democracy = hard

[kat_lair]

So. Local elections. For once I'm both registered and living next to the polling station and everything and have plans to go and vote. In light of this I said to myself: 'Self, go find out who the candidates are so you can select the person least likely to fuck things up even worse.'

And off I went. To the local council's website. Wherein I found a list of candidates. Very good, now I know what they are called and which parties are represented. However, that was it. There are no candidate profiles, no manifestos, no lists of priorities or pledges or aaaaaaaaaaanything. Fuck all. (well, except for that one candidate who is already in the council but even that wasn't very helpful)

There has been absolutely no leaflets, door-to-door canvassing, no posters, placards, signs etc. in my area either. I tried googling the candidate names and got nowhere.

At this point I'd settle for picture so I can decide who has kind eyes.

Bah.

Comments

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Lol that sounds very representative of UK politics. And exactly, these are local council people, I want to know what they're planning on doing locally more than anything.

...that is so bizarre and makes no sense. I mean if they were only promoting some parties but not others then yeah but... surely just providing website space for the candidates to post a short paragraph about themselves/their plans would be fine.

[dreamersdare.livejournal.com]

Well, in defence of the Lib Dems, my ward councillors now seem to be working quite hard at getting my vote (they even came and knocked on the door but I didn't have time to talk to them). The others still apparently don't want my vote...

Well, I would have thought that as well. Seems like the common sense approach to things that you and I would adopt is not endorsed by our local authorities however

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

No one still seems to want my vote. *is sad*

[dreamersdare.livejournal.com]

I still think I want an option on my ballot paper that says "None of the above. You are all fail. Try again."

Although, we'd probably never get a council elected then...