Reply to: I'm not going to vote in the next election ...

[RichardCranium]

I agree - although Sarah Kennedy is known as "Sarah Daily Mail" in our house.

She's "Vinegar tits" to us.

We have Planet Rock on until Terry^H^H^H^H^H Chris Evans comes on. The Missus has a pathological hatred of that smug "I'm off to the races in the Royal Box to watch my jockey boyfriend race so I get in for free but te champagne's OK I suppose, then I'm signing my book at Scroggitt's Bookshop in Smugtown at 11:00 to 12:00 then going to my friend Jacques' 5 star restaurant for lunch with some celebrity chums then to the blah, blah, me, me, me, me, me" cow.

[The Wikir Man]

Jeremy Vine?

Just how sad do you think I am?

Do you really want an honest CUK answer to that?

Even when I was benched I couldn't bring myself to listen to Jeremy Whine. He's the Daily Mail, personified.

I agree - although Sarah Kennedy is known as "Sarah Daily Mail" in our house.

[RichardCranium]

Send your suggestion to Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine?

Just how sad do you think I am?

Even when I was benched I couldn't bring myself to listen to Jeremy Whine. He's the Daily Mail, personified.

[cojak]

Imagine what would happen if on the ballot paper you got to put a + or a - against each name where the minuses are subtracted from the plusses. Now that would make voting worthwhile.

Yes!

Send your suggestion to Jeremy Vine - they might put you on the radio!

[RichardCranium]

Imagine what would happen if on the ballot paper you got to put a + or a - against each name where the minuses are subtracted from the plusses. Now that would make voting worthwhile.

"Mr Thieving Robdog, Labour, minus 10,000 votes.
Miss Uppity No-Life-Experience-Bootface, Conservative, minus 8,000 votes.
Mrs Purity White, BNP, minus 32,000 votes.
Mr Timothy Simkins, Boy Scout Leaders for Lets Just Be Nice To One Another And Tell The Truth Party, 3 votes.
I hereby announce Mr Timothy Simkins the MP for the constituency of Royston Vasey."

[cojak]

I don't think I knew that... it's a serious option. I don't trust any of them.

It's an important distinction. By not vote 'they' don't know if you've forgotten to vote, can't be arsed to vote or hate them.

Doing this shows them that you're prepared to get off yer bum and still not vote.

A critical difference, I think...

[RichardCranium]

Wasting a vote by not voting a minor party is letting the big ones think their policies are all fantastic and you agree with them all.

Indeed.

Cheer up a local independent candidate who cares passionately about local issues and morality by giving them your vote.

[Moscow Mule]

I'll be voting for Vince.

I doubt the big parties will stick proper candidates up against him anyway.

[Scary]

Vote Loony (if they're not disguised BNP).

[northernladuk]

The fringe ones might all be looney but there is little chance they are going to come to anything but keep the voice of dissent alive and well. Yes they are too focussed and too far that way but it is important they get a voice so us that can't be bothered voting for a min party can still have our voices heard of micro issues that bother us.

Wasting a vote by not voting a minor party is letting the big ones think their policies are all fantastic and you agree with them all.

[TimberWolf]

I may not vote again or equivalently vote Liberal whatever they are called.

[cailin maith]

Go one better,

Put your coat on, take a brisk walk to the Polling Station, smile but say nothing to the people wanting to know how you'll vote.

Get your voting paper, go into the booth and write in big, bold, black pen THEY'RE ALL A BUNCH OF LYING CROOKS!!! all across the front (and back if you like).

Then fold your vote over and pop it in the ballot box. Give the people a friendly wave on the way out.

Non-voters aren't official, but spoiled papers are always counted, and included in stats....

HTH.

I don't think I knew that... it's a serious option. I don't trust any of them.

[cojak]

... as there's no one to vote for.

Can't vote Labour as they're a bunch of incompetent koonts.
Can't vote Lib Dem as they're a bunch of bed-wetting fools.
Can't vote Tory as I don't know what the fook they are.

The fringe parties are all loony.

Go one better,

Put your coat on, take a brisk walk to the Polling Station, smile but say nothing to the people wanting to know how you'll vote.

Get your voting paper, go into the booth and write in big, bold, black pen THEY'RE ALL A BUNCH OF LYING CROOKS!!! all across the front (and back if you like).

Then fold your vote over and pop it in the ballot box. Give the people a friendly wave on the way out.

Non-voters aren't official, but spoiled papers are always counted, and included in stats....

HTH.

[DiscoStu]

I'm voting DimPrawn, if he can make the rest of us mortals as rich as him then the UK will be boom city

[fullyautomatix]

I will create a poll so the contractors can have a say on who they want to vote.