Every time I see proposals to encourage people to vote the cynic in me rises to the front. Now voting is a privilege that many people in the world do not have (or is abused - Mugabe) and, of course, people should vote. But I always feel that Labour introduces these initiatives not for the greater good of the country but rather for their own benefit, especially since turnout in Labour seats tends to be lower (in both absolute and percentage terms http://www.yougov.com/extranets/yguk/content/kellnerMain.asp?jID=3&aId=1733 ) than Conservative ones.
I recall the postal voting fiasco which was encouraged by "I am an anorexic" Prescott that descended into criminal farce in Birmingham and elsewhere.
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