I’m sick of the lies
I have been for a long time
I walked up towards the Memorial Hall to vote still unsure of where I stand and what I was going to do
And I walked home again
Without voting
That is my statement today
That a no vote says exactly what I think
Hope you got yourself a couple of Scotch Eggs and home you'd go to relax.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
No I feel wrong in doing so
DeleteBut I feel wrong in reluctantly doing so
Except it's not a no vote is it!!
ReplyDeleteIt’s what I think
DeleteSad. When you think how our forebears fought to get the vote...and I don't mean overseas.
ReplyDeleteBut still your legal choice. I wish there could be a "none of the above" choice to vote..
I should have defaced my ballot
DeleteYes..those are now counted
DeleteI didn't vote for several years, as I was sick of the lies, deception and self-importance of some politicians. As one of my forebears was a leading suffragette in Manchester, I did feel guilty for not voting, though.
ReplyDeleteAs I do
DeleteThen you forfeit the right to complain about the outcome. My grandmother heard Mrs Pankhurst speak at a rally in 1908 and I have always been aware how important and hard won the right to vote is. It's not as though we've not had time to think about it.
ReplyDeleteI understand and agree to the argument .I honestly cannot in confidence vote
DeleteYou are free to do whatever you think best - that is more fundamentally what past battles were for. For the right not to be told by others what you should do or should have done. (As for me, I wasted my vote as usual as our undemocratic electoral system means most votes are wasted and ignored anyway)
ReplyDeleteI considered this too Andrew x
DeletePretty much how I feel. But I will Bute my lip and vote. So sick of it all Lies, coverups, corruption. Why can't decent intelligent honest people run?
ReplyDelete*bite
DeleteHow many candidates where on the ballot for your constituency? And you found all lacking, unappealing and not worthy of representing you and others in the constituency?
ReplyDeleteYes
DeleteHere in the US our elections have been falsified for decades, It's easy to prove that but corruption is so rampant no one even fights to change it,Mary
ReplyDeleteDefine 'falsified'.
DeleteI find it interesting when many countries are voting in far right governments that the U.K. is turning left. I think my next vote will have to be for the lesser of two evils.
ReplyDeleteIn my part of Canada, it's a hold your nose and vote for the least repellent of candidates. The election has already been decided before the polls close in my region. That is how under represented Western Canada is.
ReplyDeleteI usually vote for the underdog with the hope that enough votes are received to get their campaign deposit back.
I often think Canadian fans of John should form a little club. I'm on the west coast. Reply here if you are interested.
DeleteLinda ..Brit ex pat ..retired midwife ..Windsor Ontario ..faithful Going Gently reader from its beginnings
DeleteIn Alberta. Grew up in the lower mainland.
DeleteI live in Ontario, grew up in Toronto but now live north of the city.
DeleteSad days are upon us.
ReplyDeleteThe world is in a bad state. It does not take much to see this. I'm afraid, things will get worse before they get better.
ReplyDeleteI had to double-check to make sure you hadn't just moved to the United States.
ReplyDeleteI'd LOL but it's really not funny, is it?
DeleteI understand the feeling, I also know how I must vote in our next election.
ReplyDeleteI didn't vote either.
ReplyDeleteIt's like having to choose which disease to die from. I usually spoil my ballot paper.
ReplyDeleteMy husband did the same. I voted he stayed outside and said he couldn’t.
ReplyDeleteTayz
I get it John . I feel saddened this morning as ( although the party I voted for are now in government) ,so much feels wrong . And so much feels broken . And the rise of Nigel et al is sickening- 4 seats is 4 too many
ReplyDeleteSiobhan x
Agreed sickening how many votes were cast for this awful belief.
DeleteI couldn't bring myself to miss out on my hard won chance to vote.
ReplyDeleteI did, however, turn up to spoil my ballot paper, 'None of the above'!
At least you vote counts for the person you voted for. In my country, Australia, we have the stupid preferential voting system where the person with the most votes often does not win !!
ReplyDeleteThat's an over simplification of our system
DeleteFor the first time ever, I too did not vote. Very sad state of affairs, where nobody who is standing has a moral compass .
ReplyDeleteAll liars and worthless individuals. Starmer hasn't got a bloody clue and it will become evident very quickly. I just hope we hard working folk aren't drained of even more money for the govt to waste on 'worthwhie projects'.
At least you thought it through right until the last minute ... I understand. The right to vote was won, but it was never a 'you must vote or else'.
ReplyDeleteI find it difficult to not vote... I know the history.. i know how hard won my right to vote was... So its difficult not to exercise it.. But when all they can offer me is Biden or Trump... what do you do? Such a shame to think that that is what my country has come to... They deserve my no vote..
ReplyDeleteI ALWAYS vote…even it’s to vote AGAINST that which I abhor…I’m in the US…
ReplyDeleteI did vote but don't feel any better for it. Always follow your gut instinct.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
I never miss a vote, even at the local level. It was hard-fought for and I have no intention of giving that up. And I would never have the audacity to open my mouth about a single issue if I hadn't used that vote. I'm in the U.S. The fact that Trump is even a candidate boggles the mind. I say that I hope people educate themselves @what he will do if elected but if you need to be told that perhaps you are just a lost cause anyway.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't vote - The rules changed - I have no photographic proof which I'm annoyed about - It would have been Reform Party x
ReplyDeleteIf you had wanted to vote you could still have done. There was plenty of information which told you what to do if you didn't have photographic ID.
DeleteYou need to watch your content flis, you have mentioned driving somewhere on more than one occasion ' a mercy dash to a friend in need' l recall reading once, plus other places you have driven to. No photo I.d. licence? Really??. First rule of lying 'remember what you have told before!!
DeleteJohn - Anon is speaking nonsense - Again x
DeleteI remember you saying about driving somewhere flis, your driving licence would have been an acceptable ID. Otherwise a bus pass or something similar with your photo on.
DeleteUnless of course you just didn't want to vote in which case why were you annoyed? We all have a choice about whether to vote or not.........
The 3.23 anon comment is not the same anon as the 2.44 one
DeleteAnonymous at 3:23 - it is perfectly possible to have a driving licence and still not have photo ID. It's the reason I didn't vote. No bus pass either before you say!
DeleteTo the last anon...if your paper licence is older than march 2000 it is ok until you are 70 or change details...otherwise you must have a plastic photocard licence
DeleteWhilst I couldn't bring myself not to vote at at one election some years ago, I marked the paper with 'no suitable candidate' Pollie
ReplyDeleteSo sorry your despondency, regards the vote. I live in Tewkesbury a Tory stronghold since 1885! I voted tactically. Win win. Tewkesbury is now Lib Dem , government now in safe hand of a good ( see his credentials) labour man. For years I spoiled my paper by either ticks or to many x’s
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