I support everyone’s right to vote as seems best to them.
Having said that if you have the choice of a moderate Left government (vs a fascist Right) & you choose not to vote for them because you’re so angry with them for not being further to the Left… I reserve my right to find that reasoning silly
I am British and excited about our upcoming moderate Left government. There are things I disagree with them on! That’s OK, I can give my all to influencing them and they might actually pay attention, unlike a right wing government which definitely won’t.
Have a friend who was in Bercow’s constituency. I had no idea nobody puts up a candidate against the speaker, whilst the speaker doesn’t really represent constituents or even their own party. A whole electoral ward whose votes don’t actually count at all.
Well look at it another way : I live in what has been up to now a staunchly Conservative voting area, I've not had a vote be counted in 7 general elections. Everyone's fine with TPTP* as a form of representative government. I've never had an MP.
*They're not (inc. me), just making the point.
While the representation bit is obviously problematic I do like the fairness of that (I was aware it was a thing). Much like paired (not) voting in the Commons.
It is going to be nice to have someone I voted for actually represent me in Parliament. Will be the first time in the 32 years I've been able to vote that that's happened.
Esher and Walton here. Labour lost their deposit last time out. Big sad that Raab bottled running again. Was looking forward to watching his loser face losing on the night.