At the last election, for the first time in my adult life I looked carefully at the choices, decided there wasn't one of them that was 'worth a light' and didn't vote.
I would like an alternative but I couldn't vote for Red Ed and co and the Libdems are just apalling. I'd go for UKIP as a protest but in a general election it's a wasted vote.
I don't like the current Labour party. Ed Milliband is probably a very nice, principled man but he is no leader....and certainly not one that can win a general election.
The sad thing is there appears to be no-one else in the party who has what it takes.
A while back I was speaking to an MP who had just returned from Africa. He was joking that we all think that the politicians in the UK are corrupt and useless - he said that during meetings he was sitting with African politicians with short tempers and big machine guns.
And to your question - yes, I am crazy so I can vote for myself. ;-)
anneasquith Even if you spoil your paper, you MUST vote not to do so is a betrayal of democracy and all it entails. To me if you don't vote you shouldn't enter political debate.
Normally I would NOT recommend that anyone should encourage my sister's crazy cat lady tendencies but, in the present political environment, she may have it right.