To post every day until the next election to remind you to VOTE.

[NorthernLurker]

Seeing as the government appear to have kicked off their campaign I thought now was the time to start nagging talking about voting.

This weekend's talk about pensions shows in a nutshell why we need to vote. The government - any democratic government worldwide - is swayed by the need to please those they think will vote for them. So if you're not getting what you want from this government you need to vote because it is only when everybody like you votes that the wind will change in your governmental favour.

Register to vote, talk to your friends and family about voting, create some momentum and you will see change. The election of 2015 could see the biggest turn out from women under 40 ever. Anything is possible. There's been talk in the past about the 'mumsnet' election - well wouldn't it be great if that was a reality. Not in the sense of posters all voting one way, that's not the point. The point is wouldn't it be great if every user of this board voted? If every user of this board made their voice heard. It can happen.

And I'll be posting every day until it does

vote for any fucking eejit just incase there was any ambiguity

I always vote....but the problem now is, who do I vote for? I haven't a clue anymore.

My next vote will be YES for Scottish Independence.

Wigglesrock your Granny could get a postal vote or nominate you as her proxy and you could vote on her behalf.

Don't forget that there are European and some local elections this May as well. All elections at every level are important, not just the Generals. Get registered and get voting!

Fleta - no this thread is not about how you vote - it's about turnout and voting, no matter who you vote for. I don't mind I just want to hear about a record turnout on election day and know that some of that is the people who use this site. One person voting changes nothing, it has to be as part of a swell. You've got to be in it to win it etc etc

I always vote.

Oooh good point about postal votes. Dh always gets one because he works away a lot.

I do vote in every election - but as I vote Tory I guess your post wasn't aimed at people like me.

YABU who made you vote monitor? No need to remind me - I will be voting, as always. Next time I'm hopeful the Conservatives get back in without the dead weights (ie LibDems) hanging onto their coat tails.

I always vote too, otherwise I have no right to complain about the government .

I always vote too, otherwise I have no right to complain about the government .

YES to this!

I'll vote this time purely because I just want an extra vote put in that isn't for tory.

I was her proxy before but she's not mentally capable now of voting but she would have clipped the legs of us for not voting, but it means a lot to her. We're from Belfast, she's lived through some horrible times, gerrymandering, "losing of votes", etc. Voting to us is really personal & part of who we are as a family. I remember when we were kids my parents going out seperately at night after work to vote. It's funny my husband is exactly the same - I don't think either of us have ever not voted when there's been any kind of election.

I usually do vote. But I don't like the look of any of the parties at the moment.

I will be voting in the hope that enough other people here vote against the Tories not likely

How can you tell who votes for which party unless they say so

Why?

They are all the same, there's virtaully no difference between them, nothing will change for the better, none of these idiot policies will be stopped, the NHS and Education will still have fuck all funding and policies that continue to screw them over, the rich will still get richer and it's the rest of us who are left to foot the bill with fuck all coming into your own pockets working or not.

I'm tired of it all, tired of the same lies, the same promises, the same spin, the same back tracking, the same shit coming out of their mouths, the same bullshit in the news, the same bullshit policies and all while we pay for the zips on their trousers.

Unless you are a pensioner - voting means a big fuck all now. I'll vote when I'm older seeing as that's the only time they take any notice.

Saying that though - I will waste my vote on the Green Party or another small party just so that the Cons don't get it.

Or I might just Spoil my ballot again. Like I have for the past few years now.

It's almost as if they realise what people think of them.

X post - that was in response to sovery

I think you abu to post in aibu everyday but please do regularly remind everyone in chat where it won't clog all the servers.

'Unless you are a pensioner - voting means a big fuck all now. I'll vote when I'm older seeing as that's the only time they take any notice.'

If women with children under 16 were the biggest group of voters with 70-80% turnout then believe me they (all the parties) would take notice.

This thread is not about voting for any particular party. I have strong political views certainly and if you search my posts it will take you about two seconds to discover them BUT if I wanted to get people to vote for my party of choice I'd need to say so wouldn't I? That is not what this thread is about. This is about voting. The democratic exercise in which we can all take part and be heard. Together, as a body, believe me we will matter.

Thanks for starting this thread Northern - I have been meaning to start one just like it. I am in my late 40s now but I think the younger generation are being shafted by a whole raft of policies. Politicians can get away with ignoring the needs of the young because they don't vote in great numbers.

To re-iterate it doesn't matter who you intend to vote for just ensure that you do vote.