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Thursday, June 04, 2009
Just Voted
Just voted for myself for a change. You're not supposed to canvass within a certain distance of the polling station but the Lib Dums (as Danny calls them) get round this by sticking their posters in the windows of nearby houses. But the Christian Party was better served. The polling station is a Christian centre and above the polling booths is a banner proclaiming "Christ is King" which fits in nicely with their slogan on the ballot paper about "Proclaiming Christ's Lordship". It's as if the polling station was in the Miners Institute in Barnsley with a banner proclaiming "Leader Arthur Scargill" which is the SLP's ballot paper slogan. This has happened before, though this time they've at least taken down the banner proclaiming their economic policy: "Jesus Saves". Naturally, I complained again about this but the staff said they couldn't do anything about it. Maybe an official complaint from a candidate and election agent will carry more weight. Watch this space. On my way back came across a Lib Dum canvaser delivering leaflets on polling day. They must be desperate.
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I think it would be a waste of time complaining about the church as a polling station. Few will take notice of the Christian slogan, the churches are in steady decline.
Would have voted for SPGB but no candidates outside London.
Been and voted SPGB.
Or if they had a polling station in a bed shop called "U kip"
Or if they had a polling station in a branch of the Banque Nationale de Paris . . .
My polling station was in a school.
I told them I wanted to abolish all classes, but they weren't impressed.
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