They're not voting because...
- Because there is no independent candidate...
Because there is no independent candidate in my constituancy(so far, they've got another 4 days to register though. Otherwise I'd vote for an independent candidate.
They have no chance of getting in, but an increase in votes to independent candidates (within reason, exclude the fringe 'characters') means a vote against the non-democratic party-line system. With enough of these we can start to break down the undemocratic manipulation of MPs voting instituted by party whips.
written 15th Apr 2005