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Pretty much the Brexit issue and how incompetent Labour have been lately. When I was younger I definitely favoured Labour, but drifted towards Tory/Brexit part

Pretty much the Brexit issue and how incompetent Labour have been lately. When I was younger I definitely favoured Labour, but drifted towards Tory/Brexit party when Brexit happened. I don't particularly like giant power structures and want small government - Labour will never give me that. I also strongly identify with core conservative values, even if the Tories don't project them very well, I don't see an alternative. Sibling comment is fairly on point. TL;DR: "The least worst" party (imo).

mercer 6y ago
What would you consider 'core conservative values'?
- throwawayinfo 6y ago
  - Small government - Pro free speech (or as The Guardian like to describe me, "free speech extremist") - Equality of opportunity (but not "positive" discrimination), NHS and safety nets fit here - Proud of our country and history, and acknowledging the bad parts without trying to destroy them - Capitalism/free markets over intense regulation - Pro small business and anti corporatism - Self responsibility So definitely not the current Tory party, but more ideologically aligned with me than any other.
  - lexicality 6y ago
    Thanks for answering! I'd love to discuss your values in more detail but this really isn't the place to do that. For now, I'd definitely ask you to consider if supporting the current party (which as you note is antithetical to some of your values) might damage the country or move it too far away from your ideals? I generally feel let down by all the major political parties, so I've been attempting to vote for whoever will do the least harm but it's so hard to figure that out these days :/
    - throwawayinfo 6y ago
      The problem is there's very few electable parties. I'm a fan of the Brexit Party but I doubt they'd ever get a real platform to get in. My only other options are protest votes, so all incentives point to the Tories. Being part of the party (rather than an outsider) at least allows me to influence it. Hopefully Labour bounces back, but as long as they stay on their current course, they're generally unelectable for us northerners.

mercer 6y ago

What would you consider 'core conservative values'?

throwawayinfo 6y ago
- Small government - Pro free speech (or as The Guardian like to describe me, "free speech extremist") - Equality of opportunity (but not "positive" discrimination), NHS and safety nets fit here - Proud of our country and history, and acknowledging the bad parts without trying to destroy them - Capitalism/free markets over intense regulation - Pro small business and anti corporatism - Self responsibility So definitely not the current Tory party, but more ideologically aligned with me than any other.
- lexicality 6y ago
  Thanks for answering! I'd love to discuss your values in more detail but this really isn't the place to do that. For now, I'd definitely ask you to consider if supporting the current party (which as you note is antithetical to some of your values) might damage the country or move it too far away from your ideals? I generally feel let down by all the major political parties, so I've been attempting to vote for whoever will do the least harm but it's so hard to figure that out these days :/
  - throwawayinfo 6y ago
    The problem is there's very few electable parties. I'm a fan of the Brexit Party but I doubt they'd ever get a real platform to get in. My only other options are protest votes, so all incentives point to the Tories. Being part of the party (rather than an outsider) at least allows me to influence it. Hopefully Labour bounces back, but as long as they stay on their current course, they're generally unelectable for us northerners.