Well they shouldn't have, the voted was gifted to us by ordinary ppl fighting for it, some died for it & as such is privilege we should all use.
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In the words of my A level physics teacher - to those of us who had turned 18 - “the least you apathetic lot can do is go in and spoil your ballot papers” 👍 I’m sure I voted, but I’ve no idea who for now. It was a very long time ago 🙄
jan 6, 2024, 5:42 pm • 4 1 • view
Absolutely, there are some constituencies where if all of those who didn't vote had turned up and spoiled their ballot papers 'spoiled ballots' would outnumber the papers in favour of the winning candidate. Politicians would HAVE to take notice of our dissatisfaction with the voting system.
jan 6, 2024, 6:22 pm • 2 2 • view
If only our teachers today would do this, say again Politics should be on National curriculum, teach how ppl died to give us the vote, how to vote, importance of vote & how it could change our & more importantly their lives, the power they have in their own hands.
jan 6, 2024, 6:47 pm • 2 0 • view
Yes, he taught us much more than just physics 👍
jan 6, 2024, 6:59 pm • 2 1 • view
I seem to recall that when I was in the 6th form, back in the 70's, we did a couple of periods a week that they called Citizenship, which did actually cover things like voting, marriage, budgeting etc - quite sensible!
jan 6, 2024, 8:15 pm • 4 1 • view
I agree Nigel, very useful indeed.
jan 7, 2024, 11:01 am • 0 0 • view
This is exactly it. If they spoil the ballot they're recorded as voters and politicians might actually try to win their vote.
jan 6, 2024, 5:48 pm • 3 1 • view