The joy of voting
OK – so I’ve voted. Here in London, we don’t have local elections, only European elections. The electoral system is a regional list system so we vote for a political party and not for one or more candidates.
In London, there are 19 choices so it was the longest ballot paper that I can remember. The parties are listed alphabetically, so the British National Party might obtain some votes simply by being top of the list. “The Labour Party” is listed under T rather than L.
Even after 43 years, I still have a joy in voting. I feel both a sense of power and a sense of responsibility. I am acutely aware that billions around the world do not have this right.