material girl wrote:Made your minds up yet?
It would not be a very good exercise for you to make your mind up, based only on the opinions of the A2K people that may "sum up" the Parties for you in this thread.
That is exactly what you will get.....opinions, determined and influenced by that members political leanings.
It would be better for you to find the websites of the three main parties, and read their Manifestos. That would give you a guide as to what they INTEND to do, but they may not necessarily put those ideas into practise if elected.
Everyone in the democratic world should make every effort to raise their interest in politics. It was a hard won right, and should not be cast aside lightly. The more the "ordinary" people are aware of domestic and world affairs, the less those "power" politicians can get away with, as you will have the opportunity to vote them out at the next election.
If you are not aware of how good/bad they have been for your country, it is much more likely that they will stay in power, owing to either a low turn out vote due to apathy, or voters carrying on voting for the same party because of personal or family tradition.
I personally feel that, in the UK, our fathers/grandfathers risked their lives to remove the threat of a fascist dictatorship from Europe.
If you are not sure of the importance of voting, just ask someone from that generation how they feel about the matter.
Good luck with your research, and I am sure that you will vote wisely.
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