Are these not just the tellers that all the big parties have outside polling stations?
Never see the Labour or Lib Dem or anyone else but the blue rosettes.
Probably varies depending on where you live. When I lived in Sheffield Hallam the Lib Dems and Labour would have a couple of people hanging around but the Conservatives wouldn't bother.
That's the dilemma. Do you boost the turnout enabling them to say 'numbers voting remained robust[!]' and spoil the ballot -- whose numbers will be conveniently withheld -- or do you just remain on your posterior and hope the numbers drop into single % digits?Unfortunately I think the best hope of change is getting the number of spoilt ballots to outnumber the valid ones
What do you mean why? It’s incredibly common, normally by Tory voters who would never dare vote for anyone else.Why ?
Nepotism.
You’d think her supporters would want that to be known.
It might be common but I struggle when people don't take both the candidate and their party's manifesto into consideration when voting. Rather than the my great grandfather voted x, my grandfather voted x and my father voted x - so I'll vote x regardless. Just strikes me as the lazy and sheep like option rather than thinking about how you will vote. Maybe it's because I'm a true floating voter but I just don't get it.
Not necessarily lazy. They just maybe expose to a view that doesn't just reflect the mainstream media bias and learned to value it. I would certainly vote socialist if possible, but sadly there is no option. Having been a Labour voter for all my voting age I'm now bereft of any options... Green seems to be the least offensive.
Thanks for the answer. It's just that when I see you laying into Johnson I think you're an intelligent bloke who knew all about Johnson and his history. I believe of all people, you fully understood the deal you were making and who with, when you voted. What you have got as a result really shouldn't come as a surprise
Be nice