UK General Election

William_the_Bloody · 05-08-2015, 04:10 PM

At the end of the day most UK citizens voted logically.

Fringe parties like the Greens and UKIP always get a lot of press because their supporters are quite vocal about their causes, but the average UK citizen is to busy working to follow politics, they just want a good economy & good paying jobs.

So the UK public chose to dump the liberal party (Labour light) in favor of the tories, not UKIP or Green, except in Scotland where they dumped labour for nationalism, the real threat to the unity of the UK.

If Cameron is smart he'll reform immigration and permanently nullify the threat of UKIP, and if it all possible, try to make unionist inroads in Scottland.

As for labour, Millaband was a weak leader as the results in Scottland show. Like him or hate him it may have been a different outcome with someone like Tony Blair.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-08-2015, 04:28 PM

Unknown Soldier · 05-18-2015, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody

At the end of the day most UK citizens voted logically.

Fringe parties like the Greens and UKIP always get a lot of press because their supporters are quite vocal about their causes, but the average UK citizen is to busy working to follow politics, they just want a good economy & good paying jobs.

So the UK public chose to dump the liberal party (Labour light) in favor of the tories, not UKIP or Green, except in Scotland where they dumped labour for nationalism, the real threat to the unity of the UK.

If Cameron is smart he'll reform immigration and permanently nullify the threat of UKIP, and if it all possible, try to make unionist inroads in Scottland.

As for labour, Millaband was a weak leader as the results in Scottland show. Like him or hate him it may have been a different outcome with someone like Tony Blair.

This is a pretty good summary by a non-Brit.

The simple fact of the matter is when it comes to voting, Brits by and large are conservative by nature in that they don't like drastic change, which is why Labour over the years have dropped their strong socialist ties.

William_the_Bloody · 05-19-2015, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

This is a pretty good summary by a non-Brit.

The simple fact of the matter is when it comes to voting, Brits by and large are conservative by nature in that they don't like drastic change, which is why Labour over the years have dropped their strong socialist ties.

Why thank you, my grandparents were British so I'm not completely alien to UK affairs.

Yes it looks like Labour's shift to the left under Millaband didn't resonate with voters, except perhaps in Scottland where he chose not to take the fight to the nationals.

Can't help but think that a stronger leader could have prevented the near annihilation of Labour up North to some extent.

View Poll Results: Who are you voting for?
Conservatives	1	9.09%
Labour	1	9.09%
Liberal Democrats	1	9.09%
UKIP	0	0%
The Green Party	2	18.18%
Other	2	18.18%
anal beads	4	36.36%
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll

05-08-2015, 04:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	__________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

05-08-2015, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	At the end of the day most UK citizens voted logically. Fringe parties like the Greens and UKIP always get a lot of press because their supporters are quite vocal about their causes, but the average UK citizen is to busy working to follow politics, they just want a good economy & good paying jobs. So the UK public chose to dump the liberal party (Labour light) in favor of the tories, not UKIP or Green, except in Scotland where they dumped labour for nationalism, the real threat to the unity of the UK. If Cameron is smart he'll reform immigration and permanently nullify the threat of UKIP, and if it all possible, try to make unionist inroads in Scottland. As for labour, Millaband was a weak leader as the results in Scottland show. Like him or hate him it may have been a different outcome with someone like Tony Blair.