It is finally here, tomorrow we have the pleasure of voting for our European Parliament MPs, exciting isn’t it?
The BBC website has a nice map with the 12 electoral regions and you can click on them to see who is standing.
But be careful, in the south east the BNP have 10 candidates, 8 in London, 6 in the South West, none in Wales, 7 in The East of England, 6 in the West Midlands, 5 in the East Midlands, 8 in the North West, 6 in Yorkshire and Humber, 8 in the North West, 3 in the North East, 6 in Scotland and none in Northern Ireland; a total of 73 in total.
I will admit a bias here; I do not want to see even one BNP Euro MP because of the political climate at the moment regarding the MP expenses thing, rebound anger against the three top parties could be a dangerous thing, and could leave us with the type of representation that we really do not want.
We need to think very carefully before we vote, and we should vote, because the Euro Elections are just as important as our general election, mainly because we have no choice at the moment about being in the EU, and a vast amount of legislation that concerns us and affect us comes from Brussels.
If like me you don’t have a clue what it is all about there is an “idiots guide to” here.
So do it, vote, and also vote in the local elections if that is applicable in your area, because if we don’t get out there and make our decision we have no excuse if things get even worse, and we end up with Euro MPs and local Councils that do not represent our needs.
"A share in the sovereignty of the state, which is exercised by the citizens at large, in voting at elections is one of the most important rights of the subject, and in a republic ought to stand foremost in the estimation of the law."- Alexander Hamilton, The Papers of Alexander Hamilton,
Angus
Angus Dei on all and sundry
NHS Behind the headlines
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The BBC website has a nice map with the 12 electoral regions and you can click on them to see who is standing.
But be careful, in the south east the BNP have 10 candidates, 8 in London, 6 in the South West, none in Wales, 7 in The East of England, 6 in the West Midlands, 5 in the East Midlands, 8 in the North West, 6 in Yorkshire and Humber, 8 in the North West, 3 in the North East, 6 in Scotland and none in Northern Ireland; a total of 73 in total.
I will admit a bias here; I do not want to see even one BNP Euro MP because of the political climate at the moment regarding the MP expenses thing, rebound anger against the three top parties could be a dangerous thing, and could leave us with the type of representation that we really do not want.
We need to think very carefully before we vote, and we should vote, because the Euro Elections are just as important as our general election, mainly because we have no choice at the moment about being in the EU, and a vast amount of legislation that concerns us and affect us comes from Brussels.
If like me you don’t have a clue what it is all about there is an “idiots guide to” here.
So do it, vote, and also vote in the local elections if that is applicable in your area, because if we don’t get out there and make our decision we have no excuse if things get even worse, and we end up with Euro MPs and local Councils that do not represent our needs.
"A share in the sovereignty of the state, which is exercised by the citizens at large, in voting at elections is one of the most important rights of the subject, and in a republic ought to stand foremost in the estimation of the law."- Alexander Hamilton, The Papers of Alexander Hamilton,
Angus
Angus Dei on all and sundry
NHS Behind the headlines
Angus Dei-NHS-THE OTHER SIDE
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