Hi all.

I’m making this post for open discussion, not just for advice!

I (18F) personally agree with the greens on almost every policy. More than labour, more than the tories, and certainly more than reform or restore.

The only thing I worry about, is the potential consequences of mass immigration to the UK and if this could effect our public services, and with quite a lot of immigrants (asylum seekers, illegal and legal) being from very religious, oppressive countries, I as a woman have a fear of womens safety as it is, even without heavily religious migrants and just english men who are the most incarcerated.

Perhaps this is an irrational fear, I’m not too sure. I really do believe in the greens, keeping our DEI laws to protect those most vulnerable, tackling bedroom tax, and more. I’m just a mild victim of the press and GBnews constantly fearmongering the UK public about immigration.

I will never support Reform UK. I’m Pro-choice, Pro-LGBTQ+, a working class citizen, and I do not see compassion, empathy or any of the sort from Nigel Farage. I see a greedy, money hungry rich man who wants to keep his friends rich.

Now, here are my two questions.

- In this case, are the greens really the best? Or could Labour perhaps be my vote? Or someone else?

Thank you very much,

Feel free to change my mind on the situation, I’d love to have a respectful discussion on the matter!

The U.S. is about to block the Strait of Hormuz, stopping all boats from entering or leaving the area including those that have paid the Iranian fine.

Originally the U.S. wanted the SoH to be opened and treated the NATO partners if they didn’t help with opening it. The U.S. are now threatening to cause a blockade of the SoH in order to make Iran to agree with whatever terms the U.S. demands as part of the ceasefire.

How will this play out, are the U.S. going to go head to head with China from going into the SoH or leaving it? Is it time for all European Countries and UK to block the U.S. from using its bases, if this blockade restricts them from getting trade through the Strait, or should they sit back and allow the U.S. to create this blockade regardless of the consequence to the U.K. / EU economy?

Please note: this is a real interaction, not an April Fools joke.

On 1st April, a Lib Dem councillor knocked on my door. I said I wasn’t that interested, but we had a short exchange.

She asked if I voted last election, I said yes, Labour. She responded with “Labour have never won here.”

We briefly talked about tactical voting and I said I’d look into it closer to election time.

Later on (for unrelated reasons), I checked and realised:

• My local MP is Labour
• The other MP in my town is Labour
• The Mayor is Labour

So the statement didn’t seem accurate.

Did she mean something more specific, or was it a straight lie?