Gordon to announce 6 May general election

[Del Lardo]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8603591.stm

i truly never thought i would ever say this but I am seriously considering not voting. I have voted in every Local and General election (apart from a couple of Locals where I was unexpectedly out the country) I have been eligible for and this time round quite simply NONE of them deserve it. I wish we could also have a negative voting system so that rather than having to choose which party we want in power we could also vote for the party we don't want in power but then I suspect it would be the party with the smallest number of (negative) votes that won.

[Zirax]

Hmmm, whoever does win, it will come as a poisoned chalice. With everything going on at present and the government incentives all finishing just in time for this, it will be interesting to see where we are in a year.

[Desmo]

I think we need a "none of the above" option. They go on about dwindling voting numbers but I bet you'd see a whole lot more turn out if that option was on there. Of course it will never happen because seeing that option win would mean they'd have to change something in the system.

[Knipples]

As much as I am struggling to find anyone to vote for, I still believe you should vote for someone. I am just still trying to work out who that is.

[Glaucus]

I know where your coming from, they all suck. I'll be voting Tories for two reason. I want labour out at all costs and I doubt Tories will introduce laws with nothing to back them up, like fox hunting and the other 1001 stupid laws labour have introduced in all areas of law.

Lib dems have some great ideas, like 10k personal allowence, but then go wreck it with others.
Who ever gets in will do a crap job and will be out in 8-12 years.

I just wish there was a 4th party with real policies. Like tax reform, power security, law & order and every other section. But no we have 3 crediable parties which are almost identical then many one policy parties.

[Desmo]

Think I'll be going Tory as well. I just cannot stand Labour and want them out asap.

[Knipples]

I want labour out too, and have voted conservative in the past, however this time round I cannot stand the MP I would be re-voting in, for two reasons,

1. He was one of the higher claimants in the whole expenses scandal, and also appealed against the decision to force him to repay the money, instead of just doing it.

2. He is also standing in the way of the new Bristol City stadium, (for which part of the land is in his constituency) yet he just waved plans for the expansion of bristol airport through.

I will also most likely be out of a job next March if they get in. (the conservatives won't invest in projects like the one I work in)

Hence my dilemma.

[Psymonkee]

Mines largely a wasted vote as this area is a major Lib Dem safe seat. Only party that comes close is Conservatives....

[Briggykins]

I'll be tactically voting this election, as the party I'd like to vote for are a distant 3rd. Happily though the party I'll be tactically voting for are the party most interested in preventing tactical voting being necessary. Wonder how many more times I can say tactically voting in this message. Tactical.

[Desmo]

The other thing is that our local MP is Conservatives and I'd happily vote for him anyway. He seems to have kept himself pretty clean from what I've seen over the years and I'm generally happy with the way our area is run.