So, here we are again! Faced with the doom & gloom of the General Election.
I’m not here to educate you, neither am I here to tell you what to, or not to do!
What I am here to do, is to open my own little debate on ‘to vote or not to vote’. I may offend some people by being so nonchalant about the whole process, but I have to be honest and I don’t believe there is any other way.
We have had this discussion over and over in the office, at home, at my parents and I am still no closer to deciding the fate of my vote.
Here is my predicament, I don’t generally follow politics nor do I completely understand the ins and outs, so there I sat at 6 am this morning trawling various websites to gain a clearer understanding of the right and wrong…and it got me nowhere.
I did however come across this savvy little website that helps to offer you a non-biased opinion for your voting. It takes a little time and if you're anything like me, you may find you still are not much clearer by the end of it but for the people who have a vague understanding, it may well affect your last minute vote.
https://voteforpolicies.org.uk/
You can see my result from the picture. Some would say my mind is made up but unfortunately, that is not the case, merely because I didn’t have enough of an understanding to determine which selections best suited my outlook. Therefore I am still in a predicament and consequently unsure whether I should vote or abstain?
As always I took my thoughts to my Dad, and advised him that it was my intention ‘not to vote’ this time - certainly whilst I am unable to make an educated decision.
His response - ‘wash your mouth out!’ - good old Dad!
But really my question to you is, if you are not armed with enough information to make a well informed decision, should you vote or not?
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