Ok everyone, this is my first election where i'm old enough to vote... as a youngster I figured i'd vote because if ya don't vote, you've got no right to complain - and I love to complain.
So what am I basing my votes on? Well for me, 3 things... immigration and asylum (where i'm from, lots of 'em), education (off to Uni in September), and the party's stand on Defence (looking to my hopeful future career).
Now I can find the info on asylum and education, but nothing for the Conservatives on Defence, and when it comes to Labour:
"Labour is the party of strong defence. We are providing the strategy and resources necessary for the effective defence of Britain and its interests. We are increasing the defence budget by £3.5 billion by 2005/6 - the largest sustained real increase in defence spending plans for 20 years. This contrasts with Conservative plans to cut defence spending in real terms by £1.5 billion - the equivalent of cutting the armed forces by 40,000 personnel"
(Labour Policies -
http://www.labour.org.uk/defence04/)
So what are the stances? Labour just did all those cuts yet claim to be pro-Defence budget? Eh? How does that work?
Even at my age I know that the manifesto's are just what you want to hear, when it comes to doing them, not always happening... but at least vote for the people who lying in your favour right?
I'm not asking anyone political stance, or who you'll be voting for etc, however can someone slightly more educated and wise give me a wee bit more information?
Thanks
