General Election 2010

Perhaps deliberately voting in one of these frightened and stupid parties is the only way to rouse a sedated public into seeking real change. But then again, Boris got in, and people seem to be putting up with shit just as before.

Fuck it, for the first time ever, I'm not voting. The socio-political imbalance/inertia in this country exists on a level beneath and beyond party politics, and the power of the vote appears to have been completely and utterly neutralised.

I'll remain, however, politicised in my daily existence, and perhaps become even more forthright with my opinions when faced with incompetency or self-centred/oblivious political beliefs/behaviour.

That kind of thing.

If you believe you have a civic responsibility to vote, and you're planning to not vote as a protest, than spoil your ballot. I think I've only ever voted properly in two elections (Canada also has a Single member plurality/First-past-the-post federal system) - the first time I voted, and in the recent EU election (as it's PR).

People will often say spoiling your ballot doesn't matter/achieves nothing, but as they are counted, a statistically large percentage of spoilt ballots would most certainly result in debate, if nothing else (a debate about voter dissatisfaction is better than a debate about voter apathy, which none-voting will look like. One gives us discussion about electoral reform, the other gives us ads on TV with rock starts telling us to "rock the vote"!).