I particularly agree with the point you've made here. In that vein I've recently contacted all the candidates standing in Hove on their stance on parking on private land. So far, robust and thoughtful responses from the Tories, Lib Dems ( which has kind of taken the wind out my sails given I've...
I find it dispairing when people suggest tactical voting is a good idea. Only a f**king moron would waste their vote and vote for a party they didn't really want to vote for just to keep someone out.
Yes, they did - they promised a referendum on the Lisborn Treaty but then decided, because it had already been passed they wouldn't. Of course Labour also broke their promise on this one as well. And let's not forget the Tories statement about THAT bill .... 'we won't be paying it' .... well...
Let's be clear here - there will be no straight in / out referendum from the Tories. They have already been very careful how they have phrased the promise - it will only take place after a re-negoication. I think we all know what the EU will say when CMD rocks up saying 'OK, let's change things'...
No, I'm not defending this woman at all. In exactly the same way as I don't defend say Ben Duncan of the Greens, David Laws of the Lib Dems, Dennis MacShane of Labour or Maria Miller of the Tories.
Equally I don't then suggest anyone voting Green, Tory, Labour or Lib Dem are stupid to vote for...