Do you even bother to Vote ?

[Wisbech Eagle]

It would also become easier if you can convince candidates not to tell voters what they think they want to hear to get them elected. Might happen one day.

As that is the essence of populism I agree.

Educating people about the realities of politics at an early stage of their life would help.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

None Of The Above should be compulsory on every ballot paper. They wont do it because the politicians are scared the amount of people who will put an X in that box which means they will have to do something about it.

At the moment they can ignore "spoiled" ballot papers as the "confused public" who didn't understand what they were doing. However as an election officials for decades I can tell you most people who spoil their paper know exactly what they are doing as I have seen and read their comments.

I think that is a sensible idea which would send a message to the politicians as a whole.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

I think that is a sensible idea which would send a message to the politicians as a whole.

Why don't they take the same message from those who decline the opportunity to vote for any of them?

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

If the last twenty years hasn't taught us that democracy in the west is part myth I don't know what else would be needed to demonstrate it.

The whole system is designed to ensure that nothing really changes and that anyone offering anything significantly different from what the ruling class wants never gets a chance to rule.

The whole system was designed to give everyone the opportunity to choose who represents them Which it does.

That it could be improved by the introduction of PR seems true to me. As does that getting it in the current circumstances almost impossible until we get a seriously hung parliament.

The idea that there is a “ruling class” is the myth. There is no such thing at all. There are some who regard politics as their destiny but by no means are these all. Others do offer things and have done since politics first emerged. Some make their arguments and see success. Others don’t. The problem is that some think they ought to rule even though they remain a minority.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

Why don't they take the same message from those who decline the opportunity to vote for any of them?

Because they don’t know if the decision not to vote is made because of laziness or disinterest rather than the more positive reason of disapproval.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Because they don’t know if the decision not to vote is made because of laziness or disinterest rather than the more positive reason of disapproval.

As long as the possibility remains it should be considered and criticising those exercising this option won't help the situation.