As I do every time we have one of these shindigs; I sit here as the clock turns midnight, registered to vote in what is the 36th safest tory seat in the country. I am politically relatively astute and informed. I have done my homework and have a keen idea not only of the national policies of the main parties but the local candidates too. I am ready to do my bit and cast an informed vote……
But really, what’s the point? I’ll toddle off and do it because it’s the right thing to do. But……the local tory here could walk through the town centre nuts deep in a farm animal of his choice before spending a week knocking on every door he finds and telling the householder to get to **** and he would still get in by a landslide. Even if I wanted to vote tory I could stay in bed and the result would be the same – he only needs to win by one vote. My local representative in parliament will be recommending Boris for PM tomorrow evening – that is an absolute certainty. My vote will be amalgamated with the 70 thousand odd folk that just happen to live near me and will be turned blue. 100% certainty.
Some uninformed eejit who walks into a polling booth in a marginal seat and puts their cross down dependant on liking the logo of the party has infinitely (and I mean that literally not metaphorically) more influence than me in the result tomorrow night.
Remind me again why we do it like this?
It would interesting to know how many of those that have contributed to this thread have the ability to cast a vote in a constituency where they might just be part of making an impact.
