General Election 2015 - It's All Nonsense!

Today's the day.
Voting for the General Election 2015 commenced this morning.

I don't think the local residents where I live have been particularly gripped by election fever, but it is usually very empty here, I mean there are never very many people wandering about, but today there are people everywhere - presumably coming and going from the polling station.

As much as I am interested in politics, this election hasn't got me gripped. 

None of the political parties are saying much about their plans, and what they are saying is the usual crap they think we want to hear. 

The main reason I'm not overly participating in this election is because I truly believe that our while voting system is archaic and completely unfair. 

I know the UK had a referendum on proportional representation a while ago, but I missed it because I want in the country at that time. 

I am saddened that the general public didn't vote for it, but from what I've read since I've been back in Blighty, it was deliberately made too complicated for people to know what to vote for. Typical dodgy political behaviour!

I think we should definitely have proportional representation in Britain. 

I think the general election should be more about voting for the particular political party of your choice, and not about the party leaders. Who really cares if David Cameron is a complete muppet, or if Ed Miliband eats a bacon sarnie in a certain way, or if Nigel Farage is drunk, or Nicola Sturgeon looks like Sandy Toksvig? 

It shouldn't be important, the media shouldn't bang-on and on about these things, they should stop focusing on character assassinations and concentrate on the important issues.

Barley, our lovely Lurcher - as I said in my blog post yesterdays, he'd make a better Prime Minister than David Cameron - he's better looking too :)

Come voting day, I think voters should be handed a piece of paper with all of the parties listed -

Conservative

Labour

Liberal Democrats

Green

UKIP

SNP

Blah, blah, blah...........

Voters should simply tick the box next to the political party they want in Number 10. 

I don't think there needs to be anything else on the ballot papers, no names of the politicians etc. after all we are really voting for the political party we hope will win the general election - we're not really voting for our local MPs.
It shouldn't be about seats. The way it is now. It's just not a fair system that someone like say, Nigel Farage could possibly receive 15% of the votes but he would only get 1% of the seats in parliament.
How is that fair?
That is not to say I want Nigel Farage running anything in Britain, or that I wouldn't; it's not about my feelings towards Nigel Farage - I'm just using him to make my point.

They say we live in a democracy. But how is our current voting system democratic?
It isn't!
Britain is not a democracy. 

Then once voting in the general election has closed, all the votes should be counted, and whichever political party has the most votes - wins. Simple! And not only would that be a much simpler way to carry out the general election, it would be fair too. The people of Britain would be governed by the political party who most people wanted - what's fairer than that?

Oh, how I wish things were as they should be. By which I obviously mean how I think they should be. 

Maybe I should be in charge of Britain? Or am I sounding like a know-it-all? Hehe!

I just don't want to think about how ridiculously outdated and unfair the whole system is. 

I have deliberately ignored all of the TV news today, and I haven't read anything political online about the general election. And I'm not in a rush to find out who wins either. 

No doubt I'll find out some time tomorrow, as it'll be all over the news - obviously. 

Right, that's it!

I hadn't intended to write another blog post about the general election - after my long rambling post that I wrote yesterday, but I couldn't resist. 

But hey, at least this one is short, and to the point. Well, more to the point than yesterday's blog post anyway.
And I've uploaded another photo of our gorgeous boy, Barley the Lurcher, and he definitely has my vote. 

Happy voting!

What do you think about our political system?
Do you think it's outdated and unfair?
Did you vote in the proportional representation referendum? 
Or, do you have anything you feel like sharing? If so leave me a comment. :)

Scotland Decides - Referendum on Independence

There's been lots of news reports in the papers and all over the internet during the last few days, about the referendum in Scotland, and yet today, a day which is possibly the biggest day in British history since WWII, news coverage has been suspiciously quiet.
Why?
Maybe the news stations are worried about receiving death threats; if you believe what has been reported over the last week or so, several high profile news reporters and big businesses have been sent threats against themselves and their families.

I know people are still voting, but why aren't there any interviews etc. on the news, politicians spouting nonsense, or well-known pundits voicing their thoughts about Scotland voting for independence?
It all seems very odd to me - the lack of reporting.

So, what will Scotland decide?
The polling stations opened this morning for voting at 7am and will remain open until 10pm this evening.
The results will be revealed in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

I'm not going to write what I want to happen, mainly because I don't want to jinx the result. ;)
But having paid close-ish attention to what Alex Salmond has been saying ever since he first publicly spoke about the Yes No vote, I do think it's all a bit vague. I mean there doesn't seem to be any real fiscal policy, what he's said seems to all be pie in the sky, so if the majority votes yes, it will be interesting to see what happens.

Also 'interesting' is how many famous people and celebrities are speaking out about the referendum in Scotland, it's interesting because most of them don't even live in the UK - or the real World. ;)

I seriously think that we should all get to vote. By we and all, I mean British people. I mean just because us Brits don't reside in Scotland, does not mean we are not going to be affected by this referendum.

David Cameron seems to be losing the plot, more than usual, about Scotland and the possibility of it becoming independent.
I guess that explains why he has said that if they vote 'No' Scotland will be given even more powers.
They already get a say about what we do in England. But England doesn't get to say what they do in Scotland. Hardly seems fair, or democratic, does it?

If you can believe the figures printed in the press, Scotland raises £45 billion a year in taxes, but it receives £62 billion in public spending.
So that's a lovely subsidy of £17 billion, courtesy of the rest of the UK. Not bad eh?


I want to vote. I really do. I think I should be able to vote in something that whether the result is yes, or no, will undoubtedly influence my life for many many years to come.
It just does not seem right, or fair, that the majority of the people in the UK are being denied a vote on whether to break up the United Kingdom, and that is exactly what this referendum is all about.
It may be headlined as Scotland voting to become independent from the rest of the UK, but it doesn't only concern Scotland, it is an important issue for all British people.
And yet, because of the rules about who can and can't vote, the future of United Kingdom will be, in part, decided by the Polish, Lithuanians, Romanians, and thousands of schoolchildren, because they live in Scotland.
This isn't an immigration issue for me, I don't have a problem with people from Poland, Lithuania, or Romania voting. If they live in Scotland, then that seems fair.
I also have no problem with children being allowed to vote, as they are also living in Scotland.
But I do have trouble accepting the fact that the rest of us Brits living in the United Kingdom get absolutely no say in the outcome of the referendum in Scotland.
So much for democracy!

Right, that's just about all I want to say. Well, I could say a lot more, but I think I'll leave it now.
What's your opinion about all of this?
Do you think Scotland should become independent?
Or Should they remain as a part of the United Kindgom?
Do you think it's fair that only people residing in Scotland (registered to vote in Scotland) are allowed to vote?
Or do you think that all British people should be entitled to cast their vote?
I really would love to hear what you think.