Thursday, 7 May 2015

Who am I voting for?




So with today being a really important day for Britain, I decided to write this blog post about who I'm voting for. Basically, for me, I was initially torn between Tories, Lib Dem and Green.

I don't want to get a load of hate for this blog post, because at the end of the day, your political views are your own, and we all have different reasons for voting for different parties. I mean, I don't think anyone who is voting differently to me is wrong, I just don't share their opinion. And thats okay.

Basically, I like David Cameron. I don't think he is appreciated enough by the British public for what he did for this country during the recession. He literally dragged us out of it, and for that, we should be grateful. I don't necessarily think every single decision they made throughout the last 5 years has been right, but all in all, I support their ideal and I don't think that people are fair when they say that the Conservatives "only look out for the rich". However, I don't know if I wholly agree with their ideas for the next term in parliament, having read their manifesto.

I also like the ideals the Lib Dems follow. I liked their manifesto, and their ideas to increase the NHS budget and reduce student fees. However, I sometimes think their ideas are a bit too ambitious; where are we going to get this £8bn from that will be put into the NHS? How are they going to pay the lecturers and universities to keep them going? I like their ideas, but I don't think they are always practical.

Then there is the Green Party. As a vegetarian Buddhist, I like that they prioritise the environment, and truly care about things such as schooling and healthcare. However, with them, its difficult to know if your vote will honestly make much of a difference, seeing as we've never actually had a Green parliament (I'm pretty sure, though correct me if I'm wrong!), and people consider it a "wasted" vote. Although how do we know that the majority of people DON'T want green in power, if everyone thinks it is a "wasted" vote and vote for others instead.

I thought that writing this blog post would help me decide who to vote for, but I don't even think I'll know who I'm voting for when I step inside the polling station to be honest. I'll only decide when i have that little pencil in my hand, and the boxes in front of me. 

What do you guys think? 

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