Reply to: Londoners thick as mince?

[roadster198]

Edit: Did I say exams? Silly me I meant "internet assisted coursework".

FPMSL

[Zippy]

The booklet I got explained the system and if I didn't understand it I'd feel obliged to remove myself from the gene pool.

[Pondlife]

maybe text voting is the way forward

Hmmmm or maybe a Richard and Judy style phone vote.

That way the scrotes can continue to rake in the cash long after the result is known.

[Spacecadet]

read the sun or watch big brother

maybe text voting is the way forward

[BrilloPad]

Cos they are thick.

There are instructions for f*** sake.

If you can't read them then you don't deserve to vote because this country has free education unlike some other countries.

I've even told people around me how to vote since I've had a postal vote and they chose not to listen.

read the sun or watch big brother

[SueEllen]

The problem is, whereas you and I probably could understand the mechanism behind the second pref vote, there are many tens of thousands that do not.

Cos they are thick.

There are instructions for f*** sake.

If you can't read them then you don't deserve to vote because this country has free education unlike some other countries.

I've even told people around me how to vote since I've had a postal vote and they chose not to listen.

[hyperD]

The problem is, whereas you and I probably could understand the mechanism behind the second pref vote, there are many tens of thousands that do not.

My local election postal vote is confusing enough with dates, sigs, fold white paper into brown envelope, fold envelope B into A etc...

What would be interesting in this election is the number of spoilt votes as a proportion of total voters. Anything over 5% would be a pisspoor system of democracy...

Some cynics would even say that it was deliberately complicated to favour certain parties...

[Xenophon]

Thanks moorfield. You're # 1, so why try harder.

[moorfield]

You've all not worked it out yet have you ?

1. Dumb down the education system so no one can understand simple logical written instructions any more (but give everyone A*s in their exams anyway to make them feel intelligent).

2. Having done so deliberately overload the voting system with multiple options and ballot papers.

3. Remain in power forever.

Christ this makes Zimbabwe start to look good. Orwell was right all along. I'll get my coat, I'm leaving.

Edit: Did I say exams? Silly me I meant "internet assisted coursework".

[Xenophon]

For a project manager that is some piss poor planning for voting day

I "compete" against people like her for contracts.

[Spacecadet]

Elizabeth Ryan, 29, project manager, from Holland Park:
"I was just going to turn up on the day and tick a box. I didn't know about anything else. I didn't know there was a second vote and if I had I didn't know you couldn't vote for the same person twice.
"I certainly didn't know anything about the London Assembly vote. I don't know who my candidate is and whether I want them to represent me and I'm not sure about voting for just a party on one form."

For a project manager that is some piss poor planning for voting day

[Xenophon]

Either that or they don't give a toss.

Correct.

As with all elections, it is a case of picking who you hate the least.

[sasguru]

Either that or they don't give a toss.

WHS

[BrilloPad]

They've already proved their stupidity by voting for Ken twice.

I never voted for him. Not after he was nasty to spiderman.

[BrilloPad]

I expect my ballot paper will be marked as spoilt...

but then I did write in marker pen "I want to shoot the queen" across all three papers...