This is not a typical style fashion or beauty blog post, but today I want to talk about something a bit different. As many of you are probably aware, on Thursday May 7th 2015 the UK will have a general election to decide who will be the party in control of our government. Politics is something that really interests me and is also something I feel very passionately about. I'm not writing this because I want to persuade you to vote my way or campaign on behalf of a party, I'm writing this because I believe that voting is one of the most important things you can do for our country.

I think politics is something that many young people don't get involved in nowadays. Many just don't take an interest through thinking it's 'boring' or they 'don't understand'. Others just don't vote because they can't decide who to vote for. In the UK we have a voting system called First-Past-The-Post (FPTP). This means that the country is divided into 650 constituencies and in each constituency 1 candidate from any of the running political parties is elected. The party with over 50% (326) of their MPs holding a constituency gain overall power. (That's the simple version but of course there can also be many complications to that!) This means you have 1 vote to make a change. What you do with that vote is completely up to you! If you want to spoil your vote (putting a cross through it and not voting for anyone) then that's fine. That way you are still showing that you have taken an interest in politics and you are making a statement that you don't believe in the policies of any party. If you are on the fence about who to vote for then do some research. Go onto different parties websites and look up their manifestos and find out about what they would do if they were in government. Whatever you do voting is important because it is one of the only chances other than referendums that we as the people of Great Britain get to participate in the politics of our country. I especially feel sad when women don't vote, as people died so that women could get equal rights and even have the chance to vote. So if there's one thing you do today, make it registering to vote - becuase if you don't register you can't vote. You can register from the age of 16 and you can vote from the age of 18, but you will need to hurry as registration closes on April 20th!  It literally takes about a minute (I know because i've done it myself!). So please I urge you, make a difference in our county's politics and vote on May 7th.


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