UK Labour are too Tory for me.
I’ve threatened that they’ve lost my vote. (edit)
On LGBTQIA, specifically trans rights.
On their plans for the NHS.
On their plans for health and wealth inequalities in the UK.
On their plans for the relationship the UK has with Europe.
They have to be less Tory to get my vote back.
It’s not acceptable that to not vote Tory, we have to settle for what they offer. They assume their position is acceptable.
If they correct their position, I’ll reconsider
@uk_politics

  • Colin@med-mastodon.comOP
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    1 year ago

    @snacks
    I think it’s important for me as the OP to point out that telling Labour they’ve lost my vote is as important as my vote.
    If there’s a lack of push-back from the left regarding Labour’s movement right, then they will assume this is what the voting public want.
    I’m certain there are others that share at least some of my views on this.
    A this late stage, the LibDems or Greens can’t make a push to win.
    I also cc’d my local LibDems and Greens in the same email re: a coalition strategy.

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      Yeah I don’t see any point throwing a vote to a party that no longer has any of your interests at heart, if anything it just reinforces their decision if you do that

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        @solivine Agreed, but I’d caveat that there are policies that I may find worthy of my vote, it’s just that there are many red lines and more that I’ve spelt out, that I don’t wish to cross.

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        @solivine My email has struck a chord and I’ve had a response today. My local Labour parliamentary candidate wants to chat with me. I’ll see what they have to say and report back.

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        1 year ago

        Because there is a difference between 5 years of bad and 5 years of worse, and not actively voting for the bad party will in most cases give a mathematical advantage to the worse party.

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      @snacks My email has struck a chord and I’ve had a response today. My local Labour parliamentary candidate wants to chat with me. I’ll see what they have to say and report back.