2015 UK Politics Megathread

[Hydesland]

Arch, would you be able to politely ask people on the OP to only vote on the poll if they're actually British? That way we can form a good view of what NS' British population would do.

Not practical, largely because it's unenforceable.

You really should have added a "I'm not from the UK" option, at least so people not from the UK can automatically see the results without voting, and presumably at least some non UK voters will choose that option because some people are honest.

[Kelinfort]

Let's Get Pumped!.

Anyways, I found this neat little BBC game some of you may like. Basically, it gives you a random election result, and you have to form a coalition. Kinda neat.

Poor Conservatives are in a bad place if they only win 275 seats.

[Greater vakolicci haven]

Let's Get Pumped!.

Anyways, I found this neat little BBC game some of you may like. Basically, it gives you a random election result, and you have to form a coalition. Kinda neat.

Poor Conservatives are in a bad place if they only win 275 seats.

I got the worst possible government.

Labour/SNP/LD

[MERIZoC]

Let's Get Pumped!.

Anyways, I found this neat little BBC game some of you may like. Basically, it gives you a random election result, and you have to form a coalition. Kinda neat.

Labour/SNP seems to work most of the time, though this game doesn't really address the odds of that happening….

[Monkeykind]

Poor Conservatives are in a bad place if they only win 275 seats.

I got the worst possible government.

Labour/SNP/LD

Labour/SNP/LD/DUP. Beat that.

[Stormaen]

I live in one of the top 20 safe seats for Labour, so my vote is pretty much wasted.

I've decided to vote Conservative in the general and local election. I hummed and harred between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats and UKIP but I think UKIP could be quite dangerous for the UK; not for their anti-EU stance but rather their international stance (it's basically directly comparable with the French National Front and look at the international criticism that comes in for).

I've decided to vote Conservative on a mix of national and local issues: I've seen more local development in the last 5 years of Conservative-Liberal Democrat government than 13 years of Labour. I don't think Labour cares about my area: I think we're basically used for the strong Labour support but we're not rewarded for it; after all, there's marginal seats to win over! The LibDems aren't really viable here either for parliament or the local council so rules them out.

Nationally, I trust the Conservatives more with the economy than Labour. Labour act like it's the 1980s again and that they've been out of power for a generation, rather than 5 years.

Also, my local MP still hasn't apologised for or explained her expenses from the scandal 5 years ago...

[Alyakia]

Conservatives for Life!

I am not sure why I vote for Conservatives. I just live in a place where everyone votes for conservatives. Vote for Conservatives! I don't want to pay Mansion Tax!

are you 100% sure you will actually pay it

[Arglorand]

I got the worst possible government.

Labour/SNP/LD

Labour/SNP/LD/DUP. Beat that.

a coalition i just made had literally all the parties

except Labour.

[The Archregimancy]

Not practical, largely because it's unenforceable.

You really should have added a "I'm not from the UK" option, at least so people not from the UK can automatically see the results without voting, and presumably at least some non UK voters will choose that option because some people are honest.

Only 10 poll options....

Offering separate UK / non-UK options would have required some 19 options even with my slightly awkward combining of NI parties and all three independent Green parties.

[Kelinfort]

Holy shit, the election is in two days.

Mon dieu, I thought it was on the 17th.

[Monkeykind]

Labour/SNP/LD/DUP. Beat that.

a coalition i just made had literally all the parties

except Labour.

1 day later:
Labour has been banned by parliament.

[Greater vakolicci haven]

You really should have added a "I'm not from the UK" option, at least so people not from the UK can automatically see the results without voting, and presumably at least some non UK voters will choose that option because some people are honest.

Only 10 poll options....

Offering separate UK / non-UK options would have required some 19 options even with my slightly awkward combining of NI parties and all three independent Green parties.

A blanket 'not from the UK' option.

[Greater vakolicci haven]

a coalition i just made had literally all the parties

except Labour.

1 day later:
Labour has been banned by parliament.

2 days later: mass celebrations in the streets.

[Hydesland]

You really should have added a "I'm not from the UK" option, at least so people not from the UK can automatically see the results without voting, and presumably at least some non UK voters will choose that option because some people are honest.

Only 10 poll options....

Offering separate UK / non-UK options would have required some 19 options even with my slightly awkward combining of NI parties and all three independent Green parties.

Replace 'Other' with 'Other / Not from UK'.

[Greater vakolicci haven]

Conservatives for Life!

I am not sure why I vote for Conservatives. I just live in a place where everyone votes for conservatives. Vote for Conservatives! I don't want to pay Mansion Tax!

are you 100% sure you will actually pay it

Noone should pay it: that's the point.

[The Archregimancy]

Only 10 poll options....

Offering separate UK / non-UK options would have required some 19 options even with my slightly awkward combining of NI parties and all three independent Green parties.

Replace 'Other' with 'Other / Not from UK'.

A blanket 'not from the UK' option.

Which, based on site demographics, would likely have included the overwhelming majority of respondents.

Again, not really practical, alas.

And still unenforceable.

[MERIZoC]

Only 10 poll options....

Offering separate UK / non-UK options would have required some 19 options even with my slightly awkward combining of NI parties and all three independent Green parties.

Replace 'Other' with 'Other / Not from UK'.

….and people would still vote for the party they favor.

[Monkeykind]

1 day later:
Labour has been banned by parliament.

2 days later: mass celebrations in the streets.

3 days later:
UKIP becomes second largest party after a series of by-elections.
"Good day for Britain" says everyone.

[Hydesland]

Which, based on site demographics, would likely have included the overwhelming majority of respondents.

Again, not really practical, alas.

And still unenforceable.

I don't see that as a problem.

….and people would still vote for the party they favor.

Again, I'm assuming at least x% of people are honest when voting, so the poll would have x% less non UK residents biasing it.

[Alyakia]

are you 100% sure you will actually pay it

Noone should pay it: that's the point.

if someone is going to vote based on their self-interest like that i'd prefer it was at least actually in their self-interest to at least try and counteract all the damage the government will do to everyone else. really i hate to get all class was but the most vulnerable in society dying is probably a bigger issue than taxes on really expensive homes.

[Kelinfort]

2 days later: mass celebrations in the streets.

3 days later:
UKIP becomes second largest party after a series of by-elections.
"Good day for Britain" says everyone.

If you want to become more like America, I suppose.

[Alyakia]

Which, based on site demographics, would likely have included the overwhelming majority of respondents.

Again, not really practical, alas.

And still unenforceable.

I don't see that as a problem.

….and people would still vote for the party they favor.

Again, I'm assuming at least x% of people are honest when voting, so the poll would have x% less non UK residents biasing it.

if the shy tory factor tells us anything it's that not even people actually in the UK can be honest about voting so we're probably even more fucked when it comes to the internet

[Monkeykind]

3 days later:
UKIP becomes second largest party after a series of by-elections.
"Good day for Britain" says everyone.

If you want to become more like America, I suppose.

I think the UK should be a federal system, yes.

[The Archregimancy]

Also, I am not Nick Clegg.

Or am I?

Would actually explain a few things.

Come to think of it, Nick Clegg is the only party leader with an archaeology degree...

[Monkeykind]

Would actually explain a few things.

Come to think of it, Nick Clegg is the only party leader with an archaeology degree...

The plot thickens.