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

  • ThePyroPython
    18·
    11 months ago

    Mate, we’re under a first past the post system, tactical voting matters to get the most damaging political force, i.e. the Tories, out of power and by a significant majority.

    Anything remotely left of the Tories is better, even if it is Centre Centre Centre calling itself Left Labour.

    • Solivine@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      11 months ago

      At this point lib Dems are probably left of labour with their policies, given labours recent downturn

      • noodle
        53·
        11 months ago

        No, this is just untrue.

        They are a centre-right party. They effectively represent Tories who didn’t want Brexit. They may talk a big game and make big promises, such as UBI. But they also made promises when they went into coalition with the Conservative party, and once in power they fell in line.

          • noodle
            2·
            11 months ago

            It’s not inherently leftist but it is a big promise.

            Not unlike tuition fees.

      • frankPodmore@slrpnk.netEnglish
        21·
        11 months ago

        Just incredible that the Lib Dems are still trying this argument.

        Apart from the reality of their platforms, Ed Davey was literally a cabinet member in a Tory government and was knighted for this service by a Tory Prime Minister.

        • barontomatoes@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          Apart from the reality of their platforms, their Ed Davey was literally a cabinet member in a Tory government and was knighted for this service by a Tory Prime Minister.

          Well the fact that when the Tories got a majority of their own they reversed most of what he did in office should be in an indication that he’s not actually one of them.

          • frankPodmore@slrpnk.netEnglish
            11·
            11 months ago

            So his record is five years of voting for every Tory policy and zero long term achievements?

        • Solivine@sopuli.xyz
          21·
          11 months ago

          Right, so it should be alarming that labour has worse policies than that, right?

          • frankPodmore@slrpnk.netEnglish
            11·
            11 months ago

            IDK what metric you’re using for ‘worse’. Sure would be alarming if they did, but they don’t.