Still Going to Vote

My ambitions to exercise my vote on Thursday continue.

Last night I spent further time trying to fact find so I can make an informed choice.

I resorted to the latest edition of the local rag as i thought this may contain useful information. A list of candidates was printed along with an interview ( part of a series apparently ) with the local Conservative party leader setting out their policies. Nothing else.

I did a further search on twitter and in fact found a member of my local council ( not my ward ) promoting ( again ) the Conservative position. First bit of local politics I have found.

A troll through the Green party website found a list of policies.

Still cannot find out anything more about the labour or Lib Dem candidates.

So my current position is that the Conservative party are ( and I use this term loosely ) giving me the most information upon which to make my vote.

A search on the 2011 vote for my ward shows that there were candidates from ratepayers, UKIP, and the BNP at the last election but not this time. This may be reflected by the fact that the Conservative candidate in 2011 was elected by ( just ) more votes than all the other candidates combined.

I still have no idea as to the Labour or Lib Dem candidates policies or a profile for any candidate other than the conservative.

Google provides reporting of many a squabble at local council meeting but is silent as to the candidates.

It does seem incredible in the current age that I am having such a hard time in obtaining basic information to make an important choice.

" Fight the battles you can win " is often sage advice but it seems to me that 3 of the 4 candidates have stood for election on no other basis that it would have been " bad form " not to have a candidate. Which sucks.

I continue determined to vote.