Will you be voting at the upcoming elections?

[Acidmouse]

These are not really debates, they are well rehearsed staged commercials that tell us nothing apart from how well 3 leaders can remember whats been fed to them, all nervous and boring.

Brown is on a loser before he starts because he is a very good politician who lacks any personality, that's fine by me I don't want to see my MP being interviewed for cheap thrills I just want him to do a job hes paid to do.

People basing who they vote for on these "debates" is so lol.

[MANTIS01]

These are not really debates, they are well rehearsed staged commercials that tell us nothing apart from how well 3 leaders can remember whats been fed to them, all nervous and boring.

Brown is on a loser before he starts because he is a very good politician who lacks any personality, that's fine by me I don't want to see my MP being interviewed for cheap thrills I just want him to do a job hes paid to do.

People basing who they vote for on these "debates" is so lol.

How did the debates tell us nothing? I learnt that Nick Clegg is the only candidate who wants to scrap Trident. That's a pretty major issue. We learnt David Cameron is the only candidate pledging to cap immigration, another major issue. There was a clear difference in taxation policy, in fact there were clear differences across the board. Yeah, we know Brown lacks personality but personality and charisma is kinda important when you're sitting around the negotiating table, leading a team, or generally engaging with people, as a PM is required to do.

Brown is a loser before he starts because his record in the job is total dogshit and that's the bottom line.

[Maxriddles]

Liberal 69%   Labour 65% Conservative 58%

FML I'm a Liberal, lol.

Still not sure where my vote will be going but it will be one of the three main parties, not that it really matters in my constituency.

[Jon MW]

These are not really debates, they are well rehearsed staged commercials that tell us nothing apart from how well 3 leaders can remember whats been fed to them, all nervous and boring.

Brown is on a loser before he starts because he is a very good politician who lacks any personality, that's fine by me I don't want to see my MP being interviewed for cheap thrills I just want him to do a job hes paid to do.

People basing who they vote for on these "debates" is so lol.

How did the debates tell us nothing? I learnt that Nick Clegg is the only candidate who wants to scrap Trident. That's a pretty major issue. We learnt David Cameron is the only candidate pledging to cap immigration, another major issue. There was a clear difference in taxation policy, in fact there were clear differences across the board. Yeah, we know Brown lacks personality but personality and charisma is kinda important when you're sitting around the negotiating table, leading a team, or generally engaging with people, as a PM is required to do.

Brown is a loser before he starts because his record in the job is total dogshit and that's the bottom line.

errr you don't have to watch the debates to learn these things you know


"People basing who they vote for on these "debates" is so lol.", basically the debates will work on floating voters who are interested enough to vote but not interested enough to find out about the difference between the parties unless it's spoon fed to them.

[AndrewT]

Opinion poll released this evening - Labour 28%, Conservatives 33%, Lib Dems 30%.

Yet, because of the way our electoral system works - if you translate these figures to actual seats in a General Election, Labour win and are the biggest party (albeit in a hung parliament).

Betting tip - lump on the Tories now. The Lib Dem bounce won't last and you'll never get a  better price on the Tories.

[Woodsey]

These are not really debates, they are well rehearsed staged commercials that tell us nothing apart from how well 3 leaders can remember whats been fed to them, all nervous and boring.

Brown is on a loser before he starts because he is a very good politician who lacks any personality, that's fine by me I don't want to see my MP being interviewed for cheap thrills I just want him to do a job hes paid to do.

People basing who they vote for on these "debates" is so lol.

How did the debates tell us nothing? I learnt that Nick Clegg is the only candidate who wants to scrap Trident. That's a pretty major issue. We learnt David Cameron is the only candidate pledging to cap immigration, another major issue. There was a clear difference in taxation policy, in fact there were clear differences across the board. Yeah, we know Brown lacks personality but personality and charisma is kinda important when you're sitting around the negotiating table, leading a team, or generally engaging with people, as a PM is required to do.

Brown is a loser before he starts because his record in the job is total dogshit and that's the bottom line.

errr you don't have to watch the debates to learn these things you know


"People basing who they vote for on these "debates" is so lol.", basically the debates will work on floating voters who are interested enough to vote but not interested enough to find out about the difference between the parties unless it's spoon fed to them.

The last group is me, I probably wouldn't vote unless I'm spoonfed as I'm too lazy to start reading manifestos etc. There are apparently 10 million in the UK like me...........

[Jon MW]

Funnily enough I only just read this about the debate in a blog

... Also, tonight was spent discussing policy. Political obsessives will focus, paradoxically, on the stylistic aspects, because they already know the policies, but that was not necessarily the case for many of the people watching. ....

in which case, ok, fair enough seems about right

[ripple11]

If you take away all the safe seats, and those voters in marginals that know which way they are going to vote,.....apparently its as few as 100,000 undecided voters in marginals that will decide the election!

[Longy]

Got to have Ken Clarke in there imo.

Someone hacked Longy's account ?

Ha as most of you aware I am no fan on the Conservatives, but I have always liked Ken Clarke as a politician. He is my local mp as well.

[Dingdell]

I have a big poster in my front garden supporting my local candidate. This morning I saw, from my bedroom window, an individual walk past and rip part of it down. I couldn't get dressed and out there quick enough to have a go at him.

I take comfort in the fact he must think my candiate is a threat, but can only believe he doesn't agree with free speech and a democratic process. Obv no such thing as a fair fight.

[MANTIS01]

On Sky news today I heard Nick Clegg say "The two old parties" around 500 times in 7 minutes

[kinboshi]

Nice charts, you must of spent hours doing that 

The others % is bigger than you would have thought. Is there is breakdown for this group. Was it the Welsh or Scots who nicked the most 

Chart courtesy of the beeb

Not sure about the breakdown in the others. They do look naughty

http://parliament.telegraph.co.uk/mpsexpenses/home

Breakdown by party and by MP.

Charles Kennedy really took the piss...

[kinboshi]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/elections/party-matcher

Labour 75%   Liberal 69% Conservative 55%

Although it's obviously a blunt tool, it's flawed in a number of ways.  For example, it asked if I support/oppose reforming the Human Rights Act, but of course doesn't ask if I think its power should be greatly reduced or conversely strengthened in certain areas - so it must be making assumptions as to the reasoning behind my answers.

[redsimon]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/elections/party-matcher

Labour 75%   Liberal 69% Conservative 55%

Although it's obviously a blunt tool, it's flawed in a number of ways.  For example, it asked if I support/oppose reforming the Human Rights Act, but of course doesn't ask if I think its power should be greatly reduced or conversely strengthened in certain areas - so it must be making assumptions as to the reasoning behind my answers.

Lib Dem 71% Labour 69% Conservative 38% for me. No great surprise tbh

[StuartHopkin]

News of the world today, obv a tez paper but im a pretty tez person which is why i will mostly be sporting a comedy love bite this week.

'Many people can compare the choices this election to choosing between, electric chair, lethal injection or gas chamber, they all have the same disastarous result.'

Made me lol