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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by XraySonoCol@med-mastodon.com to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

UK Labour are too Tory for me.
I've threatened that they've lost my vote. (edit)
On LGBTQIA, specifically trans rights.
On their plans for the NHS.
On their plans for health and wealth inequalities in the UK.
On their plans for the relationship the UK has with Europe.
They have to be less Tory to get my vote back.
It's not acceptable that to not vote Tory, we have to settle for what they offer. They assume their position is acceptable.
If they correct their position, I'll reconsider
@uk_politics

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[-] Overzeetop@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

The Torys thank you for your abstention, and look forward to enacting policies which enrich themselves at your expense.

[-] XraySonoCol@med-mastodon.com 2 points 1 year ago

@Overzeetop That's another way of accusing me of being a Tory enabler. The point being as I have said elsewhere, is that what I tell labour I will do and what I do, are not their or anyone else's concern.
In the meantime I can lobby for policy change in any way I see fit, as can anyone else, in a democracy as it currently stands.
It isn't a simple dichotomy, despite FPTP.

[-] XraySonoCol@med-mastodon.com 1 points 1 year ago

@Overzeetop

"As far as I can ascertain, Conservatives voters fall into one or more of these categories;"
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1690002613842886656.html

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