So now the ominous sounding date of 05\/05\/05 has been announced as the date for a General Election, and it is incumbent on us all to vote, even if its a resounding No to everyone on the list. I think that its important that everyone have a little think about who they want to run the country. <\/p>\n
First thing you have to do is register and you can find out here at Aboutmyvote.co.uk<\/a> which has all the necessary info. Once you’re elegible, you need to have a think about the issues, there’s lots of info out there, from places like The BBC’s Election 2005<\/a> site, The Blair Watch Project<\/a> which is an Election blog by The Guardian, They work for you<\/a>, which is superb, you can even put in your postcode and find out who you MP is and what they’ve achieved and how precarious they’re hold on power is. <\/p>\n Also worth mentioning is Rob’s Election Blog<\/a> which is from the heart of a Libdem campaign office, regardless of how you want to vote it provides an interesting insight; Radio One<\/a>‘s sister station 1Xtra has the lowdown at Xelect<\/a> and finally, if you want to find lots more look at the Keele Uni site which has lists of Election sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n