Quote Originally Posted by Metadog
how will voting change the status quo, mate?

no political parties have policies that represent my ideals or wishes

it's a case of voting for a wanker or a twat, neither of which i consider able to represent me - by voting i appear to approve of them, which i don't
Politics isn't a spectator sport dude. If you don't like whats on offer, you got to get in there and change it. Join a party and neutrise the morons who rubber stamp the dross we have up for election. Or stand for parliament yourself. It's good fun.