Election resources

[arachnekallisti]

1. The Guardian has a comprehensive guide to tactical voting if, like me, you trust Cameron's Tories as far as you could throw them.
2. Nick Clegg has gone on the record suggesting a possible LibDem/Tory coalition if Labour end up coming third. I'm sure that's actually a principled stance based on respecting the will of the electorate, and I'm sure Clegg thinks they could drag the Conservatives towards the middle ground. I just don't believe that's actually ever going to work.
3. Ben Goldacre appeals to us all to shore up Dr Evan Harris. Personally, I have a massive amount of respect for Dr Harris, and if I could vote for him, I would.
4. Newsnight's election anthems for the three main parties. Because sometimes you just have to laugh, else you'd decide it was time for the Guy Fawkes mask and the knives.

ETA: Charlie Brooker mocks the candidates' public personae mercilessly here. Go him.

Comments

[daphnie_1]

I'm trying really really hard not to think about it but it dosen't seem to be going away does it?

[arachnekallisti.livejournal.com]

It's all been a bit horrid, hasn't it? Well, the polls will close tomorrow night and then it'll all be over.

Please do vote, though. It should be fairly obvious from the post which way I'd prefer things to go; I'm not massively impressed with Labour, I reckon the LibDems look pretty fluffy but I'm not convinced by the coalition possibilities, but I really, really do not trust Cameron's Tories to be good news for anyone who isn't a straight white rich bloke. Ultimately, though, which way you vote is entirely down to you.

[daphnie_1]

I'm currently moving between Labour and Lib-Dem and I can't decide which to go for :/

Definitly not Torie though. No way in blazes. Cameron is a slimebag.

[arachnekallisti.livejournal.com]

In that case, I strongly recommend you check out the tactical voting guide. It should provide suggestions with which way to jump in your constituency in order to keep the slimebag out of power.

[markbanang.livejournal.com]

I would have a lot more respect for Dr Evan Harris if it weren't for "Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents."