As you're probably not
aware, the Police Commissioner elections are taking place this
Thursday. I know, I know, it's been a real hotbed of political
discussion over these elections and I'm sure you're all desperate to
cast your vote.
After some discussion
and thought, I have decided that I will vote for one of these
options:
1. Anyone by the name
of 'Gordon'.
1a. I will also accept
anyone campaigning under a slogan of “Tough on costumed
super-villains, tough on the causes of costumed super-villainy.”
2. Anyone who promises
to give all of their salary to a police widows charity and to not do
any work, instead letting the police do their work without any
bullshit needless political stuff.
Unfortunately, I can't
find any candidates who fulfil any of the above criteria. The UKIP
lady in our area, Merseyside, looks a bit like Gary Oldman but that's
as close as I can get.
Not actually the UKIP candidate for Merseyside Police Commissioner. Maybe. |
So now I'm torn between
voting Labour in an attempt to keep out the UKIP/English Democrat
lot, or spoiling my ballot paper. I'm rather tempted to go for the
latter. I'm going to note, no matter what happens, because if I think
about not voting I hear my ancestors screaming at me. So like many
people, I'm now mostly trying to think of the funniest way to spoil
my ballot paper, mostly via trying to think of good quotes from The Thick of It.
I do genuinely disagree
with these elections, because we don't need Police Commissioners. I
have yet to hear a convincing reason why we should, or frankly any
reasons whatsoever. I've heard nothing from any candidates, or from
the government explaining this new role, or any reason why we're
wasting million of pounds on an election we don't need and can't
afford.
I'm thinking 'FUCKING
OMNISHAMBLES' wouldn't be a bad start.
I will almost definitely write 'OMNISHAMBLES' on mine now, thank you very much. :) Also I heard a couple of colleagues at work today discussing it - and both seemed to be deciding to spoil their ballot papers, too. What a waste of fucking money.
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