The one about Tactical Voting! This was written before the latest TV Question Time
Before I get into the subject of voting tactically at this election, I need to pause so that I can summon up the courage to push that line.
In the meantime........, while the Conservatives continue to maintain a very slender lead over Labour, it is a cause of serious concern. Labour appears to be heading for annihilation in Scotland and so if they are running an extremely close second (sometimes even in front) to the Tories, nationally, then this suggests that in the rest of the UK, they are doing reasonably well! It can't be down to Welsh Labour dominance - there just aren't enough of the total electorate.
As said here , the current opinion poll position seems to defy logic given the major advances made by the country, under the Tories and their Lib Dem coalition partners, in the recent past. Especially, when one considers the parlous state of the country's finances bequeathed by the last Labour government.
And so........Tactical voting.
I think that it is time, for the sake of the country to suck-it-up and vote tactically.
There is a wheel circulating (no pun intended) that shows which party to vote for in many constituencies, in Scotland. This means Labour and Lib Dems putting their X against a Conservative candidate and Conservatives and Labour doing the same for Lib Dems. The 'wheel' then advises for the non-specified seats to divert votes to Labour. The 'wheel' looks at around 17 seats so if it was successful it would break the current Labour hegemony in Scotland but would leave them with a sizable 'rump' and, critically, would keep the SNP away from being a Westminster 'power-broker'
This addresses what is needed in Scotland and I encourage any readers to strongly consider this and to work on other right-minded people to do likewise, for that country.
In England, the picture is somewhat more mixed and less straightforward. I don't have a 'wheel' but here is my advice:
For the following constituencies, vote UKIP - Yes, Conservatives and Lib Dems and anyone else,, Vote UKIP in these constituencies.
For the following constituencies, vote Lib Dems - Yes, Conservatives and UKIP and anyone else, Vote Lib Dems in these constituencies.
For the following constituencies, vote Conservative - Yes, UKIPpers and Lib Dems and anyone else, Vote Conservative. UKIPpers - If you want an EU referendum, you know it makes sense!
Indeed, if in any doubt and if your constituency isn't mentioned, Vote Conservative.
Before I get into the subject of voting tactically at this election, I need to pause so that I can summon up the courage to push that line.
In the meantime........, while the Conservatives continue to maintain a very slender lead over Labour, it is a cause of serious concern. Labour appears to be heading for annihilation in Scotland and so if they are running an extremely close second (sometimes even in front) to the Tories, nationally, then this suggests that in the rest of the UK, they are doing reasonably well! It can't be down to Welsh Labour dominance - there just aren't enough of the total electorate.
As said here , the current opinion poll position seems to defy logic given the major advances made by the country, under the Tories and their Lib Dem coalition partners, in the recent past. Especially, when one considers the parlous state of the country's finances bequeathed by the last Labour government.
And so........Tactical voting.
I think that it is time, for the sake of the country to suck-it-up and vote tactically.
There is a wheel circulating (no pun intended) that shows which party to vote for in many constituencies, in Scotland. This means Labour and Lib Dems putting their X against a Conservative candidate and Conservatives and Labour doing the same for Lib Dems. The 'wheel' then advises for the non-specified seats to divert votes to Labour. The 'wheel' looks at around 17 seats so if it was successful it would break the current Labour hegemony in Scotland but would leave them with a sizable 'rump' and, critically, would keep the SNP away from being a Westminster 'power-broker'
This addresses what is needed in Scotland and I encourage any readers to strongly consider this and to work on other right-minded people to do likewise, for that country.
In England, the picture is somewhat more mixed and less straightforward. I don't have a 'wheel' but here is my advice:
For the following constituencies, vote UKIP - Yes, Conservatives and Lib Dems and anyone else,, Vote UKIP in these constituencies.
| Burnley |
| Cannock Chase |
| Clacton |
| Doncaster N |
| Dudley N |
| Great Grimsby |
| Heywood & Middleton |
| Plymouth Moor View |
| Redcar |
| Rother Valley |
| Rotherham |
| Thurrock |
| Walsall N |
For the following constituencies, vote Lib Dems - Yes, Conservatives and UKIP and anyone else, Vote Lib Dems in these constituencies.
| Bermondsey & Old Southwark |
| Birmingham Yardley |
| Bradford E |
| Brent Central |
| Bristol W |
| Cambridge |
| Cardiff Central |
| Carshalton & Wallington |
| Cheltenham |
| Colchester |
| Cornwall N |
| Eastbourne |
| Hornsey & Wood Green |
| Lewes |
| Manchester Withington |
| Sheffield Hallam |
| Sutton & Cheam |
| Thornbury and Yate |
| Amber Valley |
| Basildon S & Thurrock E |
| Bedford |
| Berwick upon Tweed |
| Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Blackpool N & Cleveleys |
| Boston and Skegness |
| Brecon and Radnorshire |
| Brentford & Isleworth |
| Brighton Kemptown |
| Brighton Pavilion |
| Bristol NW |
| Broxtowe |
| Bury North |
| Camborne & Redruth |
| Canmbridgeshire NE |
| Cardiff N |
| Carlisle |
| Carmarthen W and Pembroke S |
| Castle Point |
| Cheadle |
| Chester |
| Chippenham |
| Cleethorpes |
| Colne Valley |
| Corby |
| Crewe & Nantwich |
| Croydon Central |
| Derby N |
| Devon N |
| Dewsbury |
| Dorset Mid & Poole N |
| Dover |
| Dudley S |
| Ealing Central & Acton |
| Eastleigh |
| Elmet & Rothwell |
| Enfield N |
| Erewash |
| Finchley & Golders Green |
| Folkestone & Hythe |
| Gloucester |
| Great Yarmouth |
| Halesowen & Rowley Regis |
| Halifax |
| Hampstead & Kilburn |
| Harlow |
| Harrogate & Knaresborough |
| Harrow E |
| Hastings & Rye |
| Hazel Grove |
| Hendon |
| High Peak |
| Hove |
| Ipswich |
| Kingston & Surbiton |
| Kingswood |
| Lancaster & Fleetwood |
| Lincoln |
| Loughborough |
| Milton Keynes South |
| Morecambe and Lunesdale |
| Morley and Outwood |
| Newark |
| Newton Abbot |
| Northampton N |
| Norwich North |
| Norwich South |
| Nuneaton |
| Oxford W & Abingdon |
| Pendle |
| Plymouth Sutton & Devonport |
| Portsmouth S |
| Pudsey |
| Rochester & Strood |
| Rossendale and Darwen |
| Sherwood |
| Solihull |
| Somerset North East |
| Somerton & Frome |
| South Ribble |
| southampton Itchen |
| Southport |
| St Austell & Newquay |
| St Ives |
| Stevenage |
| Stroud |
| Surrey SW |
| Swindon S |
| Taunton Deane |
| Telford |
| Thanet N |
| Thanet S |
| Torbay |
| Truro & Falmouth |
| Twickenham |
| Uxbridge and Ruislip S |
| Vale of Glamorgan |
| Warrington South |
| Warwick & Leamington |
| Warwickshire N |
| Watford |
| Waveney |
| Weaver Vale |
| Wells |
| Wirral S |
| Wirral W |
| Witney |
| Wolverhampton SW |
| Worcester |
| Wyre Forest |
Indeed, if in any doubt and if your constituency isn't mentioned, Vote Conservative.
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