Lib Dem or Green I'm so torn

Unfortunately it depends on your constituency. In general a vote for the Greens is a waste of time. A vote for the Lib Dems is useful if you live in a Lib Dem constituency. If you constituency is a two horse race between Labour and the Tories, presuming your progressive stance a vote for Labour would be best to keep the Tories out.

First Past The Post. The system where you don't vote for the candidate you want, but for the one who is most likely to win and you dislike less. Of course you could vote for the candidate you want, but if they don't have chance in your constituency it is a waste of time. What a system! Democracy is a farce in this country.

I was set on voting green until seeing Bennett and her lack of charisma...

crucially during her opening and closing statements she was reading from a piece of paper so it was hard to connect!

Normally I would vote Lib Dem but they actively allowed themselves to be scapegoated so I don't feel I can support them

Having said that, if I could vote SNP I would, they were great tonight! But I'm just so torn!

Is anyone else in a similar situation?

Nick Clegg is a man of integrity who has severely damaged his reputation by putting the interests of the coalition, a practical decision based on financial decisions, above populist opinion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUDjRZ30SNo

Hey! Your post was really insightful!

My constituency is Newcastle Central and it's a strong Labour seat; Lib Dem always come second though - the city council is the same as well (2/3 Labour 1/3 Lib Dem)

My entire family support labour with a few idiotic UKIP supporters but I just don't know if I can vote for a party headed by Ed Miliband - Lib Dem/Green is the lesser of two evils.

I was set on voting green until seeing Bennett and her lack of charisma...

crucially during her opening and closing statements she was reading from a piece of paper so it was hard to connect!

Normally I would vote Lib Dem but they actively allowed themselves to be scapegoated so I don't feel I can support them

Having said that, if I could vote SNP I would, they were great tonight! But I'm just so torn!

Is anyone else in a similar situation?

I will be voting for the Lib Dems because I think they are the only party offering a sane economic policy to repair our finances without seeking to demicate vital welfare and public services. I also think that they do not deserve the public backlash they are likely to receive, having done many excellent things in government. Their commitment to billions more funding for mental health treatment is also a worthy initiative.

Unlike the Lib Dems, the Greens do not seem to have a clue about economics. Their own leader couldn't even get her head around a single policy, that of building new homes, first admitting that she didn't know how much the policy would cost and later making the ridiculous estimation that 500,000 new homes would cost just £2.7bn. The actual cost is around £30bn - and that is only at the Green party's estimation of each home's cost of £60k, and will probably cost tens of billions more. She blamed her shaky understanding of her own party policy on a cold.

The Greens also want to legalise membership of terrorist organisations, actively aim for a zero growth economy, abolish the monarchy without first consulting the people on such a fundamental constitutional change (presumably because the public disagrees - democracy is great for the Greens, as long as it's on their side), as well as massively reduce border controls including an amnesty for illegal immigrants and access to benefits and the right to vote for everyone in the country, regardless of citizenship.

These are not people I want having any influence on any element of this country's economic or social policy.

I would urge you to vote for the Lib Dems, but I would urge you more not to vote for the Greens.

You should vote Labour. From what you have wrote you seem to have the same ideological view as Tony Blair. You are very similar to Blair and I am certain would be the best of friends under different circumstances. You should vote Labour on that note

I am curious to why you will not be giving your support to Labour come polling day?

You should vote Labour. From what you have wrote you seem to have the same ideological view as Tony Blair. You are very similar to Blair and I am certain would be the best of friends under different circumstances. You should vote Labour on that note

Because I don't trust the current Labour party to properly manage the economy.

I also cringe at the idea of Ed Miliband joining the distinguished ranks of this country's Prime Ministers. It is important that we have a strong and charismatic leader and he does not fit the bill by a country mile. The prospect of infighting between him and Balls à la Blair and Brown - or at least the image of this, which can be just as damaging - is also too likely for me to have any confidence in them.