[Scarlett.]

I always vote

[smudgie]

No.
I am not voting tomorrow.
Sent mine off ages ago.
Hubby will be voting.
Not sure if son is still on the electoral roll.
Daughter will be voting Green Party in Brighton.

[Jigs]

Yes the polling station is a 5 minute walk away so I'm going to go at 7:30 and then come back to bed

[Nicky91]

politics talent reality show, it almost feels like real life


we'll see whose campaigning was best then

[bots]

i'm am not going to vote

[Crimson Dynamo]

Middle girl LT will be voting for first time and is excited

[Calderyon]

No.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Calderyon

No.

you live in UK???

[Calderyon]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

you live in UK???

No, i do not live in UK.

[Rob!]

Yes, not that there's much point in my town, but I'll do my bit.

[Natalie.]

I will be voting

[Zizu]

I’m not bitter but I will be voting to hang them all ... every single politician ...


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[Withano]

The **** is the point in going and spoiling your ballot. What a waste of time and petrol.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Withano

The **** is the point in going and spoiling your ballot. What a waste of time and petrol.

My polling station is in the Church at the end of the lane, no petrol and hardly any time at all <3

But the point is that it signals a "no-one, they're all crap" while still using your vote.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

My polling station is in the Church at the end of the lane, no petrol and hardly any time at all <3

But the point is that it signals a "no-one, they're all crap" while still using your vote.

Barely.

[Tom4784]

Not voting is basically voting for the status quo which means you're supporting the tories tbh.

I will be voting, it's ultimately in vain since too many people vote against their own interests but at least I can say I did my part.

[Kizzy]

It is your civil duty to vote it's at the core of democracy, to say 100 years ago roughly women fought, starved and died for the vote to spoil your paper is mocking that struggle.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

It is your civil duty to vote it's at the core of democracy, to say 100 years ago roughly women fought, starved and died for the vote to spoil your paper is mocking that struggle.

I’m guessing that 100 years ago the politicians weren’t all lying , dishonest , immoral bloodsuckers..



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[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

It is your civil duty to vote it's at the core of democracy, to say 100 years ago roughly women fought, starved and died for the vote to spoil your paper is mocking that struggle.

I'm not sure I agree with that Kizzy. I would rather women attend the polling station and spoil their ballot than not turn up at all. That way, they are still respecting the women who fought to give us that right and exercising their democratic right to vote but if they don't believe in any of the parties manifestos.....why should they choose?

I will vote but I can understand the apathy.of some voters

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I'm not sure I agree with that Kizzy. I would rather women attend the polling station and spoil their ballot than not turn up at all. That way, they are still respecting the women who fought to give us that right and exercising their democratic right to vote but if they don't believe in any of the parties manifestos.....why should they choose?

I will vote but I can understand the apathy.of some voters

if you spoil your paper you are not voting .. the ballot paper is void. No manifesto is going to speak to each of us individually on every policy promise as we would like. You vote by and large on the ideology that syncronises with your personal principles.
This is how I understand the ethics of voting.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

if you spoil your paper you are not voting .. the ballot paper is void. No manifesto is going to speak to each of us individually on every policy promise as we would like. You vote by and large on the ideology that syncronises with your personal principles.
This is how I understand the ethics of voting.

Like I said to Whatsit upthread, a spoilt ballot vote is an active F-you to all parties. Not even showing up is mocking the struggles of suffrage.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I'm not sure I agree with that Kizzy. I would rather women attend the polling station and spoil their ballot than not turn up at all. That way, they are still respecting the women who fought to give us that right and exercising their democratic right to vote but if they don't believe in any of the parties manifestos.....why should they choose?

I will vote but I can understand the apathy.of some voters

But turning up and spoiling and not turning up at all achieves the same result? There's nothing to be gained from a spoiled ballot paper. It's essentially giving up your vote.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

But turning up and spoiling and not turning up at all achieves the same result? There's nothing to be gained from a spoiled ballot paper. It's essentially giving up your vote.

If you live in a safe labour seat like I do, voting for anyone other than Labour is ineffective, so spoiling it is at least some form of protest.

kizzy, everyone has a right to vote, not vote, spoil their vote, what you are doing is trying to guilt people into voting, that’s not what the suffragettes fought for, they fought for the same rights as men who could choose to vote or not as they saw fit

[michael21]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I'm not interested who you are going to vote for but just wondering if you were actually going to vote for a party?

I know so many people who have said they are either not going to bother voting or will attend and spoil their ballot as voter apathy seems to be the highest I have ever known.

So if you are of age to vote...will you get out and pop a cross in a box or just not bother?

Done my by post its going to rain tomorrow ha

[Barry.]

I'm voting yes.