They're not voting because...
- If Labour win with 40% of the vote on...
If Labour win with 40% of the vote on a 60% turnout (both of these are overstimates) they will have the support of less than a quarter of the adult population, this is bad democracy.
The election is aimed at the million or so people in marginals who might change their allegiance. All three main parties now try to appeal to the same people. This is why their responses to the closure at Rover were almost identical.
I live in a safe seat that won't change hands and so my vote will have no effect. I would like there to be a "none of the above" option (at the bottom of the paper) but as there isn't I am going to spoil my paper.
written 20th Apr 2005
