My own particular inclination is still towards Labour, as I do feel they're much more fair, just and generally decent than the Conservatives
Yes, in theory Labour are certainly far preferable, but in practice they don't seem much better. Of course, a major issue for me is the fact that this is a party which has implemented massive cuts to Higher Education (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/mar/18/university-budgets-slashed), led mainly (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/sep/15/mandelson-university-funding-review) by a minister with a distinctly chequered history (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mandelson#First_resignation) who I don't think should be in a position of power at all - and as a result of which my job and my subject are under threat. I simply cannot support a party which has done that, either directly via a vote in their favour or indirectly via a vote against their rivals.
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Yes, in theory Labour are certainly far preferable, but in practice they don't seem much better. Of course, a major issue for me is the fact that this is a party which has implemented massive cuts to Higher Education (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/mar/18/university-budgets-slashed), led mainly (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/sep/15/mandelson-university-funding-review) by a minister with a distinctly chequered history (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mandelson#First_resignation) who I don't think should be in a position of power at all - and as a result of which my job and my subject are under threat. I simply cannot support a party which has done that, either directly via a vote in their favour or indirectly via a vote against their rivals.