Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
A small theory of mine I've nurtured for a while.
There is a large swathe of disenfranchised, apathetic people in this country who don't even bother getting off their arses to vote. The common reason for this is often that "all politicians are the same" or "they all say the same thing anyway". Loads more simply can't be bothered to look into the policies of each party anyway. So how would you get them to vote ?
Simple. Offer them an additional Bank Holiday. Declare that from 2011, St Georges Day will be a Bank Holiday in England, and one of the current Spring bank holidays (which fall too close together anyway) will be bumped into the summer, or later on in the year. The Jocks and Welshies can have their own Saints day declared a public holiday as well (although St Paddys is already a holiday in oireland innit ?).
If any of the three main parties came out with that, I GUARANTEE they'd get an immediate and substantial boost to their campaign from the millions who either can't decide, or can't be arsed. Its simple, its a headline policy, and it needs little or no consideration from the electorate. They can even dress it up and play it as a 'patriotism' card. Its so obvious I can't believe none of the parties have thought of it. If Cameron or Clegg came out with it, they'd be home and hosed, and even Brown might snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
"Who you voting for then ?"
"Dunno, they're all the same arn't they. Might as well vote XXXX and get an extra days 'olidee" I suppose".
Reckons ?
There is a large swathe of disenfranchised, apathetic people in this country who don't even bother getting off their arses to vote. The common reason for this is often that "all politicians are the same" or "they all say the same thing anyway". Loads more simply can't be bothered to look into the policies of each party anyway. So how would you get them to vote ?
Simple. Offer them an additional Bank Holiday. Declare that from 2011, St Georges Day will be a Bank Holiday in England, and one of the current Spring bank holidays (which fall too close together anyway) will be bumped into the summer, or later on in the year. The Jocks and Welshies can have their own Saints day declared a public holiday as well (although St Paddys is already a holiday in oireland innit ?).
If any of the three main parties came out with that, I GUARANTEE they'd get an immediate and substantial boost to their campaign from the millions who either can't decide, or can't be arsed. Its simple, its a headline policy, and it needs little or no consideration from the electorate. They can even dress it up and play it as a 'patriotism' card. Its so obvious I can't believe none of the parties have thought of it. If Cameron or Clegg came out with it, they'd be home and hosed, and even Brown might snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
"Who you voting for then ?"
"Dunno, they're all the same arn't they. Might as well vote XXXX and get an extra days 'olidee" I suppose".
Reckons ?
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