UK General Election 2015: The rise of protest parties

“They’re all the same”. “It doesn’t matter what I decide”. “My vote doesn’t matter anyway”

Sound familiar? If you’ve been paying any attention to the noise surrounding this general election then you’ve probably heard all of these sentiments before. You might even agree with them, as nearly 35% of voters didn’t turnout and put a cross on the ballot last time around.

You would be forgiven in thinking that all politicians in the big parties are alarmingly similar. David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage are all privately educated, with only Farage not attending Oxbridge. On the other hand, the leader’s debates have exposed the country to some dynamic new female forces – Natalie Bennett for the Greens, Leanne Wood of Plaid Cymru and Nicola Sturgeon of the SNP. After seeing Sturgeon’s success in the debates, the question ‘can I vote for SNP if I live in England?’ was...

Rate this article: 

This marijuana news is brought to you by 420 Intel. For the latest breaking cannabis industry news, subscribe to the 420 Intel newsletter. If you'd like to promote your product or service in this area after every article, contact us.


URL: 
http://forgetoday.com/features/general-election-2015-the-rise-of-protest-parties/