Will you vote?

[littlespark]

The poll should be “yes - 100%”

It is your duty as a citizen of the United Kingdom to vote. We live in a democracy.

If you refuse to vote, then you have no right to complain

If you deliberately spoil your paper, as a protest, it’s not going to make any difference.
They are counted, but only to make sure the number of slips tally up. They don’t take a note of anything that’s written on the paper, just that it’s a spoiled paper.

So… vote. It is your right.

 

[westward10]

And my right not to, one never complains.

 

[pc1966]

If you refuse to vote, then you have no right to complain

If only!

Some of the most annoying complainers I know of don't bother to vote so that is my first point - if you didn't vote then shut up!

 

[Welchyboy1]

Put me in the Reform UK pile!

I am sure there will be a surprise at how well Reform do tomorrow, if they are only likely to win two or three seats, why the massive concerted effort across the entire mainstream media to discredit them at every opportunity? Nearly everyone I speak to is voting for them

 

[nicebutdim]

One of the reasons I have voted by post for the last 25 years or more

Hadn't foreseen these circumstances and will consider voting by post for future elections. Getting time to vote today wasn't an issue, but distance is.

 

[nicebutdim]

I will vote. This is because I am a grumpy old git, and if I dion't vote I can't really complain properly, can I?

That's always been my reasoning.

 

[MDJ]

I'll be voting... For my constituency it's Conservative vs LimpDems... so a Tory vote for me, but I'd really like to vote Reform.

amazing, never heard of a constituency with only 2 parties going for the MPs position, where is that?

 

[7029 dave]

If only!

Some of the most annoying complainers I know of don't bother to vote so that is my first point - if you didn't vote then shut up!

Some of us cant vote like myself have NFA.

 

[grumpyjohn01]

The poll should be “yes - 100%”

It is your duty as a citizen of the United Kingdom to vote. We live in a democracy.

If you refuse to vote, then you have no right to complain

If you deliberately spoil your paper, as a protest, it’s not going to make any difference.
They are counted, but only to make sure the number of slips tally up. They don’t take a note of anything that’s written on the paper, just that it’s a spoiled paper.

So… vote. It is your right.

It does send a message though if an extraordinary number of people spoil their ballots, it's an expression of disgust of the parlous state of politics and politicians in this country. I don't really believe in tactical voting, I think you should vote with your conscience and there is nobody standing in my constituency that my conscience will allow me to vote for, therefore with some despair I have just been and spoiled my ballot. Democracy is all but finished.

 

[davesparks]

It does send a message though if an extraordinary number of people spoil their ballots,

It doesn't send any message to anyone,

 

[davesparks]

The poll should be “yes - 100%”

It is your duty as a citizen of the United Kingdom to vote. We live in a democracy.

If you refuse to vote, then you have no right to complain

If only!

Some of the most annoying complainers I know of don't bother to vote so that is my first point - if you didn't vote then shut up!

I think the Australians have got it right in this respect, anyone eligible to vote is required by law to vote and gets a fine if they don't.

 

[nicebutdim]

I think the Australians have got it right in this respect, anyone eligible to vote is required by law to vote and gets a fine if they don't.

I'm not sure what that achieves. Not voting is a vote in itself - an expression of being content to let others decide.

If voting was mandatory there would most definitely need to be a 'none of the above option'.

 

[davesparks]

I'm not sure what that achieves. Not voting is a vote in itself - an expression of being content to let others decide.

If voting was mandatory there would most definitely need to be a 'none of the above option'.

It achieves the vast majority of the population casting a vote and the elected government being far more representative of what the people want.

As far as I know there is not a none of the above option as that would be pointless. It is still possible to spoil the ballot paper, it's technically illegal but impossible to prove as the vote is secret.

 

[brianmoooore]

80% turn out on here. Don't think it'll be quite that high for the country as a whole.

 

[KungFuTurkeyLeg]

I've gone with reform, purely because Tory and Labour are a set of oxygen thieves. Also reform say they'll up the 40% tax rate to £70k from £50k. I won't have to hide as much cash then