Local elections: Council and mayoral voting under way

Oberon · 05-04-12, 09:38 AM

To be fair though, that old chestnut is starting to wear a little thin. Although if and when Labour get in then they'll blame the ConDems for everything that goes wrong.

It's a pity that Labour will come away from these election results thinking that they have scored a victory over the Tories and that public opinion is behind them.

This is a Tory defeat but it is not a Labour victory. The lowest turn-out since 2000 show that the public have lost all faith in ALL of the parties, and that votes for Labour are not votes FOR Labour but AGAINST the ConDems.

I've read a few comments on the BBCs Have Your Say about people deciding not to vote for the first time in their lives, or deliberately spoiling their paper, and plenty more people stating that there should be a 'None of the above' option on ballot papers, something which I am in agreement on.

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05-04-12, 09:38 AM	#15
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	To be fair though, that old chestnut is starting to wear a little thin. Although if and when Labour get in then they'll blame the ConDems for everything that goes wrong. It's a pity that Labour will come away from these election results thinking that they have scored a victory over the Tories and that public opinion is behind them. This is a Tory defeat but it is not a Labour victory. The lowest turn-out since 2000 show that the public have lost all faith in ALL of the parties, and that votes for Labour are not votes FOR Labour but AGAINST the ConDems. I've read a few comments on the BBCs Have Your Say about people deciding not to vote for the first time in their lives, or deliberately spoiling their paper, and plenty more people stating that there should be a 'None of the above' option on ballot papers, something which I am in agreement on.