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Gayle · 01-08-2006, 11:52

Thank you Busman - see I can be quite reasonable when pushed!

May be the problem is not with the candidates but with the voters. As I was campaigning I started to be able to tell instantly whether people voted or not. There were a lot of people who clearly couldn't be bothered and without generalising too much they were usually under 25, dressed in vest and tracksuit and had a fag in their hand. Amongst the older ones there is even still a bit of 'my husband' deals with all that stuff, kind of mentality around. I was also told 'nothing to do with me' and 'you're all as bad as each other' quite a few times.

Something needs to be done and it doesn't need some posh sounding toff telling us that he wants to engage with younger people.

01-08-2006, 11:52	#12
Gayle God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Relaxville Posts: 6,866 Blog Entries: 69 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 2867	Re: Women in politics Thank you Busman - see I can be quite reasonable when pushed! May be the problem is not with the candidates but with the voters. As I was campaigning I started to be able to tell instantly whether people voted or not. There were a lot of people who clearly couldn't be bothered and without generalising too much they were usually under 25, dressed in vest and tracksuit and had a fag in their hand. Amongst the older ones there is even still a bit of 'my husband' deals with all that stuff, kind of mentality around. I was also told 'nothing to do with me' and 'you're all as bad as each other' quite a few times. Something needs to be done and it doesn't need some posh sounding toff telling us that he wants to engage with younger people. __________________ The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone.