Election law does not allow publication of anything that might seek to influence a voter whilst polling stations are open.
I reckon the reach of this blog is sufficient to require my compliance with this law.
It may be a quiet day as a result.
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I think a quiet day in this case might well be what we all need!
That explains why the Daily Mail is headlining with a picture of Kate in a five-year old pink dress. Presumably there isn’t anything else going on in the world. Hmmm..
Unbelievable
Who is kate?
An opiate of the masses who love their chains!
Purdah is only for the government. Have you not seen the front pages of the papers today?
No it applies to certain parts of the media as well
I have chosen to respect it
It does not apply to print media, I agree, but that’s because they come out the night before
I have to confess that I’m feeling rising anger and a sick feeling in my stomach as I prepare to go to the polling station. In the General elation, my vote was useless (Tory pocket borough) and now voting between corporate fascism ‘A’ and corporate fascism ‘B’
$£$%^ *****!
A quiet day is not what they’re getting at polling stations. Mine has already had more voters this morning than in the entire day at the last general election.
I have voted
And been past twice more since
It looks like a big turnout on that evidence
Enjoy your day off!
Not much of a day off
One article written
A submission for funding to make
And ten journal articles to read
And the book is behind schedule
The day job carries on!
Richard, there are only limited things you can’t do (eg publish exit polls before 10pm). There is nothing stopping you discussing the issues as you wish.
I am choosing not to
Oh dear, oh dear, I think I could have a problem after today’s post on A Last Question.
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I’ve already voted by post. So it’s all over bar the shouting … and I guess there’ll be a lot of that in the days/weeks to come. I offer up some words of wisdom in the hope that the country’s so-called leaders will now find the inspiration to focus on unity rather than division: “We are not for Names, nor Men, nor Titles of Government, nor are we for this Party, nor against the other, because of its Name and Pretence; but we are for Justice and Mercy, and Truth and Peace, and true Freedom, that these may be exalted in our Nation.” Edward Burrough, 1634-1663 – a brief but courageous life. In spite of the workload, enjoy a blogging break!
Wise words
Thanks
Have prepared my mini-missive to be attached to ballot paper. Not sure of size of paper so have kept it brief:
‘I wish to register my desire to abstain due to a dumbed-down debate that has treated the public like morons. There are real issues out there NONE of which relate to this vote:
1) Unaffordable housing
2) Stagnant pay and massive private debt
3) Loss of public services
4) Privatisation of public assets fro short-term gain
5) The savage dehumanisation of the ill/disabled/unemployed/vulnerable
6) The disappearance , by stealth, of democracy as we become a One Party State dominated by ONE economic ideology.
7) Poor quality politicians who do not help the public to understand the real issues.
I’ve printed it small -need to go out and buy a Pritt-Stick! (marginal increase of money velocity there!).
Good luck with that Simon! You should’ve preprinted a bunch and offered them to others with similar sentiments. There are lots of us!
Ballot paper was easily big enough to have included more, but good that I didn’t. I feel calm and clear that I did the right thing.
Felt a bit furtive spreading the pritt-stick and sticking the paper!
I’m having a delightfully relaxed day, cafe breakfast followed by early vote,
I’m browsing through the Guardian site which has most comments disabled, the absence of deranged Brexiteer’s rantings is a joy,
a wonderful little fluff piece on a growing paranoid twitter conspiracy theory…
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/23/eu-ballot-papers-pencils-conspiracy-fears-social-media-voters
there is a tweet from Charlie Brooker that sums it up and gave me my first laugh in days!
love, light and peace guys and gals,
M x
That is paranoia gone mad
No hang on…..
Nice tweet here:
Retweeted Cadi (@cadilambert):
I didn’t just use a pen, I used invisible ink so the little tinkers wouldn’t even know which box to erase!
‪#‎UsePen‬ ‪#‎pencilgate‬
Simon – how is you having a rant at the Tories/New Labour in any way relevant to an EU referendum?
I’m sure Simon can speak for himself, but here’s my take on what you call his rant.
The question you should be asking is: “How is the EU referendum relevant to any of these real and pressing issues that are the direct responsibility of the Tories and New Labour?”
The EU referendum is a complete diversion from the real problems facing us, and a deliberate one at that.
I agree with that Helen
We had no need for this and whilst we have been diverted no attention has been givenm to massively more important issues
Thanks, Helen, I wish I had expressed it as concisely and as epigrammatically!
Jim, I can’t answer for Simon but I too believe an IN – OUT referendum is a distraction from the many more serious problems confronting the country. So I think his protest statement is rather a good idea. Not sure they’ll allow it though. It will be interesting to hear how he got on. The Indie ran this article today which is along the same lines: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/eu-referendum-brexit-remain-leave-in-out-european-union-what-it-means-society-a7097066.html
Thanks for that link John D . El Gingihy works tirelessly for the protection of the NHS and exposing the by-stealth privatisations -he’s a very courageous man.
What he says better than me is what I put on the ballot paper. His points are well made:
” Either way, we will continue to live in a society based on the principles of neoliberal economics.
We will see the siphoning of wealth to the top, financialisation of the economy with its damaging inflation of asset bubbles, privatisation of public services and austerity — all of which guarantees economic stagnation, frozen wages, increasing poverty and declining living standards. The In/Out question does not address how to improve the lives of ordinary people.”
This is Labour’s opportunity to reconnect with with it’s own history and pick up the thread of the Left lost to neo-liberalism in the 70’s.
Corbyn can know express more fully his own inclinations which have been muzzled to some degree. Given the rubbish coming from the mouth of Chuka Umanna I just don’t think there will be enough backing from the Party for real radical change -it will have to be a protracted period of in fighting – can’t see it going any other way. It will come to a new intake of M.P’s which will take years.