As the voting deadline for registering to vote for the
General Election on the 8th draws near, and as the 8th
slowly draws near, I find myself thinking what is at stake in this election?
And who do I want to run the country?
If I were to answer honestly, I would have to say that I don’t
have confidence in any of the political leaders to get us through the next 5
years after this election. For different reasons, too.
I would never trust May to lead us to a more fairer, equal
society, especially from what we have learned from the Tory manifesto, and there
is the fact that she is a Tory, a party which I fundamentally disagree with, as
they work for the elites and the wealthiest in society at the cost of the rest
of us, yes she may be able to not get completely blow away in the Brexit
negotiations, however a deal she gets won’t be put to the British people for a
final say, nor will it work for anyone but the minority of the wealthy and big
buinsess in the UK, and will deeply hurt the rest of us.
As for Corbyn, although I agree with a lot of his policies
and direction for labour, he has come up as a leader at completely the wrong
time for the country, yes, we do need his policies, but I honestly don’t have
enough confidence in his abilities to negotiate any reasonable deal for us in Brexit,
also he has ruled out another referendum on the subject, which I’m not happy
about. I’d rather we voted remain to begin with, but we didn’t, and honestly, I
don’t think that May, Corbyn or any other leader of any party right now can get
us through this mess without things getting harder for those on the bottom of
society.
However, out of the choices that we have, a Labour
Government in Westminster, is obviously the much more preferable option rather
than the horrendous option of a May government, which would bring this country
to ruin.
This election, I honestly believe is the most important
election, the most important vote I will face in my lifetime. As it isn’t just about
party politics, it is bigger than that, it’s bigger than Brexit.
This election is about what we truly value as a nation, do
we want to be led by a government that will work against the people, that will
constantly put those who are most in need further down, as the Tories will do,
shown in their manifesto, where they also plan to strip a lot of our rights
away and restrict our speech. Especially online. And a party that will drag us
out of the EU, with a “Hard Brexit” which will likely alienate us from our
European allies, and make Britain much more unsafe and unstable without the
help and support from the rest of Europe.
Or do we want a Government that domestically will at least
do their best to do what it right by the people and actually serve us, and that
helps those who are most vulnerable, and although will still take us on a
dangerous path with withdrawing from the EU, will at least protect our rights
and freedoms we cherish, and need, as well as striving toward a more stable and
equal society, from someone who, despite my misgiving with him over Europe,
Corbyn has proved to be a principled, caring politician who will, I believe
work tirelessly to help the people of all of the UK.
In the area I live, Ceredigion, as it isn’t an important constituency
as neither Labour or the Tories are likely to win, I honestly believe the best
Party to vote for is Plaid Cymru, as they will stand up for the people of
wales, and although yes, their ultimate goal may be independence, it is not
what the party is running on or is a priority for, Wales is desperately falling
short with investment in transportation systems, public sector investment, and
general infrastructure and funding wales desperately need, and I strongly
believe that the best party to support in Ceredigion is Plaid Cymru as they
will stand up and fight for those issues and many more which us in wales face,
especially in Ceredigion where we are the one of the poorest counties in the
whole of Europe, we need a strong voice
in Westminster pushing the needs of the welsh people in parliament. Also as a
strong advocate of the EU plaid will also hold any government to account over
the handling of the whole withdrawal process.
So to sum up, this is a massively important election, and if
I lived somewhere where it was a fight where labour had a chance of winning, I would
be and I would encourage all I knew to vote labour, and implore anyone who does
live somewhere where labour might win, please vote for them, but if you live in
wales, and in an electoral district where labour doesn’t have much of a chance,
then I would say plaid cymru is the best party to vote for. But nationally, I honestly
believe, that Labour is the best option out of the choice between a Labour
government and a Tory one, it isn’t a question, we need to make sure May and
her cronies DO NOT have a chance to take more away from the people than they
already have, whilst they and their business friends all get richer, oblivious
and out of touch with the needs of the citizens of this county. Make sure that on the 9th of June, labour has the Majority in the Commons!
So everyone, please register and make sure you vote on the 8th
of June, and remember what is at stake. Our freedoms, liberty, and livelihood. Don’t
make the same mistake as we did with the EU Referendum. Show that we are better
than our mistakes,
Natalie xx
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