I’ve voted here ‘in’ Fareham. I hope the horrendous weather today doesn’t stop anyone getting out there and voting.
As I’ve gotten older I’ve been forced to take more note of political ongoings. Not because I want to, I find the whole operation thoroughly depressing, but because I feel I need to (and a lot of my friends and acquaintances in their 20s and early 30s feel the same). The bare minimum that we should all demand from our politicians is the truth. The fact that we don’t get that is despicable, the fact that hundreds of thousands (millions?) of people are voting based on these lies is thoroughly depressing. The fact that even our neutral ‘trusted’ media isn’t neutral is a disgrace. I’m not going to pretend I know a lot about politics, but I think I’ve done enough reading and listening to know enough about which party cares about the same things I do.
I’m voting for the planet, the world we live on and the environment.
I’m voting for the people in our country, especially the ones that are disadvantaged from the very start, the ones that need help and who suffer the most.
I’m voting for social care and I’m voting for the NHS, which even in its underfunded, overstretched state is still one of the best things about our country.
I’m not voting to ‘get Brexit done’, I’m voting for another chance to remain in Europe where people are given a real choice and know better what they are voting for than the farce of the original Brexit vote. I want to remain in the EU.
I’m trusting the experts in economics who have declared which parties manifesto is best for this country.
If I was in an area where tactical voting could make a difference I would tactically vote. This country needs change and it needs it now. This is my first, and probably last post on this thread. Every vote counts. I support Saints, and every vote I’ve ever been apart of I’ve lost, so I should be well used to being on the losing side by now. But hey, there’s still a fools hope.