My home for the last 10 years or so has been the glorious city of Plymouth. With its industrial heritage based around Devonport dockyard the two urban constituencies of Plymouth are Labour strongholds and the boundary changes this election will only reinforce that. In 2005 the Tories came in in second place in both constituencies and the Green Party didn't even put up a candidate. This election they will but I've been driven to seriously consider voting Lib Dem tactically by a letter to the Graun endorsing the LDs and signed by several people I admire and respect greatly, notably including George (hat tip to Anon). Does anyone else think this is a good idea? With their current popularity and Labour's lack of it they may well be serious contenders for the seat and I'm thinking that a principled vote for the Green's will be wasted under the current undemocratic electoral system. At least the Lib Dems are committed to electoral reform and appear to be the least-worst option of the three main parties.
Don't get me wrong. I still think the Lib Dems are mostly a shower of cunts without any effective environmental or economic policies. I am just reminded of Michael Moore's criticism of Ralph Nader in the 2000 USA presidential elections. Nader refused to throw his support behind Al Gore, despite not standing a cat's chance on an Italian cookery show of winning himself. Despite subsequent analysis showing Nader's decision to continue contesting the election played no role in Gore's subsequent defeat the situation may arise here on May 6th. Although I'm leaving the country it would please me greatly to know that my Janner friends have a less sociopathic political representative in Westminster than a dirty Tory.
Don't get me wrong. I still think the Lib Dems are mostly a shower of cunts without any effective environmental or economic policies. I am just reminded of Michael Moore's criticism of Ralph Nader in the 2000 USA presidential elections. Nader refused to throw his support behind Al Gore, despite not standing a cat's chance on an Italian cookery show of winning himself. Despite subsequent analysis showing Nader's decision to continue contesting the election played no role in Gore's subsequent defeat the situation may arise here on May 6th. Although I'm leaving the country it would please me greatly to know that my Janner friends have a less sociopathic political representative in Westminster than a dirty Tory.