Labour-Man Sees The Light?

[Khandro]

'Former minister Ian Austin has urged "decent, traditional voters" to back Boris Johnson in the upcoming General Election.

He claimed that "Jeremy Corbyn is totally unfit to lead this country" and Labour's economic policies "would leave our country worse off".

The former Minister for the West Midlands, who resigned the Labour whip in February, admitted: "I'm not a Tory, this isn't where I want to be." '
Today's Telegraph

Will all of ABs, "decent, traditional voters" follow suit?

[dannyk13]

Gromit //Tora knew//
But did he tell Boris?

[ichkeria]

Mr Austin is viewing this as a presidential election in some ways which it isn’t.
There are all sorts of factors which absolve you from having to support Johnson even if you don’t like Corbyn.
Still, he’s entitled to his opinion.

[Gromit]

To be fair to Boris, he was Prime Minister in name only. He had no power and was unable to govern. He had lost his own party, and therefore he had lost parliament. He was pathetic, but he volunteered for the job.

[Khandro]

'Mr Austin said Tom Watson, who quit on Wednesday as deputy Labour leader and MP, was "appalled" by the "scandal of anti-Semitism" that had grown in the party.

"I think it is enormously significant," Mr Austin said of the decision'

He also said he'd been a "life-long" Labour supporter.

[naomi24]

Diddlydo, from your favourite newspaper.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/nov/07/general-election-sajid-javid-and-john-mcdonnell-come-out-fighting-on-economy-live-news

[Canary42]

///They wish to treat 14 plus million voters with complete contempt///

Just like the Leave campaign did with their lies and cheating.

[Canary42]

/// I think people are being a bit unfair to judge any PM who has only been in office for such a short time. ///

But completely fair to judge one who hasn't even done the job yet ????

[andy-hughes]

There is a significant proportion of the electorate who will vote for a party simply because it is that party, regardless of its policies, or its current leader, and their suitability for that role.

Some people have always voted for the same party, possibly because their parents and grandparents did, and they remain disinclined to examine the fundamental changes in that party and its policies, and possibly change their vote as a result.

I have voted for all three parties in my forty-seven years as a voter, based on which party I believe will be the best at the time of the election concerned, and I will continue to use that approach to this upcoming election.

[ToraToraTora]

so how are you voting this time Andy?

[Gromit]

// based on which party I believe will be the best at the time of the election //

My vote doesn’t really matter in my constituency, but I believe I should vote. The problem is, I cannot find one reason to vote for any of them, they are all equally bad. Even voting for the least bad one feels a bit disingenuous.

[dannyk13]

Gromit, not voting loses you the right to criticise any future government.

[ToraToraTora]

gromit: "To be fair to Boris, he was Prime Minister in name only. He had no power and was unable to govern. " - so why do you continue to gleefully list all the things that have gone wrong that he had no control over? I expect that from a Corbyn supporter but not......hang on!

[davebro]

"Gromit, not voting loses you the right to criticise any future government."

No it doesn't!

[dannyk13]

davebro, if you don't vote you cant complain about who wins.

[Gromit]

Tora
Theresa May (another not great Prime Minister) had the sense to go when she had run out of options.
Boris went into his Premiership with no options at all and just strutted about spouting hot air. Which was funny as a spectator sport.

[davebro]

"davebro, if you don't vote you cant complain about who wins."

Of course you can - just watch me!

[naomi24]

dave, if there's a possibility that you'll complain if a party you don't like wins, why don't you vote for the one you'd rather see in office? Apathy, in the current climate, I understand, but I don't understand that at all.

[davebro]

Quite simple really - whoever I vote for my constituency will return the incumbent Tory.

[davebro]

When our electoral system gets changed so that every vote counts then I might consider voting again - but I think I will be long gone by then.

[naomi24]

ave, ah, I see. Thanks for answering.