Gordon to announce 6 May general election

[Haly]

Only took the BBC 2 days to notice then

[Briggykins]

Originally Posted by Haly

Only took the BBC 2 days to notice then

It didn't happen near London, you've got to be impressed they noticed at all

[Haly]

Very true!

[Tak]

I've voted. My postal ballots turned up yesterday; I'll be putting it in the post today.

[Joe 90]

It took less than 24 hours for this to happen to poor Mr Cameron's attempt to sway the voters of Sheffield.



Unlucky sir.

[Desmo]

Unlucky? I'd be thinking "idiots" myself.
And I'm not talking about the Conservatives.

[Joe 90]

well yeah, there are some idiots around here, but theres also no conservative supporters.

[Stan_Lite]

Originally Posted by Joe 90

theres also no conservative supporters.

Bit like Scotland then

[Garp]

Originally Posted by Stan_Lite

Bit like Scotland then

Would I be off the mark in presuming that Scottish conservatives would be most likely to vote for the SNP?

[Stan_Lite]

Originally Posted by Garp

Would I be off the mark in presuming that Scottish conservatives would be most likely to vote for the SNP?

The SNP have long been labelled as "Tartan Tories". They have tried, in recent years, to convey a more Socialist image but, in my opinion, this is simply a veneer to make them more electable in Scotland. It worked in the Scottish parliament elections in 2007 but, looking at recent polls, it would appear the Scottish electorate have seen through the red veneer to the blue undercoat.

It's difficult to compare voting trends between Westminster and Holyrood elections due to the different politics involved. Many people who voted SNP in the Scottish elections would never vote for them in a Westminster election (including myself).