This 100%



All everyone who votes is choosing what toff screws us over

But you can't really complain about stuff if you don't get off your ass and do something about it - if you feel strongly about high taxes or whatever, then vote for someone whose policy is different to encourage a positive change. For the EU elections last week there was enough choice on the ballot paper to keep everyone happy, from the far right to the far left and plenty in between. And if you don't like any of them, stand yourself.



I think the 'they're all the same' argument is pretty naive and ill-informed - if I'm not happy with the person I voted for last time, I vote for someone different next time to get them out of office, as is the general idea. If nobody voted, nothing would ever change (or even stand a chance of doing so).

Changing the subject slightly.



anyone noticed how much Cricket gets covered on SKy sports news?. every single boring incident gets covered in great detail all bleeding day long. does my heed in

Does it really anyway?



It's all the same people all the time cause the whole system is benter than a nine bob note i just leave them to it myself and i'm sure quite a few people do tbh

It's a sad reflection of politics in this country that the BNP have received such a high number of votes, a lot of people have lost faith in Westminster. Whilst I will never vote for a bunch of pricks like the BNP, I can understand why people use it as a protest vote. It's about time the major political parties woke up and acted in the best interests of their electorate, that is a democracy.



I personally didn't vote. I couldn't bring myself to vote for Labour after recent events, but IMO there is no-one who could do a better job than them. Voting would be giving my approval to one of them and none of them are worth it. Very sad times

But it's because of people like you, and me

, that the BNP have got in. It's not a mistake I'll be making again.

If most sensible people who perhaps didnt vote this time, use this as a lesson why they should, then it will not be a problem again.



FWIW, Vicki is pretty much right about the rest.

My boss didn't vote and she was saying today how horrified she was that she'd contributed to the BNP success - she's another one who won't forget next time. It just goes to show what complacency can lead to.





Yep, hence we now have two BNP MEPs.

Count me in.



I felt so guilty when I found out the numbers of BNP in Wigan.



I'll certainly be making an effort and doing my research next time around.

The next General Election will be very interesting. Brown should hand his cards in now and save what little face he has left. Still haven't got a clue who I'd vote for out of this bunch

[url=http://www.oldham.gov.uk/north_west_england_results_breakdown.pdf7,517 did in Wigan - the most of anywhere in the North West. Makes you feel really proud doesn't it?[/url

Quite right.... people who don't vote have no right to express an opinion, as they have forfeited that right... So vote or just shut up. Should be compulsary as in Australia..