Don't vote.

[TheAnimus]

Everyone who votes is right, it doesn't matter who they vote for. The fact that they have taken part in the process is what matters. Personally, I don't think that either of the 2 major parties have a hope in hell of doing a good job this time round. Neither likes to talk numbers and have mainly been announcing 'popularist' policies and slagging each other off. I will be voting LD (as usual) as at least they have put some decently thought out figures to their budget calculations.

Totally disagree.

Imagine how bad it would be to verdicted (ha- it should be a word!) by a jury of your peers, who didn't bother to pay attention at the trail.

Think about all those utter **** who commit very complex fraud, often involving structured products which require good knowledge of stochastic calculus, been judged by 12 people, only 1 of which has even maths A-level. A lot of people have gotten clean away with this, I know 10th hand folk stories about far too many for them all to be un-founded (also it is seemingly temptingly easy)

No, an ignorant vote is quite worrying. I'm all in favour for people having a none-of-the-above option, dignifying spoiling ones ballot paper.

[santa claus]

"vote labour, lets get those toffs"

I like that

[TheAnimus]

careful, such behaviour is diametrically opposed to altruism.

Now care to alivate any of my concerns, I live in a marginal and my vote is worth 0.950 after all....

[Stringent]

I am surprised they haven't introduced a mandatory voting system. You can vote for whoever you want, but if you don't vote, your vote will be counted to support the current government.

Yes a crazy idea.

[menthel]

Totally disagree.

Imagine how bad it would be to verdicted (ha- it should be a word!) by a jury of your peers, who didn't bother to pay attention at the trail.

Think about all those utter **** who commit very complex fraud, often involving structured products which require good knowledge of stochastic calculus, been judged by 12 people, only 1 of which has even maths A-level. A lot of people have gotten clean away with this, I know 10th hand folk stories about far too many for them all to be un-founded (also it is seemingly temptingly easy)

No, an ignorant vote is quite worrying. I'm all in favour for people having a none-of-the-above option, dignifying spoiling ones ballot paper.

I bet you that most of the voting out there is ignorant- either voting for the same party year after year without considering the policies and situation or the 'i don't like him/like him' brigade. By your measure most people shouldn't be voting.

For most people voting is like betting on the grand national- oo, that one has a funny name or is wearing nice colours...

[santa claus]

careful, such behaviour is diametrically opposed to altruism.

Now care to alivate any of my concerns, I live in a marginal and my vote is worth 0.950 after all....

No, sorry. I'm not running for election. However, if you're unsure at this stage who to vote for, you're a bit of a ditherer aren't you?

[TheAnimus]

For most people voting is like betting on the grand national- oo, that one has a funny name or is wearing nice colours...

Its the heridatory voting that gets me the most. I still think that just giving the "none of the above", "i don't know" options would be very telling, and make the powers that be a little less smug.

Its also one of the reasons I really liked some of the ideas behind Bill Clinton's idea of many little implicit votes.

No, sorry. I'm not running for election. However, if you're unsure at this stage who to vote for, you're a bit of a ditherer aren't you?

Aww, so your not going to show me your workings

[santa claus]

Aww, so your not going to show me your workings

Nope, nor my etchings.

[Georgy291]

you know iran elections a while back? and there was a joke about the whole fixing?

to me it looks like in britain is doing it in daylight and people are accepting it acroding to the votepower website

[menthel]

and make the powers that be a little less smug.

They are politicians. They would be smug whatever happened.

[directhex]

I am surprised they haven't introduced a mandatory voting system. You can vote for whoever you want, but if you don't vote, your vote will be counted to support the current government.

Yes a crazy idea.

That's what we have already

[directhex]

I'm all in favour for people having a none-of-the-above option, dignifying spoiling ones ballot paper.

Vote for http://www.noneoftheaboveparty.org.uk/