapie]

Tar brush, much

He's right. They need to start supporting themselves.

 

[afraser2k]

Should be fun up here when they start cutting benefits again. Cuts to housing benefit for under 25s should be protest time.

 

[xyphic]

Just shows how fickle a lot of voters are, wouldn't back Clegg again because he lied about tuition fees but will quite happily back Cameron who also lied about many things.

It's unfortunate that Clegg will be remembered for this one policy that the Lib Dems conceded on, and not for the checks and balances that they brought to the coalition. We'll know in the next 5 years whether the Tory party unleashed is better or worse than we had previously.

In any case, it feels unjust to me that apparently the majority of the voting public have placed the blame for the failures of the last government squarely on the doorstep of the Lib Dem party, while apparently embracing the work that the Conservatives did.

 

[McBain]

12 hours to count ... what the?

 

[ebilcake]

Sorry to see Clegg go, he was put in an impossible position 5 years ago and has paid a very heavy price for being a successful coalition member.

He paid the price for forming a coalition with the wrong party, it's going to take them a generation to recover.