I disagree with universal suffrage.

In my opinion certain categories of people should not be entitled to vote especially in General elections.

I would debar everyone who had been unemployed for a period of twelve months or longer.

I would debar everybody who did not pay income tax.

I would debar all first generation immigrants.

I would debar anyone who is in jail or who's offence is not yet “spent” within the meaning defined and detailed in the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974.

And I would abolish “postal votes”, the loss there would be more than offset by the prevention of corruption as has been seen ion recent elections.

My reasoning?

Essentially to support the principle of no representation without taxation, and to take out of the electorate those who might have interests that are at odds with the tax paying public because it's the taxes paid by those in employment that pay the “benefits” to those not in employment.

Any arguments based on paying VAT and council taxes etc. are specious because those taxes come directly from “benefits” which in turn come from tax payers in work.


Won't ever happen of course because politicians are too frit to do what is right if it stands a chance of them loosing their jobs.

Usual load of old cobblers, utter rubbish.

What a plonker!... who said that!!!

I disagree with universal suffrage.

In my opinion certain categories of people should not be entitled to vote especially in General elections.

I would debar everyone who had been unemployed for a period of twelve months or longer.

I would debar everybody who did not pay income tax.

I would debar all first generation immigrants.

I would debar anyone who is in jail or who's offence is not yet “spent” within the meaning defined and detailed in the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974.

And I would abolish “postal votes”, the loss there would be more than offset by the prevention of corruption as has been seen ion recent elections.

My reasoning?

Essentially to support the principle of no representation without taxation, and to take out of the electorate those who might have interests that are at odds with the tax paying public because it's the taxes paid by those in employment that pay the “benefits” to those not in employment.

Any arguments based on paying VAT and council taxes etc. are specious because those taxes come directly from “benefits” which in turn come from tax payers in work.


Won't ever happen of course because politicians are too frit to do what is right if it stands a chance of them loosing their jobs.

There's me thinking all the nutters were locked up.

There's me thinking all the nutters were locked up.

Instead of descending to "argumentum ad hominem" why not offer your views on the matter of who should or should not be entitled to vote in the election of people into various posts in local and central government?