Nick Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I vote and I'm on the other side of the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I have always voted for a minority (NOT anti-minority, lol) party as I have no confidence in the main parties, especially Labour, but I forgot to pick up the postal voting form when I left for work on Monday, so I've not voted this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I did. We only had the Euro ballot here and I registered a suitable 'protest vote'. Same here. I'd like the Australian system of 'none of the above'. I guess I'm a bit disillusioned that any of the candidates can do a better job as a whole to improve our way of life. Though I think that is partially down to the mindset of the nation as a whole. Look at other places (Singapore for example) which has near non-existant crime and is a very pleasant place to live in general. I don't think much of that is political sway or grunt, I think it's that some areas have a nicer mentality / moral mindset. Not enough people here have the 'work hard, play hard' mentality which I think benefits society and the economy, and until that mental disconnect of work and reward is re-established, no political party is going to be able to make a drastic change for the better imho. I think I'll go and get on that 'who are you going to vote for thread' Maybe I should go run for power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I voted on the Euro-election, only one here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendor Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Assuming you only had the Euro election, In other words, you are satisfied with our current representation and policy towards European unity? If you are then that’s fair enough, if you are not then you have essentially voted in favour of a unified currency and a move towards a centralised political & governmental policy for all of the UK, which is going to be "left-shifted" by the EU. There are enough parties out there to represent near all views on the Euro stance so there is no excuse to not vote for the one closest matching your view, no matter how little chance they have of winning. That's the democracy our ancestors have fought and died for 100% agree. IMO if you dont vote you have no right to comment in any way shape or form. Voting is the ONLY thing you can legally do in this country now to have your say. Freedom of speach, congregation, passage are all being gradually and insidiously eroded. Do you realise that your vote is trackable. That never used to be the case but it is now. Soon you will lose the right to vote and then what say will you have. Use it or lose it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 i usually vote but this time round i had absolutely no idea who the hell to vote for, in the end, forgot, went to the garage and carried on working on my single Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I always vote - it's the one little bit of power you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I have never voted, don't even know what the papers look like! The main reason is I don't have enough interest or time that I'm willing to spend, to research to the level I would be happy with to make a correct decision. The other reason is my vote doesn't make a difference anyway so what's the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl_S Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I voted for labour twice and it felt great. It felt like a protest vote, like I had just handed a bucket of wee to the queen, only diluted 10,000 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 i usually vote but this time round i had absolutely no idea who the hell to vote for, in the end, forgot, went to the garage and carried on working on my single A carefully considered vote in the Euro election *MAY* have elevated your chances of continuing to enjoy modifying cars. There's some pretty insidious Euro talk of banning mods to cars being mooted, but being kept pretty quiet, or so I am led to believe. Pistonheads often roots these out and gives you a chance to contact you MP with regard to showing your disdain, assuming he's not choosing a new duck house, or doing a bit of crafty tax dodging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendor Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I have never voted, ..... my vote doesn't make a difference anyway so what's the point. Then you get the government you deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkR Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 A carefully considered vote in the Euro election *MAY* have elevated your chances of continuing to enjoy modifying cars. There's some pretty insidious Euro talk of banning mods to cars being mooted, but being kept pretty quiet, or so I am led to believe. Pistonheads often roots these out and gives you a chance to contact you MP with regard to showing your disdain, assuming he's not choosing a new duck house, or doing a bit of crafty tax dodging Who would that have been for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Then you get the government you deserve. Eh? If I vote I'd get the government I deserve? Or because I don't I'll get the government I deserve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin1982 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I remember my public law lecturer telling me that if everyone who decided not to vote simply turned up and wrote "I have no confidence in the above named parties" therefore spoiling the ballot paper, that would have more implications on the government than people just choosing not to vote. Believe the theory goes along the lines of a protest vote, which has some kind of implication, just can't remember what it was..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I was in the shower when my parents went to vote, so I haven't voted... Is it too late? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2o2 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I always vote for whoever my Dad is voting for , unlike me he is quite sensible and i trust his views/opinions . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendor Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Eh? If I vote I'd get the government I deserve? Or because I don't I'll get the government I deserve? The system we have allows a very small % of people to vote a party into power. No votes and spoilt votes do not count - its only those people that vote that count. You easily end up with a party in control that did not poll over 50% of the electorate. On one hand you could say the other 50% dont care so they are happy to accept whatever happens but you could also say there is no mandate to have power because the winning party did not achieve a majority based on the population. I am afraid that the former applies therefore if you have no interest you get what comes along. What you deserve is down to you. Do you accept you have no say and therefore desreve whatever happens or do you get involved and make sure you get what you deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Well the (2nd) point I made was that it makes no difference whether I vote or not. Has a general election in England EVER been decided by 1 vote? Is it even possible for 1 persons vote to change the final party? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 It doesn't matter if you vote or not. It doesn't matter who gets in power. They're all the same anyway, just with different names and faces. They'll continue to fcuk up the country regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Well we're conservative it seems. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/09/map/html/map.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Well we're conservative it seems. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/09/map/html/map.stm 'We' being Hampshire and Surrey? surprise surprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Yep, hasn't changed since the stone age has it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I voted Green in the hope that they'll get more power and pass some laws about modified cars. That way the forum will kick off and it'll be interesting to read for a change as you all throw your toys about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Well the (2nd) point I made was that it makes no difference whether I vote or not. Has a general election in England EVER been decided by 1 vote? Is it even possible for 1 persons vote to change the final party? Problem is there's several other thousand people thinking exactly the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendor Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Yep, hasn't changed since the stone age has it! That is another problem isn't it. I once heard my dad say that you could put a chimp up for local election (where we used to live) and so long as he wore a red rose he would get in. I can understand the apathy of it all. It bugs me enormously and I would love to be able to get rid of the whole thieving, self serving mob of them and give some real power back to the man in the street. I have had enough of the politicians in this country and I despair of the way they have ruined it and have taken the spirit of many of us away. This recent debacle with expenses and now a credibility struggle in No10 might be distracting from the real issues of a country in trouble but I am so pleased that it has lit a fire under many people backsides and got them looking at politics as something they can get involved in. IMO the more people who get involved then the more answerable politicians will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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