People are going on about a Hung Parliament, Nick Clegg, the fact that the current situation has been coming for a long time and the apparent failure of the Tories' plan to just assume that by saying "We're not Brown" would get them in power.
As previously stated, I'm going to vote for the Pirate Party UK's Alexander van Terheyden in Bethnal Green & Bow. People should also vote for us in the other constituencies we're standing in.
Instead, I've decided to cover the lesser-known candidates.
You may be aware that there's a good chance that the Greens will win in Brighton Pavillion, which would make Caroline Lucas their first MP. You may not be aware that there's a good chance of them also taking out Charles "Safety Elephant" Clarke in Norwich South - take *that* for ID cards and 28 (and an attempt for 90) days detention without charge. They're also trying to take Lewisham Deptford, presumably due to Goldsmiths University and the New Cross scene...
Probably my favourite Independent candidate is Denny de la Haye (Hackney South & Shoreditch) who is standing on a platform of putting his policies up for a public vote, i.e. he would - with a few provisos - vote whatever way his constituents would want on each issue. PPUK candidate Graeme Lambert (Bury North) has also pledged to do the same on non-PPUK areas.
I don't know much about Bushra Irfan other than she's standing in Blackburn, making her an opponent of Jack Straw and so must be supported.
Of course, there are the - how should I put it? - completely sensible and credible candidates too... Tweet
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