Thursday 6th May

[fleetfootmike]

I'm sure someone's expecting this post, so...

Vote, folks. It's your right.

(readers from countries who do not have an election today need not apply; may contain nuts; candidates measured by volume, nit weight; the value of your vote may go up as well as down (but is worthless if you don't use it).)

Comments

[tattercoats.livejournal.com]

I would just add that 'bothering to campaign' is much easier for those with a big part machine to back them, especially with industry or union money coming in... the smaller parties, and the independents (pace the Jury Team) simply may not have the resources to leaflet many thousands of homes... and a proper Green candidate may well balk at the paper and print wastage that will ensue if they do.

Better media coverage of the minority parties and candidates would help, I feel... but I do feel obliged to defend those who have not, for whatever reason, spammed your letterbox. 'Not bothering' may really not be a fair assessment. Sorry for any offence - that's my tuppenceworth.

[keristor.livejournal.com]

Someone commented recently that their local Green party had been handing out leaflets, most of which ended up as litter. I would rather they didn't. (Not that we have any minority party candidates in my area except UKIP, and they got nearly 5% of the vote last time so aren't really 'minority'.)

And actually going round to houses and standing in the town square or whatever is very expensive if you don't have the resources to employ a lot of other people to do it for you (several thousand houses a day?).

[aunty_marion]

OK, you're right. I retract the 'not bothering' bit; but I haven't seen *any* information about them anywhere. No posters in windows or anything else. One or two judicious medium-sized posters in the library or other advertising spaces perhaps would have reminded people that they do at least exist. Not everyone has the knowledge/expertise/oomph to find out where to find out about such things - I know it would take me longer than I'd feel 'worth it', though I'm sure it's possible. If I'd known they were standing and what their policies were, I'd have been able to make an informed decision on whether or not to vote for them.