dinsdag 19 april 2011

Tribal voters are a dying breed

More and more voters in the UK say that more than one political party appeals to their choices and needs. Less than five people say that there is only one party that comes close to what their views are and that they don't agree with any of the other parties' views.
Many people vote for their second choice to be tactical, that is called alternitave voting. That is not a perfect elocarol system, but it will make politics more competitive and politicians will be challenged to appeal to a wider section of society. Alternative voting will not lead to a permanent coalition or help the Liberal Democrates.

source: http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/04/19/tribal-voters-are-a-dying-breed/

Vote for what you really believe in.
I think it is very stupid to be a tactical voter, because you only vote for one party to make the other party lose votes. I can understand that people are confused because different parties appeal to their view, but you should choose a party, because you really believe in what that party wants to do. The cause of this alternative voting may be that people do not really know what the parties represent. Yes, some political parties may share some similarities, but I think that parties are different in many of their views. So, maybe if voters should really look into the parties plans and views, they would be able to choose one party because they really believe in what that party stands for.

Libya conflict: UK funds to help trapped workers.

Libya conflict: UK funds to help trapped workers.

The UK is going to help five thousand migrants, who are trapped in Misrata, Western Libya.

The minister has been informed that the situation is very severe, as the shootings from Colonel Cadaffi's followers continue and the city is running out on food, medicine and electricity.
Britain is to give money to support the evacuation of the migrants, workers from South Asia, Africa and The Middle East. They will be transported by ships. More money will be given to the International Medical Corps, who gives medical aid to the people in Libya, who are threatened by violence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13115874

Saving innocent inhabitans is a country's duty.
I think it is very good of the UK to fund the evacuation of migrants in Libya, because I think it is an other country's duty to help people in danger when their own country has turned on them. The UK is already involved in the mission to send airforces to Lybia to eliminate important places of the Libyian government. However, Cadaffi and his forces are still terrorising cities and shooting innocent inhabitans, so sending help to those inhabitans should be a very important part of the mission as well. That is why I am an advocate of the funding of this evacuation.