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People who vote Conservative/Ukip tend to be more discreet about it I think because it can easily lead you to being shouted down or open you to accusations of prejudice or just being a horrible bastard who hates the poor/foreigners/gays/etc. There can be quite a lot of hyperbole around that - I mean, to associate Ukip with neo-nazism is just nonsense. On the other hand I completely understand why a lot of people don't like the Tories and Ukip. I voted Tory on the poll because I think I'm a conservative more than anything else though that wouldn't mean I agree with everything the party does or says. I actually think the Conservative party has lost its way a bit; Cameron has had to go back on quite a lot the modernising principles he used to espouse and its now a much more fractured party than Labour are. I also have a lot of respect for the Lib Dems and think they have done a good job at moderating the Conservatives and giving them some policies that actually make them look like the modern, one nation party that they claim to be.

It's not something that's set in stone for me though, I can easily see myself voting Labour in the future, dependent on circumstances. I really don't like tribal loyalties to political parties and feel it only ever works as a distraction. Politics in general can be far too tribal and heated when it doesn't need to be. It's sad that people often don't feel willing to reveal their political leanings because of potential backlash, or because it might lead to fallings out.