Anyone been to vote today...

[TopCat]

No. I've vote every time but not for this. Everyone of them are a current councillor, so just trying to work their way up.

Fuck them.

Pretty much this. I've switched off to politics completely in recent months

 

[Kingdom Bhoy]

... The wife is working on a polling station today, they've had 10 people through the door today. 10. Quite clearly no one gives a fuck. Is it time to look at other ways of voting to attract a bigger turn out? The cost per vote must be massive.

It was another crackpot Cameron idea enough said.

 

[hairynaker]

Was it just a police commisioner vote today?

 

[anth]

Was it just a police commisioner vote today?

yup, which no one gives a shit about.

 

[42]

Could probably pay for 2 extra officers per district.

This by-election is costing the tax payer £2.5m. Then we go back to the polls in 10 months time to elect another one as we hit the normal electoral cycle. Shouldve just put a deputy in charge for a few months.

 

[Mainze]

... The wife is working on a polling station today, they've had 10 people through the door today. 10. Quite clearly no one gives a fuck. Is it time to look at other ways of voting to attract a bigger turn out? The cost per vote must be massive.

Not a surprise really, politicians are all about self gratification.

 

[Goat Eyes]

This by-election is costing the tax payer £2.5m. Then we go back to the polls in 10 months time to elect another one as we hit the normal electoral cycle. Shouldve just put a deputy in charge for a few months.

Wow!

 

[ShoutyBearHead]

nope - usually feel the need to vote for someone as a matter of principal even if it’s merely to register some sort of protest vote

always hoy this one in the bin

 

[redandwhiterob]

If more folk took the time to educate themselves and vote accordingly we'd live in a much better society imo

 

[Joe Public]

Didn’t know owt about it.

 

[JohnSmithUK]

Voted, gave first choice to independent, wrote some advice on the rest of the ballot.


Looking at the sheet, only about 30 people all day.

 

[ShoutyBearHead]

If more folk took the time to educate themselves and vote accordingly we'd live in a much better society imo

please educate us ‘folk’ - why should I vote for a regional police commissioner affiliated to a national political party

 

[Raby Mackem]

No vote in my neck of the woods today if there was I would have voted. Currently it is the system, whatever the rights and wrongs of it. In theory meant to provide the police with democratic accountability, so in my view folk should vote.

 

[Northumberland Rocks]

Don't vote for Georgina hill unless you want a rancid loony Tory who was even too extreme for the actual Tory party and was booted out I believe

 

[mcq10]

please educate us ‘folk’ - why should I vote for a regional police commissioner affiliated to a national political party

Whole things a farce mind. Another thing pushed onto us like the regional mayor

 

[Northumberland Rocks]

Voted, gave first choice to independent, wrote some advice on the rest of the ballot.


Looking at the sheet, only about 30 people all day.

That independent that she was too extreme for the tories

 

[Suspender Sue]

... The wife is working on a polling station today, they've had 10 people through the door today. 10. Quite clearly no one gives a fuck. Is it time to look at other ways of voting to attract a bigger turn out? The cost per vote must be massive.

Postal vote here as well. Otherwise I doubt I'd make or be able to make the time.

 

[hairynaker]

yup, which no one gives a shit about.

Not even worth a thread tbf.

 

[c032745y]

The next PM will be elected by 0.34% of the electorate, the Northumbria PCC will be elected by possibly less...

...democracy in action, democracy inaction?

 

[5underland]

If more folk took the time to educate themselves we'd live in a much better society imo

I agree.