We are past midnight, so all campaigning is over. The polling stations open at 7:00 (and close at 22:00). So it’s time for the voting thread.
It’s trickier this year because of voter ID requirements but gov.uk have all the details. However, note this: “You can still use your ID even if it has expired.” So an out-of-date passport, for example, will work as long as the name is the same and the photo still looks like you. Don’t forget that there are other polling stations rules.
There have been problems in some areas with people getting their postal vote on time but if you haven’t got yours and you aren’t on your holidays, it’s not too late. Details on what to do.
Tactical voting can make a difference in some places and there are a number of sites to help with this. They’ll largely be similar but check a couple before committing:
- Get Voting - which also has ID info and a boundary checker
- tactical.vote
- StopTheTories.vote
- Win As One has broader aims to change the voting system
If you want your vote to count you can try SwapMyVote.uk.
Other things you can do:
- Offer lifts to people so they can get out and vote - contact your party of choice
If you have any other resources then throw them in below. If you have any questions then ask away and, hopefully, someone can rummage the answer up for you. edit: If I’ve cocked up, then let me know.
NB: we aren’t endorsing any links, so you will have to use your best judgement on who you trust with your details.
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I’m canvassing for Labour all morning, voting in the afternoon, seeing Arcade Fire in the evening. So, it’s going to be a good day!
And a busy one. Have fun.
First time voting today. Fuck the tories
I fired off the dirtiest vote today. I’m not a huge fan of Starmer but I hate the Tories much more, and they recently changed the rules so if you’ve been abroad for more than 15 years you’re allowed to vote again.
So I sent a 100% tactical fuck-you vote from overseas via proxy, motivated by nothing more than wanting to join in kicking the shit out of the Tories while they’re already down.
Greasy as hell but I regret nothing lol
Hopefully that’s with Labour, not Reform?
Obviously it needs to be greens.
Jokes aside it literally can’t be worse than Tories no matter who they pick.
I think Reform would be worse?
ABCDEF: Anyone Besides Conservatives, but Don’t Ever Farage.
They open at 7:00, not 7:30.
Tut tut, Emperor!
And shame on my proofreader!
That’s right it’s someone else’s fault.
Future politician right here
I may well do next time - apparently my Monster Raving Loony Party memberships is open ended, so it’d be almost rude not to.
Oh yeah, and also comment if I cocked anything up.
Cheers - fixed.
Oh yeah, and also comment if I cocked anything up.
Twelve years ago at the lights near the roundabout you failed to slow down to give that cyclist enough room on the left after exiting. As a result they had to hop the curb and when doing so they became upset and made a swear.
Oh oh oh, you mean about the post? Right, nah looks great thanks for this. Good job 😁.
I made all the correct apologetic gestures as required by the Highway Code.
Wife’s birthday tomorrow, and she wants rid of the Tories as a present. Fortunately, that’s what I was going to get her anyway.
Best husband ever for organising this whole business. It becomes clear now that the Tory disarray is part of some massive years-long plan that would dwarf Palpatine’s Grand Plan.
I’ve already postal voted… but work doesn’t know that. Should I leave early claiming I need to line up to vote and go off to the pub instead? Lovely weather for it.
My polling station is the village pub
How is the pub treating you?
England expects that every man will do his duty… and naff off down the boozer given half the excuse.
Here we go!
I hope you’ll enjoy this politicology podcast as much as I do. I’ve been a Rob Ford fan for years. Here you go:
Countdown to Extinction
https://stukroodvlees.nl/aflevering-130-countdown-to-extinction-uk-edition-with-rob-ford/
Labour will win for the reason that the right wing vote is split. Hope they do more than continue the status quo
Starmer has given his most sincere assurances that they have no plans to.
I think they’d still win by a large margin even if they weren’t split.
Based on current polling. 16% Reform + 19% Tory
So 36-39% add that some Tories make up the 11% Lib Dem polling.
Yeah, if Tory voters were united, it would be bloody close polling wise.
Febrile atmosphere here, febrile.
Hoping that we can be rid of the tories today. More distant hope is for a change to the voting system…
Labour aren’t going to change the voting system. Unfortunately we have to wait for another hung parliament and then some more before we get representation.
I agree about a change to the voting system. I think proportional representation would be better.
The problem here is that any government that wins an election is disinclined to change the system that resulted in their victory.
Reform definitely wouldn’t do it.
Honestly think that the only way that we will get electoral reform is if Lib Dems become the official opposition and they really push Labour on it. The daft thing being that if they actually introduced electoral reform Labour would practically win every time, albeit with a smaller majority, not that it would make any difference to them.
I guess that or some coalition government. But that didn’t really go well last time.
The latest YouGov poll actually has the Lib Dems as official opposition in one of their predictions. It’s unlikely though as things need to go particularly well for them and bad for the Tories in most of the borderline seats. I’d love to see it happen!
Tories turning to reform has a lot to do with the prediction. As that tends to hit Tory/Lib Dem seats hugely. By limiting the Tory vote on the far right. While helping central right Tories voting Lib Dem.
So def worth voting tactically if you live in a historically Tory safe seat area.
Let’s go, tactical voting! ABCDEF: Anybody But the Conservatives, but Don’t Ever Farage.
Never vote blue
Always hated blue, worst colour
Labour Brexit voter? 😉
This assumes labour and the current parties would continue to exist as they are under PR.
Honestly the UK political ideals would need to change.
I personally think fptp has damaged the UKs idea of political compromise. Looking at attitudes to brexit when it was won by people who had doffering ideas of what it ment.
And the EUs attitude to our red lines eve. Our own parliment could not agree on.
Our politicians all looked like stupid children.
We’ve got a few more hours left. I reckon that at least time for one more classic screw up.
Starmer will say he hates dogs, I reckon.
Would mainstream media even be able to report on it? Maybe there has been a few already!
All potential MPs are probably locked in rooms right now just in case.
The tories have been incumbent for 116 years in my neck of the woods (the previous one was a whig). The surveys say that is likely to end this time. I am sooo looking forward to that.
Got to love a spreadsheet.
Hello everyone, please vote. Here’s my tiny little bit of useful information. Even though voting closes at 10pm, if your in a queue leading up to to that time, you will still be allowed to vote.
Fingers crossed.
I took my eldest in with me to show how it all works, what the people to, what voting is, why it’s important, why it’s secret etc.
He looked entirely disinterested. Fair enough, but I was hoping it would take another thirty years before he got to that stage!
Disinterested means impartial. Uninterested means boring.
Thank you :)
FWIW, here in the U.S., we’ve been taking our kids in to vote with us since they were toddlers. This was deliberate so they would be comfortable with how the process works.
Our oldest, when he turned 18, registered to vote. For his first primary election we had a remote zoom call and walked him through where to get as much objective info about what was on the ballot and make decisions. We’ve never pressed them towards a particular ideology. He started off looking disinterested too, but now that he’s an adult, he’s actually looking forward to his first major election.
These things take time. As parents, I feel it’s our responsibility to teach them the nuts and bolts of civic literacy.
