Democracy Denied - Taking Back Control
This site is in support of Reform UK but is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by that party
Politics has left people disillusioned. For many reasons, a significant portion of the UK population sees no hope in it getting better.
We have had the three main parties running the show for decades now, under the 'First Past The Post' (FPTP) system.
In the run-up to the UK General Election 2024, most of us at least have been given the opportunity to start to make a real and significant change to this stagnant situation.
There are approximately 600 candidates standing for the Reform UK party up and down the country. This party offers many alternative policies to the mainstream parties which people are crying out for.
Nothing will change, nothing will get better until we can elect some people to become MPs who will do the right thing by this country.
Politics affects every aspect of our lives, your lives and the lives of your family.
Politics matters!
Unfortunately a distain for Politics is deep routed in our British culture. We have expressions in everyday speech such as -
"It's getting all political now!"
"It's just office politics"
"Don't politicise this!"
This all plays into the narrative that politics is not important, its almost a distraction in life and we should leave it to other people to deal with.
The data used in the simulator on this website, as a starting point, gives a clear view of the level of apathy towards politics in the UK. The column titled '2019 Revised Turnout' shows approximately the percentage of registered voters in that constituency, who actually voted in the 2019 UK General Election. This value range from 78% all the way down to 50%.
So in the latter case, only half the people registered to vote actually did vote, while even where the turnout was less than 80%, it meant that 1 out of every 5 registered voters, did not bother to vote.
Putting this another way, between 1 in every 5 or 1 in every 2 registered voters, in a given constituency, basically allowed other people to decide who their MP was, which Political Party their constituency was being represented by and ultimately who was going to be overseeing their lives for the next 5 years.
Even if you vote for a party that does not win a seat or you feel they have no prospect of winning, your vote will still be registered and counted and it does have implications when it comes to future elections. So I hope if you come across this site it will make you feel more empowered and encourage you to get out and vote on Thursday 4th July, whoever you vote for. Remember to bring your photo id with you when you attend the polling station.
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