vote…
…because we can!
What a privilege that we live in a country where we can have our say, where we can vote…but with any privilege comes responsibility and in respect to the imminent election it is surely is to vote!
Though there is a lot of cynicism around politics at the moment it is key that we still use our votes to ensure that minority views are not given larger platforms from which to speak.
But who do we vote for?
Though we will always encourage you to vote we will never tell you who to vote for.
Fortunately there is not a Christian political party, as our faith in not a political ideal but whole way of life (a new way of life that is as a result of faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection). However this can make it hard to see which party to vote for, as all will have policies that you and I will both agree and disagree with. We therefore need to give ourselves some thinking space before the 6th May and ask ourselves some questions before we begin to ask questions of different parties policies…
…do i have a particular bias towards a political party? If so why?
…what issues, in priority order, do I feel most passionate about in respect to the nation?
…what issues, in priority order, do I feel most passionate about in respect to my local area?
…who are the candidates for my local MP’s seat?
Having answered the above questions we can then begin to examin the different parties policies and are local cantidates as to how they respond to the issues that we feel most passionate about.
The following websites are also helpful in forming an opinion as to who to vote for, click on the picture below to connect to the sites…
