John Seago wrote:
On Thursday we all have the chance, together with our families, friends and all those we can influence to vote in the European Election.
Look here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~mikepitt/cambridge_politics/euro04.html Scroll down to the table that shows the previous results. It seems to me that if we made a concerted effort despite our own political convictions to vote UKIP we may be able to unseat the sitting Lib Dem!
But UKIP is a single issue group. If you don't agree with that single issue then you shouldn't vote for them. In the grand scheme of things, the UK withdrawing from Europe is more important than software patents (*dons flame proof trousers*). People shouldn't vote for UKIP just because they agree with *one* of their policies.
This will send message, very painful for the man, who will lose an income of about £75000 > £100000 and expenses, to the man, and the party, that due to their voting against our interests in the last parliament we have decided to vote against their interests in this election.
This can be rammed home if he does get unseated by sending him, or the Lib Dems office an email telling them that those against Software patents worked to unseat a Candidate of the party that voted the 'wrong way'!
I'm sorry, but unless they election was *very* close, he's not going to care at all. How many people would vote against him because of patents? <100? <50? It's an important issue, but a minor one to most voters.
Its brutal and unkind, but it will let Politicians know that we are a force to be reckoned with!
*cough*
BenE