( Some disjointed thoughts about the UK election )

For those of you in the UK: vote, or lose the right to complain when your council is controlled by the BNP.

( So many boxes )

Yesterday I was perfectly healthy.

Today I have a foul headache, and am coughing and wheezing like faulty bellows.

Coincidence ? I think not. Hung parliaments are bad for your health.

That is all. For insightful political comment, please see elsewhere.

I suck at trying to engage with the political process ( Read more... )

A couple of times recently I've mentioned http://www.theyworkforyou.com, and been surprised at the number of people who don't know about it. It's dead simple: type your postcode in, and get a random bunch of information (eg voting record on big issues, attendance record, links to speeches ( Read more... )

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Remember, kids: voting is just like a giant tickybox.