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Originally Posted by garinda
I've always posted on here that I don't always vote for one particular party.
This is true.
I once voted for Ken Livingstone in the election for Mayor of London, when he stood as an independent, after being thrown out of the Labour party.
Last year I also voted for Peter Britcliffe.
This was done because I knew his chance of re-election was 100% guaranteed, and I did it so I could post that I was voting for the best person for the job, hoping that by saying this, after also saying I was voting for Graham Jones, it might pursuade others to do the same.
Other than these two votes I've always voted Labour, ever since I was first able to, in 1983.
Never again.
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The lid on my political coffin was closed, the day this happened.
BBC News - Gordon Brown 'bigoted woman' comment caught on tape
When we witnessed just how elitist, and out of touch the ruling classes are with the ordinary, salt of the Earth folk of this country. When one woman dared to share her very real worries with the Prime Minister.
By the way, I don't think the Conservatives, and Liberal Democrats are any better.
They are all sycophantic careerists. Out to improve their own lot, rather than the good of others.
Some of my political heroes of yesteryear wouldn't recognise this shower of
'tight' we have in power today.
The age of political altruism is truly dead.
Today, because of the three party leaders, and our M.P.'s refusal to vote in favour of a referendum on E.U. membership, the lid of my political coffin has been firmly nailed down shut.
The way we are governed has been fundamentally altered, and we, the people, haven't had a say if we agree, or not, with this momentous change.
That, is very wrong.
I suppose I should be grateful.
Total freedom.
For although I'll remain politically motivated, I truly will have no allegiance to any mainstream political parties.
Cheers Graham.