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Tell the world why you're not voting - don't let your silence go unheard

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I am yet another British pensioner who...

I am yet another British pensioner who, despite paying my full National Insurance contributions for all my working life, has been refused any British Pension indexing because I moved to Australia to be with my husband. Had he found a job in many other countries, including the USA, I would now be receiving my due pension. Here in Australia it is frozen at the amount I first received and not one of the political parties seems willing to change this anomaly. Any promise to do so in advance has been forgotten once a candidate is in power. Broken promises have removed my faith in any of the parties and have voted for none of them. Add to that the war in Iraq - - - .

I am old enough to remember Old Labour and its carefully thought out plans for the poorer members of society. These plans are now being completely undermined by the present Labour government and would not, it seems, be continued by any of the other parties.

written 30th Apr 2005

About Not Apathetic

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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