Do You Vote?

[cressida 1,590]

4 minutes ago, Mister M said:

Given the reported news today of Alexis Navalny's death,. it's worth reminding ourselves just how lucky we are to have the vote, and many of the benefits of living in a society like ours.

 

In the main although some areas can be toxic.

[Baron99 833]

I always vote.  That way I earn the right to either gloat or moan. 

[crookesey 640]

3 hours ago, Anna B said:

I think voting should be compulsory as it is in countries like Australia, with the caveat that 'none of the above' is included as an option for the disenchanted.

I don’t care for making it compulsory, wouldn’t that make it a law? Too many laws already, who’s going to uphold it? Will the police have to drag them from their homes for not putting a cross on a piece of paper? 

[Prettytom 1,648]

37 minutes ago, crookesey said:

I don’t care for making it compulsory, wouldn’t that make it a law? Too many laws already, who’s going to uphold it? Will the police have to drag them from their homes for not putting a cross on a piece of paper? 

I agree.

 

But I would like to see voting made more easy.  Maybe hold elections over a weekend and trial online voting.

[Vrsaljko 220]

I used to vote until around 2019. I won't be bothering next time or at any point in the near future. The only two options result in exactly the same thing, which most of the people don't want anyway.

[Anna B 1,423]

IMO we need a new voting system altogether. It's ridiculous that a party can take power with a mere third of the votes, meaning two thirds of the population don't want them. Voting for anything but the main parties is a waste of a vote, anything but the main parties will never win  an election. 

 

Our two party system is designed to be confrontational.

I would rather see a system that encourages cooperation and the best brains working toether to solve our many problems, but I doubt it will ever happen in this country, based as it is on our aristocracy being superior beings with a sense of entitlement, and therefore having an automatic right to rule over us. They continue to hold onto it like glue and will never surrender it willingly.

[El Cid 224]

7 hours ago, MyFriendStan said:

Watching the BBC news earlier it showed the results of the 2 by elections held yesterday the turn outs were 37% and 38% it got me thinking how many people actually use their votes when  elections come round each to their own but surely people have a chance to change things or are they happy with their lot, When i reached voting age my dad said you have the vote now go out and use it which i always have.

That is just 37/38% of those registered to vote, the figure will be much lower if you counted all elidgable voters.

[El Cid 224]

2 hours ago, Prettytom said:

I agree.

 

But I would like to see voting made more easy.  Maybe hold elections over a weekend and trial online voting.

The Conservatives made it harder to vote, intentionally. Voter ID made things worse.

[Mister Gee 833]

5 hours ago, Baron99 said:

I always vote.  That way I earn the right to either gloat or moan. 

What a self indulgent response. The pain, struggle and sacrifice our forebears went through to get the vote just so that you could gloat or moan.

[hackey lad 4,039]

35 minutes ago, Mister Gee said:

What a self indulgent response. The pain, struggle and sacrifice our forebears went through to get the vote just so that you could gloat or moan.

Do you vote every time ?

[Mister Gee 833]

3 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

Do you vote every time ?

Every time?

[hackey lad 4,039]

1 minute ago, Mister Gee said:

Every time?

Local and General elections .