@thetoddleratemyhomework
I want a voice on this too. And I also want a voice on austerity, the NHS and other aspects of Tory policy that I don't wholeheartedly agree with. I am investigating whether I can offer legal advice and assistance to those denied PIP in my constituency.
Thank you, and this ^ to the power of 10! Those are causes I can get behind 100%.
I've just returned from my unexpected stint as a teller and have to be very careful about what I can say. I will therefore relate only my personal experience and let you draw your own conclusions.
The LibDem teller, a very pleasant woman, and I were the only ones present outside the polling station. We agreed to be non-partisan, amicable and share duties. Actually, we had a good old natter and will meet up for a coffee in a couple of weeks as we got on so well.
Just two voters, both men, thought it necessary to advertise their political allegiance. No one else did. Both wore red rosettes. One called me a Tory bitch. The other seemed to regard me as a mother figure which was confusing because he was older than me. Well, it sounded like "mother figure" anyway but I could have misheard.
Those were the only unpleasant incidents.
On the other hand, I was the only one to be offered handshakes or a smile and a thumbs-up - and there were plenty of those.
It is no indication of how people were voting, of course, and should not be read as such.
I also spent some time chatting to the Tory constituency chairman and my nice male Tory county councillor (the one who is definitely GC) and told them I intend to be very active. Both said they were pleased as they want more women's voices at local level so I am meeting up with each of them separately once things are clearer.
You do realise what's happened here, don't you?
I've been radicalised by Mumsnet.