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Henry | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Good summary but lots of people are so fed up of politics you should have mentioned only 60% of the eligible population voted.  So from a total perspective only 20% voted for them.
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davidwetton | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Agreed. 
Those registered to vote, but didn't, plus those not even registered to vote are larger than the Tory and Labour vote put together.

The Uni Party / Oligarch worst nightmare is  seeing these people becoming engaged and voting for a party away from Red and Blue.

Hence, I've a sneaking feeling that behind the scenes they promote "It's cool to check out of the syatem" to ensure they don't realise their voting power.