Not Apathetic

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There isn't a Green candidate standing...

There isn't a Green candidate standing in my constituency and none of the other parties takes environmental issues seriously. Also the Green party is the only one with a broad set of consistent policies based on...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 5 responses
Spoiling a ballot paper isn't enough...

Spoiling a ballot paper isn't enough to be a "none of the above" because there's no way of distinguishing deliberate spoiling from accidental spoiling. While you can attribute a certain percentage to deliberate ...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 5 responses
Democracy? You can keep it.

1) There is no party currently standing where I agree with more of their policies than I disagree with. Therefore if I were to vote, even if the party I voted for was to win, they would, in my name, be doing more...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 16 responses
Frozen Pensions: It seems silly that...

Frozen Pensions: It seems silly that Iraqi people living in Australia were able to vote in the recent Iraqi elections - but an Englishman living in Australia can't vote in the UK elections. I'd like to vote for ...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 7 responses
I am sick to death of the Scottish whining...

I am sick to death of the Scottish whining. I won't vote for any party dominated by another countries citizens. I voted Lib Dem under Paddy Ashdown but cant bring myself to vote for the current, instantly forgettable...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 40 responses
Tony Blair. IRAQ. Education. ...

Tony Blair. IRAQ. Education. National Health Shambles. Sale of half UK gold reserves. Thought police. Need more reasons?

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 6 responses
The system is institutionally sexist...

The system is institutionally sexist. There are so few women in parliament and little is done to redress this balance. I don't see why I should have to choose between one bunch of middle aged men or another to make...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 25 responses
I won't vote Conservatives because I...

I won't vote Conservatives because I do not agree with their policies on Health & Education and remember very well what they did till 1997. good riddance. I won't vote Labour as long as they continue with Blair...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 12 responses
I can't

I'm not old enough to vote yet, even though the policies of government affect me and my community. In a country that prides itself as a beacon of democracy, its citizens are allowed to smoke, marry, or start working...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 10 responses
Perhaps this is not the right place ...

Perhaps this is not the right place for me to post a comment as most comments are from our youth, at 69 I guess that category is no longer mine:-)However, I will not be voting, not out of apathy, I have very strong...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 154 responses
Because none of the parties support ...

Because none of the parties support the separation of church and state. Why must my children be brainwashed by the state about religion?

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 64 responses
Labour is corrupt, Blair is a liar and...

Labour is corrupt, Blair is a liar and many young British soldiers died for that lie.Brown shares in the collective responsibility for Blair's lie and the result. Liberal Party is still ridiculously out of touch...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 14 responses
Vote "None of the Above"

I don't want to vote for any of them. BUT I will go to the polling booth, and mark a ballot paper. There has been a 300% increase in "spoiled ballot papers" in the last two elections. They are counted, and sooner...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 9 responses
I can't support my first choice: Conservatives...

I can't support my first choice: Conservatives - they have simply become too racist in their campaigning against immigration (and 'my grandmother died in the Holocaust' from Mr Howard does not prove the contrary...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 19 responses
Every party claims they will cut taxes...

Every party claims they will cut taxes but still improve the health system, education, armed forces etc. What they fail to do is mention that they may cut one tax but to do that they are increasing another. They...

written 18th Apr 2005 | read more | 5 responses

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NotApathetic was built so that people who are planning not to vote in the UK General Election on May 5th can tell the world why. We won't try to persuade you that voting is a good or a bad idea - we're just here to record and share your explanations. Whether ideological, practical or other, any reason will do.

A lot of users would like us to mention that if you spoil your ballot paper, it will be counted. So if you want to record a vote for "none of the above", you can.

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