[Margaret Pilkington]

Democracy is about having a choice.
I agree that 'can't be arsed' is not an option....Especially if those who can't be arsed are expecting to be supported financially.
Apathy is not an excuse either.
The political parties are in some way to blame for the lack of engagement with the electorate...The politicians are so far removed from the realities, and people cannot see that their cross in the box makes any difference to what happens( I am really cynical about the difference my voting or not voting makes, and I consider myself politically engaged)....so they lose interest.
It is no good telling these people that men and women fought and died for them to have this as a right.....it wasn't in their lifetime and seems to have little relevance.