[Closed] not giving a flying fish about the general election.

[quote=slowoldgit ]

And if you carry on with that sort of short-term thinking, it will never change.

But if none of the candidates support PR...As I've already pointed out on this thread, you maybe can't expect to "win" at this election but if everyone bothered to vote then some of the non-incumbents would be seen to have a better chance next time, and the time after, and the time after until, eventually, change happens.

With luck, I'll be voting with my feet sometime.

And you'll have another option on your ballot paper 🙂

Mass apathy utterly devalued the election of Police Commissioners, whatever the Tories may say. The one hereabouts got in with the largest single share of the 15% (about) of the electorate who voted. Did you have them in Scotland? I forget. Anyway, the Tory got in, no surprise there.

Now if there were a 'None of the Above' box, and a fine for not voting, that would serve democracy better.

ok every news website is full of spin doctor sanctioned party press releases, stw has been overrun with threads about it

how long to go? im borred, can we not get back to arguing about wheelsize or compulsory insurance

fwiw

I reckon its all about money in yer pocket and despite all their huffing and puffing governments have less influence on it than they like to think, a bunch of very very rich guys in the dessert have the real power........ if petrol prices stay low or drop, then the the incumbents will win, if they rise then ed gets his turn in the wendy house