The reason why you must vote

Voted, so I can go back to bed now! :-)

So true WWMK2!

Mr PG has point blank refused to accompany me to the Polling station this morning, stating “They’re all a pile of 💩” and refuses to discuss politics at all.

I’m hoping the promise of a bacon bap might change his mind even if it means a vote for one of our no-hopers!

Some piles of 💩 smell worse than others,though. Perhaps he could choose the least smelly ?

Great idea nanna8. Let's buck tradition and have a huge turnout.

I ve been and done it 🌞
Just a thought, is a pencil safe to use as a voting tool, cant it be rubbed out if wanted, I did my cross so dark over and over I don’t think they can mine 😂

I know Whitewavemark2, I've been explaining this to a couple of folks this week, hope I've done a good enough job!

I vote because women had to fight to give us the right to vote.

Checking the tactical voting forecasts for my constituency early this morning, I was slightly aghast to see two polls (out of seven or eight) showing Reform as the likely second party here. I don’t think they are accurate, although the anti-immigration vitriol I hear every day means it’s possible.

I would have voted anyway, mainly because I know it’s a privilege to be able to, but it’s a nasty reminder that every vote matters.

Chocolatelovinggran

Great idea nanna8. Let's buck tradition and have a huge turnout.

😂😂😂

BlueBelle

I ve been and done it 🌞
Just a thought, is a pencil safe to use as a voting tool, cant it be rubbed out if wanted, I did my cross so dark over and over I don’t think they can mine 😂

Be reassured, no-one's going to rub it out 🙂

Have you ever been to a count?

Ps Bluebelle, what does Cedric think?

Perhaps we should have got you to put the parties names in a feeding bowl and get him to pull one out.
The SOS party (Save our Seagulls).

Right, you'll be relieved to know I'm logging off now, going out.

Redhead56

I vote because women had to fight to give us the right to vote.

Absolutely this! We owe it to them to use our vote now. There are still countries where people would love to have the privilege to be able to vote.

Redhead56

I vote because women had to fight to give us the right to vote.

References to Labour potentially gaining the biggest majority since the Whig majority after the 1832 Reform Act reminded me that while the act was good in so many respects, it did take away the right to vote for those few women who did have it before 1832.

It was in 1867 that John Stuart Mill introduces his suffrage amendment to the act proposing that women have equal voting rights. It was defeated but that defeat gave energy to a movement that grew and grew.

But it took another 61 years, until 1928, for men to give women equal voting rights.

Never not exercise that right. It has never been more important now that misogynists are gathering under Farage's banner, men who regard women as morons and objects and spongers who should be denied health care.

Very quiet at my polling station at 1030 this morning - no canvassers, and very few voters. Alas, no candidate for the Monster Raving Loony Party, whose manifesto actually contained concrete, and supportable, proposals: send MPs who misbehave to Rwanda; reduce immigration by putting GP receptionists in charge of border control; and introduce an annual test to ensure that roads are carworthy, rather than vice versa

I don't think we have a Monster Raving Loony Party candidate either grumppa which is a shame now I know what's in their manifesto.

Count Binface's 'manifesto' contained similar sensible proposals, grumppa 🤣🤣🤣

I'm rooting for him to beat Rishi Sunak...

Whitewavemark,thankyou for that. Everyone should vote !!!!! Unless they want to be governed by a dictatorship!!

I was brought up to very strongly believe that not to vote meant you had no right to grumble! We need civics lessons in schools.
Having said that, until we get FPTP many people find no one to vote for that suits likely to get into power. But tho I support it I wouldn't put it in the immediate to do list - it would be another chaotic period in government when nothing gets done, other plans cant be carried out, as there are several kinds of PR to debate.

I went soon after 7 this morning. Only me in there then though I had seen a couple coming out as I went in.

Usual wait while they searched for my address.
"What road are you on?"
Me: We aren't on a road but we might be listed with xyz.
Cue lots of page-turning.....
Ah! here you are....

Happens every time 😂

Men had to fight for the vote too. Just saying.

Being told I must vote makes me want to not vote! I don’t need to be told what to do by anyone.

However, I’ve never not voted (except when I’ve been disenfranchised by the system) so I dare say I’ll shuffle down to the polling station later.

There are many countries in the world that don’t have democracy, and the people there would give anything to have a voice in who governs their country.

As I left the polling station this morning, I felt how important our democracy is. Sure, it’s not perfect (what is), but it’s a damn sight better than having no voice at all!

We have a Monster Raving Loony Party candidate. He's called Lord Tractor Psychobilly.

I voted.

My reason for voting is I have a personal innate sense of, that I should. For some reason.

But I am of the opinion if you dont want to vote, dont.
I think we should have free choice, personally.

I have now voted today. Probably for the first time ever, I am not feeling that comfortable about who I voted for.
Maybe I wouldnt have felt comfortable voting for any of the candidates?

I cant blame some for not voting.

Yes I just ignore the you must vote stuff, it feels quite unpleasant to me. I have voted but certainly not because of that.