To think there needs to be a points strategy for voting.

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As we are all aware, there are some seriously concerning political views held by some of the nation.

In a bid to make sure that the vote is done fairly, and more substantiated by people with the intelligence to vote properly - I think it should be along the lines of this.

2 votings points to those who have completed university or a degree.
1 voting point to those who have completed GCSE of 3 C’s and above.
0.5 voting point to those with anything less than that.
0.25 voting point to members of society who have been convicted previously.

Most people have always voted with their wallets. It’s nothing new.

Ah yes because we all know it the university educated who keep the country running, don't we? I thought we collectively found out how important essential workers were during covid? Imagine being so narrow minded that you would now believe those people are too stupid to vote? Wow OP.

I can see why some people want to vote for reform. I come from a northern council estate and I can sympathise with some of the frustrations. Now I'm university educated and living in a little village in the south. It's a little middle class bubble. A completely different world. Issues like immigration don't effect me in the same way. I don't think I am anymore entitled to vote than someone who has completely different life experiences than me.

You honestly believe that the vote should be removed from people who vote differently to you because you must be correct? And yet you’re decrying right wing politics? You’re literally suggesting a fascist dictatorship….

Next you'll be assigning voting points to our cranial sizes.

10000% agree with this

The fact you don't understand that this would also discriminate against older people who were 18 at a point when there was significantly less ability to access university should give you 0 points on your own scale

No, nobody ever said because they vote differently - but I’ve seen people literally state they vote for XYZ because their Nan does. That is not proper voting.

I don’t care what party they vote for, but atleast read the bloney manifesto

You mean this University educated ? - rampant socialists......but only until they themselves have to start paying tax

Can you name those abuses? Have you ever watched postal votes being checked against signatures to see the process?

No. I voted to remain, but what’s triggered off different/racist parties success is the absolute balls up the Tories and Labour have/are still making with this country. 🤷‍♀️

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I know two highly educated professionals with multiple degrees each who are both members of a left leaning political party. They have very strong political views but both admit to never reading the manifesto of the party they are both members of. Where would they fit in your proposal?

So my friend who didn’t complete her degree and is infertile because of cancer gets less votes that any slack Alice who can get up the duff? She is extremely intelligent and hard working but fuck it she can’t have a baby so less voting power.

If some voters choose to vote based on emotional responses to particular parties rather than a critical evaluation of manifesto policies why is their choice less valid than yours?

I absolutely think many people are too easily swayed by incorrect information- the solution to that is to fix the regulation of social media (and mainstream media) to stop companies run by graduates being able to pump out misinformation. Not take away the vote from some people

I think we could modernise the House of Lords while holding onto its historical connotations by electing its members, with each voter's vote weighted by the amount of tax HMRC records showed them as having paid since the previous election.

Voting could be done on-line by people logged into their HMRC account, so it wouldn't be administratively difficult to implement.

Democracy would not be compromised because everyone would still have an equal vote for the more powerful House of Commons, but the people who actually pay for stuff would get more of a say overall, which seems fair to me.

Also my parents who couldn’t go to university because in their day you left school at 15 you got a job and you handed in your keep to your parents. Less voting power for them 🤔

Where does anyone state having a baby gives higher voting privilege exactly??

I've worked in law all my life and some of the dumbest people I know have a law degree. Your idea is totalitarian and against everything democracy stands for

The contempt just oozes out of you. Is universal sufferage only a problem because you don't like either how people vote or why they vote the way they do?

Have you ever considered that other people don't have your privileges and experience the world in the same way as you and that might cause them to have different opinions.

It's also a really stupid idea and I can't believe this is a serious thread

How do you know that person hasnt spent time throughly discussing the ins and outs with their Nan and decided they agree with her. Being a grandparent doesnt mean you know bugger all about politics!!

That was one of suggestion on this thread, that parents get more voting power. I should have quoted it.

Quick to poo-poo the thread but slow to suggest your own thoughts and better ideas?