(24 May 2014, 8:21 am)Andreos Constantopolous wrote When living in Durham 10/11 years ago, I was doorstepped through the car window after pulling in from work.
The labour representative was canny enough and asked how I was going to vote - I explained I hadn't decided.
He then asked what my thoughts were regarding the labour party. I wasn't nasty, wasn't vindictive and simply replied 'the labour party isn't the labour party anymore'. The bloke seemed to shrink inside, thanked me and slinked off.
A similar thing happened to me during the run-up to the 2010 General Election. Dave Anderson, accompanied by a bunch of Labour councillors, knocked on my door asking how I was going to vote. At the time, I replied Liberal Democrats. They asked why and I explained that I agreed with a lot of their policies. They tried to persuade me that I would be wasting vote by voting LibDem. I conceded this point before arguing any vote made under FPTP is essentially wasted unless you vote for the party that wins and, in my opinion, Labour wouldn't win, so my vote would be wasted regardless. They went away that.
Of course, voting LibDem was a big mistake in retrospect. But hindsight is a wonderful thing...
http://www.conservativehome.com/platform...think.html
Some thoughts from Lord Ashcroft on European elections.
One thing that hit me after reading that article.
But at the next election, their votes are up for grabs – especially for the Tories. Two thirds of Thursday’s UKIP voters think David Cameron is the best available Prime Minister, compared to a quarter for Ed Miliband. And nearly seven in ten trust Cameron and Osborne more than Miliband and Balls when it comes to running the economy. (Indeed, one in ten Labour voters trust the Tory duo more than their own two Eds).
I probably agree with the bit in bold. As a potential Labour voter, I just don't trust Ed Balls to oversee the economy and, furthermore, although I don't mind Ed Miliband, I can't envisage him as Prime Minister.
They both lack the charisma and confidence needed to run the country.