Should I vote Conservative?

Answer 1

NEVER>

Answer 2

This very much depends on what you want from a government and how it will shape the future of UK should it be elected.

If you want the sort of changes which involve possible serious interfearance with the National Health Service, then by all means vote Conservative. The Conservatives will privatise much of the NHS including patients paying fees to see their GPs. You may not belive this, but it is part of Conservative policy from the past and I see no reason what so ever why they should nor or would not implement this and similar policies once elected.

You may dislike the present Labour government but it has brought considerable improvements both to the NHS and education, in spite of what you may have read on the largely Tory dominated press.

Most NHS waiting lists have been cut and in addition a lot of minor operations will in future be carried out by your own GP. This will be both time saving as well as money saving.

In addition to all of the above, the Labour government have progressed rapidly to improve the public transportation system in UK - the fast track from London to the Chunnel is now open - trains can dash to the coast at 120mph plus where before they were lucky to hit 60mph.

On top of all of this, a massive house building programme is already underway in the Thames Estuary area both north and south of the river - this I believe is called the Thames Gateway.

The Labour government fought long and hard to win the Olympics for London in 2012. This is not just good for London, it is also good for Britain - we will become a world focal point not just for the games but in the runup and after.

Thanks to Labour, our economy is booming and UK is one of the world's biggest construction sites.

What drags the economy along is the construction industry. Think about it like this, your own house is full of things which thousands of people have had to make in some factory or other -the tiles on the roof, the floor boards, the bricks, the cement the wires and all the things we fill our houses with. More houses = more work = more of everything else - construction is the way forward.

You will not get a chance to vote in a general election in England for quite a while yet - I think 3.5 to 4 years.

Meanwhile in Scotland the Scottish Parliamentary elections will next be held in May 2007.

Answer 3

How quickly we forget,

For all the faults of the Blair government, of which there are many, the country a a whole is in afar stronger position than it was before they came to power. I remember looking for work when four million others were doing the same, when living in a house that was worth less than I had outstanding on the mortgage. These were dark days indeed.

The negativity surrounding the Blair government is an inevitable consequence of being in power for a long time, and is driven by the need for the media to sell papers, or for new channels to sell advertising space. The same phenomenon existed at the end of the conservative administration, although back then there seemed to be far more substance than the thin veneer of truth that appears to qualify as newsworthy today.

Answer 4

Probably not. What election are you talking about though? I don't know of any opportunity to vote at the moment.

Its hard to say why anyone should vote Conservative at the moment because although they have a new leader, they haven't announced any policies. How can you vote if you don't know what a party would do in power?

I suppose it comes down to this - left wing parties believe in the state being there to help those who need it, whilst right wing believes that the state should reward those that help themselves. Which mirrors your beliefs best?

Answer 5

This is only a question you and you alone can decide.

Fot a long time i hated Politics but as i've got older i realised it was my chance to influence all the things i disagreed with.

I think that Labour have let an lot of us down, i think we voted them in and had a belief for many years they would put right the very basic things that all the parties said they would, NHS, education, crime, etc.

I'm undecided at the moment, i feel i must have my vote but i'm unhappy with all the parties and it will be a case of who i think will cause me the least grief rather than voting in a positive way.

Answer 6

The whole point in a general election were the public decide 4 themselves is so they can give their own opinion so if u want to vote conservative then do so its y u have the right to choose

Answer 7

If you can find one to vote for by all means go for it. I haven't seen a true conservative since Regan left office. But I will probably vote republican because I couldn't take the tax increase that Charlie Wrangle is promising if the dems gain control of congress. Besides I don't know what they stand for on most issues the only thing that stands out is that they can't stand Bush.

Answer 8

Have you got a choice?, you wouldn't vote this lot in again unless a man like Mr Reid was in charge and i don't fancy the Tories either so where do we go.>>and Lav what your saying is right on but why doesn't Tony step down now because the arrogance he is showing by saying i will leave when i choose is making him a most hated man by the whole nation and perhaps he doesn't deserve that, so right now the nation is in limbo and the crime gets worse by the day so for all our sakes someone take over and get this country back to how it always was and above all get our men back from Far East now! back with their families and it might stiffen this country up to see the Military back and perhaps put to duty helping the police to restore law and order

Answer 9

It doesn't make any difference - all the parties are now Conservative. Vote what ever you like.

P.S. That isn't such a cynical statement as it may appear. The fact that anyone with a hope of getting in is broadly middle ground is better than an absolute loony right or left party being close to getting in, so it could be considered a good thing.

Answer 10

You vote for whom you wish just don't say in a few years time why did i vote for them look good and hard at past records of government give a untried government a shot who will restore England back for the Englishman i think in about 10 years we will have a Muslim Parliament and someone like hook as prime minister is that scary but it is up to use to try to evade that now B N P Dave

Answer 11

Don't vote at all unless you live in a marginal constituency, your vote won't have any affect otherwise. If you are in a safe seat and you vote for, the candidate will get in who you supported, if you vote against they will still get in.

Don't waste any of your life either voting or thinking about voting. MPs don't deserve it. They are all after their own ends with the exception of a few maverick ones.

Do vote if there is a chance of some right wing looney party might get in. Oh that's the Conservatives isn't it? No don't vote Conservative.