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Labour and the Tories have disenfranchised me

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ferry23 Thu 13-Jun-24 06:34:36

RosiesMaw

No they have not.

This is your choice and if you choose not to vote don’t complain afterwards.

OK - maybe I should have said that I FEEL like I'm being disenfranchised .

But I shall be complaining even if I do vote. That's my point.

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Curtaintwitcher Thu 13-Jun-24 06:21:15

I think many people feel the same. We know the Tories have made a huge mess of things and we need to get rid of them. However, the alternative is not a good prospect.
No-one seems to actually care about this country, or the lives of British people.
Personally, I think our political system is wrong and needs a complete over-haul. The party system doesn't really work, and having one man at the top with so much power is not the best way to do things.
Each MP is supposed to represent the interests of his constituency, but in our present system, we vote for the party not the person. A committee would be more efficient, with the public being consulted on all important issues.

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GrannyGravy13 Thu 13-Jun-24 06:12:26
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This sums the main parties up for me

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RosiesMaw Thu 13-Jun-24 05:42:16

No they have not.

This is your choice and if you choose not to vote don’t complain afterwards.

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ferry23 Thu 13-Jun-24 05:38:14

I always vote. Even at our Parish Council elections. Like so many, I feel I have an obligation to those who fought so hard for me to have that basic right.

This time I feel completely disenfranchised as I have no desire to vote for any of them. I've recently moved from a constituency where the MP works tirelessly for the constituents and, I believe, goes the extra mile in supporting charitable and community projects and initiatives. I was happy to vote for him even if I was a bit disillusioned with his party line.

This time around, after thinking long and hard, I probably won't vote. It goes against everything I believe in and how I was brought up.

Maybe my thinking is naive, or just a way of justifying my decision, but I believe that by NOT voting I am showing my contempt at a broken political system and because of that contempt I CHOOSE not to vote and thanks to those who allowed me to have that choice.

It's like deciding whether I should vote for Jack the Ripper or Harold Shipman. angry

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