December 12th Election - How will you Vote?

[Pretty Boy]

As it says on the tin.

[Northernhibee]

Whoever in my seat will keep the ******* Tories out.

[CloudSquall]

SNP, until we have an independent Scotland they will have my vote.

[weecounty hibby]

SNP, until we have an independent Scotland they will have my vote.

Ditto

[hibby6270]

SNP, until we have an independent Scotland they will have my vote.

Ditto.

[Green Man]

As with every WM election it’s SNP for me.

[makaveli1875]

I'm going against the grain of hibs.net, tories

[lapsedhibee]

Tactically

[Hibbyradge]

Tactically as usual.

Last local government election, I voted Lib Dem. They won.

This time, for WM,, it'll be Labour. 🤞

[SHODAN]

Almost entirely pointless as my seat is as safe SNP as you can get. If they're losing it to anyone, it'll be Labour, and even that's highly unlikely.

I'll still be voting SNP though.

[Frankhfc]

Liberal Democrat.

My Edinburgh West M.P Christine Jardine has been outstanding. I also support their views on Brexit and I'm an old lefty liberal at heart.

[Green Man]

Liberal Democrat.

My Edinburgh West M.P Christine Jardine has been outstanding. I also support their views on Brexit and I'm an old lefty liberal at heart.

She’s my MP as well and I honestly couldn’t tell you anything she’s done.

[Bristolhibby]

Lib Dems.

It’s a straight shootout between them and my incumbent Tory Michelle Donelan for Chippenham. She got 50% of the vote last time, so there’s a fight on our hands.

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[stoneyburn hibs]

SNP as always, although this will be my first ever postal vote as I'm away that week.

[Frankhfc]

She’s my MP as well and I honestly couldn’t tell you anything she’s done.

If you read the Jo Swinson thread you'd probably pick up on the why.

I had reason to contact the M.P and she helped me solve the issues with both alacrity and an openness. A fine M.P who has no regard for status or judgmental on whatever the issue may be. My personal experiences shaped my opinion of her.

[DaveF]

SNP as always, although this will be my first ever postal vote as I'm away that week.

Same here.

[Green Man]

If you read the Jo Swinson thread you'd probably pick up on the why.

I had reason to contact the M.P and she helped me solve the issues with both alacrity and an openness. A fine M.P who has no regard for status or judgmental on whatever the issue may be. My personal experiences shaped my opinion of her.

That’s good and it’s what an MP should be like. Locally we have two Lib Dem councillors, an MP and MSP, and Christine Jardine is the least visible of the four. That probably has a fair bit to do with her being at Westminster though.

[JeMeSouviens]

I’ve got 2 votes! :wink: Both going to the inestimable Remain/Yes Joanna Cherry.

[The Harp Awakes]

My politics are centre left and if I lived in England I'd likely vote Green. However, Scotland needs independence and I will vote SNP every time until we get it.

[Frankhfc]

That’s good and it’s what an MP should be like. Locally we have two Lib Dem councillors, an MP and MSP, and Christine Jardine is the least visible of the four. That probably has a fair bit to do with her being at Westminster though.

Despite being busy at Westminster Christine made herself available to personally discuss the issues at hand and quickly set about resolving them. An excellent M.P in my book. I've heard good things about Alex Cole Hamilton but never met the man so not in a position to judge.

[Ozyhibby]

She’s my MP as well and I honestly couldn’t tell you anything she’s done.

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she certainly knows how to tell porkies which is handy for a politician.


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[Fife-Hibee]

She’s my MP as well and I honestly couldn’t tell you anything she’s done.

:agree:

[Hibbyradge]

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she certainly knows how to tell porkies which is handy for a politician.


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Did she tell a lie? :dunno:

[Fife-Hibee]

That’s good and it’s what an MP should be like. Locally we have two Lib Dem councillors, an MP and MSP, and Christine Jardine is the least visible of the four. That probably has a fair bit to do with her being at Westminster though.

In her defence, she's only nearly as invisible as Alex Cole-Hamilton.

[Fife-Hibee]

Did she tell a lie? :dunno:

Well if she's telling the truth, then surely the same would apply to the Lib Dems?

[JeMeSouviens]

Despite being busy at Westminster Christine made herself available to personally discuss the issues at hand and quickly set about resolving them. An excellent M.P in my book. I've heard good things about Alex Cole Hamilton but never met the man so not in a position to judge.

That’s not unusual. MPs have a statutory duty to at least respond to anything raised by constituents.

[Frankhfc]

That’s not unusual. MPs have a statutory duty to at least respond to anything raised by constituents.

Maybe but she sure as heck made me feel less nervous than I did beforehand and solved my issues quickly and kept me fully in the picture. Not everyone In positions of authority does that to be honest.

My personal experiences of her made me feel justified in posting positively about her and she is the main reason why I'll continue to vote for the Liberal Democrats.

[Bostonhibby]

Unfortunately the Tories could put up an old chest of drawers as a candidate down here and it would win the seat.

I'll probably vote Green Party if they put a candidate up.

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[lord bunberry]

Did she tell a lie? :dunno:
Yes. It didn’t happen and it was never going to happen.

[Hibbyradge]

Yes. It didn’t happen and it was never going to happen.

She didn't say it was going to happen.

She said that there were rumours.

[CloudSquall]

She didn't say it was going to happen.

She said that there were rumours.

In that case we can write any old ***** as long as we add "Rumours rife" beforehand.

[Hibbyradge]

In that case we can write any old ***** as long as we add "Rumours rife" beforehand.

If there weren't any rumours, then she'd have been lying.

A guy posted on the main board that he'd had "messages" saying that Heckingbottom was going to be sacked in the morning.

Folk are posting "thanks for sharing what you were told. Not your fault it was pish" type statements.

Why would she have made up, and posted, a lie knowing that it would be shown to be false? :dunno:

It might have been pish, but it wasn't a lie.

[The Harp Awakes]

In that case we can write any old ***** as long as we add "Rumours rife" beforehand.

Correct. It's a bit like 'the Sun understands...' p1sh you read all the time in the tabloids.

[lord bunberry]

If there weren't any rumours, then she'd have been lying.

A guy posted on the main board that he'd had "messages" saying that Heckingbottom was going to be sacked in the morning.

Folk are posting "thanks for sharing what you were told. Not your fault it was pish" type statements.

Why would she have made up, and posted, a lie knowing that it would be shown to be false? :dunno:

It might have been pish, but it wasn't a lie.
A rumour that started with her and her colleagues. The rumour centred on the the SNP voting through a Tory deal in return for an independence referendum. It was never going to happen so she was 100% lying.

[Fife-Hibee]

So it would be fair game if an SNP politician came out and said that there were 'rumours' circulating regarding Christine Jardine being a vile racist who regularly tells black people to go back home to their own country?

[Frankhfc]

So it would be fair game if an SNP politician came out and said that there were 'rumours' circulating regarding Christine Jardine being a vile racist who regularly tells black people to go back home to their own country?

I genuinely think you need to take a break. You come across as a David Icke full of conspiracy without evidence. Its embarrassing.

[lord bunberry]

I genuinely think you need to take a break. You come across as a David Icke full of conspiracy without evidence. Its embarrassing.
He’s bang on though. Saying it was just someone commenting on a rumour makes it fair game for anyone to say anything and claim they’re only going on what they’ve heard.

[DaveF]

I genuinely think you need to take a break. You come across as a David Icke full of conspiracy without evidence. Its embarrassing.

Why? All he did was post total bollocks just like your MP did.

[Future17]

SNP as always, although this will be my first ever postal vote as I'm away that week.


Same here.

Be sure and register for your postal vote ASAP if you haven't already done so. :aok:

[Hibrandenburg]

I won't vote because I can't vote, even though the outcome of the election will decide my future for me.

[stoneyburn hibs]

Be sure and register for your postal vote ASAP if you haven't already done so. :aok:

Thanks, I'll get on it in the next couple of days.

[degenerated]

That’s good and it’s what an MP should be like. Locally we have two Lib Dem councillors, an MP and MSP, and Christine Jardine is the least visible of the four. That probably has a fair bit to do with her being at Westminster though.I'm Edinburgh west too and couldn't point to anything that Jardine has done.
Cole hamilton is a bit more visible but generally tends to be making a tit of himself and of the 2 councillors I've only had the misfortune of encountering kevin lang, who is an absolute helmet.

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[Scorrie]

Pretty pointless where I live as the incumbent labour MP had a 41000(!) majority last time. I’ll vote Green but I wish we had PR as I don’t think the FPTP system is fair and doesn’t reflect what you vote for. No wonder people can be put off from voting if they think it’s a waste of time

[CloudSquall]

I'll be voting SNP in Edinburgh Western so we're not all subjected to Christine Jardine chat next time around :greengrin.

Alex Cole Hamilton would do well to stop spraffing away on Twitter, I know it can be an echo chamber but he comes across as a right knob on it and admitted he'd prefer Brexit to an independent Scotland in the EU which is just going to be used as a stick against him.

[Moulin Yarns]

:agree:

How did your photo opportunity go last Friday?

[Cataplana]

I am voting SNP, the last 10 years have been more than enough to convince me there is no logical reason for sticking with the union given our lack of say in what happens.



I genuinely think you need to take a break. You come across as a David Icke full of conspiracy without evidence. Its embarrassing.

Very harsh on David Icke, much of his stuff is backed up with evidence. The lizard people and shape shifters are maybe OTT but he is bang on when it comes to things like pharmaceutical companies and other abuses of power.



I won't vote because I can't vote, even though the outcome of the election will decide my future for me.

The same could be said by people in countries outside the EU, who want to come here afterwards; or by EU nationals who work and pay tax here.

[Peevemor]

I am voting SNP, the last 10 years have been more than enough to convince me there is no logical reason for sticking with the union given our lack of say in what happens.




Very harsh on David Icke, much of his stuff is backed up with evidence. The lizard people and shape shifters are maybe OTT but he is bang on when it comes to things like pharmaceutical companies and other abuses of power.


Maybe???

[Cataplana]

Maybe???

I have heard many strange things, that I took to be the ramblings of a lunatic, only to find out they were actually true. For that reason, I will give him the respect of saying I don't get what he is saying, rather than dismiss it out of hand.

[Moulin Yarns]

Just in case you have not registered yet

https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote



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[Hibbyradge]

A rumour that started with her and her colleagues. The rumour centred on the the SNP voting through a Tory deal in return for an independence referendum. It was never going to happen so she was 100% lying.

I don't know where the rumours came from so if you do, I retract.

I just don't see the point of making things up in the knowledge that they'll shorty be disproved. That damages the "liar's" credibility. Maybe I credit politicians with too much intelligence, not that you need a PhD to understand credibility.

There's a good few examples of posters doing that on here and you know how they're perceived.

[Sylar]

I'll probably vote tactically, rather than any partisan way.

As an anti-Brexit, anti-Independence, anti-Corbyn, anti-Lib Dem voter, it really is a tough one :greengrin

[southfieldhibby]

Despite being busy at Westminster Christine made herself available to personally discuss the issues at hand and quickly set about resolving them. An excellent M.P in my book. I've heard good things about Alex Cole Hamilton but never met the man so not in a position to judge.

I know ACH relatively well, and I like him and pretty much all of his policies, with the obvious exception of Scottish Independence. I'm a wee bit surprised by how successful he's doing in political life because - and I mean this with a fondness of the man- he's pretty simple and disorganised.

[Fife-Hibee]

I know ACH relatively well, and I like him and pretty much all of his policies, with the obvious exception of Scottish Independence. I'm a wee bit surprised by how successful he's doing in political life because - and I mean this with a fondness of the man- he's pretty simple and disorganised.

It's his smugness that gets to me most of all. You can tell he has a superiority complex before he even opens his mouth. When he does open his mouth though, it simply reconfirms it.

[Cataplana]

I know ACH relatively well, and I like him and pretty much all of his policies, with the obvious exception of Scottish Independence. I'm a wee bit surprised by how successful he's doing in political life because - and I mean this with a fondness of the man- he's pretty simple and disorganised.

He certainly comes across that way. Certainly when speaking about health, it's pretty obvious he is more interested in sound bites, than putting forward any solution to the "problems" he thinks he's identified.

[Future17]

I'll probably vote tactically, rather than any partisan way.

As an anti-Brexit, anti-Independence, anti-Corbyn, anti-Lib Dem voter, it really is a tough one :greengrin

It looks like you'll have to vote for someone who supports one of your antis...are any of your uncles standing? :greengrin

[SHODAN]

I'll probably vote tactically, rather than any partisan way.

As an anti-Brexit, anti-Independence, anti-Corbyn, anti-Lib Dem voter, it really is a tough one :greengrin

Pick which one is the least worst and go with that.

[Onceinawhile]

I would vote green if they were to stand in my seat, but they don't.

Therefore it'll be SNP.

[Ozyhibby]

I'll probably vote tactically, rather than any partisan way.

As an anti-Brexit, anti-Independence, anti-Corbyn, anti-Lib Dem voter, it really is a tough one :greengrin

If you want to stop brexit you need to act now, if you want to stop independence then you’ll get another chance at that later.


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[Lendo]

SNP, until we have an independent Scotland they will have my vote.

Ditto

[WeeRussell]

SNP, until we have an independent Scotland they will have my vote.

Ditto.

[Peevemor]

I won't vote because I can't vote, even though the outcome of the election will decide my future for me.

Ditto

[Frankhfc]

I know ACH relatively well, and I like him and pretty much all of his policies, with the obvious exception of Scottish Independence. I'm a wee bit surprised by how successful he's doing in political life because - and I mean this with a fondness of the man- he's pretty simple and disorganised.

:aok:

Good to hear. As said in a previous post I had heard positive things mentioned in relation to ACH. I've been very happy with the current politicians serving us here in Edinburgh West and will vote for Christine Jardine and her Lib Dem party in the upcoming GE.

[HiBremian]

Still got a vote at my last UK address. A lib/lab marginal so it depends on the candidates. Might well vote Green as long as the tories have no chance.


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[The Modfather]

Are the Monster Raving Loony party still going? Or have they re-branded as Tories/Labour/SNP etc...

[Moulin Yarns]

Are the Monster Raving Loony party still going? Or have they re-branded as Tories/Labour/SNP etc...

Now fronted by screaming Lord farage.

[Sir David Gray]

Anyone apart from the SNP or Labour. I'm not a fan of Boris Johnson and think he's unfit to be Prime Minister but the thought of Jeremy Corbyn being Prime Minister scares me and I could never vote SNP.

I'll consider voting for an Independent candidate if there is one in my area.

It's a waste of time though as the SNP will win easily in my constituency.

[murray26]

SNP for me.. the only party that genuinely tries to improve Scotland.. anything else is a wasted vote IMO..

[HiBremian]

Are the Monster Raving Loony party still going? Or have they re-branded as Tories/Labour/SNP etc...

They took a very clear position on Brexit in 2016 which has stood the test of time far better than the main parties - they suggested sending Noel Edmonds to the European Parliament "because he understands Deal or No Deal".


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[Jack Hackett]

The Greens have a 15k majority in my constituency, but this was achieved because the Libs stood down. I'll have to wait and see.

#NeverBoris

[CloudSquall]

They took a very clear position on Brexit in 2016 which has stood the test of time far better than the main parties - they suggested sending Noel Edmonds to the European Parliament "because he understands Deal or No Deal".


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Haha!! That's the first time I've heard that, hilarious :faf::faf:

[Hibby70]

I won't vote because I can't vote, even though the outcome of the election will decide my future for me.

You should have stayed out of prison then.

[Colr]

The Greens have a 15k majority in my constituency, but this was achieved because the Libs stood down. I'll have to wait and see.

#NeverBoris

Take it that is ( rather unique) Brighton. Where is there next best showing, I wonder.

[HiBremian]

You should have stayed out of prison then.Joking aside, it's a disgrace. Either the UK gives all UK citizens the vote for life like countries such as France, or they give the vote to anyone liable for UK tax, like EU citizens in the UK. The fact that both are restricted is a democratic affront.

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[ronaldo7]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1189860123143000064

This guy kens whit's gaun oan.

[marinello59]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1189860123143000064

This guy kens whit's gaun oan.

He sums it up perfectly.

[HiBremian]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1189860123143000064

This guy kens whit's gaun oan.[emoji122][emoji122][emoji122][emoji122][emoji122]

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[Bostonhibby]

They took a very clear position on Brexit in 2016 which has stood the test of time far better than the main parties - they suggested sending Noel Edmonds to the European Parliament "because he understands Deal or No Deal".


Sent from my iPad using TapatalkIf they can sort out who's going to die in the ditch and mean it they've got my vote.

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[heretoday]

Labour of course. I'll not rest till Corstorphine is red once again.

[Ozyhibby]

Labour of course. I'll not rest till Corstorphine is red once again.

[emoji23]Lot of sleepless nights for you.


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[southsider]

He sums it up perfectly.

Got a £1 m grant from the EU to study kidney failure. At least someone is spending our tax dollar wisely. More power to him.

[Hibbyradge]

Got a £1 m grant from the EU to study kidney failure. At least someone is spending our tax dollar wisely. More power to him.

Tax euro surely?

[Hibernia&Alba]

Green.

[Hibernia&Alba]

I'm going against the grain of hibs.net, tories

Reported

[Jack Hackett]

Take it that is ( rather unique) Brighton. Where is there next best showing, I wonder.

Indeed. Brighton is lopsided due to its high percentage of students. The Greens had control of the Council a few years back, and they were a disaster for the city, so not my favourite party. The LibDems have put a candidate up this time around, which muddies the water a bit. Lucas has had the seat since 2010, backs Remain, and has a high profile here, so I'll probably tick her box on the night.

[Hibernia&Alba]

Indeed. Brighton is lopsided due to its high percentage of students. The Greens had control of the Council a few years back, and they were a disaster for the city, so not my favourite party. The LibDems have put a candidate up this time around, which muddies the water a bit. Lucas has had the seat since 2010, backs Remain, and has a high profile here, so I'll probably tick her box on the night.

In what sense?

[Jack Hackett]

In what sense?

Mainly their introduction of bus lanes in unsuitable roads, which caused, and are still causing, massive tailbacks of traffic into and out of the city. Changes to road and interchange layouts which would take months to implement and then be reconfigured within months. A general mismanagement of council services which saw several strikes. Basically, they didn't have a clue what they were doing.

[Hibernia&Alba]

Mainly their introduction of bus lanes in unsuitable roads, which caused, and are still causing, massive tailbacks of traffic into and out of the city. Changes to road and interchange layouts which would take months to implement and then be reconfigured within months. A general mismanagement of council services which saw several strikes. Basically, they didn't have a clue what they were doing.

Strikes by whom?

[Jack Hackett]

Strikes by whom?

Bin men and street cleaners. The combined effect of all those cars and lorries idling in jams, and the general whiff of uncollected waste and manky streets didn't do much for their green-ness