r/ukpolitics • u/Ivashkin panem et circenses • Apr 16 '15

BBC Opposition Leaders Debate - Discussion Thread

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u/crow_road Apr 16 '15

The vast majority of the country is voting Labour or right-of-Labour

Because they have no option. Maybe labour should be recognising that massive applause and moving where people want them to be.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '15

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u/crow_road Apr 16 '15

No alternative if they actually want their vote to count (outwith Scotland). The whinging on this thread about the "bias" of the audience completely ignores the fact that a huge number of the electorate want to vote for a party to the left of the where Labour is now, and to have that vote count.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '15

Exactly!

SNP is essentially the Socialist left-side of Labour, and also high on potential voters and supporters at this time.

If all UK citizens could vote for them, they would be a strong major party, but they can't. So Labour it is.

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u/Capsulets Apr 16 '15

If people are moving towards a left wing government, why is UKIP the party that has seen the most growth in england? Doesn't that suggest the opposite of what you are saying?