The Chartists & the Suffragettes fought for the vote. Use it on 4th July
A General Election take place on 4th July. Some have argued that it is an election as decisive as that of 1945 or 1979.
That said, and I’m far from an obsessive about Parliamentary elections of any kind, participation in democratic elections is important as a principle.
It’s important because there is a hard right populist party in the field in the shape of ReformUK (which is actually a limited company not a Party) and the Tories are not too far removed from that agenda either. Even if you just cast a vote for any of the other parties it will make a point.
It’s also important because the Chartists fought for the right to vote for men, not finally achieved until 1918, and the Suffragettes did the same for women, achieved in 1928.
In the 205th anniversary year of Peterloo it’s important to remember the sacrifices that people made to win the vote and it’s also important to remember that even today in the US Trump is making extensive efforts to prevent working people from voting now echoed to some extent by the Tories here with PhotoID
So vote on 4th July. The fight to win you the vote in the first place means a lot and that means it’s worth exercising it to Kick Out The Tories
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