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Labour victory is such a certainty that people should just vote for what they really believe in.
Large parts of the French population said something like that in numerous 1st round elections and ended up with a choice between someone they disliked intensely, and someone they hated (2002 the first time I voted there, it was Chirac and Le Pen). Ensuring the most minimal chance of representation for both Tories and Reform is, IMO, more important than assuming winning is guaranteed.
Last UK election it was pretty much a certainty that there wouldn't be a spectacular collapse of Labour support but what we got was just that.
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Labour victory is such a certainty that people should just vote for what they really believe in.
I think this is a mildly irresponsible piece of advice.
Electorates are broad, not deep. A lot of people can change their mind at the same time, in response to the same trigger response.
The Labour victory is only certain if they actually win.
Let's not trip over the carpet that the Ming vase plinth stands upon, before depositing said vase.
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Disagree with your second sentence. A vote in this election should be guided by how much you don’t want the Tories in power any more. If you want them in Government, vote for them. If you don’t mind either way, vote however you feel like. If you don’t want them in power, use the various tactical voting websites to help work out who the most likely challenger to the Tory vote is in your area.
Don’t assume labour are going to win.
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I run a tactical voting website and provide a huge amount of data and analysis to several websites, and yet I'm so disillusioned with Labour that I've already voted Green.
Labour victory is such a certainty that people should just vote for what they really believe in.
Though the exception to that is if it's a seat Reform are in, as blocking them is necessary just to ensure people in those seats are represented well after the election.