Under the current political system, it would be a waste of time. Incidentally, the Tories came into power in Newbury, pretending to be slightly cynical about the Vision (only to carry on as the Lib Dems did). I certainly voted Tory on this basis.
Which is just one more reason for candidates to stand on their personal beliefs and what they can do for Newbury rather than having a bias to a Westminster political party.
Which is just one more reason for candidates to stand on their personal beliefs and what they can do for Newbury rather than having a bias to a Westminster political party.
We could all agree that this makes sense - but it won't stop votes being cast for parties rather than candidates. The system sucks - but it ain't about to change.
We could all agree that this makes sense - but it won't stop votes being cast for parties rather than candidates. The system sucks - but it ain't about to change.
People have a choice to vote for whichever candidate they wish, you can't blame the system for people voting for parties.
what nobody seems to understand about Newbury is that the high street, the market, the kennet centre and all the other shops ARE RUBBISH!!!!!!! (that Gizmo shop in the kennet, the awful record shop and pc shop duo near the wharf, and the are prime examples)
No wonder people go elsewhere. Why on earth would you want to come here, regardless of this supposed plot to drive shoppers away (which, lets face it, is rubbish)
what nobody seems to understand about Newbury is that the high street, the market, the kennet centre and all the other shops ARE RUBBISH!!!!!!! (that Gizmo shop in the kennet, the awful record shop and pc shop duo near the wharf, and the are prime examples)
No wonder people go elsewhere. Why on earth would you want to come here, regardless of this supposed plot to drive shoppers away (which, lets face it, is rubbish)
Which is just one more reason for candidates to stand on their personal beliefs and what they can do for Newbury rather than having a bias to a Westminster political party.
I couldn't agree more. We need mroe of the moaners to put their money where their mouth is and stand for election.
You'll have to explain this one then. How can we blame the system for people voting for a party and not a person, baring in mind we can't ban political parties?
.You'll have to explain this one then. How can we blame the system for people voting for a party and not a person, baring in mind we can't ban political parties?
Here's the conundrum.
1) I like the individual views of some of the party candidates which happen to match the party line. I vote for one of them . The party decides to change the policy and influences its members to toe the line. I don't get what I voted for.
2) I like the views of the independent candidate. I vote for him/her. He/she gets elected. The main parties don't agree with these views and can use their influence to get their views implemented. I don't get what I voted for.
So the most pragmatic approach is to either vote for the party that has policies that are vaguely what I am looking for or not vote at all.
(Worse than this is proportional representation that means that even if I vote for the person I like, the vote is used to bolster the party and someone I don't like/agree with gets my vote to do what I don't want)
How can we blame the system for people voting for a party and not a person
Our political system has 'evolved' to a state where democratically elected representatives are told what to do, how to vote etc by their party policy makers (many of whom are not elected). The result is that the only voting option that makes sense is to vote for the party that you think will do the least damage. Who the local candidate is makes no difference whatsoever.
Our political system has 'evolved' to a state where democratically elected representatives are told what to do, how to vote etc by their party policy makers (many of whom are not elected). The result is that the only voting option that makes sense is to vote for the party that you think will do the least damage. Who the local candidate is makes no difference whatsoever.
Our political system has 'evolved' to a state where democratically elected representatives are told what to do, how to vote etc by their party policy makers (many of whom are not elected). The result is that the only voting option that makes sense is to vote for the party that you think will do the least damage. Who the local candidate is makes no difference whatsoever.
The system hasn't evolved that way, it's always been like that since it was Whigs against Tories, I thought you might know this as you used to work in the Museum and probably have an interest in history.
The only way to get round this is for more independent people to put their money where their mouth is and stand for election.
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