If you know anyone who is planning on not voting because ‘it won’t make a difference’, explain to them how public funds are allocated to opposition parties (so-called Short money). £38.75 for every 200 votes gained by the party. Every vote counts!
@KimSJ didn’t know this. Thank you.
To me voting for minority parties or against safe seats sends a signal to the safe seat parties that policies the other parties have are becoming more important to people. Hopefully, even if the seat stays safe the policies they push are closer to the voters wishes.
Like religions political parties adapt to the tastes of the time.
What people expected of society in the 80s and 90s is different to now and party’s adapted because they had to.
@winkleink My thinking on this ocassion, and also I want that to be considered in (hopefully) a future discussion about Proportional Voting. But I suspect for the majority of voters, these sorts of nuances are less important, and those that do care will have a party membership anyway.
@davoloid I'm from Ireland where PR is the norm and after experiencing it I believe provides a fairer representation of peoples intention for a country/nation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_affiliation_in_the_United_Kingdom
~1.5% of people registered members of a political party so not a significant number. Expect far more have 'always voted XXX and so will always vote XXX'
A challenge is we all have our own bubble.
It's easier for views we agree with to be heard than opposing views.
For certain politicians I switch channel.