Hi Matt,
Good thread and given that politics is always a good way to start an argument to the interested, I thought I would add my tuppence worth. I see voting as highly important and given the struggle that occurred to get women the vote, I would feel like a gender traitor if I failed to do so.
Voting is a way of telling your Government that you are not happy or you approve of their policies. I hope to use my vote to make a stand, but in this area which appears to be historically Tory, I am not sure that there is a lot of choice.
One group I will not be voting for is UKIP, as a European (I grew up abroad) I am pretty enthused by EU membership, however I am also pretty fed up with the odd comments I have heard from some of the "locals" in this country. I can understand argument over EU membership, I can see positives and negatives to it and I am fully happy to engage in worthwhile debate, but please people keep that argument on track and don't fall into senseless xenophobia. Debate is good, closed minds are not.
Ooh, I made a controversial statement, now watch me be burned!
No toasting Marshmallows over the cinders that used to be my heart...
